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Colorado Front Range News & Events
We hope you enjoy news and event highlights in this Colorado Front Range eNewsletter.
Front Range Event Highlights ...
Look for events for seniors and family outings with our Google Calendars!
Denver Event Highlights ...
9Health Fair
UCHealth Classes Aurora Senior Center Activities Active Minds Healthier Living Colorado Class
Alzheimer's Association Classes & Workshops
Parkinson's Network Exercise Classes July 13-15 - Colorado Irish Festival July 13-15 - Denver County Fair July 14-15 - Winter Park Alpine Art Affair July 18 - Let's Get Grilling with CU July 19 - Open House at 16 Penn July 19 - All About Vision Loss July 20 - Dementia 101 July 21 - Lavender Festival July 21-22 - Summerfest in Evergreen
July 24 - A Day with Teepa Snow July 25 - Speak Up for Investor Protection July 25 - Let's Get Grilling with CU July 28 - Senior Law Day Denver July 28-29 - Proctor's Garden Tour July 31 - Long Term Care Insurance - Now What? August 1 - Let's Get Grilling with CU August 5 - Parker Honey Festival August 8 - Let's Get Grilling with CU August 9 - Affordable Housing Forum August 10-12 - Jeffco Fair & Festival August 14 - Senior Property Tax Exemption Forum August 18-19 - Golden Fine Arts Festival August 23 - Affordable Housing Forum August 29 - Let's Get Grilling with CU Sept 7-9 - Colorado Fall Home Show Sept 22-23 - Doors Open Denver
Boulder-Northern Colorado Event Highlights ...
9Health Fair
Active Minds
Aging Well Programs
Alzheimer's Association Classes
Walk with a Doc
Optimists Clubs in Colorado
Global Village Museum Events
Walk2Connect
Aging Master Program
Alzheimer's Association Classes & Workshops
Spellbinder Volunteer Training
Parkinson's Network Exercise Classes
Caregiver Support Groups Calendar
AAA Wellness Programs
July 19 - iPhone and iPad Accessibility Features
July 21 - NOCO Urban Homestead Tour
July 25 - Summer Vegetable Dips and Spreads
July 26 - Muscle Mass Preservation
July 27-29 - Annual RockyGrass
July 31 - Coffee & Connections for Older Adults
August 4 - Senior Law Day - Fort Collins
August 14 -
Forum on Senior Property Tax Exemption Streamed
August 14 - Spellbinders Storytelling Volunteer Training
August 16 - Spellbinders Storytelling Volunteer Training
August 17-19 - Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
August 18-19 - Longmont Home Show
August 21 - Spellbinders Storytelling Volunteer Training
August 28 - Spellbinders Storytelling Volunteer Training
Colorado Springs Event Highlights ...
9Health Fair
Colorado Springs Senior Center
Pikes Peak Libary District
The Fountain Valley Senior Center Activities
UCHealth Classes
Alzheimer's Association Classes & Workshops
Parkinson's Network Exercise Classes
July - Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
July 11-14 - Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
July 11 - Easton Corbin Concert
July 19 - Make your Wishes Known
July 20-22 - Rocky Mountain State Games
July 24 - A Day with Teepa Snow
July 26 - Make your Wishes Known
July 27-29 - Rocky Mountain State Games
August 2 - Make your Wishes Known
August 10 - Tim Allen at Pikes Peak Center
August 14 - Forum on Senior Property Tax Exemption Streamed
August 16-19 - Palisade Peach Festival
August 25 - Rockin the 60's from Silverkey
Sept 1-3 - Commonwheel Artist Art Festival
Pueblo Event Highlights ...
9Health Fair
Pueblo SRDA - Find events and resources
Joseph H. Edwards Senior Center - Find events
Pueblo City-County Libraries - Find resources and classes
Get Pueblo Moving
Walk with a Doc
Optimists Club Edible Communities - Southwest Colorado
Senior Wellness Program Joseph H. Edwards Senior Center
Parkinson's Network Exercise Classes
July 6-14 - Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
July 24 - A Day with Teepa Snow August 4 - Vino & Notes Woodland Park Wine Festival
August 14 - Forum on Senior Property Tax Exemption Streamed August 16-19 - Palisade Peach Festival
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July 6 - 15, 2018
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
Crested Butte, CO
Enjoy hikes, walks, art workshops, photography classes, culinary, garden tours, birding and butterflies and more.
Website: crestedbuttewildflowerfestival.com/
July 19, 2018 - Thursday, 4:00 - 6:30PM
Open House at 16 Penn Apartments
1615 N. Pennsylvania Street, Denver, CO 80203
16 Penn Apartments, a new 55+ community is hosting a Happy Hour on Thursday, July 19th from 4:00 - 6:30PM. Off street parking is available behind the building off 16th and Pennsylvania. Join us for a nice evening of light music, refreshments and conversation as we introduce you to contemporary urban living for those 55+ in Denver's Uptown neighborhood. We are located 1 block north of E. Colfax Avenue, on the corner of E. 16th Avenue and Pennsylvania Street. Please RSVP to 720-269-4380 or leasing@burgwynmgmt.com.
View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE
Website: 16PennApts.com
July 24, 2018 - Tuesday
A Day with Teepa Snow
Valor Center, 3775 East Grace Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO
Today's voice for dementia care, Teepa Snow is one of the world's leading advocates and educators for those living with dementia, and for families and care partners. This educational event features a morning 9AM to Noon session and afternoon session from 1PM to 4PM - tickets are available online. The event is for both families and professionals.
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July 27 - 29, 2018
Annual RockyGrass
Lyons, CO
Late every July the small mountain town of Lyons, Colorado becomes the center of the bluegrass universe as generations of legends and future-legends and Festivarians converge under the red rock cliffs of the St. Vrain River.
Website: bluegrass.com
July 28, 2018 - Saturday, 7:30AM - Noon
Senior Law Day - Denver
PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, CO 80211
Registration begins at 7:30AM and you must register in advance for this event. Our opening session speaker is Eric Chess, M.D., J.D., Director of the Financial Security and Cognitive Decline Initiative at the Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, University of Denver. Event will feature workshops on Medicare, Medicaid benefits, Social Security, estate planning, advance directives, guardianship, end of life options and more. This educational seminar provides information specifically for older adults and adult caregivers. Everyone is invited to attend. Each attendee receives a free copy of the 2018 Colorado Senior Law Handbook.
View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE
August 4, 2018
Senior Law Day
Colorado State University, Lory Student Center
1101 Center Ave Mall, Fort Collins, CO
Senior Law Day Events are held annually around Colorado and offer information for caregivers and aging adults. Information about the following areas is available Probate, Elder Law, Healthcare and Long Term Care.
Website: cobar.org/seniorlawday
August 9 - Thursday, 9:00AM - Noon Affordable Housing Forum New Hope Baptist Church 3701 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205 For increasing numbers of Denver residents finding affordable housing and avoiding displacement due to gentrification is a growing challenge. Find out if you are eligible for housing assistance programs under Denver's Affordable Housing Ordinance. This is a free event from 9AM to Noon and is open to the public but RSVP required by August 6, 2018. Complimentary breakfast will be provided. Call 1-877-926-8300.
View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE
August 14, 2018 - Tuesday, 8:00AM - 1:00PM
Colorado Forum on the Senior Property Tax Exemption
Attend in person or watch event streamed
Location: PPA Events Center 2105 Decatur St, Denver, CO 80211
We invite you to come learn more about the Senior Property Tax Exemption, it's history, and uncertain future in Colorado. This event is co-hosted by Colorado Senior Lobby, Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA) and the Colorado Gerontological Association. The event is free. Registration and beverages with continental breakfast is 8AM to 8:45AM. Program starts 8:45AM. This event will be streamed on Facebook. Please register if you will be watching the streamed event or attending in person.
View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE
Register Today - CLICK HERE
August 16 - 19, 2018
Palisade Peach Festival
Riverbend Park, Palisade, CO
This year's event celebrates 50 years of peaches. Enjoy live music, orchard farm tours, ice cream social, peach eating contest and more.
Website: palisadepeachfest.com
August 23, 2018 - Thursday, 9:00AM - Noon
Affordable Housing Forum
SEIU-Justice for All Center
2525 W. Alameda Ave, Denver, CO 80219
For increasing numbers of Denver residents finding affordable housing and avoiding displacement due to gentrification is a growing challenge. Find out if you are eligible for housing assistance programs under Denver's Affordable Housing Ordinance. This is a free event from 9AM to Noon and is open to the public but RSVP required by August 6, 2018. Complimentary breakfast will be provided. Call 1-877-926-8300.
View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE
Events from Active Minds
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Colorado Front Range Senior Resource Highlights
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Blog Highlight from Chayet & Danzo, LLC
Sandwich Generation Decision Making "The amount of time required to parent a young child or children can mean missed queues that aging parents may be struggling. It may come as a surprise with a diagnosis of dementia or early-onset Alzheimer's disease ... With a progressive disease, there is limited time to plan for incapacity. An immediate family meeting can start a candid discussion about what is known and unknown ..." - READ MORE Website: www.ColoradoElderLaw.com
New Look and Route for Boulder's HOP Bus Based on community input and an extensive 2016 HOP Transit Study, the city's original community-based transit service, the HOP, is transforming this summer. Starting this week, HOP riders will start to see a new bright-orange bus on the HOP loop. All the HOP buses will be rewrapped over the coming weeks, leading up to service changes scheduled to go into effect Aug. 26, 2018 - READ MORE
Vita Littleton, Zocalo's 55+ Mixed-Use Apartment Community in Downtown Littleton is Open
Vita Littleton, Zocalo Community Development's new LEED Gold-designed 55+ mixed-use apartment community in downtown Littleton is officially complete, and residents are moving in. Celebrate a pedestrian-friendly lifestyle, unparalleled amenities, on-site neighborhood eatery, and historic Main Street all steps from the RTD Light Rail station with easy access to the greater Denver area -
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Blog Highlight from DignityFirst Health at Home
Dressing & Dementia "...Imagine being the person with dementia who is presented with a closet full of clothes to choose from. They are immediately confused. The number of choices is overwhelming. They may be wondering, 'Why do I need to get dressed?' ..." - READ MORE
Website: DignityFirstHealthAtHome.com
Have you explored RTD Denver Area's Call-n-Ride Program
Call-n-Ride is a personalized bus service that travels within select RTD service areas. Book online or call. Through local Call-n-Ride programs, you can connect to bus routes, Park-n-Rides, rail stations or to work, school, and appointments. Call-n-Ride is a shared ride service. Reservations are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Make your reservation and they provide an estimated pickup time. When the bus arrives, pay your exact cash fare. The service is not just for seniors
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Website: rtd-denver.com
Blog Highlight from Lew Barr, Licensed and Independent Insurance Agent serving Colorado, specializing in Medicare Products
Why Work with a Medicare Supplement Agent
"...Piecing together the pieces of the Medicare Puzzle can be a challenging experience. Here are a few reasons why you may want to use the services of an unbiased independent insurance agent specializing in Medicare Supplement products ..." - READ MORE
In Colorado Springs Register, Reserve & Ride with Silver Key For those 60 years or older, residing in Colorado Springs and registered with the program, the Silver Key Reserve & Ride transportation service provides door-through-door ADA accessible transportation for medical appointments, shopping, group meals, social activities, recreation trips, and more. Recurring daily, weekly, or monthly rides can also be scheduled. There is a suggested Donation per ride of $3.50 - READ MORE Website: silverkey.org
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