Whether listening to the harmonies of the popular Ronstadt Generations, learning about ways to prevent, detect and report Medicare fraud, or hearing from a financial and elder law specialist, there will be more than 100 different booths to visit during the 5th annual Ages n’ Stages Expo, a one-day celebration about healthy aging.
Watching a tai chi demonstration, or sampling food from cooking demos are two more of the myriad ways visitors will be inspired, entertained and informed during the expo.
The Ages n’ Stages Expo will spring into action at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, in the grand ballroom at the Tucson Community Center, 260 S. Church Ave. The expo is free to attend and there will be free parking at TCC. It will end at 3 p.m.
The expo is organized into several “zones”: The CareMore Lifestyle Zone, Tucson Electric Power Healthy Lifestyle Zone, Casa de la Luz Hospice Money and Legal Zone, and the Nonprofit Zone with 20 nonprofits.
Heating things up on the Broadway Proper Cooking Stage will be:
- Broadway Proper – 9 a.m.
- St. Luke’s Home – 10 a.m.
- Brookdale Santa Catalina – 11 a.m.
Attendees can get moving on the Mercy Care Activity Floor:
- Health Rhythms Wellness Empowerment Drumming – 10:35 a.m.
- PCOA Enhanced Fitness – 12:35 p.m.
- Ott Family YMCA Tai Chi Class – 1:35 p.m.
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- Tucson Electric Power, Energy Efficiency – 10:20 a.m.
- PCOA, Medicare – noon
The following groups may be seen on the Cenpatico Entertainment Stage:
- Rodeo City Wreckettes – 11 a.m.
- Star Spangled Seniors –1 p.m.
- Ronstadt Generations –2 p.m.
Along with nonprofits, the business community is a vital partner for Pima Council on Aging, said Kimberley Hoidal, the council’s director of development.
The No. 1 way businesses help is by signing up for booths, and sharing PCOA’s commitment to provide affordable services to older adults and those who love and care for them, Hoidal said.
Last year Ages n’ Stages received an award from the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging in Washington, D.C., for creating a unique expo model to inspire Arizona’s 50-plus generation. The expo is organized by a committee of young adults from local businesses and nonprofit groups that share a goal of helping Pima County’s older adults and their family caregivers.
“It is exciting for the Pima Council on Aging to bring together more than 100 local businesses and nonprofit community groups to promote healthy aging, provide accurate information, and have a good time,” said Sarah Lennartz, expo committee chair who also serves on the PCOA board of directors.
