Free and open to all!
This kickoff to Active Aging Week offers resources and information on community services,
senior living, caregiving, financial planning, safety, and more, all designed to enhance everyday life for older adults and their families.
Dozens of organizations and business on site plus interactive educational and healthy activities indoors and out!
• Health Screenings • Functional Fitness Assessments • Demonstrations • Live Music • Light Refreshments • Games and Giveaways • 40+ Prizes •
You could win a Massanutten Resort Getaway that includes a 3-night stay in a two-bedroom condo, 4 rounds of golf with cart, 4 passes to Massanutten Family Adventure Park, and 4 passes to Massanutten WaterPark.
Active Aging Week
Active Aging Week emphasizes the possibilities and opportunities of aging! The Center is partnering with other nonprofits to offer programs that highlight well-being in ways that engage body, mind, and spirit. Authors, artists, and wellness experts from different fields will share information through workshops, documentaries, music, and more.
Vaccine Clinic with CVS
11:00 am–3:00 pm
Available vaccines: Influenza; Shingles; COVID; Hepatitis; Measles, Mumps and Rubella; HPV; Meningitis B; Pneumonia; RSV; and Whooping Cough/TDAP. Please bring your ID and insurance card.
Positive Aging and Finding Purpose
2:00–3:30 pm
Reframe aging as growth rather than decline and explore what purpose, energy, and connection can look like in your next chapter in this workshop with Candace Schoner, founder of Voices for Mental Health and author of Recipe for a Happier Life: Apron Optional.
Intro to Function Five: Healthspan in Your Hands with Scott Fulton
2:00–4:00 pm
While common health markers predict disease risk, functional capacity is the stronger determinant of how well you live day to day. Explore the most meaningful way to assess and protect your ability to stay active and independent.
Gardening in Small or Awkward Spaces
5:30–7:00 pm
Gardening offers real health benefits: gentle physical activity, stress relief, and time outdoors. Learn how to do it successfully on your balcony or in another small space that’s easy to manage and enjoy. Presented in partnership with Piedmont Master Gardeners.
The Ragged Mountain Quartet
10:15–11:30 am
Violinists Daniel Sender and Benjamin Rous, violist Danielle Wiebe Burke, and cellist Clara Lee Rous perform Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 131 in C-sharp minor. Presented in partnership with Wednesday Music Club.
What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living
5:30–7:00 pm
Through her work, end-of-life doula, author, and educator Diane Button has gathered profound lessons about what it means to truly live. Presented in partnership with the Haney Compassionate Care Collaborative.
Beyond Zero Film and Panel Discussion
10:00 am–12:00 pm
This award-winning 2022 documentary chronicles the inspiring journey of Ray Anderson, CEO of the global flooring company Interface, after a life-changing epiphany about his company’s environmental footprint. Presented in partnership with Community Climate Collaborative.
Experience The Center
1:00–3:00 pm
An opportunity designed especially for community members who want to get experience firsthand what The Center has to offer.
Speak Up for Your Health: A Guide for Older Adults
5:00–6:30 pm
Jeanita Richardson, PhD, emeritus Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, UVA School of Medicine, provides information on how you can partner with your healthcare team to take an active role in maintaining your well-being and quality of life.
Building Better Bones
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Learn ways to optimize your daily habits to improve your bone and muscle health with Darcy Higgins, DPT, and Jane Saltzman.
Giving from Your IRA
11:30 am–1:30 pm
Discover tax-smart strategies for maximizing your giving dollars both now and in the future. Presented in partnership with Kimberlee Barrett Johnson with ArkWise Wealth, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
Art Walk and Talk
2:00–3:00 pm
Artist Tom Tartaglino walks you through his exhibit of oil paintings and will discuss the ideas, experiences, and inspirations that shape his work.