Loading ...Great AARP event coming up for Joiet and all Northern Illinois residents…
AARP to Host Cross-Generational ‘Life Festival’ in Chicago, June 5-6
Event Will Feature Nearly 100 Exhibits, Career Fair, Forums on Health Care and Financial Security, and Free Health Screenings
***R&B/Gospel Duo Mary Mary to Headline Entertainment***
CHICAGO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ — OVERVIEW: AARP will bring its “Life Festival” event to Chicago on Friday and Saturday, June 5-6. This two-day, cross-generational celebration will feature high-profile speakers such as TV personality James Brown (J.B. of CBS Sports/Showtime’s Inside the NFL); author, educator and entrepreneur Stedman Graham; President of Ariel Investments and Financial Contributor to ABC’s Good Morning America, Mellody Hobson; nationally syndicated radio personality, Tom Joyner; UnitedHealth Group’s executive vice president and chief of medical affairs, Dr. Reed Tuckson; inspirational and motivational speaker, Patricia Russell-McCloud; and entertainment from R&B/Gospel duo Mary Mary.
Additionally, the AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour bus will be on-site to provide six free health screenings to attendees. Festival activities for attendees also include a “marketplace;” forums addressing health, wellness and financial security topics; and a career fair to provide individual and group career counseling advice as well as assist job seekers with using the Internet in their online job searches.
WHEN:
June 5th – beginning at NOON
June 6th – beginning at 9:00 am
Highlights: Both Days
– Free health screenings
– Painting Across Generations family activity
– Career Fair with leading Chicago businesses (6/5: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.;
6/6, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.)
Friday, June 5th
– 1:00 p.m. – James Brown: “Share Your Gift”
– 2:00 p.m. – Stedman Graham: “Building Your New Identity in the 21st
Century”
– 3:00 p.m. – Chad Koenkamp: “Medicare that Fits Your Needs/What are
your Options”
– 4:00 p.m. – Dr. Reed Tuckson: “Living a Healthier Life”
– 5:30 p.m. – Mary Mary: “Be U”
– 7:00 p.m. – Concert: Mary Mary
Saturday, June 6th
– 11:00 a.m. – Mellody Hobson: “Retirement in America”
– 12:30 p.m. – Cindy Halstenson: “It’s not your Grandma’s Diabetes
Anymore”
– 12:30 p.m. – Patricia Russell-McCloud: Life Passages – Mountains! Get
out of My Way!
– 1:30 p.m. – Tom Joyner LIVE w/AARP Chicago Stepping Contest
– 3:30 p.m. – Edward Gjertsen: “Launch Your Savings Future”
WHERE: Chicago’s Navy Pier at 600 East Grand Avenue – Chicago, IL 60611
TICKET INFO: The festival is FREE to all AARP members and only $10 for non-members age 40 and up (includes a 1-year AARP membership, a $16 value). Evening concerts will be FREE to registered attendees and will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
Additional information on the AARP Life Festivals, transportation to the event and pre-registration is available online at www.aarp.org/events or by calling 866-905-2919.
Source: AARP Life Festivals
CONTACT: For advance or day-of interviews, Lisa Posey, UniWorld PR,
lisa.posey@uwgny.com, +1-212-219-7203; or to request press credentials to the
event, lisa.posey@uwgny.com
Web Site: http://www.aarp.org/events
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Editors Note:
This is a Chicago event happening this coming weekend and I thought it was a great idea for all Joliet residents over that magical 55 mark. Check it out as it sounds like a really good time and who knows, some of you Joliet job seekers just might find that new job you’re looking for.
So, let’s hope for good weather, which is something we could sure use around here and get out there and enjoy life no matter what your age.
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