ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES

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Virtual Birding

View our photo galleries, and name that tune's bird!

AARP The Magazine Recipe Database

Get cooking with hundreds of delicious recipes.

Books for Grownups

The latest books of interest to you, from the editors of Publishers Weekly and AARP The Magazine.

Voices

Richard Gehr

Music for Grownups: Dolly Parton at Radio City Music Hall

By Richard Gehr

Judging from the "Backwoods Barbie's" latest concert, it looks like it's "a lot of fun being Dolly Parton."

bill newcott

Movies for Grownups Review: "Bonneville"

By Bill Newcott

AARP The Magazine entertainment editor Bill Newcott gives three stars to femme friendship flick "Bonneville."

AARP Programs

AARP Day of Service
Join us on May 8, 2008 for AARP's Eighth Annual Day of Service. On this day, we hope you'll join thousands of people around the country to make a difference in local communities.

AARP Foundation Calendar Art Contest
Last year, nearly 2,000 members entered--will your work be chosen this year? Contest ends May 31.

Step Up to Better Health
A step-counting program designed to increase your physical activity.

Get Fit on Route 66
An activity adventure tracing the route of this famous highway.

Volunteer With AARP
Find out how you can volunteer for our Driver Safety or Tax Aide programs.

 

What "gray gap?" Older users are becoming more enthusiastic about the Internet.

Jamming at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp

Living in a Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy--Camp, That Is

By Billy Coulter

One AARP employee packs his six-string and heads to New York City to learn and jam with his rock idols.

canine artist

AARP TV: Paw Posies

By Richard Rubin

Putting their best paw forward. Watch how two Maryland artists, and pet owners, combine their love of dogs and art.

From the Online Community

Group: Poetry Club

Group: Poetry Club
Whether you write your own poetry or just enjoy reading it, this is the group for you.
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Group: Channeling Skills

Group: Bye Bye, Bad Guy!
Spyware, Malware, Trackingware..."Ware" is some help? Here is the place!  
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Amass Appeal

By Richard Rubin

What's the deal with collecting? Why do so many go so batty over stamps, coins, garden gnomes--even jars of mustard?

Comfort from Home

By My Generation

Close-"knit" friends have a distinctly original way of comforting U.S. troops at home and abroad--homemade afghan quilts.

AARP Radio: Nashville Roller-Girls

By Kim Green

Remember the guilty pleasure of roller derby? This troupe of feisty femmes get a big bang out of rockin' and rollin' around the rink.

Live From New York

By Elizabeth Brown

Lindy-hop legend Frankie Manning was a star in the 1930s. Rediscovered in the '80s, he's been touring ever since.

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