AARP Rhode Island Spring Events

Informative, exciting and fun AARP Events - Dates, Times, Registration - at your finger tips. Available via our weekly emails as well: Sign up for emails! www.aarp.org/yes2emails.

Our events calendar is a gateway to scores of free AARP virtual and in-person events, as well as local member discounts.

Click here to view the Print & Pin version of our events calendar. Ready for you to print, and pin it on your refrigerator as a reminder.

RI EVENTS QUICK LINKS

AARP Rhode Island Healthy Living Series
ARP wants you to live the best life possible and healthy living is key to making that happen. Healthy living is as much about making small changes to your everyday routine, as it is about making big life-changing behavioral commitments.

April 23 - Tai Chi/Qi Gong
April 24 - Laughter Yoga

April 23 - AARP-RI Teletown Hall with Congressman Seth Magaziner To participate, call toll-free 833-998-0896 at 10 a.m. or any time during the hour-long conversation.

April 30 - FREE AARP Webinar - Filing for Social Security: Sometimes Timing is Everything

May 7 - FREE AARP Webinar - Key Questions to Consider About Medicare Initial Enrollment

May 17 Free Shredding - Fraud Fighting Friday Newport First in a series of six shredding events in Rhode Island begins in Newport. See the full ineup below.

May 20- Lunchtime Tech Talk: Smartphones at a Glance
How smart are they? We'll tell you all about smartphones. First in a series, see the lineup below.

FREE Document Shredding!
Coming soon and in-person, Fraud Fighting Fridays in Newport, Warwick, East Providence, Cranston, Providence and Cumberland. Learn more at www.aarp.org/RIShreds.


Lunchtime Tech Talks Free virtual classes to help you get the most out of your digital devices and online experiences.

May 20- Smartphones at a Glance
How smart are they? We'll tell you all about smartphones.

June 3 - Protecting Your Personal Information Online
Learn how to stay safe while you surf the web!

June 17 - Streaming & Smart TVs
Are you paying for TV channels you don't watch? Learn why people are "cutting the cord" and using streaming services instead!

July 1 - Intro to Digital Wallets
You CAN leave home without your wallet! Learn about popular digital wallets and their many uses.

July 15 - Voice Assistants
Who are Alexa and Siri? Come to this lecture to find out!

July 29 - Intro to AI
Come chat with ChatGPT and learn about A.I.!


Watch Capitol TV Recordings:
January 25 - ADU Design at the State House Watch a Capitol TV event recording.
February 8 - AARP State House Legislative Reception

AARP Rhode Island Speakers Bureau volunteers span the Ocean State, empowering you to be financially secure, have control over your health, connect with your community and more. Here are some upcoming presentations.

May 9, 2 p.m., Edward King House, Newport - Social Security: Understanding Your Benefits.

May 22, 10 a.m., St. Martin Deporres Center, Providence - Fraud Basics: The Scam Landscape & Staying Safe.

Click here for details and to register.

AARP Driver Safety Training - Register By Phone

April 10 Warren Senior Center, noon, 401-247-1930
April 12 Coventry Senior Center, 12:30 p.m, 401-822-9175
April 17 East Smithfield Public Library, 10 a.m., 401-231-5150
April 19 Mathieu Senior Center, Pawtucket, 9 a.m., 401-728-7582
April 26 DaVinci Center for Community Progress, Providence, 9 a.m.
April 29 Pilgrim Senior Center, Warwick, 10 a.m. 401-468-4070
April 29 TCE Swift Community Center, East Greenwich, 1:30 p.m. 401-886-8669
May 2 Warwick Public Library, 10 a.m., 401-739-5440
May 3 Woonsocket Senior Center, 9 a.m., 401-766-3734
May 7 Edward King House, Newport, noon, 401-846-7426
May 13 Portsmouth Senior Center, 8:30 a.m.,401-683-4106
May 15 TCE Beechwood House Senior Center, North Kingstown, 10 a.m. 401-294-3331
June 6 Jamestown Senior Center, 12:30 p.m., 401-423-9804

Learn more about AARP Driver Safety Training

RIPTA Reduced Fares

RIPTA's Customer Service staff regularly travel throughout Rhode Island to provide reduced fare bus passes to qualified seniors and individuals with disabilities. We will be processing photo identification bus passes, accepting bus pass applications, and answering your transit questions.

April 11 Narragansett Senior Center I 53 Mumford Road I 11am - 1pm
April 18 North Kingstown Senior Center 144 Beach Street, North Kingston I 11am - 1pm
April 25 Benjamin Church Senior Center I 1020 Hope Street, Bristol I 11:30am - 1:30pm
May 9 South Kingstown Senior Center I 25 St. Dominic Road I 9:30am - 11:30am
May 16 Leon Mathieu Senior Center 1420 Main Street, Pawtucket I 10am - 12pm
May 23 East Providence Senior Center I 610 Waterman Avenue I 10am - 12pm
June 13 Edward King House I 35 King Street, Newport I 10am - 12pm
June 20 East Greenwich Senior Center I 121 Pierce Street 11:30pm - 3:30pm
June 27 Coventry Senior Center I 50 Wood Street I 10am - 12pm
July 11 Woonsocket Senior Center I 84 Social Street, Woonsocket I 9am - 11am
July 18 William Donovan Manor I 19 Chapel St., Newport I 10am - 12pm
August 8 West Warwick Senior Center I 145 Washington Street I 10am - 12pm Leon
August 15 Mathieu Senior Center 1420 Main Street, Pawtucket I 10am - 12pm
September 12 Pilgrim Senior Center I 27 Pilgrim Parkway, Warwick I 9:30am - 11:30am
September 19 Woonsocket Senior Center I 84 Social Street I 9am - 11am
September 26 Narragansett Senior Center I 53 Mumford Road I 11am - 1pm
October 10 East Providence Senior Center I 610 Waterman Avenue I 10am - 12pm
October 17 Benjamin Church Senior Center I 1020 Hope Street, Bristol I 11:30am - 1:30pm
November 7 Leon Mathieu Senior Center 1420 Main Street, Pawtucket I 10am - 12pm
November 14 Edward King House I 35 King Street, Newport I 10am - 12pm
November 28 Woonsocket Senior Center 84 Social Street, Woonsocket I 9am - 11am


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