Strides for Seniors: Detroit

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Join us at Palmer Park September 13 | 2-5pm!

The Festival’s friends at Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings are bringing more than 30 musicians to the newly renovated Palmer Park Bandshell on September 13 for their largest performance ever—and it’s FREE!

The “History of Bands” program will feature favorites including Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever, Holst’s Second Suite, and Omar Thomas’ A Mother of a Revolution.

Make a day of it with food trucks, vendors, games, activities, and plenty of live music! Stop by the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival booth while you’re there and say hello!

Come out, enjoy the music, explore Palmer Park, and support this wonderful community event. We hope to see you there!

And did we mention the first 250 people to register for the event get a complimentary DCWS hat?

Check out their website for more information:
detroitchamberwinds.org/performance/ppb

Looking for resources for yourself or an aging loved one? 💛

Join the Livingston County Consortium on Aging for the FREE Aging Parents Resource Fair!

📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 3–7 PM
📍 242 Church, Brighton

Connect with local resources for transportation, nutritional care, financial counseling, home safety, respite care, homecare, and more. Stop by, ask questions, and learn about services available to support older adults and caregivers in our community.

🍎 Save money. Waste less. Make your food go further!

Join us for the Food Smarts Waste Reduction Virtual Workshop with the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan! Learn simple ways to repurpose leftovers, understand expiration dates, properly store food, and reduce household food waste.

📅 Wednesday, September 9
⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM
💻 Virtual & FREE

Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit the link to register. We hope to see you there! 🥕♻️

Detroit is moving together this weekend.
Four days. One city. And a whole lot more than a bike ride.

🔥 Thursday: We take over Roosevelt Park with music, vendors, family fun, community movement groups and a drone show over Detroit.
🗣️ Friday: Speak For Yourself brings Metro Detroit together at Huntington Place for real conversations about race and culture, multicultural food and community voices.
🚴🏾 Saturday + Sunday: We hit the streets for two days of cycling through Detroit.

Come for one event. Come for the whole weekend. Just don’t miss it.
Ride for Unity Weekend | August 27–30
Move. Speak. Build.
🎟️ Get tickets at rideforunity.org

Jazz in Palmer Park...

Ohhh boy… i’m excited about this one! 🤩
Kickoff labor day weekend with my first official concert singing with one of my favorite vocalists, Tiffany Gridiron !! Joined by the most swingin individuals we know, this is going to be a fabulous night of music. Thank you the city of Detroit and Total Access Events for organizing such an awesome series at the newly renovated Palmer Park Bandshell. 🎶👏

On August 20, the annual Strides for Seniors was launched at St. Pat Senior Center - featuring a yard sale, DJ Tim and dancing, and a lunch of Detroit favorites like Coney Dogs, Boston Coolers and Better Made Chips.The September long campaign promotes our neighborhood senior centers, powered by Detroit Area Agency on Aging, Detroit Parks & Recreation and St. Pat. Here's a 60 second video of some of the the excitement. For more visit www.stridesforseniors.org

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Strides for Seniors Kickoff: 2026 On August 20, the annual Strides for Seniors was launched at St. Pat Senior Center - featuring a yard sale, DJ Tim and dancing, and a lunch of Detroit favorites like Coney Dogs, Boston Coolers and Better Made Chips. The September long campaign promotes our neighborhood senior centers, powered by Det...