A group organized as Seniors Exploring the Cultural Arts in the 1980s is being revived.
Seniors on the Go, as the new group is known, has two main purposes: to support local cultural organizations and to help older adults take part in their events and programs.
The only requirement for members is that they be a member of an area senior center (see page 17 for a list of those centers and contact information). There’s no charge to belong beyond the cost of attending certain events.
Potential members are invited to the group’s first organizational meeting, which will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the Linwood Senior Center. After that, the group will meet at Linwood at the same time on the first Wednesday of each month.
Starla Criser and Gina Kropp are leading the effort to get the group rolling again. At the monthly meetings, members will discuss what’s happening in the area. There will be a sign-up sheet for events, with members able to indicate whether they can provide transportation or are seeking it to those events.
Members will be emailed a calendar of upcoming events each month. Some of the events will likely include music and theatre productions, museum and art shows, nature-related events at Botanica, the Sedgwick County Zoo and similar venues, movies and day trips.
For more information, contact Criser at starlacriser@gmail.com or Kropp at gina.kropp@gmail.com.
