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**OCTOBER 2022 EDITION**
Flu shots available at annual Senior Connection show November 7
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Now in it’s 17th year of community senior expos, WestWind Productions is bringing the Senior Connection show to the Sangre de Cristo Performing Arts Center in Pueblo. It will be held on Monday, November 7, for the 9th year. Located at 210 N Santa Fe Ave, the center has free and plentiful parking. Senior Connection welcomes guests anytime from 9:00 am to closing at 1:00 pm. Take the elevator to the ballroom. Admission is free. The Community Outreach department at Parkview Medical Mobile Nurses will be set up to give flu shots on site. Bring your Medicare/insurance card. 15 minute long entertainment is on-stage every hour on the hour. Every talented person on stage is a senior citizen performing song, dance, or music. First up at 10 am are the Moonriders, Valerie and Gary Mattson on guitar and accordion. Seniors on Stage at 11 am features Flamenco Guitarist, Roberto Martinez. Back by popular demand at noon, our last entertainer is Cat Conner who sings songs from the 60’s and 70’s. Senior Connection is not just about entertainment, though. It will showcase an array of products and services that cater especially to the tastes and practical needs of today's seniors. Participating vendors will offer financial planning, health and fitness options, legal services, insurance, cosmetic surgery, cruises, massage, assisted living, retirement communities, home health, handyman services, gifts for grand children, audiology, dental care, medical equipment
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and supplies, senior travel packages, and jewelry. Admission is free for this full day of entertainment, fashion shows, activities and information. Guests can win door prizes by playing the roulette wheel. Each
person will be given two tokens when they enter the ballroom. They will pick up additional roulette wheel coins as they visit each of the vendors in the hall. Bring a friend and have a fun and informative time at the Senior Connection show. Let’s all close the show with Desserts for Seniors, a FREE dessert bar, at 1:00 pm
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