BETHEL — The 10th annual Aging Well Living Well Expo will be held Friday, Oct. 6, at the Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River. Featuring workshops and lectures, the day-long event is a learning opportunity for adults.

The expo is being presented by the nonprofit SeniorsPlus, the designated Agency on Aging for Western Maine. Tickets for the expo, which runs from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 6, are $25 a person and include breakfast and lunch, as well as entrance to workshops.

Tickets can be purchased at SeniorsPlus or by calling 1-800-427-1241. Raffle and chondola ride tickets may be purchased for an additional fee. Seats are limited, advance registration is recommended.

Attendees are invited to explore learning, such as Medicare 101 and making estate plans, as well as first-time explorations like line-dancing, essential oils, and model railroading. The more than 20 workshops to be presented cover a range of topics including law, health, exercise, cooking and art. Workshop titles range from “Antiques and Collectibles,” to “Self-Defense and Safety Awareness,” to “Diabetes 101.” They run 75 minutes each.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the expo, there will be musical entertainment by the duo “Old School.”

The expo will begin with a breakfast keynote address by Maine author and inspirational speaker Lee Ann Szelog. She will lead the audience in creating a unique time capsule commemorating the event as well as teaching attendees how to create their own family time capsule.

“Our goal is to offer new learning opportunities to enlighten and encourage active aging and improved quality of life,” said Betsy Sawyer-Manter, president and CEO of SeniorsPlus.

A complete schedule of programming can be found at the SeniorsPlus website.

SeniorsPlus covers Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, where it is the Agency on Aging and the Aging and Disability Resource Center.

FMI: www.seniorsplus.org.

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