Colorado Springs area wellness events starting June 2
Listings appear on a space-available basis, free for nonprofits and at the discretion of The Gazette. Email information at least two weeks in advance: listings@gazettedev.gazette.com.
Advancing Youth Mental Health in Colorado — 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Peak Education, 117 S. Wahsatch Ave. Registration: thempp.org/advancing-youth-mental-health.
Alzheimer’s Association Educational Webinars — Registration: alz.org/help-support/resources/live-learning-webinars.
• The Empowered Caregiver: Communicating Effectively, 5-6 p.m. Tuesday.
• The Empowered Caregiver: Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors, 5-6 p.m. June 9.
• Building Brain-Healthy Habits, 5-6 p.m. June 23.
Colorado Senior Games — Presented by Medicare Mentors, celebrating health, wellness, competition and community for ages 50 and older, Friday-Sunday, Colorado Springs. Go online for sports, location and registration: coloradoseniorgames.org.
Colorado Springs Senior Center — 1514 N. Hancock Ave. Registration required.
• Engage! Learn More – Living Well, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 27, $25-$30; seniorresourcecouncil.org/events/engage-learning-more-living-well.
Friends and Family Webinar Series: Sensory Changes and Dementia — Registration: tinyurl.com/u5p8u628.
• “Living Well with Dementia – Early Sensory Changes: Hearing,” noon June 23.
Growing Healing Kitchen Herbs — 3:30-4:30 p.m. June 14, Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway, $18. Registration: phelangardens.com.
Heart of the Summer Open House Celebration — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 15, Ronald McDonald House, 4223 Royal Pine Drive; rmhcsoutherncolorado.org.
Kids & Clays Sporting Clays Shoot — To benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Pikes Peak Gun Club, 450 S. Franceville Coal Mine Road, $300. Registration: rmhcsoutherncolorado.org.
Purple Mountain Throwdown – Colorado’s Celebration of Fitness — With competitions, workouts, vendors and more, June 27-28, Norris Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, go online for prices. Registration: norrispenrose.com.
Riders 4 Children and Cruisin’ for the Children Motorcycle Ride — To benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado and Children’s Hospital, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 25, Pikes Peak Harley Davidson, 5867 N. Nevada Ave.; rmhcsoutherncolorado.org, cruisinforthechildren.com.
Summer Concert & Resource Fair — To benefit Disability Connections’ Scholarship Fund, 3-6 p.m. July 18, A Cognitive Connection, 2020 N. Academy Blvd. Tickets: disabilityconnections.net/events.





