AARP in The Virgin Islands will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a virtual concert. AARP in The Virgin Islands and AARP in Puerto Rico will host the show in honor of caregivers across the two territories and the U.S. at 7 p.m. (ET), 6 p.m. (CT), 5 p.m. (MT), and 4 p.m. (PT), Saturday, Oct. 9, LIVE on the web. Caregiving resources will be available for all caregivers during the virtual event, which will be bilingual.
The event includes workshops that feature the Afro-Rican sounds of four-time Grammy-nominated and Latin Grammy-nominated Plena Libre of Puerto Rico. Plena Libre will perform bomba and plena, and it will spotlight the beginnings and history of the music genres and cultural dances with demonstrations by folklore dancers.
All Virgin Islanders and attendees across the U.S. are invited to attend this free event. Registration is required to watch and enjoy the show. Visit https://aarp.cvent.com/AARPVIUnitedByOurRootsHHM2021 to register. AARP membership is not required. Registrants must be 18 years old or older. Children are allowed to watch the show under the supervision of an older adult by way of the same link provided to the older adult or legal guardian.
To learn more about other events that AARP in The Virgin Islands is hosting in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, visit aarp.org/vi or AARP Virgin Islands on Facebook or Facebook.com or aarpvi and AARP Islas Vírgenes on Facebook for the Spanish language Facebook page.