Senior Activities

Man and women dancing on Senior Day

Date and Time

Wednesday, August 16 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Agenda

9 am – 1 pm: Vendor exhibits and booths – open on the Mathewson Exhibition Arena Floor
10 am – 11:25 am: Free Bingo (prizes awarded)
11:30 am – 12:25 pm: Line dancing lessons provided
12:30 pm – 1 pm: Pre-show: special guests, Ms. Missouri Senior and other entertainment
3 pm – 3:30 pm: Awards presented

Special Guests

Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe; Dr. Laura Eisinger Naught, Deputy Director, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; Jake Luebbering, Deputy Director, Division of Senior and Disability Services; Lana Johnson, President of Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (ma4) and Joyce Graham, Ms. Missouri Senior America 2022

Dance Contest

Five Dance Categories:

  • Missouri Waltz
  • Polka
  • Jitterbug
  • Two-Step
  • Line Dancing

Registration for the dance contest at the table near Center Stage from 9 am – 12:30 pm

Prizes to the dance contest winner for each category:

  • First Place: $100
  • Second Place: $75
  • Third Place: $50

Senior Day in the Mathewson is sponsored by Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (ma4) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).