Learn more about BEATs-PD here: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology-neurosurgery/specialty-areas/movement-disorders/beats-pd

Boosting Education and Awareness Together for People with Parkinson’s Disease (BEATs-PD) is a free community dance, music, and singing program for people with Parkinson’s disease and related conditions in Baltimore City, created by Johns Hopkins with community partners, Dance & Bmore, and Dance for PD®. In August BEATs-PD will hold four weekly 75-minute classes followed by optional social time, PD education/Q&A, snacks, and drinks. No diagnosis or dance experience required. Care partners welcome (must register separately). Chair options available. Parking is across from the Y in Druid Hill.

LA Walks is a celebration of living well; complete with two accessible walking routes, local food and beverages, a silent auction, parade of prizes raffle, live music by Flip Side Band of NOLA, entertainment and local resources for people with Parkinson’s.

Be part of the 14th Annual Louisiana Parkinson’s Conference and discover empowering ways to improve your quality of life. This free, full-day event brings together education, community, and expert insight to support those living with Parkinson’s, along with care partners and medical professionals.

KEYNOTE

Bryce Perry, Doing Life Today Podcast (https://dolifetoday.com/), will deliver the P. J. Mills Keynote Address. Bryce will be joined by his wife, Carmen for a caregiver’s perspective.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence hosts WellnessWorks. This dynamic wellness platform for the PD community offers Zoom-based exercise classes, including yoga, Rock Steady Boxing, Tai Chi, NIA Moving to Heal, and Care Partner Self-Care, for people with Parkinson’s and related disorders as well as care partners. The umbrella of WellnessWorks also includes free remote networking groups (for artists, women, people in the “middle years of their PD journey”, newly diagnosed folks, adult children of parents with PD, and young adults with PD), educational programs, support groups, and community wellness opportunities. Learn more about our programs or subscribe to our monthly newsletter by reaching out to wellnessworks@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Join our monthly class to regain and retain your speech and swallowing! This program is open to those currently enrolled, or have previously completed, SPEAK OUT!® therapy, a program developed by the nonprofit Parkinson Voice Project.

Email kellie.reynolds@nm.org to register!

Join our virtual neurology caregiver support group designed for family members and caregivers of people living with various neurological conditions. Together, we will:
– Share stories in a supportive space
– Learn coping tools to manage stress, grief, and guilt
– Gain practical tips for supporting and communicating with our loved ones
– Build a community of understanding and encouragement

Email kellie.reynolds@nm.org or melissa.beno-tokarz@nm.org to register!