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Welcome to Best Boomer Towns

You are a Baby Boomer if you were born between 1946 and 1964. You are educated, active and resourceful. You are searching for less stress and more living, you may be an empty nester, you prefer less traffic, fewer taxes and more fresh air and exciting activities! There are no rocking chairs in your future - you prefer pilates, hiking, biking, volunteering, wine club, book club, university classes, surfing the web, telecommuting, yoga, golf, tennis, walking your dog, senior dating and plenty of social activities.

The Villages in Florida Have Events 364 Days a Year and over 1400 Clubs!

The Villages Events
• DJ John DiMercurio ~ Enjoy Line Dancing with this Energetic DJ
• Early Entertainment with Kathleen Kane and Mary Jo Vitale
• Buffett & Beach Boys Weekend
• Gypsy presented by The Villages Musical Company ~ A Villages Resident Council Performance Group
• Friday Polo ~ General Admission
• Ballroom Dance with The Newton’s
• Rocky & the Rollers
• Brotherly Love featuring Norman Lee, Oscar Feliu and “For His Glory” Gospel Quartet to benefit Love Inc.
• Rocky & the Rollers

Fort Collins, Colorado Top Ranked by Money Magazine, a Best Boomer Town

Money Magazine named Fort Collins the best place to live in the U.S. Now check out why Fort Collins is one of the best places to live in Colorado! Located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins is home to fabulous recreation, many cultural attractions, a vibrant nightlife, and family fun!

Prescott Top Places to Retire - Talking Rock Ranch Top 50 Planned Communities

Talking Rock Ranch Named 1 of 50 Best Master-Planned Communities by places to retire in Arizona Where to Retire, a magazine profiling top retirement destinations in the United States, released its list of “50 Best Master-Planned Communities in the United States” and Talking Rock Ranch was among those recognized for being a retirement community with friendly neighbors and amenities to keep residents’ minds and bodies active.

Camarillo Dog Park

Dogs LOVE Camarillo Dog Park! If you have never been to the Camarillo Off Leash Dog Park and need directions, use the phone number in this article. The Dog Park is inside of Camarillo Grove Park. Just so there is no confusion, although you are required to pay for entrance at the park, if using the dog park only then there is no fee.

Dream of Owning a Home in Athens, Georgia Area?

Are you moving to the “Classic City” and need to purchase a new home? Are you interested in selling your current home in the Greater Athens Georgia area? How about purchasing an investment real estate near the University of Georgia?

Asheville, NC Summer Fun Drum Circle, Downtown After Five, Largest Comedy Festival in the Southeast!

Asheville, North Carolina Summer Events include Friday Night Drum Circle in Pritchard Park, Downtown After Five, Largest Stand Up Comedy Festival in Southeast and Antique Fair at the Civic Center!

Pinehurst, NC Summer Events Include Fabulous Golf, Jazz, Fireworks, Concerts & Fun!

Enjoy Pinehurst 41 golf courses plus, all playable virtually year round in this mild climate, and a overabundance of golfing communities, gated and otherwise. Yet unlike faster growing golf neighbors such as Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, Pinehurst retains a true small-town atmosphere. Visit this summer for fireworks, concerts and gorgeous garden tours!

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Summer Events Include Festivals, Wine, Beer, BBQ & Gourmet Food Tour!

When the University of North Carolina was chartered in 1789, making it the old est state university in the United States This small, historic city in North Carolina grew up around the nation’s first state university. Chapel Hill, with a population of 5l,485, retains a small-town ambiance in a highly cosmopolitan environment.

Dream of Owning a Home in Athens, Georgia Area?

Are you moving to the “Classic City” and need to purchase a new home? Are you interested in selling your current home in the Greater Athens Georgia area? How about purchasing an investment real estate near the University of Georgia?

Fort Collins Spring Canyon Community Park

If you haven’t visited the brand new Spring Canyon Community Park in Fort Collins then you are missing out.  The 100-acre park is loaded with facilities including the largest playground I have ever seen…I mean it is breathtaking when you first see it.  If you have kids then this is a must see park and I’ll guarantee it will become their favorite place to go.

Stylish, Active and Resourceful

Born between 1946 and 1964, Baby Boomers are stylish, active and resourceful. They grew up with an active mindset that changed culture, music, art, civil rights, politics, media, sex and relationships. They are now ages 48-66 and are searching for less stress and more living.

Baby Boomers Enjoy Travel

Consumers ages 48 – 66—officially known as Baby Boomers in marketing speak—love to travel. They have the resources to do sol. Baby Boomer consumers purchase 80% of the luxury travel and over 60% have their passports. There is a pent-up demand for travel from years of our recession.

Family Trips include Grandpa and Grandma, and they may be picking up the tab! These trips tend to be booked around milestone events such as birthdays or anniversaries. Note: grandparents take their grandkids to Europe today because they are savvy travelers themselves. These big-ticket trips will give them quality time and memories for a lifetime

Why Choose Jitterbug Plus?

Cell phones today have become more difficult to see, harder to hear and often too complicated to use. That’s why we offer a family of Jitterbug cell phones with thoughtful features, innovative apps and services and the simplicity you’ve come to expect from GreatCall. So when Jitterbug was redesigned, the original easy-to-use cell phone, we kept everything people loved and combined it with a sleek, new design and simplified features that you’ll actually enjoy using. The all-new Jitterbug Plus makes staying connected easier than ever. Navigating the menu functions is intuitive with “YES” and “NO” buttons, a backlit keypad and big, legible numbers. And, the improved speaker ensures your conversations will be loud and clear, making the Jitterbug an easy-to-use, big-button cell phone that’s ideal for seniors.

Columbia, MO Jazz Series Presents Gerald Clayton Trio

We always Swing Jazz Series presents Gerald Clayton Trio

Zinfandel Weekend in Paso Robles March 15 - 17, 2013

During Paso Robles Zinfandel Weekend producers and enthusiasts come together in celebration of your palate and experience!

Tucson Events - Wicked and Blue Man Group Spring 2013

Wicked, winner of three Tony Awards and a Grammy will be performing March 20 - April 7, 2013 at Tucson Hall and Blue Man Group with its high octane theatrical experience will be performing April 23 - 28, 2013 - both at Tucson Hall.

Tucson Taste of Spring 2013 - Wine Tasting and Silent Auction

Arizona Chapter of Parkinson’s Disease and sponsored by TMC over 100 unique auction items, food from local restaurants, varietal wines, music, raffle and door prizes.

Art Treasures and Museums In and Around Prescott, Arizona

This book is a wonderful guide to both well-known and less popular points of interest in the Prescott area. The historical detail has obviously been well researched and is very fascinating, making the book an invaluable, must-have companion. The accompanying photographic documentation is also very complete.

The Ultimate Guide to Asheville & The Western North Carolina Mountains, 3rd Edition

The Ultimate Guide to Asheville & The Western North Carolina Mountains, 3rd Edition

All in all, it is a unique and valuable resource for promoting our mountain paradise.—Asheville Citizen Times

The Ultimate Guide is thoroughly researched, organized for easy use, and illustrated with many of Pantas own gorgeous pen and ink drawings.—Hendersonville Times-News

How to Love Your Retirement

How to Love Your Retirement

How to Love Your Retirement shows the baby-boom generation how to plan for, and succeed at, this stage of life, whether relaxation, travel, education, or even a new occupation is the goal. Packed with helpful, entertaining stories and real-life advice from hundreds of retirees who are making the most of their post-work lives, this honest and useful guide covers such topics as how to pick the best time to retire; learning to live with a spouse 24/7; staying fit; starting fresh in business, love, and family; traveling; going back to school; and more.

The New Retirement

The New Retirement

In ‘The New Retirement’, global economic strategist Sherry Cooper explains that the boomer generation will be reaching traditional retirement age very soon and the enormous wave of boomer retirees will crest in 2025. This phenomenon will profoundly affect the labour markets, the economy, and financial markets for decades. But will boomers retire the way their parents did? Will they work longer and transition gradually into semi-retirement?

The New Professional Person’s Retirement Lifestyle

The New Professional Person’s Retirement Lifestyle

Are you among the millions of inspired professional people who are contemplating retirement? Perhaps you are already retired. A significant issue that you will have to deal with is what to do with all of that time.

Without a doubt, retirement today does not resemble our parents’ retirement. We are living longer, more active lives. For most retired professionals, playing bingo and going to the local lodge may not be a vision for the future.

Retired with Husband: Superwoman’s New Challenge

Retired with Husband: Superwoman’s New Challenge

Witty, optimistic blueprint for the first-wave boomer Superwoman to ensure a successful second adulthood for both herself and her husband, also nearing retirement. Full of references to the first-wave boomer experience (sixties through today), the book borrows from corporate reengineering strategy to guide the couple with a vision statement, goals, and objectives that speak to them. Author is a Superwoman herself and makes that psyche transparent in the book, writing from her experience.