GREAT AGE
ON THE GREEN

Discovery Green Mark

Signature Experience

Friday, April 24

12

5 pm

Discovery Green proudly partners with the Great Age Movement to launch Great Age on the Green, a senior health and wellness music festival. It will be an unforgettable celebration of vitality, connection and living life out loud. All ages are welcome.

This free, inaugural festival pulses with energy from the moment the music starts. Kate Linder, award winning actress on Young and the Restless since 1982 will be emceeing.

Enjoy live performances from Houston’s legendary jazz vocalist Diunna Greenleaf, veteran Broadway Jazz singer John Nevitt, DJ Diva Beats by Angela Nichols will be spinning hits from every generation while the lawn comes alive with movement and play.

Slide into some signature Great Age Senior Fitness Club’s fun at Trini’s Shuffleboard Court, perfect your putt at the Hagstette Family Putting Green alongside golf pros or let loose in a joyful hula hoop session under the open sky.

Don’t miss Houston Ballet’s Dance2Thrive- a joyful, live-music movement class led by Teaching Artists that promotes well-being, creativity and social connection.

Feed your curiosity with inspiring, forward-thinking health and wellness talks from leading experts, then grab a front-row seat for a show-stopping fashion experience starring local and national celebrity seniors who redefine what style looks like at every age.

Come for the music. Stay for the movement. Leave inspired. Great Age on the Green is where aging is celebrated boldly, beautifully and together.

Great Age on the Green fashion show pic

Fashion show sponsor

The Guild Shop

Community sponsors

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Houston
Community Health Choice

Great Age Movement, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 2017 by Fritz McDonald and is dedicated to mobilizing the senior population through free, sustainable, and innovative community-based health and wellness programs in Houston and surrounding areas. The organization is committed to removing the barriers of cost and access to fitness while promoting physical health, social connection, and lifelong learning for older adults.

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THIS EVENT IS LOCATED @

Jones Lawn

The Jones Lawn is the largest green space at Discovery Green®, and therefore offers panoramic views of the Park and unobstructed views of the downtown skyline. The Lawn is an exceptional manicured space that can accommodate almost any large gathering. It is the site of major events such as Discovery Green’s festivals or pick-up sports. The Convention District Garage lies directly below the Jones Lawn. From charity galas, festivals or concerts for hundreds or thousands, the Jones Lawn can make any event a memorable and magical occasion.

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