People feel better when engaged in social activity. Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs helps long-term survivors overcome isolation by creating social opportunity. From our popular monthly potlucks, thrice-monthly coffee socials, and our movie nights, to now establishing annual events such as our June 5, Long-term Survivors Day reception and our Thanksgiving Day feast, LKAPS benefits its members through engagement.
Led by the AIDS Institute, National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD) is observed each year on September 18 to focus on the increasing number of people who, because of major advancements in HIV treatment, are living long, full lives with HIV. The awareness day also calls attention to the unique health and social needs, as well as the challenges of HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care among people who are aging.
Mark your calendars! 🎉 “The Art of Balance: A Blueprint for a Healthy Future” is happening on September 20, 2025 in Palm Springs! This FREE symposium, presented by Posi+ively Aging Project, will empower you with strategies for holistic well-being.
Get Tickets for **Surviving Voices** a three-film series that shares a powerful message of resilience and remembrance. It tells the stories of HIV Lifetime and Long-Term survivors, the panel makers behind the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and one of the Quilt’s original co-founders. Join us for a special screening and panel discussion to honor those who have lived with and been impacted by HIV/AIDS.
October 17 – November 2 🎉 “The Inheritance Part 2 By Matthew Lopez
Winner of the 2020 Tony Award for Best Play, winner of the 2020 Drama Desk Award for Best Play and winner of the 2019 Olivier Award for Best Play
We’re excited to share that Let’s Kick ASS (AIDS Survivor Syndrome) Palm Springs, “LKAPS” has been selected as one of the community beneficiaries of the 2025 Palm Springs Pride 5K Run & Walk on November 8, 2025! Let’s have a strong showing you can join our team below! Click on the image to go to the Pride Run & Walk info page to register or donate.
Social Calendar
- September 13, 2025
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Sunnylands Open-Air Experience Guided Tours
September 13, 2025 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Sunnylands 37977 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, United States
Tickets are necessary and all are sold out at this time
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- September 16, 2025
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Online Roundtable Discussion Group
September 16, 2025 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Zoom Online
This LKAPS peer discussion group formed as the outcome of several virtual meetings held in the last couple of months. The Roundtable is intended to include and allow everyone to participate in discussions of topics both serious and fun. You can receive information about the roundtable and other LKAPS programs by signing up for our newsletter.
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- September 18, 2025
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National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
September 18, 2025
An opportunity to shine a light on the HIV prevention and treatment needs of seniors.
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Bowling- Palm Springs Lanes
September 18, 2025 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Palm Springs Lanes, 68051 Ramon Rd, Cathedral City, CA 92234, USA
Bowling is back! Now scheduled for the third Thursday of the month at 2:30 PM. This event costs $15.00 for 2 hours of bowling including shoes at The Palm Springs Lanes. We can pitch in for pizza and soda as well. It’s a great way to spend a couple hours together We’ll see you there.
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In Person LKAPS Roundtable Discussion Group
September 18, 2025 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Ken Seeley Rehab – Palm Springs, 1900 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite B1, Palm Springs, CA 92262, USA
The new in-person Friday Roundtable will meet every Friday at 5:30 PM at the Ken Seeley Community Room, 1900 E. Tahquitz Canyon Drive (near Sunrise).
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- September 20, 2025
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The Art of Balance Symposium
September 20, 2025 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Mizell Center 480 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92264, United States
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- September 21, 2025
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Coffee @ Ristretto
September 21, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Ristretto 500 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264, United States
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Recent Posts
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Interview for National HIV and aging Awareness Day
September 18, 2024 is National HIV and Aging Awareness Day. To honor this day, Let’s Kick ASS (AIDS Survivor Syndrome) Palm Springs, interview by Jax Kelly, of HIV memoir author Casey Charles “Undetectable” and Nicholas Snow journalist and creator of…
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Undetectable
A memoir from LKAPS member Casey Charles Undetectable is a story of love, loss, and viral loads, a memoir of long-term survival with HIV. From New York graduate student in 1989, who contracts the virus from the love of his…
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LKAPS @ Borrego Springs
Thank you to Paul, Jonathan, and the social committee for arranging our bus excursion, and to everyone who participated. Our recent trip to Borrego Springs on the LKAPS bus was fantastic. We marveled at the Salton Sea, with its -52’…
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