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AARP ACTIVATION ELEMENTS
STELLAR AWARDS
Saturday, March 29, 2019

3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Location: The Orleans Hotel

3:00 p.m. Arrival at Red Carpet – Orleans Arena Parking Lot
Doors Open
Talent Wranglers to secure celebrity interviews and pictures
Interviews by Lori Swain
Scheduled Walk on Red Carpet – 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

4:30 p.m. Prepare for videotaped remarks prior to start of telecast at 6:00 p.m.
Taped remarks with Edna Kane Williams, SVP, Multicultural Marketing –
Orleans Arena

6:00 p.m. Stellar Awards Telecast Begins – Orleans Arena

10:00 p.m. Post-Awards VIP Event Begins – Orleans Arena
Introduce/recognize 2018 AARP Stellar Awards trip winners

1:00 a.m. Event ends

Potential Q&A Questions for Red Carpet Interviews:
• Tonight, we celebrate the talent artist, writers and professionals within the gospel industry.
What are your thoughts about how the gospel industry has influenced the sounds of music
artist across various genres?
• AARP is continuing a longstanding commitment to shining a light on the achievements and
hard work of African Americans and people of color throughout the gospel industry. In
your own words, share why you feel it’s important for a major organization like AARP to

show such support?
• What do you look forward to, as you age?
• Who is a person you think is disrupting aging? Or choosing the way that they age?
• As we continue to disrupt aging, how important is healthy living in relation to vocal
longevity?
• Show us your fashion moment here on the red carpet. Who are you wearing and why?
• What would you tell your 25 or 30-year-old self?
• What has been the biggest lesson that your faith has taught you?
• What would your 80-year-old self-tell the person you are today? 5
• Life just gets better with time…what do you admire about people over 50?
• What is the one personal achievement you made after 50 (personally and/or

professionally) that made you say, “I can’t believe I did THAT!”?