Attend a Creative Aging Event Near You
Thanks to the generous support of Aroha Philanthropies, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the NAMM Foundation, and the Music Man Foundation, this fall nearly 100 culminating events in 15 states will showcase older adults making art and friendships across the United States.
The culminating events (a.k.a., exhibits, performances, and readings) that punctuate and celebrate every Creative Aging arts workshop series are always free and open to the public. These events can be a party, they can be entertaining, they will move you or get you moving. (The above video features highlights from the recent “Improv on It” workshop performance at the Riverdale Y (Bronx, NY), which was taught by Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Roster Teaching Artist, Frank Ingrasciotta.)
The main goals of a culminating event are to:
- Highlight the new artistic skills that the participants have mastered
- Share the creative output of the course with the community (and perhaps attract new participants)
- Showcase the high level of social engagement that Creative Aging programs foster
Don’t take it from us, listen to some of our participants talk about their experiences in their own words:
Fall 2018 Event Listings
The listings below are organized by month, then alphabetically by state and city, and finally by event date. Please contact host organizations for complete details. The events below are scheduled to occur after the publication of this announcement posted on October 4.
OCTOBER
SAN JOSE, CA
Thursday, October 25
Theater: It’s All About You – ShakeXperience, offered by Silicon Valley Creates Theatre at 3 Below Theatres, Contact: (408) 998-2787
Tuesday, October 30
Theater: It’s All About You – ShakeXperience, offered by Silicon Valley Creates Theatre at Morgan Hill, Contact: (408) 998-2787
ROCKFORD, IL
Monday, October 15
Exploring Visual Arts (Painting), offered by YMCA of Rock River Valley at ID Pennock Family YMCA, Contact
AMHERST, MA
Friday, October 26
Create with The Carle! Bookmaking, offered by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Bookmaking at Granby Senior Center, Contact: (413) 559-6300
CHELSEA, MI
Friday, October 26
Ukulele Class, offered by UMRC at Independent Living – Dancey House – Chelsea, Contact: (734) 433-1000
LAKEVILLE, MN
Saturday, October 6
I am a Writer: Deeper Reflections, offered by Walker Methodist – Highland Hills, Contact: (952) 985-9000
PLYMOUTH, MN
Friday, October 26
Coloring Our Visual Journey: An introduction to color through drawing, painting and multimedia techniques, offered by CommonBond Communities – Basset Creek, Contact: (763) 543-2457
FRIDLEY, MN
Saturday, October 27
Coloring Our Visual Journey: An introduction to color through drawing, painting and multimedia techniques, offered by CommonBond Communities – Norwood Square, Contact: (763) 574-2187
ROCHESTER, MN
Wednesday, October 31
Painting, offered by Charter House Mayo Clinic Retirement Living
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
October 4
Fine Wine Dance: Moving FWD, offered by Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, Contact: (505) 224-9808
NEW YORK, NY
Tuesday, October 9
Photography 101, Independence Plaza (Manhattan), offered by Greenwich House Senior Center on the Square, Contact: Laura Marceca
Friday, October 26
Intro to Photography, Dyckman Senior Center (Bronx), offered by NY Foundation for Senior Citizens, Contact: (212) 569-7790
JOHNSON CITY, TN
Saturday, October 27
Improvisation & Theater Games, offered by Johnson City Public Library, Contact: (423) 434-4450
Sunday, October 28
Oral Narratives 2 (Storytelling), offered by Johnson City Public Library, Contact: (423) 434-4450
NOVEMBER
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Monday, October 8
Painting at Greenbriar Fall, offered by Space One Eleven at Greenbriar at the Altamont, Contact: (205) 328-0553
PASADENA, CA
Monday, November 19
Ukelele Jam, offered by the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Contact: (626) 683-3355
Monday, November 19
Baroque to Folk (Recorder), offered by the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Contact: (626) 683-3355
SPRINGFIELD, MA
Tuesday, November 27
CMSS Community Chorus, offered by the Community Music School of Springfield at Loomis Lakeside at Reeds, Contact: (413) 732-8428
Wednesday, November 28
CMSS Community Chorus, offered by the Community Music School of Springfield at Glen Meadow, Contact: (413) 732-8428
Wednesday, November 28
CMSS Community Chorus, offered by the Community Music School of Springfield at Mason Wright Retirement Community, Contact: (413) 732-8428
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Saturday, November 17
Fashion and Fiber: A Creative Aging Experience, offered by the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology, Contact: (616) 454-7004
DAWSON, MN
Friday, November 16
ArtSpiration Drawing & Painting Workshop, offered at JMHS Care Center, Contact: (320) 769-4323
EAGAN, MN
Monday, November 26
AT HOME What makes a house a home? (Dance, theatre, storytelling), offered by Eagan Art House at Stonehaven Senior Living/Stuart Pimsler Dance, Contact: (651) 675-5521
Thursday, November 29
Telling Your Story (Memoir/Video), offered by Eagan Art House at Eagan TV, Contact: (651) 675-5521
LAKEVILLE, MN
Saturday, November 11
Sentimental Journey: A Musical Songbook for Intergenerational Chorus, offered by Walker Methodist – Highland Hills, Contact: (952) 985-9000
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ
Wednesday, November 14
CAFE – Creative Aging for Everyone (Choir), offered by The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts at New Jersey Youth Symphony Burgdorff Hall, Contact: (908) 790-0700
LEBANON, NH
Tuesday, November 6
Storytelling, offered by Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc., Contact: (603) 448-4897
Wednesday, November 7
Creative Movement (Dance), offered by Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. at Littleton Studio School & Littleton Opera House, Contact: (603) 448-4897
Monday, November 19
Play the Ukulele! Lebanon, offered by Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. at Upper Valley Music Center, Contact: (603) 448-4897
Wednesday, November 21
Ukelele, offered by Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. at Horse Meadow Senior Center (Haverhill), Contact: (603) 448-4897
CHELSEA, MI
Wednesday, November 14
Mosaic, offered by UMRC at Skilled Nursing – Kresge – Chelsea, Contact: (734) 433-1000
Friday, November 16
Mosaic, offered by UMRC at Assisted Living – Glazier Commons – Chelsea, Contact: (734) 433-1000
LITTLE FALLS, MN
Thursday, November 8
From Craft to Fine Art, offered by Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls at St. Francis Music Center, Contact: (320) 632-0637
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Monday, November 5
Interlace (Fiber Arts), offered by Textile Center, Contact: (612) 436-0464
Saturday, November 10
Bringing Memories to Life (Fiber Arts), offered by the Minneapolis Institute of Art at Centro Tyrone Guzman, Contact: (888) 642-2787
Tuesday, November 13
Art to Wear (Fiber Arts), offered by Textile Center, Contact: (612) 436-0464
Wednesday, November 14
Voices of Opera, offered by the Minnesota Opera at the Sheldon Theatre (Red Wing), Contact: (612) 333-6669
Thursday, November 15
Street Art Expression (Painting: Aerosol + Mixed Media), offered by the Minneapolis Institute of Art at Minnesota College of Design (MCAD), Contact: (888) 642-2787
Friday, November 16
Page to Stage, Performance Exercises, offered by Pillsbury House and Theatre, Contact: (612) 824-0708
ROCHESTER, MN
Tuesday, November 27
Memoir Writing, offered by Charter House Mayo Clinic Retirement Living
ST. CLOUD, MN
November 19
Make it with Clay, offered by Paramount Center for the Arts, Contact: (320) 259-5463
ST. PAUL, MN
Monday, November 5
Make ‘em Laugh: Comedy Styles and Performance, offered by Park Square Theatre, Contact: (651) 291-7005
Wednesday, November 7
Storytelling: From the Page to the Stage, offered by Park Square Theatre, Contact: (651) 291-7005
Wednesday, November 21
Introduction to Short Form Narrative Filmmaking & Video Poems, offered by FilmNorth, Contact: (651) 644-1912
WINONA, MN
Wednesday, November 7
The Ways of Watercolor, offered by the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts at the Valencia Arts Center, Contact: (507) 453-5500
NEWARK, NJ
Saturday, November 17
Mixed Media Sculpture, offered by The Newark Museum, Contact: (973) 596-6550
Sunday, November 18
Artist Books, offered by The Newark Museum, Contact: (973) 596-6550
NEW YORK, NY
Thursday, November 8
Jewelry Making/Oral History, offered by Riverdale YM&YWHA (Bronx), Contact: Vicky Matalon
Thursday, November 15
Rhythm and Rhymes, offered by Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (Bronx), Contact: (718) 798-6601
Monday, November 26
Building an Expressive Photography Portfolio, offered by SAGE (Harlem), Contact: (646) 660-8951
Wednesday, November 28
Beginning Memoir Writing, offered by DOROT (Manhattan), Contact: (212) 769–2850
Thursday, November 29
Cultural Wellness Through Song, Drum, and Dance, offered by Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education (Bronx), Contact: (718) 589-2230
PHILADELPIA, PA
Thursday, November 8
With Moving Stories: Sharing Memories Through Art-Making (Mixed Media), offered by Taller Puertorriqueño, Contact: (215) 426-3311
Friday, November 9
With Moving Stories: Sharing Memories Through Art-Making (Mixed Media), offered by Taller Puertorriqueño, Contact: (215) 426-3311
Friday, November 9
With Moving Stories: Sharing Memories Through Art-Making (Mixed Media), offered by Taller Puertorriqueño at South Philadelphia Older Adult Center, Contact: (215) 426-3311
PROVIDENCE, RI
Thursday, November 15
Drawing Our Stories (Collage/Memoir), offered by School One, Contact: (401) 331-2497
DECEMBER
BOULDER, CO
Monday, December 3
Creative Aging: Ukulele Group, offered by Rocky Ridge Music Center at Balfour Senior Living Residence, Contact: (970) 586-4031
CLEVELAND, OH
Friday, December 7
TMS Settlement Singers Active Adult Choir, offered by The Cleveland Music School Settlement at Glick Recital Hall, Contact: (216) 421-5806
AMHERST, MA
Sunday, December 16
Create with The Carle! Creative Writing, offered by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Contact: (413) 559-6300
CHELSEA, MI
Thursday, December 5
Holiday Drama: Stories and Parodies, offered by UMRC at Independent Living – Dancey House – Chelsea, Contact: (734) 433-1000
ST. CLOUD, MN
Tuesday, December 4
With a Song in My Heart, offered by Paramount Center for the Arts Choir at Benedict Village Apartments, Contact: (320) 259-5463
Wednesday, December 5
Move it! (Dance), offered by Paramount Center for the Arts Choir at Whitney Senior Center, Contact: (320) 259-5463
Monday, December 10
Make it with Clay, offered by Paramount Center for the Arts Choir at Good Shepherd, Contact: (320) 259-5463
RALEIGH, NC
Friday, December 7
Who Are We? Raleigh’s People in Portraits (Mixed Media), offered by Pullen Arts Center at Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Contact: (919) 996-6126
Saturday, December 8
Who Are We? Raleigh’s People in Portraits (Mixed Media), offered by Pullen Arts Center at Thomas Crowder Woodland Center, Contact: (919) 996-6126
Friday, December 14
Who Are We? Raleigh’s People in Portraits (Mixed Media), offered by Pullen Arts Center at Greystone Recreation Center, Contact: (919) 996-6126
Saturday, December 15
Who Are We? Raleigh’s People in Portraits (Mixed Media), offered by Pullen Arts Center at Marsh Creek Community Center, Contact: (919) 996-6126
HAMILTON, NJ
Saturday, December 15
Creating Connections; Drawing: Materials, Process, and Possibilities, offered by Grounds for Sculpture, Contact: (609) 586-0616
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Saturday, December 15
Fine Wine Dance: Moving FWD, offered by Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, Contact: (505) 224-9808
Sunday, December 16
Fine Wine Dance: Moving FWD, offered by Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, Contact: (505) 224-9808
NEW YORK, NY
Thursday, December 6
VISIONS: Memoir, offered by the Teachers & Writers Collaborative at VISIONS: Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Manhattan), Contact: (212) 691-6590
Friday, December 7
Flamenco Dance Workshop, offered by Spring Creek Senior Partners (Brooklyn), Contact Theodora Ziongas: (718) 348-7620
Thursday, December 13
Storytelling/Oral History/Theatre, offered by Bay Ridge Center (Brooklyn), Contact: Todd Fliedner
Tuesday, December 18
Pen & Ink Wash Techniques, offered by India House (Queens), Contact: (917) 288-7600
Wednesday, December 19
Hudson River Voices, offered by offered by Riverdale YM&YWHA (Bronx), Contact: Vicky Matalon
Friday, December 21
Moment to Moment (Theatre), Dyckman Senior Center (Bronx), offered by NY Foundation for Senior Citizens, Contact Carol Weeks: (212) 569-7790
WESTCHESTER CO., NY
Friday, December 7
Singin’ and Swingin: Adventures in Jazz, Blues and Improvisation, offered by Town of Mt. Pleasant Office of Elder Americans at Mt. Pleasant Community Center (Valhalla, NY), Contact: (914) 592-6441
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Friday, December 7
Ceramics: Stories for the Ages, offered by Fleisher Art Memorial, Contact: 215-922-3456 ext. 300
PROVIDENCE, RI
Tuesday, December 4
En Plein Air: Landscapes in Providence (Painting), offered by School One, Contact: (401) 331-2497
