Memoir: Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services + Saratoga County Office for the Aging

The following online course will be offered as part of the New York State Creative Aging Initiative. The Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services and the Saratoga County Office for the Aging will communicate registration details to the older adults in their county.

Into the Wild: A Memoir Class by Lifetime Arts

Two women stand at a microphone before a storytelling performance.
Pictured left to right: Louise Duke, Storyteller and Robin Bady, Teaching Artist. Credit: Jeremy Amar

Offered by:
Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services & Saratoga County Office for the Aging

When:
Westchester County: 6 Tuesdays, May 25-June 29, 2021, from 2pm-3:30pm ET
Saratoga County: 6 Thursdays, October 7-November 18, 2021 (no class 11/11), from 2:15pm-3:45pm ET

Where:
Online via Zoom

Storytelling is how we communicate who we are and learn about our shared histories. “Into the Wild: A Memoir Class by Lifetime Arts” will bring together a small group of up to 12 adventurous writers and storytellers aged 55+ willing to explore and unearth poignant and meaningful memories and learn to transform them into stories with universal appeal.

During this 6-week online workshop, Robin Bady, the instructor, will provide a series of writing/storytelling prompts, ask participants to draft or develop stories, and provide supportive feedback along the way. The class will culminate in “Story Salon,” open to invited family and friends, where each participant will perform or read their memoir-inspired stories. (No prior writing nor storytelling experience is necessary.)

About the instructor
Robin Bady is a storyteller/writer/coach who performs nationally and internationally. After a long stint as a teaching artist in the New York City schools, her focus has shifted to teaching senior adults. She was introduced to creative aging work through Selfhelp Community Services and Elders Share the Arts, and currently works with Lifetime Arts, Teachers and Writers Collaborative and DOROT. She is the recipient of three SU-CASA Grants.

Made possible by
This program, part of the New York State Creative Aging Initiative, is made possible through a partnership between the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York State Office for the Aging and Lifetime Arts. The project takes an innovative, evidence-based approach to healthy aging, underscoring New York’s leadership as the first age-friendly state in the nation.