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Second Annual
Creative Aging Festival
May 2012
Events Involving the Center on Aging and Community
The Creative Aging Festival (brochure here) is a month-long celebration honoring our
elders and their creative contributions to our community. Throughout
the month of May, 2012, Bloomington area organizations are presenting a
wide variety of events to raise awareness of the contributions of local
elder artists, writers and performers. Most of the Festival events are
free and suitable for all ages.
The Festival is spearheaded by The City of Bloomington Commission on Aging and involves Ivy Tech, Bell Trace, WTIU, City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department, and the Center on Aging and Community at Indiana University as sponsors. Along with showcasing the talents of our elders, the Festival’s purpose is to promote intergenerational understanding and to highlight the value of creative engagement for adult health and well-being.
The Festival is spearheaded by The City of Bloomington Commission on Aging and involves Ivy Tech, Bell Trace, WTIU, City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department, and the Center on Aging and Community at Indiana University as sponsors. Along with showcasing the talents of our elders, the Festival’s purpose is to promote intergenerational understanding and to highlight the value of creative engagement for adult health and well-being.
Center staff will be actively involved in several Creative Aging Festival events, including:
May 16, Wednesday, 10 a.m. start - $25-$35
Creative Aging Symposium
Ivy Tech Community College, 200 Daniels Way, Bloomington, IN 47403
Sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College, Bell Trace Senior Living
Community, and the Indiana University Center on Aging and Community
$35 fee includes lunch and .5 Continuing Education Units
To register, contact the Ivy Tech Center for Lifelong Learning at 812-330-6041. Register by May 11, 2012.
For more information and a downloadable flyer, visit here.
This is a day-long workshop for professionals to explore best practices and emerging programming models that engage seniors in creative activities. Our Phil Stafford will be on a panel discussing "The Future of Community-based Programs for Older Adults". In addition, there will be a keynote address given by Susan Perlstein and discussions on intergenerational collaborations and on art and dementia.
May 17, Thursday, 10:30 a.m. - Invite only
MoMA Demonstration and Training
Indiana University Art Museum
1133 East 7th Street, Bloomington, Indiana
Sponsored by the Center on Aging and Community
Free, invite-only event, but inquiries can be made at 812-855-1045
Laurel Humble, from the Museum of Modern Art, will lead a workshop on developing and implementing a museum program for individuals with dementia. A central component of this workshop will be a gallery session where museum educators and docents are trained to lead appropriate tours for people with dementia.
May 19, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. - See ticket fees below
Time Travels: Bloomington’s First Intergenerational Songwriting/Storytelling MiniFest
Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, 812-323-3020
122 S. Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN 47404
Admission: $18 advance, $20 day of show, $15 student/senior/child
Tickets: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Box Office
Special thanks to BEAD.
An artistic collaboration celebrating lifetime creativity in two timeless genres,song writing and storytelling. Hosted by Krista Detor and featuring internationally lauded songwriter Kenny White and a lineup of regional/local song and story writers. Special appearances by Carrie Newcomer and Arbutus Cunningham. The Center on Aging and Community's Jane Harlan-Simmons will be manning a table for ArtsWORK Indiana during the fest. Visit Time Travels on Facebook for more details.
May 22, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. - Free
Creative Aging: Prim Dolls and Prose Poems
Bloomington City Hall McCloskey Room, First floor, 401 N. Morton St.
Free parking in adjacent lot after 5 p.m.
Sponsored by South Central ArtsWORK Indiana
For information call Jane Harlan-Simmons at 855-6508 or visit this event on Facebook.
Jenny Kander has edited several volumes of poetry, produced programs for community and National Public Radio stations, and is a founding member of the Bloomington Free Verse Workshop. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications. Recuperating from a recent illness, she began her creative foray into primitive doll and creature making.
May 29, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. - Free
Dementia and the Creative Process
Autumn Hills Assisted Living, 3203 Moores Pike Road
Sponsored by the Memory Bridge Foundation and the Center on Aging and Community
For more information, contact Phil Stafford at 812-855-2163 or staffor@indiana.edu.
Join in a stimulating discussion with Michael Verde, nationally known speaker on the subject of dementia and the hidden self. Dementia doesn’t diminish one’s efforts to make sense of the world. With the failure of language and linear thought, emotionally associated memories remain available as a repertoire for making meaning. Does this not compare with the artist’s attempt to bring a work of art to life? Such a presumption values what people with dementia bring to us and provides a key in our attempts to be present with them.
For up-to-the-minute details on the festival and additional activities not appearing in the brochure, you can check the Creative Aging Festival List of Events, which is being updated as more groups add new sessions throughout the month!