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Creative Aging Calgary Society
Bringing together the aging services organizations, artists, healers, practitioners, & older adults ~
~ Celebrating all forms of creativity in later life.
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The Creative Aging Calgary Society presents the
2012 Creative Aging Calgary Symposium
Date: Thursday April 26, 2012
Location: Ross Glen Hall,
Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB
Supported by Calgary 2012 and the Cultural Capital of Canada Program.
~ Program ~
| 08:00 – 08:30 |
Registration |
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Welcome and Introduction
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| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Keynote Address: Aging Artfully: Leading the Way in Developing a Creative Culture
Jeff Nachtigall, BFA; Artist in Residence, Sherbrooke Community Centre, Saskatoon, SK
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| 09:40 – 12:00 |
Concurrent Workshops (2 hour 20 min)
- Just Do It: Embracing the Intuitive Process of Art
Jeff Nachtigall, BFA; Artist in Residence, Sherbrooke Community Centre, Saskatoon, SK
- “I Remember it Well. . . .” A guide to Encouraging Poetic Expression in Older Adults
Jennifer Williams, B.A., Recreation Therapist, Sagewood Seniors Commmunity, Strathmore, AB
- Dance, Play! How Dance Can Keep You Fit and Smart
Nadia Hochberger, Core Connexion Transformational Arts Facilitator along with guest teachers
- Laughter Yoga
Fif Fernandes, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Leader, and Hamish Boyd, Actor
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| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Bring your own healthy lunch or purchase one on campus
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| 13:00 – 13:30 |
Keynote Address: A Little RIGHT Turn: Inspiration to Rejuvenation
Maestro David Dworkin, Retired Clarinetist, Conductor, Creator of CONDUCTORCISE®, Bedford Hills, New York
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| 13:40 – 14:40 |
Concurrent Workshops (1 hour)
- Conductorcise— A Sound Workout for Body and Soul
Maestro David Dworkin, Clarinetist, Conductor, Creator of CONDUCTORCISE® A Sound Workout for Body and Soul
- Live on the UP Beat – Let’s Drum!
Jennifer Buchanan, BMT, MTA; JB Music Therapy
- Making Story Telling Creative
Kim Coulter, BFA, AT, Resident Artist; and Becky Kimber, BFA, Artist in Residence, Garrison Green Seniors Community with Bev Tosh, BFA, MA, Artist.
- “Voices” Jewish Seniors Choir: The Sounds of Community
Karina Szulc, BMT, JB Music Therapy and Voices Seniors Choir
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| 14:40 – 15:00 |
Nutrition Break |
| 15:00 – 16:00 |
Closing Activity
Seniors Musical Variety for 40s, 50s and 60s Music
Seniors Performing Arts Canada |
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