Posted Tuesday December 11 2012 at 9:58 pm in Cultural Inclusion
We previously blogged about Hanover Theatre's Broadway Series and the commitment to provide ASL interpreters. "A Christmas Carol" has been added to the list of ASL interpreted plays. The performance takes place Friday, December 21, 2012 at 7pm.
More information is available at Hanover Theatre's website.
Posted Sunday December 09 2012 at 10:43 pm in News
ARTZ - Artists for Alzheimer's and Coolidge Corner Theatre present an interactive film program for people with memory loss and their care partners.
Meet Me at the Coolidge...and Make Memories is a one-of-a-kind film experience, designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. Short clips from classic films will be shown, followed by audience discussion and reminiscence, guided by a moderator.
Where: Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline MA
When: Thursdays - December 13 2012, March 14 2013, June 20 2013 10am -12noon
This program demonstrates how film can be a form of treatment for people with memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The cinema has the power to connect us with our deep-rooted emotional memories - the kind that never leave us.
For tickets, more information, or to volunteer, send an e-mail to Dee Brenner at brenner@artzalz.org or call 978-985-4427.
Admission, Parking, and Refreshments are FREE but please RSVP with the number of seats requested.
Posted Thursday December 06 2012 at 05:14 am in News
Boston Globe, 11/27/2012
Written by Karen Weintraub/Globe Correspondent
Photo by Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff
DEDHAM — Carla shook a tambourine, while Dorothy played the xylophone and Leni tapped her palms gently on an African drum. Vivian declined an instrument, but shimmied her shoulders when the music moved her.
Their walkers stood ready and their voices were wispy with age, but the eight group members sang with purpose, remembering every word of the Doris Day classic without prompting.
“We were sailing along, on Moonlight Bay. We could hear the voices ringing . . .,” they sang.
When they had finished “love’s old sweet song” and given themselves a round of applause, Clara proclaimed the group “ready for Symphony Hall.”
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