Poetics of Aging

Poetics of Aging Politics | Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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8:00 – 9:00 AM • GENTLE EXERCISE

Yin Yoga – Erin Fleming

8:00 – 9:00 AM • REGISTRATION • COFFEE • EXHIBITS

Poetics of Design Exhibit – Arianne Gelardin

8:00 – 9:00 AM • POSTER SESSIONS

Ann Marie Davis, Nancy Thompson

8:00 – 9:00 AM • CREATIVITY LAB

Denise BondyLyrical Storyboards – Denise Bondy, Faith Winthrop

9:00 – 9:15 AM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Faith WinthropJazz Singing – Faith Winthrop

9:15 – 9:25 AM • OPENING

Dedication & Appreciation – Nader Shabahangi, Sally Gelardin

9:25 – 10:00 AM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Rush RehmClassic Theater: “The Mortal Frame” – Why does the politics of aging so frequently avoid confronting the life-shaping reality of death? – Rush Rehm

10:00 – 11:00 AM • KEYNOTE

John KrumboltzTry It—You Might Like
It
– John Krumboltz

11:00 – 11:15 AM • BREAK

Book Signing

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM • PANEL DISCUSSION

Janice BlanchardNader ShabahangiHelen HarknessJessie LorenzSally Gelardin
Politics of Aging Panel – Janice Blanchard; Nader Shabahangi; Helen Harkness; Jesse Lorenz; Sally Gelardin, Moderator

12:15 – 12:30 PM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Anna HalprinThe Courtesan and the Crone – Anna Halprin

12:30 – 1:30 PM • LUNCH BREAK

Book Signing

1:30 – 2:30 PM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Antic-WittiesThe Antic-Witties – Barbara Scott, Daniel Savio

2:30 – 3:45 PM • WORKSHOPS

John BailesBenjamin Button, Our Future, and Aging Backwards – John Bailes

Brooke HollisterSocial Security, Medicare, and Social Solidarity – Brooke Hollister

Why Survive? An Intergenerational Discussion on the Role of the Creative Arts in the Survival Process – Stuart Kandell, Ph.D. moderator, Dena Shapiro, 47, Outsider Artist, Terry Stokes, 74, actor, Isabel Fergusen, 95, Playwright/Poet, Terry Taplin, 23, Slam Poet Champion

2:30 – 3:55 PM • SPEAKEASY

Katherine HastingsPoem – Katherine Hastings (2:30 – 2:55 PM)

Janine CananPoem – Janine Canan (3:00 – 3:25 PM)

Barbara Rose BrookerProse Poem – Barbara Rose Brooker (3:30 – 3:55 PM)

2:30 – 4:00 PM • CREATIVITY LAB

Sheila MalkindAn Artist Lost & Found – Sheila Malkind (2:30 – 3:00 PM)

Leaf Printing on Book Marks – Brooke Agee, Denise Bondy (3:00 – 3:30 PM)

Naomi TickleWho am I? Who are you? – Naomi Tickle (3:30 – 4:00 PM)

3:45 – 4:00 PM • BREAK

Book Signing

4:00 – 5:00 PM • FEATURED SPEAKER

Marion RosenMarion Rosen at 97: Finding a New Life Later in Life – Marion Rosen, Sara Webb, Mara Keller

4:00 – 5:00 PM • EXHIBIT

Meet the Designers – Arianne Gelardin, Andy Chen, Marion Rosen, Paulette Taggert, and others…

5:00 – 6:00 PM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Playback TheaterPlayback Theater – Martin Holz