Poetics of Evolving Abilities | Thursday, November 17, 2011

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8:00 – 9:00 AM • GENTLE EXERCISE

Baptiste Yoga – Sherri Baptiste

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

The Hero’s Journey: A Visual Memoir – Oralee Wachter

9:00 – 9:15 AM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Jazz Singing – Faith Winthrop

9:15 – 9:25 AM • OPENING

Dedication & Appreciation – Nader Shabahangi, Sally Gelardin

9:25 – 9:45 AM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Classic Theater: A Selection from Beckett’s “Happy Days” – Courtney Walsh, Rush Rehm

10:00 – 11:00 AM • KEYNOTE

Evolving Abilities – Dick Bolles

11:00 – 11:15 AM • BREAK

Book Signing

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM • KEYNOTE

Poetic Movement – Ilene A. Serlin

12:30 – 1:30 PM • LUNCH BREAK

Book Signing

1:30 – 2:30 PM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Song of the Magpie – Martha Boesing

2:30 – 3:45 PM • FEATURED SPEAKER

The Fatigue Prescription: Four Steps to Renewing Your Energy, Health, and Life – Linda Hawes Clever

2:30 – 3:45 PM • WORKSHOPS

(EHI) Inner Elder Training Introduction – Nader Shabahangi, EHI Board

Mining Your Life Experience: How to Discover, Refine, and Share the Treasure of Your Life Experience Through Personal Stories – Jeff Byers

Clarity through Simple Haiku – Regina Brown

2:30 – 3:45 PM • ROUNDTABLES

Fifty-Plus, Minus Kids: The Unique Challenges of “Solo Agers” – Sara Zeff Geber

Sensing the Sacred: Caring for the Soul and Spirit of those with Alzheimer’s Disease – Nancy Gordon

Keeping the Laughter Alive: Journey from Wife to Caregiver to Widow and the Stops along the Way – Joanne Grimm

When the Professional and Personal Cross: Being a Geriatric Care Professional and Caring for Aging Parents – Rob Tufel

Fighting Dementia with Active Imagination: From Powerlessness to the Midwifery of an Empowered Death – Dominique Lambert

2:30 – 4:00 PM • SPEAKEASY

Poetry – Julie Rogers & David Meltzer (2:30 – 2:55 PM)

Poetry – Naomi Ruth Lowinsky (3:00 – 3:25 PM)

Impromptu (3:30 – 3:55 PM)

2:30 – 4:00 PM • CREATIVITY LAB

Alternatives for Varying Abilities – Denise Bondy (2:30 – 3:00 PM)

“Old People Driving” Documentary – Shaleece Haas (3:00 – 3:30 PM)

“Colors of Aging: Cultural Context and Diversity Issues in Aging” – My Linh Vo, Arielle Shuugoll, Matthew T. Mock (3:30 – 4:00 PM)

3:45 – 4:00 PM • BREAK

Book Signing

4:00 – 5:00 PM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Harold & Maude – Joy Carlin

5:00 – 6:00 PM • WORKSHOP

(EHI) Availability and Quality of End-of-Life Care for Persons with Complex Mental Health Conditions – Mary Madrigal

5:00 – 6:00 PM • SPEAKEASY

Poetry – Mary Mackey (5:00 – 5:30 PM)

Poetry – Judy Grahn (5:30 – 6:00 PM)

6:00 – 7:00 PM • SOCIAL GATHERING

EHI Reception – Sonja Saltman, Orah Krug