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Thank you to everyone who participated in our weekend Mask Making Workshop. April Workshops: (10AM - Noon) April 7th and 14th: Charcoal Drawing April 21st and 28th: Clay Sculpture Workshops are free and open to all, materials provided, all skill levels welcome. 
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The Beethoven Project will be welcoming Audicus, a hearing aid provider that offers their products at a significant discount by "removing the costs traditionally associated with buying a hearing aid, thus making the process more transparent". Join us to learn more about Audicus and the latest technology in hearing aids.
Check out the Audicus website for more information. Wednesday, April 9th at 11:30AM The Beethoven Project continues to meet on Wednesday mornings for music appreciation and issues related to hearing loss. Special thanks to our Columbia University Occupational Therapy students, Jared Wootan and Kathryn Michalak for putting together this lively and engaging program. This past Wednesday the group enjoyed an intimate performance by Tania Papayannopoulou, a Morningside Gardens resident and the director of the Unforgettable's Chorus. Check out these images from their visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Early American Guitar exhibit: 
While it's easy to wax nostalgic about the "good old days," they were not very good for many older Americans. Widespread poverty in the elderly population was commonplace just a couple of generations ago. Until the introduction of Medicare and the expansion of Social Security in the 1960's, the poverty rate among older Americans in 1968 was 25%. This rate had been reduced to 10% by 2008, thanks to these social programs. Nevertheless, poverty and hunger still exists among our elders. Here is a report from the National Council on Aging (NCOA).
Ron Bruno Facts about SNAP and Senior Hunger In the U.S., about 3 million low-income adults over age 60 rely on SNAP to stay healthy and make ends meet. On average, they receive $119 per month to help put food on the table. Here are some more key facts about SNAP and senior hunger. Too many seniors are going hungry
Too few seniors are enrolled in SNAP
Some groups of seniors are more affected Seniors are more likely to be food insecure if they:
SNAP is a good investment
Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The risk of getting colorectal cancer increases in age. More than 90% of cases occur in people who are 50 years old or older.
If you’re 50 years old or older, getting a screening test for colorectal cancer could save your life. To find out more information about colorectal cancer, click here. Marie Phillips, RN, BSN, MPH A Happy Marriage, by Asa ZatzA small group of ladies of compatible artistic and intellectual concerns living in an
Upper West Side Manhattan apartment house-complex would meet periodically to chat and exchange ideas. A question raised on one occasion was: What is the pleasantest comment you can offer about your husband? My beloved Alba’s reply, reported to me, was, “He can make me laugh.” Long before, while we were living in Mexico City, I came home one day and told her that a little earlier somebody had addressed me as "joven’"[young man]. “Who was it, Don Nemesio Garcia Naranjo?” Alba inquired, That was the name of the elder of a contingent of refugee intellectuals and artists from fascist Franco Spain granted asylum in Mexico by President Lazaro Cardenas. He was frequently photographed in his characteristic beret over his white mane. I was in my middle 40's at the time. A reminder that Anna, our SPARC Artist-in-Residence will be offering a free and public Mask Making Workshop on Saturday, March 29th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Morningside Gardens Recreation Center. The workshop is open to all, please spread the word! 
When I was in high school the Moody Blues released the album “A Question of Balance” that included the song “Question.” The song included the lines:
“To learn as we grow old The secrets of our souls” sung in Justin Heyward’s soulful voice. I was put in mind of this song while reading Carole Johannsen’s article in Reflections, the publication of the Yale Divinity School, which is partly based on a program that she led at MRHS in the winter and spring of 2012. The song refers to learning the “secrets of our souls” as we age --- not that wisdom is automatically given to us but must be sought out. It implies a certain excitement in the aging process --- after a lifetime of rabid activity there is a time to rest, reflect and integrate. I think Carole Johannsen’s article makes reference to similar processes as she calls for a need to recognize the unique quality of older persons’ spiritual lives, regardless of particular beliefs or non-beliefs. Also, this recent article in the NY Times about the "Science of Older and Wiser" came to my attention from Gardens resident Tamaara Tabb. Ron Bruno Gardens resident, Norma Armani is the founder of Rated SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York scheduled to begin tomorrow at the Quad Cinema. Click for more information.
Norma Armani is a relative newcomer to Morningside Gardens, having moved in during February 2012 with her husband Ared Spendjian. This is the launch of her film festival and will include over thirty socially relevant narrative and documentary films depicting human interest stories including shorts and features. Twelve of the feature films will be competing for a Grand Prize. Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! will deliver the festival’s keynote address on Tuesday March 18th and she will give out the “Rated SR Social Justice Award” for raising awareness to issues outside mainstream media. Some of the directors will be in attendance and will have Q&A sessions following their films screened at the festival. |
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