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PAST EVENTS VAN Forum Highlights MnCAAN and the Arts Read more... Watercolor Classes: Ebenezer Ridges Read more... Wilderness Digital Photography: Capture Images of Northern Minnesota Read more... More Past Events


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COMMUNITY EVENTS

Vanishing: The Wonderland of Aging

October 26 to December 19, 2008

Older women artists engage in a visual discourse about the enigmatic, disquieting experience of growing old.

Talking Suitcases: Recapturing Joy

November 21 to 23, 2008

Create a "Talking Suitcase" to illustrate important stories from your life in this weekend workshop.

Pottery Class

November 24 to December 15, 2008

Pottery class offered in Alexandria

Marshall Meeting on Arts and Aging

December 9, 2008

A follow-up meeting will be held to work on ideas generated at MnCAAN's campaign kickoff in Marshall.


	IN THE NEWS First Campaign Kickoffs a Big Success Creativity clearly matters for older Minnesota in and around Alexandria, Virginia, Mankato, Marshall, and Willmar. Dozens of professionals and community members showed up at each of these locations to say so during MnCAAN campaign kickoffs this fall. Read more... Northern Clay Center Gets $500,000 Grant The Wallace Foundation has announced a grant of $500,000 to Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis to help them attract participants over age 55. Read more... Best of Times Features MnCAAN The fall issue of a Twin Cities publication discusses creativity and aging in two articles, both of which highlight the work of MnCAAN. Read more... Challenge Negative Stereotypes About Aging The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) program in the Twin Cities has organized The Pretty Good Players, a performing group that gives honest, upbeat presentations about aging. They want to lessen the public's fear of aging and dispel negative stereotypes about older adults. Read more... Poetry — Golden Age Expression Mary Lawson, former director of the Minneapolis Public Library, is now a certified poetry therapist with her own business, 'Golden Age Expressions.' Recently, she spoke about her work and MnCAAN at the University of Minnesota class on older adult education Read more... Got Yarn To Share? What happens when a young child comes to school without a hat or mittens on a freezing day? If they're lucky, the teacher will hand them a gift from the Marvelous Mitten Makers. Creativity and kindness are the mix that make this happen. Read more... Older Theatre Pros Create Show with Aging Themes A group of well-known theatre professionals in the Twin Cities, all past 65, staged a play about some of their common concerns and desires, ranging from 'regularity' to invisibility to fear of nursing homes. Read more...


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