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CURRENT EVENTS

Willmar Creativity Matters Campaign Kickoff
October 21, 2008
Willmar will be the home of a kickoff event for MnCAAN's Creativity Matters for Older Minnesotans campaign.
Iron Range Campaign Kickoff Event
October 27, 2008
Virginia will be the home of the Iron Range kickoff event for MnCAAN's Creativity Matters for Older Minnesotans campaign on Oct. 27.
Free Concert by Synod Senior Band
October 28, 2008
Synod Senior Band's final performance of the year is a free concert in St. Louis Park.
Mankato Campaign Kickoff Set for Oct. 29
October 29, 2008
The Mankato campaign kickoff for Creativity Matters for Older Minnesotans, organized by Sunrise Cottage, is scheduled for Oct. 29.
Creativity Campaign Kickoff in Marshall
November 15, 2008
Marshall will be the home of a kickoff event for MnCAAN's Creativity Matters for Older Minnesotans campaign on Nov. 15. This event is one of 12 being held in Minnesota communities to: 1) raise awareness about the benefits of lifelong creative engagement; 2) expand opportunities for older Minnesotans to participate in professionally led arts programs.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Community Connections will interest you if are:

  • 50+ looking for arts activities to take part in
  • Offering arts activities for older adults in your organization or community

You may want to find an art class, write your memoir, learn a music instrument, or perform onstage. You may be an artist or arts program administrator, director of a senior or community center, librarian, coordinator of a senior hostel program, community education director, arts organization leader, coordinator for college and university programs, or active in some other way in your community supporting older adults in creatively expressing themselves.

MnCAAN aims to be the best resource for information about arts and aging in your community. We can do this by connecting you with like-minded organizations, artists and creative groups in your backyard and statewide. You’ll find news, events, classes, workshops, artists and much more.

Go to Events / News and Community Involvement, and learn more about our resources.

Come back often and watch us grow.

Connect With Your Community
Now you can contribute to connecting the older adults in your community with creative activities.

If you are an artist, group, or organization wishing to advertise your current or up-coming arts activities, click here to submit your details, and we will post them in this section under Events and News.

Help us grow. Click here to tell us what you would like as an additional resource in this sector of COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. Your input will be a vital resource for all who share our vision.