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Fifteen Wyoming libraries will soon offer arts-based programming that will enrich the lives of older adults (55+) in their communities through the Creative Aging in Wyoming Public Libraries Project. The project is made possible through a partnership between the Wyoming State Library, Wyoming Arts Council, and Lifetime Arts with funding from the Wyoming Community Foundation and the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust. “Wyoming is a beautiful state full of artistic inspiration,” said S...

Art sale Local artists will come together from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1 for an outside Spring Fling Art Sale at 1104 N. Rotary Drive, High Point. The event will include paintings from Kathryn Cushwa Gerace and Jennifer Donley and pottery from Kelly Brooke Pottery. Also featured will be Carolina Red Café with locally roasted coffee and baked goods. Gerace, a High Point native, creates custom watercolors, hand painted family portraits, digital art prints, note cards and greeting cards. Go to et...

Read Article AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission is expanding its programming for older citizens thanks to an infusion of $60,000 to support Creative Aging initiatives throughout the state. The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, in collaboration with Aroha Philanthropies, announced its Leveraging State Investments in Creative Aging grant award to 36 state and jurisdictional arts agencies, including Maine, to facilitate programming for lifelong learning, social engagement and improved ...

Two Michigan groups will virtually host a "New-To-Medicare" class for seniors By: Matt Nagy Courtesy: Area Agency on Aging IV ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich. -- Region IV Area Agency on Aging and the Michigan Medicare and Medicaid Assistance Program will be offering a free and virtual “New-To-Medicare” class in April. If you will be turning 65 soon and have questions about M...

Credit Image courtesy of Lifetime Arts The Wyoming Arts Council has partnered with the Wyoming State Library and Lifetime Arts to train Wyoming-based artists and librarians on Creative Aging. Creative Aging is a way to address adverse health effects associated with aging, by practicing intentional arts engagement. And now, the Wyoming Arts Council is accepting applications from artists and librarians in the state who want to participate in this training. Joshua Chrysler, who is the health and ...

Robbie Harris has more. Since the pandemic means you can’t perform inside most public spaces, Courtney Surmanek and Steven Licardi decided to create a new kind of show to be performed by players outside a building. Their audience, inside, sees the show through a window. “So, yeah, ‘Theater Through Windows.’  That’s what they now call the show.  We came up with the kind of whimsical name. I dont think we came up with a name first…" “No, it was a work in progress. Licardi pointing...