Jun 16 2015
Question: Is there any way to prevent dementia? Answer: Most of us believe that increasing age brings with it a diminishing of all faculties, including our brain power. Brain researchers are doing fascinating research that dispels this myth and gives us hope that we can stimulate and renew our brains, just as we do our …
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Jun 11 2015
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Craft Toys for Kids is a project that the Longmont Kiwanis Club’s 40 plus members support. Using donated lumber, the members make wood toys for donation to kids in need that are served by organizations …
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May 26 2015
By Barbara Borg, MA, OTR Mobility Outreach Specialist, Via Mobility Services If you have ever had an illness or incident that resulted in being prescribed physical or occupational therapy, your treatment goals were towards an outcome of increased independence. Health care, and our culture overall, puts a premium on our being as independent as possible. …
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May 19 2015
Boulder Flatirons Rotary recently provided a grant to the WOW! Children’s Museum to sponsor the Bank of WOW! Exhibit. At this newly remodeled interactive display, children and families can practice money recognition, counting and basic math skills, and learn about saving and spending. Using play money designed by Museum visitors, children can pretend to be bank tellers or customers to make deposits …
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May 12 2015
Presented by The Society for Creative Aging/Viva Theater and the Boulder International Fringe Festival ‘Short Takes’ is medley of short plays and monologues, each with its own talented cast and director. Audiences are in for a carousel ride of ups and downs of life, showcasing comedy, poignant moments and lots of surprises. Pictured are some …
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May 12 2015
by Emily Cooper, Boulder County Area Agency on Aging Thousands of Boulder County residents share time, energy and love with older relatives, partners and friends who need part or full-time support. Whether caring for a parent with dementia, a partner with cancer, an aging friend with Parkinson’s—or for any other older loved one—“family” caregivers contribute greatly …
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Apr 30 2015
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s 58th annual season opens June 5th with a professional acting company that includes television and film star Peter Macon, perennial favorites and fresh new faces. Emmy Award winner Macon stars as Othello, reprising a role he played at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2008 & Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater in 2014. In addition …
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Apr 22 2015
People are living longer these days than ever before and they are healthier, too, as a result of breakthroughs in medicine, but innovative uses of information technology might play an increasingly important role, as well, in the future, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. A new report published by Kaiser Health News suggests …
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Apr 14 2015
Here’s the pitch: A rich mélange of sex, crime and politics when the hit Netflix series House of Cards meets a classic early Italian opera. That’s what audiences can expect to see onstage April 23-26 when CU-Boulder’s Eklund Opera Program stages the 17th-century drama, L’incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea), by Claudio Montiverdi, the inventor of …
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Apr 10 2015
Planting a garden from scratch can sound like a daunting task, especially for those who are new to the hobby. But with the right knowledge, you can have a successful, fruitful space and a great harvest. To get a head start on your garden, start seedlings indoors and transplant them into an outdoor garden. This …
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Mar 31 2015
A journey along Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways can combine new and old interests for a multi-day trip, or an adventure with one specific purpose in mind. Here are a few thought starters for your enjoyment: Theaters and Opera Houses. For those new to the arts or those with an existing appreciation for the arts, …
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Mar 24 2015
…celebrates America’s Greatest Generation through the jazzy, sentimental and patriotic music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the 1940s. The show’s music arrangements, costumes and choreography are as authentic as it gets. This brassy, nostalgic, romantic, upbeat 1940s musical …
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