1-16-10 E Mail update for seniors and senior facilities
Greetings from Pam at ElderAudience!
So much to share, once again…
First off, a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
**ElderAudience is growing to include the Mid-Willamette Valley! Please
spread the word to senior facilities in Salem, Corvallis and Albany that
ElderAudience is also a resource for them! In the coming weeks, new
listings will appear for entertainers and others in the Mid-Valley area.
Also, some of those already listed on ElderAudience are available to
travel to the Mid-Valley. I will do my best to identify listings with
particular geographic limits, and I have also started a Mid-Willamette
Valley category on ElderAudience. If you know of performers, speakers or
destinations based in the Mid Valley that might be suitable, please send
them my way, by having them contact me at info@elderaudience.com. Thanks!
NEW LISTINGS!
**New listing!In a “one-man-show” Charles M. Province recreates an
old-time Radio Show populated with impressions of various celebrities and
entertainers from the “good old days.” Shows include dramatic readings,
soap operas, musical numbers, original commercials, and jokes from the
bygone era of live radio! Charles is also available to bring “W.C.Fields”
to your special engagement! (see pic on his website)
**New Listing! Magician Steve Peterson has been performing his Minor
Miracles Magic show for over 50 years, appearing at fairs, corporate
events and private parties.He offers strolling close up magic as well as
stage shows. Steve is Corvallis-based, but is is available to travel
Portland to Eugene. Read more about Steve’s Minor Miracles Magic show
under the Novelty and Variety Shows categories on ElderAudience, and
arrange for him to entertain at your next event!
**Just listed! A fascinating place to visit: The Mission Mill
Museum in Salem. The Mission Mill Museum is devoted to preserving and
sharing the history of the 1834 Oregon Methodist Mission, 1843 Oregon
Pioneers and the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, which produced wool products from
1889 to 1962.The Mill has been designated an American Treasure by the
National Park Service! See preserved Mission houses, an Oregon Trail
settler’s house, a historic church and the structures, equipment, and
original water-powered turbine of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill with related
artifacts. Museum exhibits change frequently–going on now and into May,
see the “Facing Statehood” Exhibition, which celebrates Oregon’s
sesquicentennial, and interprets the pre-statehood years of Oregon.Lots of
other events and activities are described on the Museum’s website at
www.missionmill.org. Please check out Museum Mill Museum’s listing under
Museums or Outings and arrange a trip! There is also a museum store as
well as a cafe on site for tea or lunch.
**Just listed! New Century Players is a community theatre in Oregon City.
It is presenting the famous play, TWELVE ANGRY MEN: “A young man has just
stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. It looks like an
open-and-shut case until one of the jurors begins opening the others’
eyes.” Performance dates: February 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, at 7:30 PM , and
February 7 & 14 at 3PM Tickets: $10 for seniors, and Group Discounts
available!Read more about New Century Players in our Theatre category, or
go to their website at www.newcenturyplayers.org.
**New listing! Portland Lace Society is a group of lacemakers from the
greater Portland/Vancouver area, who are available to travel to your
facility for demonstrations of their craft.They want you to know that this
“dying art” is alive and well. The group members are VOLUNTEERS, so there
is no charge for their visits. Please read their listing under the
Education/Instruction, Speakers, or Hobbyists categories (and see the
gorgeous picture).
OTHER NEWS!
** The Just for Fun Singers, who are listed on ElderAudience, continue to
be available, but are no longer travelling to facilities beyond the
Mid-Willamette Valley because they are based in Salem.This mixed part
choral group of about 90 singers “sing for the fun of it because it keeps
us young!” Their ages range from 50 to 94. For 2010, their musical theme
is “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing”. Just For Fun’s performances
are NO CHARGE, although they gratefully accept donations. Read about Just
For Fun Singers in ElderAudience’s Music category.
**Anyone out there interested in participating in a Beanbag baseball
competition with other senior living communities? Michele from Courtyard
Village in Raleigh Hills has asked me to spread the word: “Do you have a
bean bag baseball team? Would you like to play teams from other
communities? Hi, I’m Michele, the activity director from Courtyard
Village-Raleigh Hills. We have a team which would love to play others. If
there is enough interest, would people be interested in a “league” for
the summer? We would have to come up with general rules for playing one
another.Please join the PortlandVancouverSeniorActivitiesDirectors group on
yahoo at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortlandVancouverSeniorActivitiesDirectors
We can set up a playing schedule or we could keep it “loose”
(independently call each other for a game).Hope to chat with some of you
on the yahoo group about this! Thanks.”
** It can be a bit overwhelming to look through all the listings in our
Music category, but when you have a moment, click on Matthew Kern! The
Oregonian has praised Matthew’s piano music as “wildly romantic” and
“wonderful”.Matthew began playing the piano at the age of three. You may
well have heard him play, as he served as the house pianist for the
Nordstrom in downtown Portland for nearly ten years! He has performed at
numerous local venues including Pazzo Ristorante, the Multnomah Athletic
Club, the Waverly Club, the Racket Club, the Hilton Portland, Portland’s
White House, the Heathman, Benson, and Governor Hotels, the Portland City
Grill, and many, many more.Matthew was raised on the music of Frank
Sinatra, Nat King Cole,Ella Fitzgerald and jazz greats such as Louis
Armstrong.He has also released 2 CD’s. Contact Matthew Kern for a program
at your facility or event!
**Now is the time to look ahead to St. Patrick’s Day! A fine way
to celebrate it is with Beltaine, the group featuring hammered dulcimers,
guitar, flute, marimbula and vocals. The Beltaine trio plays Celtic and
traditional music from around the world, and they keep it lively with
spritely tunes, stories and jokes!Beltaine performs throughout the
Northwest at many events. Check out their listing under Music or Holidays
and arrange a St. Paddy’s Day celebration at your facility!Their own
website is www.beltainemusic.com.
**ElderAudience-listed Elvis Tribute artist Mark Stevenz has been winning
Elvis contests all over the place!Recently, he competed in a two night
Elvis contest at Spirit Mountain Casino, on what would have been Elvis
Presley’s 75th birthday.Wearing a spectacular black & white jumpsuit
replica of one that Elvis wore in the early 1970′s called the Cisco Kid,
Mark received a standing ovation for his rendition of “My Way” the first
night which landed him in the top three. The top three contestants from
Friday night were then asked back for the finals on Saturday. On
Saturday, Mark came out in Leather, a replica of the leather outfit Elvis
wore in the “1968 Comeback” TV Special. A fast and edgy “Jailhouse Rock”
and a powerful rendition of “If I dream” led Mark to a final showdown
between the top two contestants. Ray-vis of Portland, OR chose to sing the
popular gospel song “Peace in the Valley” and Mark chose the powerful
gospel song “How Great Thou Art”. Sending chills thoughout the crowd,
Mark nailed the highs and lows of the powerful song and received two
standing ovations to garner him the win.This past October, Mark also
received first place when he competed against 15 other “ELVII” at an Elvis
Contest in Gresham.And in late February, he will be traveling to Yuma,to
compete in the Elvis Tribute Artist contest at the ELVIS EXPO FESTIVAL. In
addition, he hopes to compete at the “Chinook Winds Casino Ultimate Elvis
contest preliminary” in Lincoln City, OR at the end of April and the
“Ultimate Elvis Contest preliminary” @ the Penticton Elvis Festival in
Penticton, BC in late June. The winner of each Ultimate Elvis Contest
Preliminary qualifies to compete in the finals of the “Ultimate Elvis
Tribute Artist” national contest in Memphis, TN (sponsored by Elvis
Presley Enterprises). The winner of the national contest receives of the
$20,000, along with the title of “The Ultimate Elvis” and a contract with
Legends in Concert in Las Vegas.Amid all this, Mark is still performing
locally and available to entertain at your facility–so please check out
his listing (Elvis Tribute Artist Mark Stevenz-Mark and The Memphis
Kings)under Music!
**What about some old time fiddle music to cheer us up in this
dreary,drizzly weather? Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, who are listed in the
Music category, is a a group of musicians who play and promote the old
time fiddle music of years ago. They say about themselves: “This is the
music grandpa and grandma used to listen and dance to. We provide a warm
and delightful performance down memory lane!” You can read more about them
at their own website, oregonoldtimefiddling.org. Contact them to arrange a
program at your facility or event!
***ATTENTION ALL ACTIVITIES DIRECTORS! New Yahoo group starting for Senior
Activities Directors in the Portland/Vancouver area! To join, go to this
address on the web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortlandVancouverSeniorActivitiesDirectors/
(sorry, it’s long, I know)This group is a central place for activities
directors to exchange ideas and collaborate on activities of mutual
interest. Less formal groups (or even other official ones) may exist
already. Feel free to use this forum in addition if you like! May this
Yahoo group serve as a tool for activities directors to strengthen their
communication with peers at other facilities and devise exciting and fun
ways to work together for the benefit of seniors!
That’s all for now. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Pam
Pam Waldman
(503)245-7583
www.elderaudience.com
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