11-28-09 E Mail Update to Seniors and Facilities
Greetings from Pam at ElderAudience! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
A few items to pass along to you…
**LAST CALL FOR FREE TICKETS TO TAKACS STRING QUARTET ON TUESDAY 12/8 AT
7:30 AT REED COLLEGE’S KAUL AUDITORIUM! A VERY FEW TICKETS REMAIN FOR THIS
CONCERT(THE ONES FOR MON 12/7 ARE ALREADY GONE). THE LONDON TIMES RECENTLY
DECLARED THE TAKACS QUARTET AS “THE FINEST IN THE WORLD!”. PLEASE E MAIL:
pam@elderaudience.com NO LATER THAN TUESDAY 12/1 AT 5 PM IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED.
NEW LISTING
**Proud to announce another Theatre listing, with a twist!
Stumptown Stages is a professional musical theatre company in Portland
that offers community outreach through musical entertainment for various
events and functions! Invite them to travel to your facility with such
shows as “Frostbite Follies” (a salute to the Holiday season), or
selections from their productions of “The Wiz” and “Dreamgirls.” They also
present full productions in the community that seniors will enjoy
attending! Check out Stumptown Stages’ listing in the Theatre, Music or
Holidays categories on ElderAudience.
**Most of you are probably already know that one of our listed
restaurants, The Old Spaghetti Factory, is a terrific place in Portland
for an Italian meal. And the view is splendid too! They have asked me to
pass along
these messages appropriate for this holiday season: If you buy $25 in gift
cards, you’ll get a $5 dining certificate for your next visit! Also,
remember the Old Spaghetti Factory for special holiday lunches and
dinners, and banquets. Great for your residents as well as staff parties!
Finally, they offer catering for groups. For more information, contact
Stacey Gonzales at (503)222-5375; staceyg@osf.com. Old Spaghetti Factory
is located at 0715 SW Bancroft St. in Portland. website: www.osf.com
And check out the other fine restaurants in our RESTAURANT category.
** By the way, please tell your favorite restaurants about ElderAudience
if you think they’d like to have more seniors as customers. They can learn
more by going to www.elderaudience and clicking on ‘How to be Listed” at
the top of the Home page, or they can e mail me at: pam@elderaudience.com
I would love to expand our Restaurant options! Thank you:)
**Remember our wonderful storytellers as you plan an activity this time of
year! For example, Ken Iverson has some stories that are especially
appropriate for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. And one local
activity director shared with me, “Ken’s lighthearted warmth and
fun-loving stories make him a resident favorite!” Read more about Ken
Iverson in the Storytellers category on ElderAudience, and arrange for him
to come to your facility or event
**Spotlight on Rick Meyers and his Old Time Music Show!Have you
checked out his listing? (Music, Novelty and Variety Shows categories)
Rick features old-time singalongs and familiar favorites from as early as
1850 and as late as 1950! The show includes a delightful mix of humor,
audience participation, and music played on the banjo, guitar, autoharp,
ukulele, spoons, musical saw, harmonica, jewsharp, washboard, and washtub
bass. (phew!)In addition to the singalongs, residents are encouraged to
play music with Rick using the various shakers, spoons, and triangles that
he brings for this purpose. The show is lively, personable, educational,
and loads of fun! It is guaranteed to bring back a lot of fond memories.
Sound system provided by request.**Rick is a trained therapeutic music
specialist and has provided healing music in a wide variety of settings
including residential care facilities, with adults in intensive care,
brain-damaged individuals, hospice patients, and Alzheimers/dementia
patients. The musical activities Rick uses are tailored to meet the needs
of the individual or group he is working with.His services often include
room-to-room visits and working with small groups.
Hope you have a fine week!
Pam
Pam Waldman
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