Linden Center for Creativity and Aging
Outreach Concerts continue at Senior Living Centers
The Linden Center partners with the Enduring Masters Music Series to bring music to senior living centers in a series of performances by Ithaca College professor, David Parks and his Jazz group "Purple Banana Jazz", playing some "Easy Listening" Jazz selections. This four concert series begins at Longview, near IC Campus, 3pm March 29th, 2009. The Ithaca College -Longview Partnership, administered by the Gerontology Institute, enriches the College's Curriculum, facilitates intergenerational experiences, enhances personal and professional growth, promotes volunteerism, and provides quality of life for both Longview and College Communities.
Martha Bowers Residency, funded by the Linden Center, Will Involve Seniors and Students in Creative Dance
Senior residents of Longview and Ithaca College students will have an opportunity to work on a creative dance project with Martha Bowers, nationally recognized choreographer/ director and producer of large scale community events and site-specific productions that engage culturally diverse communities in dialogue about socio-political issues. The Bowers residency will look at issues of creativity and aging, funded by a grant from the Linden Center for Creativity and Aging at the Gerontology Institute, Ithaca College. Bowers meets with modern dance students at the Ithaca College Campus on February 15th at 12:00 pm, and on Feb. 16 at Dillingham Hall, 4-6 pm. She will meet with interested residents of Longview at 10:30 am on the 16th, after giving a presentation at Longview at 7pm on the 15th of February. In March she returns for rehearsals, coaching and presentations. The final performances TBA.
For more information about the residency, please call or email Susie Monagan at 274-3915 and smonagan@ithaca.edu.
Creativity Can Keep You Young
Part of a recently celebrated 10 year relationship with Ithaca College, the Intergenerational Choir is a favorite activity at Longview, a residential senior community offering its residents an active and stimulating life.
Fall Conference on Creativity and Aging
Plan to attend this important conference in the field of Creativity and Aging with nationally recognized visiting speakers October 1, 2009. Look for details soon!
Poetry Contest
Statewide poetry contest for high school students, sponsored by the Linden Center for Creativity and Aging. The contest is offering first, second, and third prizes of $300, $200, and $100, with two $50 honorable-mention awards as well. Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges affiliated with Ithaca College and will be invited to read their poems at the Gerontology Institute's reception on campus as part of the Finger Lakes Literary Festival to be held in Ithaca during October of 2009. Deadline for entries is June 15, 2009. To enter, click on this link- www.ithaca.edu/gerontology/poetrycontest
The Lindens' Commitment
The Linden Center for Creativity and Aging was inaugurated on October 11, 2007, by a generous gift from Judi and Jay Linden. The Lindens recognize the need to better understand the links between aging and creativity and the opportunities aging presents for all persons and institutions in society. In particular, they believe it is critical for college students and programs, regardless of discipline, to embrace these opportunities and use them to create new knowledge, products, and art. To that end, they have established the Linden Center for Creativity and Aging within the Gerontology Institute at Ithaca College.
Opportunities with an Aging Population
With the U.S. Census Bureau foretelling an enormous growth in the elder population by 2030, the Linden Center will be on the forefront of looking at the potential positive impacts of this historic national trend. Through classes and lectures, students will learn the opportunities that an aging population creates for them in various fields such as communications, business, and health sciences.
Ithaca as an Interdisciplinary Model
Ithaca College is an ideal institution to address this expanded vision of the links between an aging society, creativity, and innovation. It has highly regarded programs in business, health sciences, music, communications, and the humanities and sciences that are recognized as among the best among other comprehensive colleges. The Gerontology Institute works with faculty from all these areas on research projects, teaching and curriculum development, and community outreach and education activities. The interdisciplinary structure of the Gerontology Institute allows it to integrate activities from across campus and relate them to the aging.