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Aging.
Do we expect the worst or do we expect the best?
The Postive Aging movement encourages us to
reframe aging so that it looks like being young
again (or even better, depending on the quality of
your early years). But life changes, and we
change, in ways we can't predict. In this issue of
Engage we look at positive aging through the eyes
of people who work with elders. How are they
encouraged to grow up and grow older through the
real, and often hard, lives of elders in their
care? And we offer a plethora of fun and free
events for you to enjoy in San Francisco this
month. Whether you are 25 or 75, being engaged
with your community and receiving the gifts of
those around you is postively good.
We hope you will
share Engage with your family and
friends.
Sincerely,
Institute
on Aging
Helping
Bay Area Seniors Live Independently
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Light in the
Darkness: Real Positive
Aging By
Michael
Kocher in Field of Aging
 "American society is awash in
the concept of positive or successful aging. Look
in any advertisement geared toward older adults
and you will most likely find a heterosexual
couple, in their early to mid sixties, gently
leaning on each other while flashing a bright
white smile that practically dings as you scan the
page. Browse the book store and you will find
plenty of books to help you - age well, age
positively, age smartly, age healthy, age
outrageously... As powerful and encouraging
as the message of positive aging is, there are a
vast number of people for whom aging is not
positive. It is a sad fact that genetics,
environment, behavior, mental health, and sheer
luck all have a say into how our later years of
life are lived out. Healthy active professionals
have had a stroke and can no longer care for their
home or themselves like they have for so many
years. Vibrant grandparents who have spent a
lifetime creating community for themselves and
others must transition to a nursing home -
confined to a room or two with someone assisting
them in getting their daily needs met... These are
the realities of aging for many people. The
positive aging message rings hollow and reeks of
promises unfulfilled... I would like
a little more acknowledgement of the often known
but unspoken beauty of courageous acclimation and
resilience to circumstances not of our choosing.
This creativity, and brashness, this need to
connect to find self and somehow give voice to our
experience allows for creative avenues to find
pleasure and make meaning in our world. And this
is what aging is about and it is positive...." | |
IOA
Research Shows Benefits of ADHC
Care
 Since the '70s, adult day
health care has been an alternative to nursing
home care for seniors with chronic illnesses,
disabilities or dementia - and a new study from
Institute on Aging (IOA) has found that it can
play a vital role in helping seniors maintain
their health and independence.
Adult day
health care programs provide seniors living in the
community with transportation to non-residential
facilities where they receive health services,
nutritious meals and social activities as many as
five days per week, helping to prevent premature
institutionalization and freeing family caregivers
to work or attend to errands. These programs are
also much less expensive than nursing home home
care.
IOA's research team followed
attendees of 16 San Francisco adult day health
centers and comparable adults who didn't attend a
day center. They found that day center attendees
had significantly fewer problems with regular
daily activities. The attendees also perceived an
increase in their quality of life, which can
result in better health, reduced health care use
and reduced mortality. Learn more
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IOA-Sponsored Art
Events
Color, Line
& Light - Mission Mural Exhibit
A
free exhibit
celebrating the completion of
Garden View, a mural by participants at
the On Lok Lifeways Mission Center, led
by CEYA artists Zimou Tan, Angela Tirrell and
Santiago Gervasi.
When: Tuesday, July 13,
4-6pm
Where: 4430 Mission
Street
San Francisco, CA 94112
Cost:
FREE Info: Email ceya@ioaging.org for more
information.
Positive Space - Two
Exhibits
Two free exhibits
celebrating the
completion of a year of classes with
artist Kelvin Ming Young. Join us and find out
more about classes at International House and
Notre Dame Apartments.
When:
Thursday, July 22,
4-6pm
Where: International
Hotel
848 Kearny Street San Francisco,
CA 94108
Cost:
FREE Info: Email
ceya@ioaging.org for more information.
When:
Tuesday, July 27, Noon-2pm
Where:
Notre Dame Apartments
1590 Broadway San Francisco, CA
94109 (Buzzer at the gate!)
Cost:
FREE Info: Email
ceya@ioaging.org for more information.
Fun & Free Events
- San Francisco
Golden Gate: The Life and Times of
America's Greatest Bridge
Celebrate
the release of Kevin Starr's latest book, Golden
Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest
Bridge, at the book launch party at the California
Historical Society. Golden Gate is a passionate
telling of the history of the bridge, and the rich
and peculiar history of the California experience.
When: Thursday, July 15,
6-8pm
Where: California
Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San
Francisco, CA
Cost: FREE
Info: Space is limited -
reservations required. RSVP 415-357-1848, ext.
229. For more information visit www.californiahistoricalsociety.orgFriday
Nights at the de Young: Bastille Day
Celebration
Friday Soirées with the
Alliance Française Bastille Day featuring
music, dance and lectures celebrating French
culture. Listen to live French-Gypsy-Funk music,
watch a ballet performance by Sunset Movement Arts
Center, see performers celebrate French
Impressionist painter Edgar Degas, lectures, art
making and more. When: Friday,
July 16, 5-8:45pm Where: De
Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden
Drive San Francisco,
CA Cost:
FREE Info: Visit http://deyoung.famsf.orgPlant
Trees during "Summer Sweep at the
Wharf"Join other volunteers and the
San Francisco Department of Public Works to
beautify our most popular tourists spots and
neighborhoods, and help keep San Francisco a
livable, vibrant, and sustainable city. Volunteers
will plant trees, work on greening projects,
remove weeds, paint out graffiti, and pick up
litter. When: Saturday, July
17, 9am - noon Where:
Fisherman's Wharf Embarcadero & Bay
Street San Francisco, CA
Cost: FREE
Info: www.sfdpw.org
The Golden Gate Park
Band
The always entertaining Golden
Gate Park Band performs from its huge repertoire
of music of all styles and eras, while wearing
cool uniforms. A not-to-be-missed San Francisco
tradition. Every Sunday through the end of
September
When: Sunday, July
18, 1pm
Where: Music
Concourse in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco,
CA
Cost:
FREE
Info:
www.bayareaonthecheap.com/golden-gate-park-band-free-concert/Stern Grove Festival
2010: Caravan
Palace/DePedro
An amalgamation
of Parisian subculture, jazz, and swing, Caravan
Palace's eccentric sound brings the past and
present together with an electric thread that
draws audiences to the dance floor. Guitarist and
songwriter Jairo Zavala's explosive solo project,
DePedro, is the culmination of years performing
with Latin rock bands Amparanoia, Los Coronas, and
Calexico.
When: Sunday, July 18, 2pm
Where: Sigmund Stern
Grove
19th Ave & Sloat Ave.
San
Francisco, CA
Cost:
FREE
Info: For information and
the full concert schedule visit: sf.funcheap.com/stern-grove-festival
San Francisco Symphony in
Dolores Park
The San Francisco
Symphony's annual free concert includes a special
tribute to Mexico with an afternoon of musical
favorites conducted by rising star Alondra de la
Parra, a native of Mexico City now based in New
York. Join the Consulate General of Mexico in San
Francisco and the Friends of Mexico 2010 in
celebrating the Bicentennial of the Independence
of Mexico. Pack a picnic basket and bring your
friends and family.
When:
Sunday, July 25, 2pm
Where:
Dolores Park
18th St & Dolores St
San
Francisco, CA
Cost: FREE
Info:
www.sfsymphony.orgSan Francisco Movie History
Night: Old Footage of SF
Guest Speaker
Ron Ross presents a collection of old San
Francisco movie footage at this monthly meeting of
the San Francisco History Association. Doors open
at 7pm, Program at 7:45pm. Light refreshments
included.
When: Tuesday, July
27, 7pm
Where: St. Philip's
Church
725 Diamond Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $5
Info: www.sanfranciscohistory.org/meetingsLindy in the Square: Swing
Dance in Union Square
The Swing
Dancers will turn back the clock and infect the
Square with dance fever the fourth Wednesday of
every month from May through September.
Introductory dance lessons will be followed by an
open dance floor. No partner
required.
When: Wednesday,
July 28, 6-8pm
Where: Union
Square
333 Post St.
San Francisco,
CA
Cost: FREE
Info: www.lindyinthesquare.com100th
Anniversary Celebration of the Angel
Island Immigration Station
Surrounded
by public controversy from its inception, the
Immigration Station on Angel Island put into
operation in 1910, celebrates its 100th
anniversary. The program includes a dedication of
the new exhibits including the Interrogation
Table, a book launch and signing by Erika Lee and
Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to
America, and cultural performances.
When: Saturday, July 31,
11am-4pm
Where: Angel Island
Cost: FREE, but ferry fare to
island is required
Info:
www.aiisf.orgRenegade Craft
Fair
The 3rd Annual Renegade Craft
Fair in San Francisco on July 31st and August 1st,
2010, at the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion.
This craft, art, design and DIY spectacular will
feature over 225 of today's finest indie-craft
talents from all over the nation. You can expect
to find all sorts of incredible handmade goods at
the Fair - everything from jewelry and clothing,
ceramics and stationery, bath products and
posters, housewares and comics, plush objects and
more.
When: Saturday, July 31,
11am-7pm
Where: Fort Mason
Festival Pavilion
San Francisco,
CA
Cost: FREE
Film
Night in the Park Outdoor Film
Series
Every summer Film Night in the Park
puts on free outdoor movies in parks throughout
San Francisco and the Bay Area. 2010 screenings
run from May 21st to September 25th with showtimes
starting at dusk or 8pm, whichever is later.
When &
Where: San Francisco Shows
Saturday,
8/7, Dolores Park, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
(1986)
Saturday, 8/28, Union Square, REAR
WINDOW (1954)
Saturday, 9/11, Wash. Sq. Park,
AMELIE (2001)
Saturday, 10/25, Dolores Park,
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
Time:
All shows begin at dusk or 8pm, whichever is
later
Cost:
FREE
Info: www.sfntf.org | |
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Every month we highlight a family
tradition, such as a recipe, a craft, or a cultural
holiday. Please suggest a tradition from
your family!
Did you know? Blueberries are one of the
few fruits native to North America. Wampanoag Indians
taught the Plymoth colony how to gather blueberries, dry
them under the summer's sun and store them for the
winter. Blueberries became an important food source for
the colonists, and were preserved and later canned. A
beverage made with blueberries was a staple for Civil
War Soldiers. And in the 1880s, the blueberry canning
industry began in the Northeast USA.
Even now over 90% of all of the
blueberries in the world are produced in the US.
Delicious and nutritious, we know
blueberries are full of antioxidants. But did you know
blueberries are excellent sources of vitamins A and C,
potassium, folic acid, and fiber? And they are low in
calories (1C = 80 calories) and virtually fat-free,
cholesterol-free and sodium-free.
Here's A Tip...
For year round enjoyment, freeze fresh, unwashed
berries on a baking sheet for 30 minutes. Place frozen
berries into airtight storage containers or bags and
keep in your freezer for blueberry pie, pancakes,
smoothies or cereal topping throughout the winter.
Learn more about freezing berries
and see a recipe for easy homemade blueberry pie filling.
We'd like to feature part of your heritage.
Share a recipe, tradition or family story. We'd love to
print it! Click
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