http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events.html Presentation by Dr. Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Helen Bader Endowed Professor in Applied Gerontologgy, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Response by Maria Ledger, Assistant Director, Long Term Support, Director, Milwaukee County Family Care-Care Management Organization http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/recognizing-the-family-caregiver-as-the.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:38:12 GMT A personal, experimental testimony about her fight with ovarian cancer from celebrated lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer, A Horse is Not a Metaphor confronts ovarian cancer with visions of horseback riding and river swimming. Identifying herself as a "cancer thriver as well as survivor,” she here shares a densely layered work, personal and hopeful. (And with music by Meredith Monk.) Hammer writes: "Freedom is movement, freedom is ease; freedom is a horse galloping with mane and tail flying in the wind. Freedom is my eye and mind following the flow of expression through movement. Freedom is riding my horse on a trail exploring the unknown and seeing with fresh eyes as the world becomes new again. A Horse Is Not A Metaphor is about the power of living in the present to the fullest and with the greatest freedom." Hammer’s new work will screen with two earlier 16mm experimental shorts--Vital Signs (9min, 1991) and Sanctus (19min., 1990)--that intermingle found footage and texts with dazzling optical play to meditate on the body and medical practice, life and death. Friday, September 7, 5 p.m. FREE In Jacques Nolet’s, Before I Forget, (Avant que j’oublie),an aging hustler is portrayed on how he copes with the insufficiencies and threatened indignities of his advancing years. In one of the season’s most critically acclaimed films, director and star Jacques Nolot unveils the most radical gay body you will see this year. In the final chapter of his ongoing filmic autobiography (the last installment, Porn Theatre, played here in 2002), he plays Pierre-- like Nolot, a former, and once dapper enough, gay gigolo--still trying to live off the once-lavish support of a former client. He contends with loneliness, writer’s block, the increasing complications of his HIV, and a kind of existential disregard, all of which he tries to mollify with smokes, drinks, commiseration with friends, and sex with hustlers. John Waters praises the film by calling it the “best feel bad gay movie ever made” and Dennis Lim of The New York Times wrote that it “trains an unflinching spotlight on a species that, to judge from the movies, might as well be extinct: the aging homosexual.” In the film’s exquisite regardez-moi final shot, Nolot shines that spotlight in an act of outrageous defiance, the boldest act of the Festival, one that taunts us as it challenges the history of gay cinema. Friday, September 12, 5 p.m. The Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival is one of the community's longest running film festivals celebrates its 21st anniversary with an international array of the finest and newest in films and videos by and about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. The screening-packed eleven days of features, documentaries, and shorts opens at the Oriental Theatre with the local premiere of Tom Gustafson's Were the World Mine. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/cac-co-sponsoring-two-films-at-the.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:55:06 GMT Renowned dementia expert Dr. Lawrence Whalley will visit Milwaukee to present, "Finding Signposts Along the Pathways to Dementia," at the Medical College of Wisconsin on August 4, from 4-6 p.m. Dr. Whalley, Crombie-Ross Professor of Mental Health at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, will describe his discovery of long-lost archival data on IQ, and how this remarkable find facilitated his program of dementia research. He will report on newly-discovered environmental and genetic factors involved in dementia risk. Dr. Whalley will give special emphasis to the role of diet in protecting mental functioning as we age. This lecture will be of interest to nurses, social workers, family caregivers, other dementia-care professionals and interested community members. This lecture is free and open to the public. A donation of $5 is suggested. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/finding-signposts-along-the-pathways-to.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:40:40 GMT 20th Annual Institute on Aging Colloquium "Understanding Healthy Aging: Contributions from Midus" http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/institute-on.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:43:02 GMT Almost Home, a PBS feature-length cinema verité documentary chronicling a year in the life of a retirement community in America's Midwest, will be shown at the Chicago Cultural Center. A character-driven, true-life drama, Almost Home engages viewers while eliciting important issues such as: coping with disability and dementia; adapting to how aging changes relationships; negotiating caregiving responsibilities; preparing for the end of life; the economics of nursing home care; the difficulty of surviving on nursing assistant wages; and the challenge of changing nursing homes. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/livingwellconferenceenvisionthepossibilities/almost_home_screening_and_q_a_with_directors_at_chicago_cultural_center.html Fri, 30 May 2008 16:24:40 GMT This program repeats for five more Saturdays: 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 The program is designed to help family caregivers provide better self care and ways to meet the challenges involved with caregiving. The goals of this quality six 2 1/2 hour session program are to help caregivers: Identify and reduce stress; Communicate feelings, needs and concerns; Manage challenging situations; Learn from emotions; Master tough caregiving situations; and Locate helpful resources. Cost: $20 for book Scholarships are available. Free care for older adults may be available. Call the Family Caregiver Support Network at 414.220.8600 to discuss options. [Locate other sessions](http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/caregiving/) throughout the state. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/takingcareofyoupowerfultoolsforcaregiving.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:00:54 GMT Bringing supportive services to older people in "independent" apartments/condos. A conference for Milwaukee-area senior housing developers, operators/managers, service providers, policy makers, and financial institutions. Cost: (includes continental breakfast and lunch) $45 MAC member $60 nonmember http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/linkinghousingelderlyservicesforbottomlinebestpractice.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:31:30 GMT Celebrating people who provide leadership in the field of aging, this year's annual luncheon recognizes 10 years since the authorization of Family Care. Tommy Thompson is keynote speaker. Stephanie Sue Stein of the Milwaukee County Department on Aging will receive the leadership award. The Caregiver of the Year will also be honored. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/milwaukeeagingconsortiumannualawardsluncheon.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:54:09 GMT Celebrate the accomplishments of our graduate students completing the Certificate in Applied Gerontology. Dr. Nancy Morrow Howell of George Washington University in St. Louis will address the grads. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/graduationcelebration.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:50:07 GMT Living Well Conference, a joint endeavor of the Southeastern Wisconsin Area Agency on Aging and Catholic Charities, is an annual gathering aimed at educating and energizing older adults to live fuller lives. This one-day event is the only regional aging conference geared specifically to equip older adults residing in Southeastern Wisconsin with knowledge of critical issues and resources; to actively engage understanding of the balance of "health wholeness" throughout the aging process. The format is interactive and informative, consisting of exceptional keynote presentations, dynamic breakout sessions, preventative health screenings, and comprehensive exhibitors. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/livingwellconferenceenvisionthepossibilities.html Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:50:19 GMT Opening reception for Carrie Hoelzer, former student of photographer Wing Young Huie, CAC's first Resident in Applied Arts. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/thesisterhoodphotographyexhibit.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:58:33 GMT Event is now closed for registration Songwriting Works: promoting health through the power of song Judith-Kate Friedman, founder of SWW, will offer a day-long training complete with a sample songwriting session with older adults with memory loss. SWW is a powerful and joyful process with any group, but is particularly effective for those who experience difficulties with language. Don't miss this chance to create song and take home the tools and enthusiasm to try this approach with your own groups. 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 - 2:00 p.m. Workshop Registration Fee: $60 (includes lunch and Manual) http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/workshopinsongwritingworks.html Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:54:17 GMT This workshop highlights a health professional, Dr. Carol Ott, of UWM College of Nursing, who conducted a study on grief and personal growth in caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. In this presentation, Dr. Ott will give a brief overview of the different types of dementias, treatments, issues and resources that can assist caregivers as the disease progresses, and sources of information. There will be ample time for questions and answers. Feel free to bring your lunch. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/caringforthecaregiverofapersonwithalzheimersdiseaseorotherdementia.html Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:13:36 GMT Due to a family emergency, the PUBLIC FORUM of our Next Step Think Tank, "Partnerships in Aging and Family Caregiving: Getting Innovation into Practice," will be rescheduled. A gathering of some of the country's leading scholars and practitioners will be on hand. Stay tuned for the new date and registration information. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/savethedate.html Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:14:06 GMT StoryCorps founder Dave Isay will give a presentation about the project and its new book, Listening is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/untitled-3.html Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:11:35 GMT The mastermind behind [Duplex Planet](http://www.duplexplanet.com), Greenberger shares his 30 year journey of engaging in the art of conversation with the old and otherwise forgotten. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/untitled-1.html Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:29:07 GMT Reserve a booth for your organization or register individually. Sign up now! http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/annualnetworkingconferenceforprofessionalsinaging.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:20:38 GMT Professor Howard Giles, UC-Santa Barbara to present "Intergenerational communication and aging across cultures." http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/departmentofcommunicationcolloquium.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:26:38 GMT Thursday, September 20th from 2-3p.m., UWM Union 147 http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/appliedgerontologycertificatestudentmeeting.html Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:18:42 GMT Presentations of planned research for nonprofit research mini-grants sponsored by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at UWM. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/events/nonprofitresearchcolloquium.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:10:39 GMT