Creative Arts and Aging Network: Memoirs

Friday, November 12, 2010

Seniors Storytelling Day will tell a wonderful story to you!

"The Best Day of My Life So Far...
Seniors Storytelling Day"

Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM

The Parkway Central Library *
The Free Library of Philadelphia

FREE

Inspired by her relationship with her grandmother, Benita Cooper started a a weekly storytelling and writing class at Philadelphia Senior Center. This class, The Best Day of My Life (So Far), is now a vibrant, multimedia storytelling project where older adults connect and share their stories with younger generations.

What happens when Philadelphia seniors open up by sharing stories from their lives? On Seniors’ Storytelling Day, be ready to smile, laugh and even cry as our city’s seniors take the stage to read stories that they have written, and answer questions from the audience.

Enjoy this video and get a taste of what to expect on Sunday:

And yes, The Best Day of My Life So Far...Storytelling Day has a Facebook Page!

(Can't see the video? Go to Artful Aging and enjoy!)

*The Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
No tickets required. For info call: 215-567-4341.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Memoirs: Making Sense of a Life

Linda L. Riley has written a nice article for Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s (PCA) Milestones e-news, Memoirs: making sense of life about Jerry Waxler.

"Jerry Waxler is passionate about memoir writing. Not just his – yours."

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Writers’ Conference, Waxler will be presenting the FREE program Find the Story in Your life: Four Steps to Translate Memories into Memoirs on Sunday, April 25, 2010, 2:00 –3:30 P.M. at Fishtown Airways, 200 E. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125

You can find some great articles and really helpful writer's information on Waxler's website, his blog, and on his Memory Writer's Network, such as: