Page Outline

• Rhythm Break Studios: Tea Dance Social
• Rubin Museum of Art: Mindful Connections
• Folk Art Reflections
• Sights & Scents - The Cloisters Museum
• Meet Me At MoMA
• MoMA Studio Art for adults with early stage Alzheimer's disease
• Arts & Minds - Harlem Hospital Center & The Studio Museum in Harlem

Care For Caregivers
Tea Dance Social

Take an afternoon and have some fun, dancing and socializing. For people with dementia, their loved ones, caregivers and friends. Learn a few ballroom dance moves at a real ballroom dance studio.

Come as you are, no special clothes or shoes required. No partner needed but feel free to bring a friend or family member. Refreshments will be served.

featuring
The Pro Dance Instructors from
New York Partner Dance
hosted by
Rhythm Break Cares

Monday, Feb 13th 2012, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Rhythm Break Studios
1261 Broadway Suite 510, NYC, NY 10001 -(646) 742-9014

Admission is $10 per guest.*
Pre-regsitration is required.
Class sizes will be limited, so call now.
Please visit us at www.rhythmbreakcares.org for more program details.
*scholarships may be awarded on a special basis
Proceeds will be used to help Rhythm Break Cares and Dance for Alzheimers Programs
Villagecare - Atria Senior Living - 80th Street Senior Residence - Hearthstone - JASA

Mindful Connections: For Visitors
with Dementia and their Caregivers

Mindful Connections is a tour program for people with dementia and their caregivers. Trained museum guides facilitate a gallery experience designed to promote conversation and engagement with works of art and each other.

For a complete schedule and to register, please visit the Rubin Museum of Art.

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Meet Me At Moma 2012 Dates: Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. January 10 February 7 March 13 April 17 May 8 June 12

Join us for our program for individuals with dementia and their family members or care partners. Meet Me at MoMA provides a forum for dialogue through looking at art. Specially trained MoMA educators highlight themes, artists, or exhibitions during an interactive program in the MoMA galleries.

Programs are scheduled once a month on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.

This program is free of charge. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Reservations begin one month in advance of each program. For more information or to register, contact MoMA Access Programs at (212) 333-1265, (212) 247-1230 (TTY), or accessprograms@moma.org.

MoMA is located at 11 West Fifty-third Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Enter through The Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder Building entrance, east of the Museum’s main entrance on Fifty-third Street.

Access Programs are made possible by a lead grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Major annual support is provided by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Additional support is provided by MetLife Foundation, Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Helen Bader Foundation, an anonymous donor, J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation, Ducommun and Gross Family Foundation, Dorothy S. Fried Trust, Charles Henry Leach II Foundation, Langner Family Fund of The New York Community Trust, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, and other generous donors.

The MoMA Alzheimer’s Project: Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia is made possible by

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The Museum of Modern Art is please to offer an eight-week studio art program tailored to adults with early-stage Alzheimer's disease and their care partners or friends. Participants will engage in collaborative projects inspired by contemporary art practices. Exploratory in nature, this pilot program will focus on participatory art making as a way to engage with ideas and with each other.

as we would like to foster a sense of community and continuity, attendence is expected for all eight sessions.

Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28

This program meets at the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, located at 4 West 54 Street, just off of Fifth Avenue.

This program is free of charge. Space is extremely limited and preregistration is required. For more information or to register, call (212) 333-1265 or email meryl_schwartz@moma.org.
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We invite individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners, to participate in discussions, handling sessions, art making, and other interactive and multisensory activities in the galleries and in the classroom. Programs meet in the Uris Center for Education, ground floor.

Free, but reservations are required. Contact Access and Community Programs at 212-650-2010 or access@metmuseum.org.

Met Escapes
Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m
January 29 - Art-making workshop
February 26 - Gallery Tour

Wednesday, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
January 11 - Gallery Tour
February 8 - Gallery Tour

Brooklyn Afternoons: Art and Conversation for Individuals with Memory Loss

Brooklyn Afternoons is a monthly gallery program for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers at the Brooklyn Museum. Each program provides an opportunity to enjoy conversation, works of art, and each other. Join us for light refreshments following the tour.
FM assistive listening devices are available. Brooklyn Afternoons is free of charge. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, please call (718) 501—6229 email access@brooklynmuseum.org. 

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