Coming
Into Our Years:
An Evening of Song, Discussion and Celebration
with
Jeanne Mackey
Monday, September 8, 2008
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Ann Arbor District Library
Pittsfield Branch, Program Room
2359 Oak Valley Drive,
Ann Arbor
Click here for more
information
My
Mother's Garden
Presented
by the UM Depression Center, the Hoarding Task Force
of Washtenaw County and Children of Hoarders
Tuesday, September 16
7:00 p.m.
Admission is FREE!
My Mother's Garden is the story of Eugenia
Lester, whose hoarding disorder has entered a dangerous and life
threatening stage. Directed by her daughter Cynthia Lester, it
documents how one family comes together to cope with their mother's
disorder and rebuild a lost sense of family.
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion with James
Abelson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the U-M Anxiety Disorders Program,
Joe Himle, Ph.D., M.S.W., associate director of the Anxiety Disorders
Program, Stephanie Preston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology,
U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Elizabeth Nelson,
Co-Founder, Children of Hoarders, and Cynthia Lester, the film's
director.
Who Will Care For Us
As We Age?
Caroline Blaum, M.D.
of the
UM Geriatrics Center
Tuesday, September 16
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room
*Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan
Geriatrics Center*
Click here for more information
Advocacy
Day of Dialogue
Join with other advocates in
Southeastern
Michigan and give your input
in the development of a region-wide advocacy plan
for older adults and persons with disabilities!
Wednesday, September 22, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Area Agency on Aging 1-B
29100 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 400
Southfield, MI
For
more information contact Amy Smyth, AAA 1-B Advocacy Coordinator,
at (800) 852-0545 or asmyth@aaa1b.com
After You’re
Gone:
Earth and Family Friendly
Funerals & Burials
Have you ever
considered the environmental impact of funerals and burials?
Join
the Blueprint for Aging
and Matthaei Botanical Gardens
for a lecture series on natural burial options, land conservation
and low-impact funeral care and memorials
On the first night of the series:
Sustainable
Burial Practices and How You Can
Help Protect
Michigan's Land Resources
Joe Sehee,
Founder, Green Burial Council
and
Donna Folland, Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy
On the second night of the series:
The
Reawakening of Historically Traditional Practices:
Home Funerals and
Natural Death Care
Erika Nelson, MSW and licensed
funeral director
** This talk will include local residents speaking about their
experiences participating in home funerals and much more**
Tuesday September 23rd and
Thursday September 25th
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Auditorium
1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor
**There are a limited numbers of seats for
this series**
Please reserve
in advance
$5.00 / person (For both lectures)
To
register for the series, Click here
Class
Number: 08-AE-39
For more information, visit www.mbgna.umich.edu
or call 734.647.7600
