Commission on Aging Offers Second Annual Creative Aging Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 13, 2012

For more information, contact:
Julie Hill, Commission on Aging, 332.2355, jhill@cardon.us
Sue Owens, Program Specialist, Community & Family Resources Dept., City of Bloomington, 349.3468, owenss@bloomington.in.gov

Commission on Aging Offers Second Annual Creative Aging Festival

Bloomington, IN - In recognition of Older Americans Month, the City of Bloomington Commission on Aging invites the community to celebrate the culture of creativity in our aging population. Since Bloomington is known as both an arts and retirement destination, the Commission will recognize these two attributes through its second annual Creative Aging Festival in May.

The goals of the Creative Aging Festival are to highlight the artistic talents of older adults; promote intergenerational understanding through dialogue, sharing traditions, and storytelling; and increase awareness about the value of creative engagement to adult health and well being.

The Commission has developed an online Creative Aging Festival program guide that will detail the creative aging events and exhibits happening in May. Printed guides will be distributed to arts and aging venues in the area. The Creative Aging Festival program guide can be viewed online at [www.bloomington.in.gov/coa].

The Commission on Aging meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall in the Hooker Conference Room, Suite 245. All commission meetings are open to the public and minutes from meetings can be found on the City of Bloomington website at [www.bloomington.in.gov/coa].

For additional information, contact Sue Owens at owenss@bloomington.in.gov or by phone at 349.3468.

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