AIHA OFFSITE: Your Brain On Art panel discussion
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AIHA OFFSITE: Your Brain On Art panel discussion
May 27, 2026, 5:00pm–7:00pm
Location: Arts Center of the Capital Region
265 River St
Troy, NY 12180
Learn about Alzheimer's, dementia and memory loss in this brief community-focused listening session. We'll review the basics of these conditions, services of the Alzheimer's Association and how we can expand the reach of local programs and services. Bring a friend and share your thoughts about how the Alzheimer's Association can help more people in your community.
Evening schedule:
- 5:00–5:15 PM Welcome & Community Mingling
- 5:15–6:30 PM Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A
- 6:30–7:00 PM Snacks & Social Time
Free and open to the public. All are welcome. Registration not required but appreciated. Register either online, or call/email Tammy LaFountain at (518) 675-7201 or tlafountain@alz.org
Featuring presentations from:
- Albany Institute of History and Art: Megan Brown, Director of Education, and Natalie Oliver, Education Associate, representing the program Meet Me at the Institute. Meet Me at the Institute is a free program for people with dementia and their caregivers, held on select Mondays when the museum is closed. Sessions are led by trained educators who facilitate open-ended discussions about the Institute's exhibitions and collections. This program is based on Meet Me at the MoMA.
- Songs by Heart with Opera Saratoga: an engagement-centered program where a professional-level singer leads an interactive sing-along using therapeutic techniques to encourage participation, conversation, and movement.
- AllWays Dance: Ashley Evola, founder and lead instructor. A movement-based, fully seated 45-minute program combining chair-based movement, gentle yoga, breathwork, and music to support cognitive engagement, physical mobility, and emotional well-being.
- School of the Arts at SPAC
- Eddy Alzheimer's Services
Presented by The Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York and is in part supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.
For more information and to register, visit https://www.communityresourcefinder.org/ResourceView/Index?id=3953987&profileDefinitionId=93