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13 Jan

The Golden Thread Choir -117 Bloor St E

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Golden Threads Choir

Join us for a transformative musical experience!

Join the Golden Threads Choir for an enriching in-person singing series, designed for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. Led by acclaimed musician Robin Dann, this program explores the joy of making music together, fostering connection and creativity.

During our workshops, you’ll experience:
• Vocal warm-ups
• Harmonizing
• Exploring vocal ranges

• The energizing experience of singing as one collective voice

This series will revolve around the theme of “time,” culminating in an exciting multidisciplinary performance at the Tarragon Theatre in February 2025. No prior singing or choral experience is necessary—just a willingness to express yourself!

About Your Choir Leader:
Robin Dann is a critically acclaimed singer and the leader of the band Bernice, recognized internationally and nominated twice for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize. With over 15 years in Toronto’s vibrant music scene, Robin brings passion and expertise to our choir.

Choir Workshop Dates:
Mondays & Thursdays from January 13th to January 30th, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Location: St. Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor St East

Choir Workshop Schedule:

• January 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, & 30, 2025

Choir Rehearsals:
Dates: February 3rd – February 13th, 2025

Location: St. Andrew’s United Church

Performance Dates:
February 14th, 15th & 16th, 2025
Location: Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave, M5R 1X3

For more information, please contact:
Tracey Adams-Thibaudeau
Email: traceyat@alz.to
Phone: 647-456-6168

We can’t wait to sing with you!

 

The Golden Thread Choir -117 Bloor St E2024-10-08T04:43:12-04:00
8 Jan

Mid-Town Social (IN-PERSON)

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Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office located at 20 Eglinton Ave W, 16th Floor.
Mid-Town Social focuses on social wellness for people with Dementia and their care partners. In this series, we create purposeful connections among people who are on similar journeys while engaging in a variety of engaging activities including art making, games, creative movement, cooking, meaningful conversations and more. The program is flexible and will be catered to the interests and needs of the group participants. Let’s come together, break bread, have a laugh and be creative together.
Mid-Town Social (IN-PERSON)2024-10-08T04:43:10-04:00
19 Dec

East End Friends -December (2658 Eglinton Ave E)

2024-10-08T04:43:09-04:00

Thursday December 19 from 1:00 – 3:00
Held at our satellite location, Alzheimer Society Toronto – The Mid-Scarborough Hub (2658 Eglinton Avenue East).
Join us for an in-person Social/Recreation program.

Join our monthly social at our Mid-Scarborough Hub! This program is an opportunity to meet like minded people, to engage in meaningful conversations, tap into our creativity and get active. This two hour social is a great way to find your community and partake in gentle movement to great playlists. East End Friends is intended for people living with dementia and their care partners, and it is offered through a culturally inclusive, accessible and dementia-friendly lens. Light refreshments will be served.

East End Friends -December (2658 Eglinton Ave E)2024-10-08T04:43:09-04:00
11 Dec

Mid-Town Social (IN-PERSON)

2024-10-08T04:43:06-04:00
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office located at 20 Eglinton Ave W, 16th Floor.
Mid-Town Social focuses on social wellness for people with Dementia and their care partners. In this series, we create purposeful connections among people who are on similar journeys while engaging in a variety of engaging activities including art making, games, creative movement, cooking, meaningful conversations and more. The program is flexible and will be catered to the interests and needs of the group participants. Let’s come together, break bread, have a laugh and be creative together.
Mid-Town Social (IN-PERSON)2024-10-08T04:43:06-04:00
10 Dec

Explore Art with Jano (ONLINE)

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Irene Rice Pereira, Landscape of the Absolute (1955); oil and enamel on canvas
Explore Art with Jano
Tuesday – December 10th from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM on Zoom

Join us with your curiosity and come ready to share thoughts and ideas. Our final session in the series about female artists and abstraction will present the work of Irene Rice Pereira, whose crowded and often industrial looking compositions defied expectations about what female painters should depict during the first half of the XX century.
An acute observer and learner who channeled the most avant garde movements of her time Pereira experimented with form and medium to create striking and intricate artworks.

Jano Cortijo is a gay, immigrant, bilingual arts educator whose work finds him engaging audiences of various ages, abilities, and backgrounds in museums, classrooms, community centers, or computer screens. Jano encourages critical discussion while connecting the participants’ individual histories and stories with the art and art makers.

This program is appropriate for people living with mild to moderate dementia and their carepartners. A Zoom link will be provided to you in an email once you have registered for this program.

For more information contact our Active Living Program Coordinator Kristin Bartlett at kbartlett@alz.to or 416-389-6099 

Explore Art with Jano (ONLINE)2024-10-08T04:43:06-04:00
7 Dec

Xenia Concert: Meridian Hall

2024-10-08T04:43:06-04:00

Saturday, December 7th from 2:00 – 3:00 P.M at Meridian Hall located at 1 Front St. East, M5E 1B2.

In partnership with TO Live and the Alzheimer’s Society of Toronto, Xenia Concerts is proud to presents Duo Perdendosi!

Join us to experience the music of Duo Perdendosi! Consisting of pianist Tong Wang and violinist Maitreyi Muralidharan, Duo Perdendosi thrills audiences with immersive musical stories and fairy tales, with music by Sergei Prokofiev, Fazil Say, Leoš Janáček, and Joe Hisaishi!

This concert is designed to encourage intergenerational interactions through shared listening experience in a relaxed concert environment. Meridian Hall is a wheelchair accessible venue. A complete list of accessibility features is below.

Accessibility features:

  • All expressions welcome! Feel free to make noise, or get up.
  • Gender-neutral, wheelchair accessible washrooms
  • PDF Venue Guide 
  • Accessible e-programs emailed before event
  • Sensory objects, balance seats, weighted pillows, and weighted blankets available
  • Flexible seating and a separate area for breaks
  • Movement activities
  • Visual schedule
 
 
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28 Nov

East End Friends -November (2658 Eglinton Ave E)

2024-10-08T04:43:05-04:00

Thursday November 14th and 28th from 1:00 – 3:00
Held at our satellite location, Alzheimer Society Toronto – The Mid-Scarborough Hub (2658 Eglinton Avenue East).
Join us for an in-person Social/Recreation program.

Join our twice-monthly social at our Mid-Scarborough Hub! This program is an opportunity to meet like minded people, to engage in meaningful conversations, tap into our creativity and get active. This two hour social is a great way to find your community and partake in gentle movement to great playlists. East End Friends is intended for people living with dementia and their care partners, and it is offered through a culturally inclusive, accessible and dementia-friendly lens. Light refreshments will be served.

East End Friends -November (2658 Eglinton Ave E)2024-10-08T04:43:05-04:00
28 Nov

EASE Session 4: Personal Challenges (for Health Care Professionals) – Zoom

2024-10-08T04:43:04-04:00
 
The E.A.S.E program is a 4 session program developed for PSWs currently working with persons living with dementia. 
 
The program will engage PSWs in dementia education, giving practical tools to improve the level of care and support provided to persons living with dementia and the PSW – a real-life approach. PSW’s will leave each session with tools/ideas to use right away on the job.
 
NOTE: Each session is a stand-alone but can be taken in tandem. Registration is required for each session. Learners who complete all four sessions within a 1 year period (April-March) will be eligible for a certificate acknowledging their participation.
 
 
Dates:
Thursdays, November 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th.
 
Time:
12pm – 1pm
 
Session 4 – Personal Challenges
Persons we work with may exhibit behaviours that trigger a response in our own selves. In this session we explore coping strategies
 
 
The presentation will be online via Zoom, and you will receive the Zoom link after you register.
 
EASE Session 4: Personal Challenges (for Health Care Professionals) – Zoom2024-10-08T04:43:04-04:00
28 Nov

General Caregiver Support Group [Open Group] – 2658 Eglinton Ave. East

2024-10-08T04:43:04-04:00

This in-person monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for caregivers/partners of individuals living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

Learning Objectives:
– Opportunity to share feelings and insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
– Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for the person they are supporting (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
– Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
– Receive information about the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Every fourth Thursday of the month from 10:00am-11:30am In-Person at the AST Mid-Scarborough Hub. 

Location: 2658 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough, ON, M1K 2S3 (attached to the Scarborough Center for Healthy Communities (SCHC) building). 

If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to

*Disclaimer: Registration is required and closes at midnight (12am) the Sunday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. We kindly ask that you only register for sessions you are most likely able to attend. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email.


PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a formal Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings: https://alz.to/courses-learning-programs/

 

General Caregiver Support Group [Open Group] – 2658 Eglinton Ave. East2024-10-08T04:43:04-04:00
27 Nov

In-Person Caregiver Support Group [Open Group] – 20 Eglinton Ave W

2024-10-08T04:43:03-04:00

This in-person monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for caregivers/partners of individuals living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

Learning Objectives:
– Opportunity to share feelings and insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
– Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for the person they are supporting (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
– Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
– Receive information about the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

 

Every last Wednesday of the month from 2:30pm to 4:30pm In-person.


Location: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)
If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to


*Disclaimer: Registration is required and closes at midnight (12am) the Monday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. We kindly ask that you only register for sessions you are most likely able to attend. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a formal Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings: https://alz.to/courses-learning-programs/

 

In-Person Caregiver Support Group [Open Group] – 20 Eglinton Ave W2024-10-08T04:43:03-04:00

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