Residents and neighbours of the Bethany Center Senior Housing in San Francisco have been engage in a successful artistic pursuit at Ruth’s Table, a creative space for art, music, film and poetry. Seniors and all generations are participants.
As reported in the New York Daily News, a group of 17 senior musical artists performed for an appreciative crowd on January 10 , as part of a collaboration between Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections and the artists.
Many seniors look forward to spending their retirement living years relaxing with friends and family, traveling, and perhaps taking on some hobbies. Some seniors take on post-retirement jobs to make some extra money and to give themselves new challenges, while other seniors have taken on volunteering opportunities.
As reported in the Daily Camera newspaper, The Academy retirement community, in Boulder, Colorado, recently received a municipal liquor license, which will allow the boutique community to sell alcohol to its residents.
As reported recently in the Cookeville, Tennessee-based Herald-Citizen newspaper, Upperman High School teacher Lisa Brown recently gave her students an assignment to spend at least eight hours at a local retirement community, spending time with seniors.
According to a recent article in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper, Lori Sealy and Kurt Melle recently created the band Easy Does It, and have decided to focus their talent and energy on entertaining the city’s senior population.