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Live Longer Feel Younger
As an exclusive, we are providing this downloadable copy of Live Longer Feel Younger 2021. Click here to download Live Longer Feel Younger 2021!
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Gene Shipp: Veteran of Three Wars
Gene Shipp, who turned 100 in March, is an Army veteran of three major wars: World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam…
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Sing for Joy! A Choir that Uplifts Seniors
When lifelong music educator Sandra Freund visited area retirement communities to sing for the residents, she noticed that many initially would sit quietly, their…
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LIFEDesigns Week of Chocolate Now More Than 2 Weeks Long
This February, during the annual LIFEDesigns Week of Chocolate, chocolate lovers can satisfy their sweet cravings while helping support people with developmental disabilities and…
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Sounds of Indiana Barbershop Singing Lives On!
Originating in the late 1800s, the distinct vocal stylings of barbershop singing—generally a quartet singing a capella-style in four-part harmony—is still performed by groups…
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Group Is Helping Bloomington Become A More Dementia-Friendly Community
Julie Hill, life enrichment director at Bell Trace senior living community, has a personal stake in promoting Bloomington as a dementia-friendly community.
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‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ We Have a Ukulele Club
On a recent Sunday afternoon, a dozen Bloomingtonians, ranging in age from 12 to 88, showed up at the Monroe County Public Library, ukuleles…
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Using Group Music Therapy to Improve Mental Health
In Gloria Stearns-Bruner’s softly lit, cozy music therapy room, young clients come in, pick out a lap dulcimer or rain stick or any of…
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New Arts Center On Near West Side To Feature Gallery, Theater & Library
The corner of Fourth and Rogers streets is a 10-minute walk from the downtown Square, Bloomington’s traditional nucleus of arts and entertainment. But David…