The Glen at Aberdeen Heights Community Matters April 2018

Community Matters The Glen at Aberdeen Heights

April 2018

Calling all senior artists The Glen at Aberdeen Heights has issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held May 7 to 12. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2019 Art is Ageless calendar.

Artists may choose to enter the exhibit only. For the competition, works are to have been completed in the past five years (since January 2013). There are nine categories, as well as designations of amateur or professional.

Works to be entered for judging need to be dropped off at Aberdeen Heights no later than May 4.

The Art is Ageless Program encourages Aberdeen Heights residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year.

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Dr. Jospeh Seiler and his wife, Rita, celebrate his 90th birthday with friends at a restaurant in Clayton called Barcelona Tapas.

Viva la birthdays

By Bethany Holohan, life enrichment director The Glen at Aberdeen Heights

Aberdeen Heights assisted living residents recently traveled to Barcelona— not Barcelona, Spain, but the next best thing. They enjoyed a delicious meal at Barcelona Tapas in Clayton. This charming little café serves authentic Spanish tapas, and on Wednesday nights, the popular neighborhood establishment has live music with Spanish guitars and percussion.

The restaurant provided an excellent atmosphere in which to celebrate Dr. Joseph Seiler’s 90th birthday. Following a weekend of festivities with family and friends, Dr. Seiler’s actual birthday fell on the date of our planned excursion.

Along with staff members Krystal Funk and Stephanie Nobles, Aberdeen residents enjoyed delicious tapas, wine and great conversation. The evening was lovely.

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Not only were Joseph and his wife Rita serenaded by a musician’s original score of “Happy Birthday,” but the restaurant sent two delicious tres leches desserts for the table to enjoy.

Mark your calendar Please join us for our Family Meeting at 2 p.m. on April 18 in the assisted living dining room.

We will discuss podiatry, vision, dental and laboratory services.

Please RSVP to Bethany Holohan, life enrichment director, at 314-909-6059.

Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Aberdeen Heights by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at: PresbyterianManors.org.

James “Jamie” Kneen, executive director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Lily Landy, health care administrator, LLandy@pmma.org.

Telephone: 314-909-6010 Address: 505 Couch Ave., Kirkwood, MO 63122 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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During our conversation, discovered that Dr. Seiler was the first podiatric surgeon to have practicing rights in a hospital in the state of Missouri.

After dinner, John Vogel showed us the former location of his father’s

dental office, which was right around the corner from the restaurant.

John Vogel enjoyed visiting the office where The evening his father practiced dentistry, right around was a fun the corner from the way to restaurant.

reminisce as residents shared stories and memories.

Tell us your story We will be celebrating Nursing Assistants Week in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. If you know a nursing assistant with a great story, or you want to tell us how important their work is, we want to share the story.

Contact Lily Landy, health care administrator, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.

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“This year, we’re focusing on ‘art appreciation’ as the theme. We’re doing an intergenerational art project and display,” said Bethany Holohan, life enrichment director.

Last month, residents read a storytime book about art. “This month, the children will come back and we will do an art project together,” Bethany said.

Local competition winners will join winners from 16 other Presbyterian Bethany came across the idea for Manors of Mid-America an intergenerationl project while reading a book about arts and crafts communities to be judged at the to her three-and-a-half-year-old son. system-wide level.

“I thought it would be fun to do an intergenerational art program with residents, and the preschoolers and kindergarteners who visit from a neighboring school,” she said.

Entry forms and information are available by contacting Bethany Holohan at 314-909-6010 or bholohan@pmma.org, or visiting ArtIsAgeless.org.

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