Speaker Series
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people as they age.
Reader’s Theater Unlimited
Wednesday, April 3 @ 10:00 am • Olympia Senior Center
We’ll demonstrate some of our activities such as script reading and discussion, perhaps a short scene from one of our plays and skill-building activities (perhaps with audience involvement). Get a backstage look at the many ways to contribute to putting a show together and taking it on the road! You don’t have to act, you certainly don’t have to memorize, but you can expect to use your creativity and to have a ton of fun.
Naomi Lombardi
Wednesday, April 10 @ 10:00 am • Olympia
Naomi Lombardi, MA Clinical Psychology, will be speaking about her experience of having died and been miraculously returned. An awe-inspiring story, Naomi speaks about this death & return experience as an “adventure” that we all must face, if possible, with great courage. She shares the depth of facing death and what she was instructed to share with others upon her return to life. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, when someone dies and returns, they are called a “Delog,” and must share the story of their experience. The journey unearths the beauty of being a human being and honors what the heart knows to be true.
SPECIAL EVENT!
Keys Bags Names Words
Wednesday, April 10 @ 1:30 pm • Olympia Senior Center
Wednesday, April 24 @ 5:00 pm • Lacey Senior Center
Join us for a free screening of Keys Bags Names Words, a documentary film about hope in aging and dementia.
Keys Bags Names Words is a quirky and inspiring lens portraying stories of both the personal and global impacts of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, while following a cohort of young scientists and artists from around the world as they harness every aspect of creativity, humor and compassion to lead the way towards hope and resilience.
Cambodia Through the Eyes of a Peace Corps Volunteer
Thursday, April 11 @ 10:00 am • Olympia Senior
Center
Join Dr. David Cassidy as he discusses his time spent in Cambodia. Dr. Cassidy will share pictures, tales and insights into the country he is currently spending time in.
Dr. David Cassidy is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He completed a Family Medicine Residency at the nationally ranked Metro Health System in Cleveland, Ohio and a Family Medicine Obstetrical Fellowship in Spokane. He is board certified in Family Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice, and had been in clinical practice for over 30 years. He is the son of military parents that were both WW II veterans, so he grew up in several areas across the US. He is retired from the US Army Reserves Medical Corps. Colonel Cassidy had deployed multiple times throughout the U.S. and the world including Germany, Japan and Afghanistan. Dr. Cassidy is married to his wife Hiroko, they have seven adult children, five grandchildren and three dogs. He enjoys history, travel, international cultural activities, and movies/theater.
Maureen Wells: Unforgettable Art
Wednesday, April 17 @ 10:00 am • Olympia
Join Maureen Wells as she once again shares her Unforgettable Art prints… this month will be pictures of Spring-like things!
Beth Johnson: Ageism in Our World
Wednesday, April 24 @ 10:00 am • Olympia Senior Center
Join Beth Johnson as she discusses Ageism in our world.
Beth Johnson has a Master’s Degree in Education, with a Certification in Counseling and Guidance. She has worked in a variety of fields and is currently building a business.