The Remember Project
THE REMEMBER PROJECT
Allina Health, The Lutheran Home Campus and The Onion Grille in partnership with The St. Croix Valley Foundation will launch The Remember Project in Hastings and Prescott this fall.
The Remember Project is a pilot program intended to stimulate a community conversation around dementia and the most well-known form of memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease. The project takes a unique approach to building awareness, sharing information, and inviting authentic community conversations. Hastings and Prescott will host three special performance events - each starting with a different short play performed by a professional, traveling cast. Audience members will watch the play and participate in a facilitated conversation. The idea stems from a book of three one-act plays titled The MemoryCare Plays (compiled and edited by Dr. Margaret A. Noel) and from the recognition that the arts are a powerful tool for inviting deep and meaningful conversation.
“The Remember Project is for you,” said Angie Pilgrim, Grants and Programs Officer with the Saint Croix Valley Foundation, “for your family and your community. We believe that, together, our St. Croix Valley communities can address the isolation and fear associated with dementia through this very unique experience using theater and conversation to learn and make decisions about the future.” Bre DeCorsey, Community Education Manager at The GRACE Unit at Regina Hospital in Hastings adds “It is so important to start conversations, to hear from others in the community on what their experience with dementia has been. Together, we can increase understanding, and foster support.”
The Hastings plays will be performed in the Sibley Room, at The Onion Grille. There will be a special pre-order lunch served that day:
Chicken Salad- $12.99
Bacon Cheeseburger- $11.99
Turkey Club- $10.99
To place your RSVP and pre-order your lunch, please call Bre with your choice at 651-468-9290 by October 23rd.
The performances are free of charge and the schedule is included below:
| Play 1 Steering into the Skid |
Play 2 Riding the Waves |
Play 3 In the Garden |
| Tuesday October 27, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. |
Tuesday November 3, 2015 Pre-ordered lunch at 1:30, Play begins at 2:30 p.m. |
Thursday November 5, 2015 Pre-ordered lunch at 1:30, Play begins at 2:30 p.m. |
| Prescott City Hall 800 Borner St N. Prescott, WI 54021 |
The Onion Grille 100 Sibley St. Hastings, MN 55033 |
The Onion Grille 100 Sibley St. Hastings, MN 55033 |
| Free Admission | Free Admission | Free Admission |
| *Pre-order Lunch Options Available; | *Pre-order Lunch Options Available; | |
| Call 651-468-9290 to RSVP and place your lunch order | Call 651-468-9290 to RSVP and place your lunch order |
Date and Time
Tuesday Oct 27, 2015
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
2:30 p.m.
Location
Prescott City Hall
800 Borner Street North
Prescott WI 54021
Fees/Admission
Performance is free of charge
Contact Information
Saint Croix Valley Foundation - Angie Pilgrim - Grants & Program Officer; The GRACE Unit - Bre DeCorsey - Community Education Manager; (651) 468-9290
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200 2nd Street W, Hastings, MN 55033 – (651) 437-6775 – info@hastingsmn.org