Healthcare, Housing & Services for Older Adults since 1906

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Wheelchair accessible and ASL interpreters provided!

Proudly part of ComoFest 2017

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Friday

JulY 212017Arts Showcase, Art Activities, Music

& Entertainment, Wellness Activities, Food, and Games

2–8 PM on the Lyngblomsten campus at 1415 Almond Avenue, St. Paul

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Street parking around campus will be limited. For your convenience, take the FREE Shuttle Bus to Lyngblomsten.• Runs 1:30–8:30 PM; every 20 minutes• Picks up at Cub Foods

(1201 Larpenteur Ave W, Roseville)• Park in the southwest corner of the

Cub Foods lot, near the pavillion

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The Lyngblomsten campus is located at 1415 Almond Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108

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MakE-&-takE aRt aCtIVItIES2 Weavers Guild—Inkle Loom

Weaving Bookmark or Key Chain3 COMPAS—Felted Wool Bees4 Monet for a Day—Mini Canvas Art

(Sponsored by Wet Paint)

12 Art with Heart—Splatter Garden Art

14 Polymer Clay Guild—Personalized Polymer Pens

15 Northern Clay Center—Clay Garden CrittersLyngblomsten Booth— Greeting Cards for Older Adults1 (FREE) and Alphabet Forest2 (FREE)(1Sponsored by Lyngblomsten,2Supported by the Minnesota State Fair)

gaMES & aCtIVItIES6 Fishing Pond7 Bouncy House (Sponsored and

Powered by Piché & Associates Real Estate)

9 Crazy Hair, Tattoos, & Face Paint11 Sand Art13 Art Mart & Crayon Scavenger Hunt17 Puppet Making

MUSIC & ENtERtaINMENtarts & Lifelong Learning Showcase in the Newman-Benson Chapel (Sponsored by Blick Art Materials–Roseville)

Main Stage in the Lyngblomsten Courtyard (Sponsored by McGough)

theatre Stage in the LyngblomstenApartments

WELLNESS LOUNgE20 Chair Massages21 Music & Memory Interactive

Stations22 Pet Visits for Better Health23 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten—

Art Selfies24 Wellness Demos—

Ageless Grace and Yoga25 Thrivent Action Team: Sabrina

Fay—Felt Aromatherapy Pins26 Essentially Well Essential Oils

Sampling27 Lyngblomsten Spiritual Care—

Growing with God Through Our Loss Adult Coloring Pages

28 Aroma Touch Hand Massages

FOOd18 Grand Ole Creamery:

Grill & Pizzeria (2 locations)19 Grand Ole Creamery: Ice Cream

(2 locations)

SpONSOR BOOthS5 Wet Paint—Summer Postcard

Project8 Piché & Associates Real Estate10 Hermes Floral—Be Happy®

Bouquets and floral bouquets for sale

16 Blick Art Materials—Roseville

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Picnic Area(s)t WTickets Welcome & Information

Restrooms Hydration Station First Aid/Lost & Found

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The showcase demonstrates that passion, talent, and enthusiasm belong as much to those later in life as to the young. It displays a variety of art forms created by older adults through Lyngblomsten’s arts and life-long learning programs, offered in partnership with local artists and arts organizations, and wellness and learning centers. Live music and poetry readings will be performed throughout the day.

* Alzheimer’s Poetry Project—MN* Art with Heart: Mixed Media

and Exploring Art* Creative Circle and Art History* Life Stories: Memoirs, Veterans’

Stories, Storytelling

* MacPhail Center for Music:Music for Life™, Sing for Life, MacPhail Hour, Ukulele

* Minnesota Opera* Northern Clay Center: Pottery* Photography

admission & tickets* Admission: FREE! Free admission to the Festival includes the arts

and lifelong learning showcase and all music and entertainment.

* Tickets: 50¢ each; needed for food, games, some wellness activities, and make-and-take art activities. Purchase at the Ticket booths (cash and checks accepted).

aSL Interpreters American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be circulating the grounds wearing black shirts and “ASL Interpreter” badges. If you need help finding an interpreter, please visit one of the Welcome & Information booths.

ComoFest 2017 The Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival is proudly part of ComoFest 2017: Fun Every Weekend in July. Visitwww.comofest.org for the complete schedule of events.

gENERaL INFORMatION

aRtS & LIFELONg LEaRNINg ShOWCaSESponsored by Blick Art Materials–RosevilleNewman-Benson Chapel FRee!

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Spark your creativity, learn something new, and make your very own masterpiece to bring home and showcase. Activities are for all ages and abilities!

* Northern Clay Center (NCC)—Clay garden CrittersCreate and decorate a clay butterfly, dragonfly, or garden critter sculpture. Projects will be brought back to NCC for firing and can be picked up in 3 weeks.

* polymer Clay guild of Minnesota—personalized polymer pensDecorate personalized pens with polymer clay with teaching artists Deb George and Lynn Vinge.

* art with heart—Splatter garden artExplore a splatter technique to create a colorful garden scene with Art with Heart teaching artists Debbie Lyon, Renee Des Jarlais, and Sara Benedett. Sponsored by Hermes Floral.

* Monet for a day—Mini Canvas artArtist Jan Gunderson will give you instructions to paintyour own artwork on 8” x 10” canvas. Sponsored by Wet Paint.

* COMpaS—Felted Wool BeesUse the ancient art of wet felting to transform tufts of wool into buzzing bees. Add your bee to a bracelet or necklace, or just let it fly through the flowers on the end of a string.

* Weavers guild of Minnesota—Inkle Loom WeavingWeave your own bookmark or key chain on the small and portable inkle loom.

MakE-&-takE aRt aCtIVItIESLyngblomsten Courtyard 4 tickets each

* Art Mart & Crayon Scavenger Hunt

* Fishing Pond* Crazy Hair, Tattoos, & Face Paint

gaMES & aCtIVItIESLyngblomsten Courtyard 2 tickets each

* Bouncy House* Sand Art* Puppet Making

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Outdoor Main Stage

theatre Stage (Lyngblomsten apartments)

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* 2–2:40 pM: kalpulli ketzal Coatlicue aztec dancers (COMPAS)A Kalpulli (“learning community”) of Indigenous people joined by the desire to learn, share, and live the tradition of Aztec dance.

* 3–3:40 pM: Minnesota OperaArtists from the Minnesota Opera present everything from operatic arias and classic Neapolitan songs to musical theatre favorites.

* 4–4:40 pM: kairos alive! Intergenerational dance hall™Join Kairos Alive! for an all ages and abilities dance party featuring the live music of The Carluster Crumplebee Orchestra.

* 5–6 pM: Ragamala (COMPAS)Rooted in the classical dance of South India, Ragamala creates original works that convey reverence, mystery, and celebration.

* 6:30 pM: Live Music and danceMacPhail Jazz Quartet will play favorites from the best of Broadway, big band, and jazz standards. Join Dance Enthusiast Christopher Yaeger in the polka, jitterbug, line dance, or waltz!

* during intermission: healthRhYthMS® drummingCheri Bunker will lead the audience in the evidence-based HealthRHYTHMS® group drumming wellness program.

* 2–2:30 pM: Lakeshore Summer Youth playersStudents in grades 2–12 present selected songs and scenes from their own versions of Peter Pan and Cinderella KIDS.

* 2:45–3:45 pM: theatre games for all ages

* 4–4:45 pM: a Selection of 10-Minute playsLakeshore Players present some of their favorite selections from their annual 10-Minute Play Festival.

* 5–6 pM: Storytelling Workshop

* 6:30–8 pM: Lakeshore Radio playersA fun, live show bringing back the Golden Age of Radio. With classic skits from hit shows, plus musical interludes and original ads, you are in for an old-timey treat!

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MUSIC & ENtERtaINMENtSponsored by McGoughFRee!

FRee! Presented by Lakeshore Players Theatre

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the heritage at Lyngblomsten

Lyngblomsten Courtyard, anna’s Café, and Lyngblomsten apartments

Sample some of Lyngblomsten’s wellness programs designed for older adults and caregivers with a focus on caring for mind, body, and spirit.

Enjoy delicious food and beverages from grand Ole Creamery & pizzeria.

* Ice Cream Cones (7–14 tickets)* Corn on the Cob (6 tickets)* Pulled Pork Sandwich (10 tickets)* Pulled Chicken Sandwich

(10 tickets)* Brats & Hamburgers (10 tickets)

* Veggie Burgers (10 tickets) * Hot Dogs (4 tickets) * Pizza by the Slice (6 tickets) * Bottled Water & Soda (2 tickets)

WELLNESS LOUNgE

FOOd & BEVERagE

FRee! 2 tickets each

* 2nd Half with LyngblomstenInformation, Caregiver Support, and Art Selfies

* Hydration Station (Free Water)* Music & Memory

Three interactive stations to listen to personalized iPod playlists from Lyngblomsten’s Music & Memory participants

* Pet Visits for Better Health* Wellness Demos

Ageless Grace and Yoga; demos from 3–3:30 PM, 4:30–5 PM, and 6–6:30 PM

* Aroma Touch Hand Massage* Chair Massage* Essentially Well Essential Oils

Information on doTERRA essential oils, how the oils are used at Lyngblomsten, and try your favorite oil

* Lyngblomsten Spiritual CareInformation, Growing with God Through Our Loss adult coloring pages, meet resident artist Anne E.

* Thrivent Action Team: Sabrina FayFelt Aromatherapy Lapel Pins with Essential Oils

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about Lyngblomsten: Lyngblomsten is a Christian nonprofit organization serv-

ing older adults and their families through healthcare, housing, and community-based services. Partnered in ministry with more than two dozen Christian congregations in the Saint Paul area, a continuum of care meets the needs of adults as they travel the later years of their life’s journey. Our services nurture the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.

Our Mission: Influenced by Christ, Lyngblomsten provides a ministry of com-passionate care and innovative services to older adults in order to preserve and enhance their quality of life.

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The Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival is a day to celebrate the variety of life-enriching experiences that promote artistic exploration and lifelong learning for allages. The day also provides a unique opportunity for olderadults to showcase—through various art forms—their continuing capacity to be purposeful and engaged, and for the community to participate in learning about, supporting, and celebrating the contributions of older adults.

The annual Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival is an expression of our committment to arts and lifelong learning, an organization-wide priority supported in large part throughcontributions made by generous donors to the Lyngblomsten Foundation. Learn more about how you can contribute or get involved at www.lyngblomsten.org/getinvolved, or contact Melanie Davis at (651) 632-5356 or mdavis@lyngblomsten.org.

a special thaNk YOU goes out to all volunteers who helped make the Festival possible, including: Lyngblomsten volunteers, volunteer groups from our Corporate Congregations, and Corporate Group volunteers.

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thank you to our sponsors:

Main Stage Sponsor ($1,000):

art Showcase Sponsor ($750):* Blick art Materials—Roseville

Recreational Booth Sponsor ($500):* Piché & Associates Real Estate

arts activity Booth Sponsor ($500): * Hermes Floral* Wet Paint

Booth Sponsor ($500): * Griffith Printing* FastSigns (Roseville)