The Garlands and BACOA are teaming up to host a game night. Clues and answers will be pulled from the 50 years between 1940 and 1990. Categories: Music, Movies, TV & Radio, News Reels, Jingles & Advertising, and Miscellaneous. A Master of Ceremonies will keep the event moving along. Gift baskets will be raffled off, and the winners will take home
prizes. Refreshments like soft drinks, coffee, popcorn, and chocolate-dipped pretzels will be served.
Coming in September: Powerful Tools for Caregivers helps family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, better communicate their feelings, balance their life, and enhance their ability to make tough decisions and to locate helpful resources. The program, which is offered several times a year, consists of six weekly sessions and is designed for the nonprofessional care-giver who is helping to care for a parent, spouse, or friend. This is a perfect example of “Put on your own oxygen mask first, then that of your loved one.”
Barrington Cultural Arts Center (BCAC) and the Barrington Area Council On Aging (BACOA) celebrate Barrington area’s vibrant older adults. Recruited by these organizations, ten local seniors (one is Garlands member Marlene Peterson!) shared their life stories and posed for individual portraits created by BCAC artists. This exhibit has been a year in the making and features over 40 portraits by 18 local artists, with accompanying biographies for each senior