The week finished with a very special morning at St Andrew’s (aka Barrie and Claire’s place) dedicating the new bench seat to Claire. Big thanks to the Hughes Pre-school, the Virtue Family and staff at St Andrew’s.

7th Birthday on 19 October

You can tell it’s a special occasion!

There was a bit of singing…

‘Ladies, STOP!‘

Morning tea with the unflappable ACCC ( Alchemy Chorus Catering Committee)…

Of course, birthday cake.

Yes, there were speeches…

More chat, more singing…

Other birthdays…

And a big finish…

Who suggested we should do it again next week?

Click on the blue link here:

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-mornings/alchemy-chorus-community-choir-dementia/102997532

After 7 years of Alchemy singing & spreading the word, there’s officially a network of dementia-inclusive choirs along the eastern states. It’s definitely time to celebrate!

Click on the blue link below to see who’s singing where:

https://www.dementiainclusivechoirs.com/

A toast to Kerrie and Jill…Thursday fun has a management side too.

There seems to be an issue (!!!) with the starting images of the two videos at the end of the most recent post. They do not appear in the email you have received today, 5 September, but they do appear and the videos do play on the site itself at https://alchemychorus.com/news/

… some random pics from term3:

a birthday, a golf champion, some friendly advice from the wardrobe mistress,

some parts singing,

a saucy duet from the Brighton Gals,

even some serious conducting in a ‘sing-off’.

a sweet tune (click on the pic to play the video)

And honouring those Gendarmes from our 2019 concert all over again (click on pic to play video)

We hope to see you at the upcoming National Art and Dementia Online program,

Friday 25 August

ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD and TAS: 11am–12.15pm (AEST)

SA and NT: 10.30am-11:45am

WA: 9am-10:15am

On Zoom.

Bookings are essential. Once you have booked, you will receive the Zoom link.

Click here to book your place: https://connect.nga.gov.au/9365/9387 or email access@nga.gov.au

Focus: Portraits

Materials needed:

• 2 sheets of A4 paper (or larger)
• Coloured pencils, textas or crayons

This is a social and creative program for people living with dementia and their care partners that engages with the National Gallery’s collection through discussion and art making.

You will also need a flat surface to work on and a computer, tablet or other device with a working camera and microphone.

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NB: This program is designed for people living with dementia along with their care partners.

Would you like to participate in the 12-week therapeutic program for people with dementia & carers? See brochure below.

The July edition of ABC’s Limelight magazine has a great article about music for those living with dementia. And guess who’s featured?

The article is at this Link