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Workshop at Encore Aging for the Arts

A photo of my Tell Us Your Stories workshop at Encore Aging for the Arts is in the New York Times! The older adult center is in the basement of St. Malachy's Church in the Theater District and I'm told the Actors' Chapel was originally located there. I'll never look at this space in the same away after learning the stage where we're meeting was the altar, the walkway was the aisle, and the dining area with tables were the pews. Valentino's funeral was held here in 1926. My class just happened to be scheduled that afternoon in September when photographer Katherine Marks was shooting for an article on aging in place. Published this week, "To Stay or to Go? For Older New Yorkers, Either Option Is Fraught" features Encore Community Services, which provides housing, meals and social support to older adults. Many thanks to Katherine Marks for the photograph and to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and NY State Council on the Arts for supporting the workshop.

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