Resilient Living Center

January

Friday, January 2nd | 3:00p – 5:00p
Art Show- Fall Semester
Free | Art Studio

Thursday, January 8th | 4:00p – 5:00p
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Virtual Tour
Free | Performance Studio

Discover highlights from the vast collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Featured artworks span across cultures and centuries, ranging from Ghanaian textiles and French painting to Japanese pottery. Encounter new artworks and revisit familiar favorites from artists including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Michelangelo, & Jackson Pollock.

About Your Tour Guide
Julie Averbach holds a B.A. in History of Art & Psychology from Yale University and is currently pursuing her M.B.A. at Harvard Business School. Averbach is the Founder & CEO of smARTee, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides immersive virtual art tours to promote arts access, wellness, and lifelong learning. To date, she has led art tours for 7,000+ people from 22 countries.

Friday, January  9th | 4:00p – 5:00p
Foundry Saxophone Quartet
Free | Performance Studio

Foundry Saxophone Quartet is a professional ensemble known for its versatility and polished artistry across a wide-ranging repertoire. Their programs span lighthearted favorites like Henry Mancini’s The Pink Panther and the Star Wars Cantina Band, ragtime classics such as Scott Joplin’s The Cascades, and cornerstone works of the classical saxophone repertoire, including music by Caryl Florio. They also bring a strong jazz influence to the stage with timeless standards like Blue Skies, creating engaging performances for diverse audiences.

Saturday, January 17th | 12:30p – 2:00p
Music with Chris Marolda
Free | The Gathering Place cafe

Grab lunch in our cafe and enjoy live music during our special Saturday cafe hours!

Tuesday, January 20th | 4:00p – 5:00p
Musical Performance: Broadway & American Song Book
Free | Performance Studio

Using today’s musical sound systems, James Michael, an award winning Baritone is able to perform songs bringing to his audience a classic Broadway sound.

Wednesday, January 21st | 4:00p – 5:00p
Blues, Rock & Soul with Tony Rarus
Free | The Gathering Place cafe

Tony Rarus is one of Western MA-Northern CT’s Blues-Rock-and Soul, singer guitarists, who has had a 50 year career as a musical performer. He has lived in Boston MA, Nashville TN and Austin TX, playing his brand of Soulful Blues and Rock to people all over the country.

Thursday, January 22nd | 3:00p – 4:00p
10 Tips to Manage Stress- Presented by Dr. Wendy Hurwitz
Free | Performance Studio
Registration Preferred | Click HERE to Register
Funding for this program provided by BRIGHTSTAR CARE® OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
Note: Program is fragrance-free

Stress happens to all of us. Up to 90% of all visits to the doctor’s office are stress-related, according to Harvard.  Stress can be considered as much a risk factor for disease as smoking.  Why can two people be in the same situation and respond to stress differently?  Can going through stressful times without stress be a learned skill? 

Whatever your age or situation, this presentation will provide 10 tips to manage stress.  Everyone will learn a technique to minimize stress and maximize vitality.

About Dr. Wendy Hurwitz:

A graduate of Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Wendy Hurwitz is a nationally recognized expert on stress. A former medical researcher for ABC News, Dr. Hurwitz is an expert in two fields: Mind/Body Medicine and Energy Medicine. She has a forthcoming book on stress.

Dr. Hurwitz helps organizations and individuals achieve peak performance by enhancing vitality and wellness. She translates the latest and most sophisticated scientific research into practical, easy-to-use techniques people can use to maintain and enhance vitality even under the most trying circumstances. Dr. Hurwitz has provided training for AT&T, Unilever, Lowe Worldwide, the FDNY, and has been an invited guest speaker at the United Nations.

Tuesday, January 27th | 4:00p – 5:00p
Film: Between Earth and Sky (Running time 25 min.)
Free | Performance Studio

LiveWell’s ‘Hopeful Film Series’; Showcasing films which celebrate the human spirit and our ability to THRIVE. Includes an after film talk back hosted by The Empowering Partnerships Network.

Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies “what grows back” after a disturbance in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself to explore the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her own life.

Friday, January 30th | 11:00a – 5:00p
Red Cross Blood Drive @ LiveWell
Performance Studio | Advanced Registration Required

Click HERE to Sign Up sign-ups: Or Visit the Red Cross website https://www.redcrossblood.org/ and enter the keyword Livewell

Donors will receive  a $20 e-gift card to a merchant of the donor’s choice!

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