Intergenerational Arts and Alzheimer’s Workshops in Chicago, February-April 2016

To coincide with the exhibit William Utermohlen: A Persistence of Memory at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), Dabble Kids is organizining a tour of the exhibit for children followed by a hands-on intergenerational art workshop.

Dates: February 20, March 19, April 23 and May 21, 2016 from 11am-4pm.
Where: The Clare, 55 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611. The Clare is a senior independent living community located on the Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus in Chicago’s Gold Coast at Rush Street & Pearson Street.
Cost: $20. For more information click here. Children must be accompanied by an adult for both the LUMA tour and the art workshop.

The workshops are being led by Dr. Yemonja Smalls, art therapy expert at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), who will be joined by Jean Morman Unsworth, the 91 year-old co-founder of the Chicago Children’s Museum. Dr. Small will be working from the original curriculum that Morman created for the museum’s inception.

Also on hand to on hand to answer questions will be the co-curator of the LUMA exhibit, Jennifer Norback, and Berna Huebner, co-director/co-producer of the arts and Alzheimer’s documentary I Remember Better when I Paint, which is screening at LUMA in March and April. Huebner is the founding director of the Hilgos Foundation which supports and encourages ongoing creativity for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

I Remember Better When I Paint, narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer’s and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease. Among those who are featured are noted doctors and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer’s Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer’s. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

Arts and Alzheimer’s documentary screens in Chicago at the Loyola University Museum of Art in March and April 2016

To coincide with the exhibit William Utermohlen: A Persistence of Memory,   the Loyola University Museum of Art is screening “I Remember Better When I Paint” Saturdays at 1pm in March and April 2016.

The Saturday, April 9, 2016  screening follows with a discussion featuring co-director/co-producer of the film Berna Huebner.  She is the founding director of the Hilgos Foundation that supports and encourages ongoing creativity for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Screenings: Saturdays at 1pm in March and April 2016. Discussion with the filmmaker following the screening on April 9, 2016.
Time: 1pm
Where: Loyola University Museum of Art,820 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Entry: Free with museum admission.

I Remember Better When I Paint, narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer’s and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease. Among those who are featured are noted doctors and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer’s Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer’s. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

Arts & Alzheimer’s documentary screens January 2016 in Florida at the Flagler Film Festival

I Remember Better When I Paint, a groundbreaking documentary on art and Alzheimer’s, screens in Florida at the Flagler Film Festival in January 2016.

When: Sunday, January 17th, 2016, 1:45pm
Where: Hilton Garden Inn Palm Coast, 55 Town Center Blvd, Flagler Beach, Florida 32164 (Flagler is between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach, and less than 90 minutes from Jacksonville and Orlando International Airport.)

More information at: http://flaglerfilmfestival.com/2016-program

I Remember Better When I Paint, narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer’s and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease. Among those who are featured are noted doctors and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer’s Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer’s. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

Groundbreaking documentary on Art and Alzheimer’s airs nationwide on public television in 2015

Groundbreaking documentary on Art and Alzheimer’s airs nationwide on public television in  2015

I Remember Better When I Paint shows how the creative arts can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s. The program continues to broadcast on public television stations nationwide in 2015, in particular at the end of October and also in November which is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in the US.

Narrated by Academy award-winning actress Olivia de Havilland, this international documentary includes visits to a variety of care facilities, as well as leading art museums in North America and Europe, to demonstrate how creative activities such as drawing, painting and museum visits can reawaken a sense of identity, dignity and engagement among those with severe memory impairment.

Leading doctors and neurologists explain how parts of the brain can be spared and discuss the life-enriching benefits of these new approaches. Among these experts are Dr. Robert Butler, a founding director of the National Institutes on Aging (NIH) and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Dr. Samuel Gandy of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Robert Green of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and Dr. Robert Stern, Professor of Neurology at Boston University.

Inspiring personal stories are featured, including that of Rita Hayworth, as told by her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, to highlight the transformative impact of art and other creative therapies and how they are changing the way we look at Alzheimer’s.

The inspiration for the film came from the artist Hilgos, who had severe memory loss. When her daughter asked: “Mom, do you want to paint?” She unexpectedly responded, “Yes, I remember better when I paint.” Art students helped her regain a capacity for exchange and communication through painting.

I REMEMBER BETTER WHEN I PAINT: TREATING ALZHEIMER’S THROUGH THE CREATIVE ARTS is written and directed by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, and is a French Connection Films and Hilgos Foundation production. The program is a presentation of WTTW National Productions in Chicago, and is distributed nationally by American Public Television (APT). View the trailer to the film here.

Broadcast Dates
(Times subject to change, check local listings)

Alabama
Alabama Public Television
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1 am
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2 , 2015 at 3am

Alaska
Fairbanks KUAC (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 2pm, 5pm and 10pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 6am and 12pm
Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 11pm
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 12am

Arizona
Arizona Public Media (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 4 pm and 7pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 8am and 2pm
Monday, November 2, 2015 at  at 2am

Arkansas
AETN-3 PLUS/WORLD
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am
Sunday, October 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am

California
PBS SoCal World
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 3pm, 6pm and 11pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 7am and1pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 12am
Monday, November 2,2015 at 1am
Northern California KQED World
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 7am and 1pm
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1am
Eureka KEET TV (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 3pm, 6pm and 11pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 7am and 1pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 12am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1am
KIXE-TV World  (Chico-Redding area)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 3pm, 6pm and 11pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 7am and 1pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 12am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1am

Colorado
Colorado Public Television
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 7pm

Florida
North Central Florida WUTT
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am
Southwest Florida WGCU (World TV 30.2 Cable 201)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Georgia
Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB Knowledge)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Idaho
Idaho Public Television
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 7pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 12am, 8am and 2pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 12am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 2am

Illinois
Chicago WTTWPBS (Create/World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Carbondale WSIU
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am
Illinois Public Media WILL-TV (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am
Springfield WSEC (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am

Iowa
Iowa Public Television (IPTV World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 9am
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 3pm

Kansas
KTWU (11.1)
Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 11pm

Louisiana
WYES (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am

Maine
Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPTN World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Massachusetts
WGBH (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Michigan
Lansing WKAR (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Missouri
Nine Network of Public Media (KETC World)
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am

Nebraska
NET2 World 
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 9am and 3pm

Nevada
PBS Vegas Jackpot!111 Cable channel
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 11pm
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am and 9am
Monday, November 30, 2015 at 1am

New Hampshire
NHPTV PBS (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015  at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

New Mexico
New Mexico PBS KNMD-HD
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 12am, 8pm and 2pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 12am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 2am
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 8am and 2pm

New York
WLIW NY Public TV (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am
Binghamton WSKG
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am
Buffalo WNED (Think Bright channel)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am
Rochester WXXI
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am
Syracuse WCYN (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10am

North Dakota
Prairie Public Broadcasting (KFME World)
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 9am and 3pm

Ohio
Cleveland WVIZ (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am
Western Reserve PBS (Northeast Ohio)
Sunday, November 28, 2015 at 5am

Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB Plus)
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 8pm
Friday, November 20, 2015 at 5am

Pennsylvania
Erie WQLN
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Philadelphia WHYY (YINFO cable)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Philadelphia WHYY Y2
Thursday, November 25, 2015 at 7pm
Friday, November 26, 2015 at 1:30am
Saturday, November 27, 2015 at 1:30am
Monday, November 30, 2015 at 4pm

South Dakota
KDSD World
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1:00am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1:00am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3:00am

Tennessee
WLJT
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am

Texas
Dallas KERA (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
San Antonio KLRN (KLRN 9.2 World)
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am and 9am
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am

Utah
KUED (The World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 4pm
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 7pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 12am
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 8am
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 2am
Utah Education Network UEN-TV
Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 8pm
Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 2am

Vermont
Vermont PBS (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6 pm
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 9 pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 9am
Friday, Oct 30, 2015 at 10am
Friday, Oct 30, 2015 at 4 pm

Virginia
Norfolk WHRO (TV World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 11pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 7am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 8am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 10am
Roanoke Blue Ridge PBS (World SD 15.3)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6pm and 9pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2am, 10am and 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4am

Washington, DC
WHUT-HD
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 8pm
Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 12am
Monday, November 16, 2015 at 8:30am

Washington (state)
Spokane KSPS
Thursday, October 29, 1015 at 11pm

Western New England
WGBY
Thursday, October 29, 2015, 6pm
Thursday, October 29, 2015, 9pm
Friday October 30, 2015, 2am
Friday October 30, 2015, 10am
Friday October 30, 2015, 4pm
Sunday, November 1, 2am
Monday, November 2, 2015, 4am

Wisconsin
Milwaukee MPTV
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5:00pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1:00am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1:00am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3:00am

Additional air times to be added. Times subject to change, check local listings

Documentary on positive impact of the arts on Alzheimer’s to air on Washington, DC PBS station in November 2015

I Remember Better When I Paint to air on Washington, DC  PBS station WHUT (HD) in  November 2015. It is a film that provides hope to families living with Alzheimer’s.

Broadcast dates are:
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 8pm
Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 12am
Monday, November 16, 2015 at 8:30am

Narrated by actress Olivia de Havilland, I Remember Better When I Paint is a groundbreaking documentary showing how the creative arts can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s. The film visits a variety of care facilities, as well as leading art museums in North America and Europe, to demonstrate how creative activities such as drawing, painting and museum visits can reawaken a sense of identity, dignity and reengagement among those with severe memory impairment. Leading neurologists explain how parts of the brain can be spared, and discuss the life-enriching benefits of these new approaches.

Inspiring personal stories are featured, including that of Rita Hayworth, as told by her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, to highlight the transformative impact of art and other creative therapies and how they are changing the way we look at Alzheimer’s.

This film, directed by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, is presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

For nationwide broadcast dates, click here.

Documentary on positive impact of the arts on Alzheimer’s to air on Kansas PBS station on November 15, 2015

I Remember Better When I Paint to air on Kansas public television KTWU (11.1) on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 11pm. It is a film that provides hope to families living with Alzheimer’s. Learn more about the broadcast here.

Narrated by actress Olivia de Havilland, I Remember Better When I Paint is a groundbreaking documentary showing how the creative arts can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s. The film visits a variety of care facilities, as well as leading art museums in North America and Europe, to demonstrate how creative activities such as drawing, painting and museum visits can reawaken a sense of identity, dignity and reengagement among those with severe memory impairment. Leading neurologists explain how parts of the brain can be spared, and discuss the life-enriching benefits of these new approaches.

Inspiring personal stories are featured, including that of Rita Hayworth, as told by her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, to highlight the transformative impact of art and other creative therapies and how they are changing the way we look at Alzheimer’s.

This film, directed by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, is presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

For nationwide broadcast dates, click here.

Documentary on positive impact of the arts on Alzheimer’s to air on Illinois PBS stations in October and November 2015

I Remember Better When I Paint to air on Illinois PBS stations in October & November 2015 . It is a film that provides hope to families living with Alzheimer’s.

Broadcast dates are:
Chicago WTTWPBS (Create/World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Carbondale WSIU
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am
Illinois Public Media WILL-TV (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am
Springfield WSEC (World)
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm
Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1am, 9am and 3pm
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1am
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 3am

Narrated by actress Olivia de Havilland, I Remember Better When I Paint is a groundbreaking documentary showing how the creative arts can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s. The film visits a variety of care facilities, as well as leading art museums in North America and Europe, to demonstrate how creative activities such as drawing, painting and museum visits can reawaken a sense of identity, dignity and reengagement among those with severe memory impairment. Leading neurologists explain how parts of the brain can be spared, and discuss the life-enriching benefits of these new approaches.

Inspiring personal stories are featured, including that of Rita Hayworth, as told by her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, to highlight the transformative impact of art and other creative therapies and how they are changing the way we look at Alzheimer’s.

This film, directed by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, is presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.

For nationwide broadcast dates, click here.