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Try This Fun Caregiving Tip for Your Loved One

If you are caring for someone who has a form of dementia, here's one way you help them improve their well-being.Tune into happiness - With many positive health benefits, music may be the best tool a caregiver can use. “Music has the ability to improve social interactions, enhance mood, increase communication in individuals with dementia or Alzheimer's as well as reduce anxiety and stress,” says Elisabeth Knight, MSSW with Caring Excellence. “Music also has the ability to affect physical health by improving nighttime sleep, reducing pain, increasing mobility and coordination, or lessening the need for medication.”Here [...]

By April Allman|2017-08-19T08:30:00-04:00August 19, 2017|Caregiving|

Another Organization Builds Houses

I imagine you have heard about one of the most internationally known nonprofits, Habitat for Humanity. But not-so-common knowledge is that the founders of the homebuilding charity — Millard Fuller and his wife Linda — decided to cut ties with the organization after continual disagreements with new leadership. Their split with Habitat for Humanity gave birth to The Fuller Center for Housing in 2005. Built on the same philosophy, The Fuller Center offers a grassroots approach to building and renovating homes, extending its services to 16 countries and several pockets of the United States.One of [...]

By April Allman|2017-08-12T08:30:00-04:00August 12, 2017|Giving Back|

Three Shows You Should See This Month

By Gioia Patton/Arts InsiderKiss Me KateCenterStage in Central Park Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a musical version of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, and sophistication, Kiss Me Kate combines the irreverent humor of two brilliant writers: Cole Porter and William Shakespeare. Musical numbers include So In Love, Wunderbar, Tom, Dick or Harry, Too Darn Hot, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, I Hate Men, Always True to You (In My Fashion) and Another Op’nin’, Another Show.The original Broadway production in [...]

By April Allman|2017-08-03T08:30:00-04:00August 3, 2017|Entertainment|

This Bride Created a Customized Wedding in a Place Never Used for a Wedding Before

By Amy Blevins Amy Blevins and Bo Bott love all things vintage. They fittingly found a wedding spot at Joe Ley Antiques in downtown Louisville last spring. Find out how they made this wedding work perfectly to fit their interests. #TheBottsTietheKnot16Bride’s Favorite Memory: The day before the wedding, one of my best friends Nikki and myself, were setting up for the reception, and we found a pile of tiny kittens in the reception yard! Needless to say we organized a little rescue, and shuttled them off to Derby City Kitties rescue, and they were later [...]

By April Allman|2017-07-28T08:30:00-04:00July 28, 2017|Wedding Celebrations|

Three Shows You Should See This Month

By Gioia Patton/Arts Insider Much Ado About Nothing/ Richard II/Julius CaesarKentucky Shakespeare Festival2017 marks the 57th season of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, the longest running free Shakespeare festival in the United States.“This season we’re excited to unveil our newly reimagined stage, by veteran scenic designer Paul Owen, who, for many years was Actors Theatre of Louisville’s scenic designer,” says Producing Artistic Director Matt Wallace.“In addition, we’ve installed 30 more in-ground benches in the amphitheater, and Central Park’s restrooms have been redesigned and renovated.”KSF kicked off this season with the professional production of [...]

By April Allman|2017-07-02T08:30:00-04:00July 2, 2017|Entertainment|

Ann Carruthers Says You Can Make a Difference

By Brigid Morrissey Ever wanted to quit your day job and join the nonprofit realm? Leaving routine and a certain set of expectations comes with risk, but if anyone can succeed at making community service into a legitimate career, it’s Ann Carruthers. Ann currently serves in New Albany as the president of Prevent Child Abuse, a nonprofit created to improve child well being and develop programs to help prevent abuse and neglect. Among the long list of relevant experience on her resume are positions as a court appointed advocate with Clark and Floyd counties and [...]

By April Allman|2017-06-04T08:30:00-04:00June 4, 2017|Giving Back|

Try This Fun Caregiving Tip for Your Loved One

Another Organization Builds Houses

Three Shows You Should See This Month

This Bride Created a Customized Wedding in a Place Never Used for a Wedding Before

Three Shows You Should See This Month

Ann Carruthers Says You Can Make a Difference

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