The Senior Arts Council promotes various art forms – music, dance, theater, literature and visual – for the cultural, educational, and social enrichment of Chattanooga’s senior community. Begun as a project of the Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors Leadership Academy Class of 2009-2010, the Senior Arts Council focuses their efforts on serving a full spectrum of the senior population. The Senior Arts Council offers seniors access to artistic, cultural and enrichment opportunities – by hosting events in the community and taking seniors to artistic venues. At least once a month during the past year, Senior Arts Council has exposed seniors to the arts. Most recently, Senior Arts Council facilitated the attendance of seniors at a chamber music concert, part of The String Theory series at the Hunter Museum. Prior to the concert, SAC invitees toured the museum. Lee University provided transportation and tickets through its representatives Darlia Conn and Gloria Chien. Seniors have also attended performances at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, thanks to Producing Director George Quick.

Senior Arts Council members are: Joan Hamner, Bennie Haynes, Lillie Herkley, Karl Kendrick, Sandra Ledford, Jewel McSpadden, Virginia Vollmer, and Harvey Weiss. Ed Huey is an honorary member and has graciously performed a number of times at different senior venues. Other artists who have contributed during the past year are Christie Burns, Lorene Collier, Lolly Durant, Vicki Hayes Hardesty, Frances McDonald, Mamie Owens and Chuck Tuttle.

The Senior Arts Council is supported in part by Allied Arts and Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries.

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For nearly 800 years, the Alexian Brothers have served and cared for others. The same beliefs that inspired the founders of this ministry sustain its organization today. The Alexian Brothers mission is put into action by the commitment to promote the physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being of all individuals served through their nine local ministries. Through this commitment, Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries has come to be recognized as the area’s leading innovator in the coordination and delivery of comprehensive services to older adults.

Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries operates in Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and has nine Chattanooga, Tennessee ministries, which include: Alexian Village of Tennessee, Alexian Grove, Alexian Brothers Live At Home Program, Alexian Inn, Alexian Brothers Valley Residence, Alexian Village Health and Rehabilitation Center, Alexian Brothers PACE, Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors and Alexian Brothers Home Care.

For more information on Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries, please call 1-800-251-4600 or visit www.AlexianBrothers.net.