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Thanks for subscribing to the Memory Hub Newsletter, your source of the latest news, events, and resources at our vibrant community center for people living with memory loss, their families, and all who support a dementia-friendly community. This dynamic space is operated by the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center, alongside partners the Frye Art Museum, the Alzheimer's Association, Elderwise, Full Life Care, and Kin On Health Care Center. | | Drop by to explore Memory Hub resources | | Drop in anytime between 9am - 4pm, Monday - Thursday. We are located at 1021 Columbia St. Seattle. | |  | Limited valet parking provided around the corner at Murano Senior Living, with validation at our front desk. | | |
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Our care consultant from the Alzheimer's Association acts as “Memory Navigator" to provide free 30-minute appointments to help you get connected with helpful memory loss resources. Learn more.
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Our library/resource room provides a wide array of books about living well with memory loss and caregiving. View our titles.
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Maude's Garden, Washington's first public memory garden, offers a botanical oasis at the Memory Hub and hosts garden programs and art exhibits. Learn more.
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Join your First Hill neighbors for our third annual Brain Health Block Party! From 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Wednesday June 25, enjoy exploring the neighborhood, stopping at activity stations listed below for fun brain-healthy activities such as music, puzzles, creative arts, movement and more. Healthy snacks included! A fun and free event for all ages, with a special invitation to folks age 50+. | | | |
Petra Jouflas, the Frye Art Museum
The Frye Art Museum, a founding partner of the Memory Hub alongside the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center, offers their Alzheimer's Cafe program at the Memory Hub. The Frye's Creative Aging team also collaborates on a growing number of creative aging projects with the Memory Hub. The Frye has welcomed Petra Jouflas, the new Creative Aging Programs Coordinator at the Frye! She will serve as the liaison between the Frye's Creative Aging programs and the Memory Hub.
| | Petra has experience in museum education, with a particular focus on accessibility and lifelong learning. She comes to the Frye from the Seattle Art Museum, where she worked in Visitor Services and as a development coordinator. Prior to her time in Seattle, Petra interned at the Denver Art Museum, supporting dementia-friendly initiatives and public programs for older adults. | | "A highlight from my time so far at the Memory Hub is all the ways I’ve gotten to share joy with others, whether through dancing, singing, looking at art, or working in the garden," says Petra. "You can see how the many different avenues of self-expression that the Memory Hub provides makes it’s visitors feel empowered, myself included!" | |
Call for Art! Now Seeking Artists for the 2025-2026 Frame of Mind Exhibit
The Frame of Mind gallery at the Memory Hub features art created by people living with memory loss. Art is displayed for one year for visitors to enjoy. 12-15 artworks are displayed, typically 2-4 pieces per artist. We are now seeking artists for the 2025-2026 season. You don’t have to be a professional artist - anyone is welcome!
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Become a Front Desk Volunteer!
Do you enjoy hospitality and connecting with people? Would you like to be part of building a welcoming, engaging space for people with memory loss and their families? The Memory Hub is looking for a few people with interest in becoming a Front Desk Volunteer. Consider joining the team of Front Desk Volunteers and help building a dementia-friendly community at The Memory Hub.
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Tuesdays, June 3, 10, 17, 24 at 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Each week, explore short musical clips based on a theme, to reflect, imagine, and share what the music brings to mind. Led by Sarah McKiddy, violinist and PhD student, UW School of Nursing. A free program for people living with memory loss and their families. Attend as many sessions as you like.
| | Statewide Impact & Professional Development | | New Request for Applications: Cognition in Primary Care & Project ECHO Dementia Grants to Health Centers | | Cognition in Primary Care and Project ECHO Dementia at UW Medicine have partnered with the shared goals of improving primary care in Washington State for people living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment by offering grants to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Centers (RHCs), and other similar clinic systems for their involvement in one or both programs. View the new Request for Applications. | | Support, Education, and Engagement | | Learn about all support, education, and engagement programs hosted at the Memory Hub, offered by the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center and our on-site collaborators: | | Upcoming Events & Workshops | |
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'Dancing Together' Seated Movement Class
Wednesdays, 1-2pm: June 18
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Book Talk & Art Demo with Marilyn Raichle
Tuesday June 24 at 2 - 4 pm.
Discuss the book Don't Walk Away: A Care Partner's Journey with the author, Marilyn Raichle, and try your hand at the painting experience that inspired it all with Elderwise founder Shanta Sabersky.
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Books & Beats: Book Group for Caregivers, Music Groups for People Living with Memory Loss
Offered monthly on the 3rd Wednesdays
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A Listening Circle for Music and Conversation
Tuesdays, June 3, 10, 17, 24 at 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Each week, explore short musical clips based on a theme, to reflect, imagine, and share what the music brings to mind. Led by Sarah McKiddy, violinist and PhD student, UW School of Nursing. A free program for people living with memory loss and their families. Attend as many sessions as you like.
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| | | | Memory Hub Collaborator Offerings & Announcements | | The Memory Hub is operated by the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center. Our partners include the Frye Art Museum, the Alzheimer's Association, Elderwise, Full Life Care, and Kin On Health Care Center. See below for current offerings and announcements! | | | | |
Garden Discovery Program - Summer 2025
Connect with nature and engage in nature-based projects at Maude's Garden with others living with memory loss and friends and family.
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Dementia Friends Information Sessions
Dementia Friends are part of a dementia-friendly community. At our sessions we share information about dementia and brain health, tips for communicating with someone living with dementia, and ways to take action. Learn more and attend a Dementia Friends Information Session! The UW MBWC is proud to lead the Dementia Friends program in WA State on behalf of the Dementia Action Collaborative.
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Caregiver Resource Summit, hosted by the Alzheimer's Association®
June 20, 2025, 10 am - 4 pm at Emerald Downs 2300 Ron Crockett Dr. Auburn, WA
The summit is a health fair-style event with a flexible schedule, allowing attendees to explore and connect at their own pace. A few presentations throughout the day will provide focused opportunities to learn about key caregiving topics.
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Caregiver Support Group
Build a support system with people who understand. Alzheimer's Association® support groups, conducted by trained facilitators, are a safe place for care partners to: develop a support system, exchange practical information on challenges and possible solutions, talk through issues and ways of coping, share feelings, needs, and concerns, and learn about community resources.
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Kin On Health Care Center
Kin On is offering Community Health Days 社區健康日
Basic health screens at Seattle Community Center | 4416 S. Brandon St. Seattle 98118 on June 10, 10 am - 3pm. Learn more: healthyliving@kinon.org | 206.556.2237
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Dementia Support Group
A new Chinese-language resource at the Memory Hub, offered by our new on-site collaborator Kin On Health Care Center!
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Shared Outdoor Adventures for Resilience Program (S.O.A.R)
With the S.O.A.R. (Shared Outdoor Adventures for Resilience) Program, reinforce your strengths and connect with others through monthly small group hikes and other outdoor adventures in the Seattle area, through June 2025. S.O.A.R is for people diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another dementia before age 65, with a family member or friend.
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The Frye Art Museum is proud to offer the Alzheimer's Cafe every 2nd Tuesday at the Memory Hub!
Upcoming Alzheimer's Cafe:
Tuesday, June 10
2:30 - 4 pm
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Dancing Together at the Frye
Wednesday, July 23, 1 - 2 pm
Location: Frye Museum Salon
Join us in the Frye Salon for a seated dance class for people with memory loss and their families. Inspired by the artwork on display, this class incorporates classical dance elements and playful movements as well as unique dance creations built in the moment.Offered by Julia Becke, MD, former Artist in Residence at the UW Memory Hub.
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Art in the Moment
Thursday, June 12, 1 - 2:15pm
Location: Frye Museum Galleries
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Mindfulness Meditation at the Frye Art Museum
The Frye offers free, thirty-minute drop-in sessions of Mindfulness Meditation on the first and third Wednesday of the month, 12:30 - 1pm. Sessions on the first Wednesday of the month are guided by Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD. Registration is not required. Learn more.
Prefer not to practice in person? Previous recorded sessions are available on the Frye YouTube channel.
| | Seattle’s Greenwood Senior Center offers a Dementia Resource Fair from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday June 11. Explore support services including care companions, geriatric care managers, social engagement, elder law attorneys and more. Learn more | | Amy’s Place – the new dementia-friendly community center at Bellis Fair Mall in Bellingham – has its Grand Opening from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday June 11. Learn more | | Art in the Park exhibit at the Seattle Japanese Garden features artwork created by people with memory loss in a program organized by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Elderwise. View the exhibit 12-7 p.m. from May 1 to June 29. Learn more | | | | |
