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, and Full Life Care.

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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.

• Visit our Frame of Mind exhibit or view the virtual gallery. Learn about the featured artists!

• Our library/resource room provides a wide array of books about living well with memory loss and caregiving. View our titles.

• 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.

The Memory Hub on-site collaborator, Elderwise, recently hosted four Handong Global University undergraduate psychology students, Jisoo Kim, Minju Gu, Jiyeong Baek and Juhui Kim, who came to Seattle to learn about innovative programs serving older adults and people living with memory loss. The students are part of the Humanities and Social Convergence Talent Training Project, funded by the Korean Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, whose goal it is to foster international learning opportunities on topics related to current societal issues in Korea, such as the needs of an aging population. 

"We believe that the insights gained during our visit will have a lasting impact on how we approach senior care in Korea."

Our summer concert series in the garden was the result of a collaboration between the Memory Hub and The Seattle Public Library to create programming directly based on feedback from people with memory loss and their caregivers about what brings them joy. Back in January, participants in a Memory Hub listening session noted the importance of community and connection; movement and being outside; and music. The Library's new article takes us into one of these events.

On a Monday afternoon in mid-August, a spacious courtyard on Seattle’s First Hill is alive with flowers, music, dancing and quiet conversation. It is cloudy, but the mood is all sunshine ...

At the Fall Arts Showcase on September 25, the Memory Hub atrium buzzed with the voices of community members who had come to view the newest installation of the Frame of Mind Exhibit. This annual rotating exhibit celebrates the many gifts, strengths and unique perspectives people with memory loss offer our community. The showcase featured the chance to hear from many of the featured artists, as well as attend a Meet and Greet with the Memory Hub's first Artist in Residence, dancer and doctor Dr. Julia Becke.



It's an honor to show my work," said Kimberley Rettig, one of the featured artists. “Creativity is a path taken by so many with memory loss [and other brain diseases]. Expression through art opens healing paths for those who create it, and for those who receive it. Art tells life stories and life interpretations, and art has been that for me."

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:

Dancing Together: A seated dance and movement class for people with memory loss and their caregivers.

Wednesdays, October 16 - December 4, 1-2pm PT

Join the Memory Hub Artist in Residence Dr. Julia Becke for a taste of her Dancing Together program! Throughout the class, we’ll move together to music, exploring different dance styles and having fun with familiar songs. Based on adaptive dance programs for people with cognitive impairment developed by Canada’s National Ballet School, Dancing Together is also appropriate for people who require assistive mobility devices such as canes, walkers and wheelchairs.

No dance experience necessary. Free and open to the public - just drop in!

Questions: Marigrace, 206-543-1440, mbecker1@uw.edu

Class offered by Dr. Julia Becke, Memory Hub 2024 Artist in Residence, UW Medicine Physician

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Recently, the first Dementia Friends Information Session in Mandarin was held in WA. Thank you to Kin On for leading this information session at the Memory Hub!

• October 2024 Dementia Friends Events

• Follow Dementia Friends Washington on Facebook

Photo courtesy Jonathan Vanderweit

Dániel Somogyi. View of Königssee, 1878. Image courtesy, Frye Art Museum

In today's October Garden Discovery Program (the first Fall session), the group explored the fall garden full of flowers and seed heads, savored herbal tea, and shared thoughts about what they noticed and felt grateful for.

In the nature-inspired project, Dawn Robinson invited participants to make botanical floral arrangements using pumpkin vases. People worked together on something they had never done before. The group expressed surprise at how quickly such a beautiful creation came together, the joy of helping one another, and the bounty of the materials provided.

Dawn is in training to become a registered horticultural therapist and is the new leader of the nature-based projects! Her time working with the Memory Hub garden community is helping her to reach her goal.

The Garden Discovery Program is a partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center. The Garden Discovery Program is a program for people living with memory loss and their caregivers and is made possible by support from Aegis Living Assisted Living and Memory Care communities.

Community Resources

Spokane County Library District continues its Memory Café every Tuesday from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Come together with other people with memory loss and caregivers to enjoy music, crafts, conversation and more. Learn more.

NEW Joyful Movement program with Seattle Parks and Recreation incorporates dance and movement for people with memory loss and their families. Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Rainier Beach Community Center in Seattle. Learn more

The Alzheimer’s Association presents their Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraising and awareness events throughout Washington in September and October. Learn more and find a walk in your area here.