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Join us at the Downtown Library on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00am for coffee, pastries, and a conversation about a special topic for older adults, age 55+
Presented in partnership with AmeriCorps Seniors.
1) Amour
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A touching tale of a loving couple whose unbreakable bonds of marriage are tested by life's greatest challenge.
3) The sea
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Max returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
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The Brain Fitness Program is based on the concepts of neuroplasticity--the ability of the brain to change, adapt, and even rewire itself. The brain can remain malleable or 'plastic' throughout life and by presenting the brain with the proper stimuli, most people can derive beneficial physical and functional change.
5) Stop and go
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Two sisters embark on a hilarious, mile-a-minute road trip to rescue their grandmother and her beloved dog from her retirement home before their reckless sister gets there first.
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Ellie is a free-spirited and headstrong young woman. She is left in charge of a residential home over the Christmas holidays. Her youth and inexperience bring her into conflict with the four grumpy residents. See how the hilarious antics of this uncivilized group, an unlikely romance, and the gradual solidarity that develops between the residents and Ellie unfold.
8) Quartet
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When financial problems threaten to close a retirement home for gifted musicians, the guests at Beecham House must work together to perform at the yearly gala concert.
9) Wrinkles
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A retired bank manager is battling the early stages of Alzheimer's and is placed in an elderly care facility where he befriends his roommate who helps him become used to his new home.
10) Still mine
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An exquisitely mounted and deeply affecting story about one man's determination to create a home for his ailing wife as they enter their twilight years. Based on actual events, that proves love is the ultimate triumph.
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Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship.
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The months since the spring of 2008 have not been kind to the American economy or to the retirement accounts of millions of Americans. The aggregate worth of 401(K) and IRA accounts dropped by more than $3 trillion dollars and the worth of private homes, the nest egg counted on by so many for retirement security, fell by trillions of dollars more. This film undertakes the mission to help older citizens do better with a bit less and to navigate tougher...
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