Festival Guide. Friday. 2 8 PM on the Lyngblomsten campus at 1415 Almond Avenue, St. Paul

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1 Create * Learn * Enjoy Festival Guide 2 8 PM on the Lyngblomsten campus at 1415 Almond Avenue, St. Paul Arts Showcase, Art Activities, Live Music & Entertainment, Wellness Activities, Food, & Games Proudly part of ComoFest Friday JULY Wheelchair accessible and ASL interpreters provided! Healthcare, Housing & Services for Older Adults since #CelebrateMSF

2 festival Map The Lyngblomsten campus is located at 1415 Almond Avenue, St. Paul, MN Shuttle Loading Snelling Larpenteur Ave Midway Pkwy Como Ave I-94 Hamline Cub Foods (shuttle) map not drawn to scale Street parking around campus will be limited. For your convenience, take the FREE Shuttle Bus to Lyngblomsten. Runs 1:30 8:30 PM; every 20 minutes Picks up at Cub Foods (1201 Larpenteur Ave W, Roseville) Park in the southwest corner of the Cub Foods lot, near the pavilion 2

3 Make-&-take Art ACTIVITIES 2 Monoprints with Kimber Olson Stars & Stripes Ink Prints 4 Monet for a Day Mini Canvas Art: Pet Portraits 12 ART4JOY Nature Prints 13 Polymer Clay Guild Personalized Polymer Pens 14 Alzheimers Poetry Project MN Garden Talk Creation Station 15 Northern Clay Center Clay Garden Plaques sponsor booths 3 Wet Paint Artists Materials and Framing Leather Painting and Paper Marbling 11 Hermes Floral Be a Friend Bud Bouquets 16 Blick Art Materials (Roseville) games & ACTIVITIES 5 Pet Visits 6 Fishing Pond 7 Bouncy House 8 Beanbag Toss 9 Crazy Hair, Tattoos, & Face Paint 10 Ring Toss MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT 17 HealthRHYTHMS Drum Circle Arts & Lifelong Learning Showcase in the Newman-Benson Chapel Main Stage in the Lyngblomsten Courtyard Food & beverages 18 Grand Ole Creamery: Grill (2 locations) 19 Grand Ole Creamery: Ice Cream 20 I Smoothies WELLNESS LOUNGE 21 Chair Massages 22 Essential Oils Sampling 23 Aroma Touch Hand Massages 24 Spiritual Care & the Arts Devotional Coloring Pages 25 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten Art Selfies 26 Wellness Demos Lyngblomsten Booth Learn about campus renovations, Author Your Life, employment, and community engagement. Enter to win $50 cash! t Tickets W Welcome & Information Picnic Area Restrooms First Aid/Lost & Found Hydration Station FREE! Admission: Free admission to the Festival includes the Arts & Lifelong Learning Showcase and all music and entertainment. 50 each Tickets: Needed for food, games, some wellness activities, and make-and-take art activities. Purchase at the Ticket booths (cash and checks accepted; credit cards accepted at the Front Desk). #CelebrateMSF 3

4 ARTS & lifelong LEARNING SHOWCASE Newman-Benson Chapel FREE! The showcase demonstrates that passion, talent, and enthusiasm belong as much to those later in life as to the young. It displays a variety of art forms created by older adults through Lyngblomsten s arts and lifelong learning programs, offered in partnership with local artists and arts organizations, and wellness and learning centers. Live music and poetry readings will be performed throughout the day. * Alzheimer s Poetry Project MN * ART4JOY: Mixed Media * Art with Heart: Exploring Art * Lyngblomsten Lifelong Learning & the Arts, including 2018 greeting card art * MacPhail Center for Music * Memoir Writing through the Decades * Northern Clay Center: Pottery * Polymer Clay Guild of Minnesota * Photography WELLNESS LOUNGE The Heritage at Lyngblomsten Sample some of Lyngblomsten s wellness programs designed for older adults and caregivers with a focus on caring for mind, body, and spirit. FREE! * 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten Art Selfies, Information, and Caregiver Resources * Hydration Station * Relaxation Music by Lyngblomsten volunteer musicians * Wellness Demos 3 PM: Ageless Grace 4:30 PM & 6 PM: Tai Chi 2 tickets each * Aroma Touch Hand Massages * Chair Massages * Essentially Well Essential Oils Information on doterra essential oils, how the oils are used at Lyngblomsten, and try your favorite oil * Spiritual Care & the Arts Devotional coloring pages Donations of ipods and itunes gift cards will be accepted for Lyngblomsten s Music & Memory program at the Arts Showcase and Wellness Lounge. 4

5 MAKE-&-TAKE ART ACTIVITIES Lyngblomsten Courtyard 4 tickets each Spark your creativity, learn something new, and make your very own masterpiece to bring home and showcase. Activities are for all ages and abilities! Monoprints with Kimber Olson Stars & Stripes Ink Prints Artist Kimber Olson will help you design a patriotic motif using paint, stamps, and stencils on a gelatin plate and transfer your design onto a cloth flag, banner, or greeting card! Show your patriotic spirit, salute the flag, or honor a veteran or active military member through your one-of-a-kind piece of art. Monet for a Day Mini Canvas Art: Pet Portraits Artist Jan Gunderson will give you instructions to paint your own pet portraits on a small canvas. ART4JOY Nature Prints Create beautiful, detailed, life-sized prints of plants and flowers. Michèle Coppin and Holly Nelson will guide you as you explore the basic process using inks and paper. Gardeners, nature lovers, and artists of all ages will enjoy this fun and engaging process. Polymer Clay Guild of Minnesota Personalized Polymer Pens Decorate personalized pens with polymer clay with teaching artists Deb George and Lynn Vinge. Alzheimer s Poetry Project MN (APP MN) Garden Talk Creation Station Celebrate the abundance of summer by making beautiful garden tiles with Northern Clay Center and poet Zoë Bird from APP MN! Get inspired and compose a garden-inspired quote at the APP MN station, then step over to the Northern Clay Center booth to stamp the quote on your hand-decorated clay tile. Northern Clay Center Clay Garden Plaques Teaching artists will help you create and decorate a one-of-a-kind clay garden plaque with embellishments of your choice. Projects will be brought back to NCC for firing and can be picked up in 3 weeks. #CelebrateMSF 5

6 Music & entertainment Outdoor Main Stage FREE! 2 2:45 PM: Minnesota Opera Minnesota Opera will present a thrilling performance of opera favorites and the best from the golden age of musical theatre. 3 3:45 PM: Lakeshore Radio Players The Lakeshore Radio Players from Lakeshore Players Theatre put on a fun, live, 40s themed radio show. With classic skits and musical interludes, you are in for an old-timey treat! 4 4:45 PM: Park Square Theatre Dane Stauffer will weave a story or two and sing some of his favorite showtunes. Max Wojtanowicz and Alice McGlave will perform duets from their recent appearance as Fredrick and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance. Piano accompaniment provided by Assistant Music Director Andrew Fleser. 5 6 PM: Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School Traditional flamenco dance and music that brings the soul of southern Spain to the Mid-Summer Festival stage with expressive and rhythmic excitement. 6:30 PM: Live Music and Dance MacPhail Jazz Quartet will play favorites from the best of Broadway, big band, and jazz standards. Join Dance Enthusiast Christopher Yaeger in the polka, jitterbug, line dance, or waltz! Lyngblomsten Apartments Lobby FREE! 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, & 6 PM: HealthRHYTHMS Drum Circle Discover your personal rhythm with HealthRHYTHMS group drumming, an evidence-based wellness program that promotes relaxation and boosting of the immune system. Each drum circle lasts 40 minutes. Arts Showcase Stage (Chapel) FREE! Live music from MacPhail Center for Music. 2 3 PM: J2J (Julie Johnson & Jacqueline Ultan) on flute and cello 3 4:30 PM: Paula Lammers on voice and piano 4:30 6 PM: Joey Clark on voice and piano 6 7 PM: Pinar Başgöze on piano 7 8 PM: Andrea Stern on celtic harp 6

7 FOOD & BEVERAGEs Enjoy delicious food and beverages from local vendors. Lyngblomsten Courtyard, Lyngblomsten Apartments Grand Ole Creamery (Grill) Corn on the Cob (6 tickets) Pulled Pork Sandwich (10 tickets) Pulled Chicken Sandwich (10 tickets) Brats & Hamburgers (10 tickets) Veggie Burgers (10 tickets) Hot Dogs (4 tickets) Water & Soda (2 tickets) Anna s café & gifts Grand Ole Creamery (Ice Cream) Ice Cream Cones (7 14 tickets) The Heritage Dining Room I Smoothies 16-oz. Smoothies (10 tickets) Strawberry, strawberry-banana, piña colada, and blue raspberry GAMES & activities Lyngblomsten Courtyard 2 tickets each * Bouncy House * Beanbag Toss * Crazy Hair, Tattoos, & Face Paint * Fishing Pond * Ring Toss * Pet Visits FREE! American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be circulating the grounds wearing black shirts and ASL Interpreter badges. If you need help finding an interpreter, please visit one of the Welcome & Information booths. ComoFest: The Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival is proudly part of ComoFest: Fun Every Weekend in July. Visit for the complete schedule of events. Photography: Lyngblomsten representatives will be taking photos throughout the festival day. These photos may be used by Lyngblomsten for publicity or general information purposes. This statement serves as notification of photography, and your attendance at the festival provides implied consent for use. #CelebrateMSF 7

8 ABOUT THE LYNGBLOMSTEN MID-SUMMER FESTIVAL The Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival is a day to celebrate the variety of life-enriching experiences that promote artistic exploration and lifelong learning for all ages. The day also provides a unique opportunity for older adults to showcase through various art forms their continuing capacity to be purposeful and engaged, and for the community to participate in learning about, supporting, and celebrating the contributions of older adults. The annual Lyngblomsten Mid-Summer Festival is an expression of our committment to arts and lifelong learning, an organization-wide priority supported in large part through contributions made by generous donors to the Lyngblomsten Foundation. Learn more about how you can contribute or get involved at or contact Melanie Davis at (651) or mdavis@lyngblomsten.org. A special THANK YOU goes out to all volunteers who helped make the Festival possible, including: Lyngblomsten volunteers, volunteer groups from our Member Congregations, and corporate group volunteers. About Lyngblomsten: Lyngblomsten is a Christian nonprofit organization serving older adults and their families through healthcare, housing, and community-based services. Partnered in ministry with more than two dozen Christian congregations in the St. Paul area, a continuum of care meets the needs of adults as they travel the later years of their life s journey. Our services nurture the whole person body, mind, and spirit. Our Mission: Influenced by Christ, Lyngblomsten provides a ministry of compassionate care and innovative services to older adults in order to preserve and enhance their quality of life. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Music & Entertainment ($1,000): Arts & Lifelong Learning Showcase ($750): Blick Art Materials (Roseville) Make-&-Take ($500): Advanced Capital Group, Custom Medical Solutions, FastSigns (Roseville), Griffith Printing, Hermes Floral, Piché & Associates Real Estate, and Wet Paint Artists Materials and Framing 8