Events
The following are events throughout the community that may be helpful to caregivers, those with dementia, and those interested in making their communities more dementia-friendly. There are both virtual and live events, some hosted by The Ohio Council for Cognitive Health, and many hosted by our friends and partners in the community. We hope you find them helpful!
Some organizations that offer many additional dementia care programs (many offered virtually):
• Giving Voice Foundation (Cincinnati area)
• Hilarity for Charity
Dementia Friendly Nevada Distinguished Speaker Series
Dementia Friendly Nevada Distinguished Speaker Series
Join us for our monthly educational Distinguished Speaker Series, free and open to all!
Second Monday of Each Month
1:00 – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Online, via Zoom
Topic: Hearts Change Minds, Arts Change Hearts: Using Arts-Based Activism to Combat Ageism and Ableism
Speakers:
Meg LaPorte, MA
Co-Founder, Art Against Ageism
Meg LaPorte is a communications strategist, writer, and social entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience in aging services. She is co-founder of Art Against Ageism and executive director of the Maryland Regional Direct Services Collaborative, championing positive age beliefs, direct care workforce improvement, and the voices of older adults and care professionals. She holds a master’s degree in aging services management from UMBC’s Erickson School of Aging Studies.
Jordan Evans
Co-Founder, Art Against Ageism
Jordan Evans is a community builder whose work sits at the intersection of aging, storytelling, and nature. In 2021, Jordan co-founded Art Against Ageism to create spaces where people of all ages connect through creativity and where older adults are seen for their stories, talents, and contributions. Jordan is also co-founder of At Last Farm, a nonprofit that brings people together with horses and the outdoors, centering wellbeing over performance. A graduate of UMBC with a degree in Aging Services Management, Jordan is currently pursuing graduate studies in Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Jordan lives in Woodstock, Maryland, and is driven by a simple belief: meaningful community experiences can change how we see aging and each other.
Sam Simon
Actor & Playwright Living with Dementia
Sam Simon began his career in Washington, DC, as a lawyer with Ralph Nader’s first advocacy group, then spent 25 years leading a public affairs firm, appearing frequently in the national media. Diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease in 2021, he turned to the theater for what he calls his “4th Age,” using his own story to change how cognitive decline is seen and talked about. His first play, The Actual Dance, became an award-winning memoir. His newest, Dementia Man, An Existential Journey, is an autobiographical one-man show that premiered at Capital Fringe in 2023 and received the Dementia Spring Foundation’s 2023 Dementia Arts Impact Award. Sam lives in McLean, Virginia, with his wife, Susan; they have two children and four grandchildren. Learn more at dementiaman.com.
