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Interview with artist Ira Russell https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hannan-Emerge-Logo_General.jpg 800 523 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 4, 2020 December 13, 2023

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June 4, 2020
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Interview with artist Ira Russell

The Hannan Center Director of Arts and Culture Richard Reeves recently sat down and did a Zoom interview with artist Ira Russell. Have a look!

Interview with Artist Rosemary Summers https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hannan-Emerge-Logo_General.jpg 800 523 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 26, 2020 December 13, 2023

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May 26, 2020
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Interview with Artist Rosemary Summers

The Hannan Center Director of Arts and Culture Richard Reeves recently sat down and did a Zoom interview with artist Rosemary Summers. Have a look!

Interview with Artist Carol Cook Reid https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hannan-Emerge-Logo_General.jpg 800 523 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 20, 2020 December 13, 2023

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May 20, 2020
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Interview with Artist Carol Cook Reid

The Hannan Center Director of Arts and Culture Richard Reeves recently sat down and did a Zoom interview with artist Carol Cook Reid. Have a look!

Mood Boards, Playtime, and Music Therapy https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dispatches-featured.jpg 1200 723 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 1, 2020 December 13, 2023

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May 1, 2020
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Mood Boards, Playtime, and Music Therapy

Karolen Coleman Executive Assistant How are you doing? Are you finding ways to maintain your sanity and have fun during this time of quarantine? How’s your physical and mental health? I’ll admit it – after several weeks of social distancing, it’s becoming a little difficult to come up with positive, fun and healthy ideas to…

My COVID-19 Survival Toolbox https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dispatches-featured.jpg 1200 723 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 24, 2020 December 13, 2023

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April 24, 2020
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My COVID-19 Survival Toolbox

My COVID-19 Survival Toolbox Richard Reeves, Jr. Director of Arts and Culture I am an artist. I have created art since my schooldays, in graphite, pastel and watercolor, and as a photographer and videographer. All along I have sought out and been open to new forms of artistic expression, especially involving new technology. I…

COVID-19 and Higher Risk Individuals https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dispatches-featured.jpg 1200 723 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 16, 2020 December 13, 2023

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April 16, 2020
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COVID-19 and Higher Risk Individuals

By Melissa Draughn, LMSW, Director of Social Work I have been diagnosed with two autoimmune disorders, hyperthyroidism and Multiple Sclerosis. It has been a long, difficult journey that ultimately taught me to be more mindful of my health. I won’t say I have been perfect about it but I have definitely become more careful and consistent.…

A Note From A Millennial  https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dispatches-featured.jpg 1200 723 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 13, 2020 December 13, 2023

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April 13, 2020
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A Note From A Millennial 

By Corey Achambault AmeriCorps Program Director Full disclosure: I am, in fact, a Millennial. Born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s, I grew up watching cable TV, am skilled with a smartphone, and have no real memories of a time before the internet. I’m also an avid reader, love dogs, and consider volunteering to be my favorite…

Living with Health Anxiety https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dispatches-featured.jpg 1200 723 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 13, 2020 December 13, 2023

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April 13, 2020
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Living with Health Anxiety

By Tara Franey, Director of Development Hello from my new “office” – my dining room table! I set up shop here last Wednesday and given yesterday’s announcement from Governor Whitmer, it looks like I’m going to be here for a while… The only one happy about this situation is my little chihuahua, Chili. We are…

Medicare and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hannan_new_featured-1.jpg 1000 1000 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 25, 2020 December 13, 2023

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March 25, 2020
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Medicare and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know

By Seema Verma – Administrator, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Since older Americans are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to let you know the steps we’re taking to help our Medicare beneficiaries cope with the pandemic. We’re warning Medicare beneficiaries that scammers may try to use this emergency to steal their Medicare…

Ageism and Privilege https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hannan_new_featured-1.jpg 1000 1000 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 25, 2020 March 19, 2025

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February 25, 2020
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Ageism and Privilege

For the third time in as many months, I took my mom out to enjoy a live show. The first show was at Detroit’s Masonic Temple, the second at the new Little Caesar’s Arena (LCA), and the third one was at Flint’s Capitol Theatre. Constructed in the 1920s, the Masonic Temple and the Capitol Theatre…

Ruminations on the Golden Rule https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hannan_new_featured.jpg 1000 1000 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 27, 2018 December 13, 2023

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June 27, 2018
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Ruminations on the Golden Rule

Most of us have heard some version of the golden rule, “so whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.” This code of conduct, while Biblically based, is also reflected in the texts of other world religions such as Judaism and Islam. It is a simple principle; if we love…

If We’re All Aging Then Age-Friendly is For All of Us https://hannan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hannan_new_featured.jpg 1000 1000 Hannan Center Hannan Center https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/042b90beb75349fb51b87bc0a5d70d9f00e789e16d11b0c55e6715aca12aa2ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 6, 2018 June 6, 2018

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June 6, 2018
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If We’re All Aging Then Age-Friendly is For All of Us

By, Misha Stallworth, Director of Arts and Culture When you look in the mirror, when you think of yourself, how do you identify? How does the list of all the things that you are formulate? Are you a natural-haired woman? A queer man? An athlete? I see myself as Black, a woman, and a professional…