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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250311T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250314T160000
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SUMMARY:Seniors Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:It’s on again! The Seniors Festival will be celebrated at NERAM from the 11th – 14th of March 2025. The festival will include talks\, wellness\, guided tours\, and for the first time Art Bingo. Our programs include both free and paid events\, but we ask that you still book for both so we know how many attendees we can expect.\nPROGRAM\nTuesday 11th March\, 11am – 12pm\nChair Yoga (Stretch and Flex) + U3A Information Session\nJoin U3A Armidale for  a free taster of their popular chair yoga and hear more about U3A and the amazing programs they offer our community. Wear some comfy clothes and get ready to stretch and flex the body and mind. \n \n\nTuesday 11th March\, 2pm – 3.30pm\nSilver Swans\nSilver Swans classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s\, but whatever your age\, if you are looking for a new way to keep fit and active\, our ballet classes will put a spring in your step. \nWhether you’ve never danced before or want to get back into the swing of it\, our classes have something for everyone. \nThe R.A.D. developed this programme based on research into dance practice for older learners – classes are only taught by Silver Swans Licensees.  Joanne Knight RAD.RTS is currently offering ballet classes including Silver Swans at PLC dance studio\, Armidale. \nIf you are one of those ladies who have always wanted to ballet\, its never to late to shine and what better way to start than with this free event! We will have a number of ballet barre’s set up within our Hinton Gallery for a quiet atmosphere. We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and\, if possible\, shoes that have some flexibility in them. \n \n\nThursday 13th March\, 10.00-11.00am\nArtist Talk: Barbara McKay in conversation with Rachael Parsons (includes a back of house store room tour)\nJoin NERAM Director Rachael Parson and exhibiting artist Barbara McKay as they discuss Barbara’s art practice and career.  Barbara McKay is one of Australia’s truly significant female abstract expressionist artists. Acclaimed by renowned American art critic Clement Greenberg\, McKay has spent over five decades committed to immersing herself wholly into the gestural expression of the world and environment around her. McKay’s recently acquired work Wattle (1974)\, features in Vibrations: Abstract women in the collection. \nThe talk will be followed by a tour of NERAM’s art storeroom. \n\n  \nThursday 13th March\, 2pm – 3pm\nChair Yoga (Stretch and Flex) + U3A Information Session\nJoin U3A Armidale for  a free taster of their popular chair yoga and hear more about U3A and the amazing programs they offer our community. Wear some comfy clothes and get ready to stretch and flex the body and mind. \n \n  \nFriday 14th March\, 2.00 – 3.30pm\nSilver Swans\nSilver Swans classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s\, but whatever your age\, if you are looking for a new way to keep fit and active\, our ballet classes will put a spring in your step. \nWhether you’ve never danced before or want to get back into the swing of it\, our classes have something for everyone. \nThe R.A.D. developed this programme based on research into dance practice for older learners – classes are only taught by Silver Swans Licensees.  Joanne Knight RAD.RTS is currently offering ballet classes including Silver Swans at PLC dance studio\, Armidale. \nIf you are one of those ladies who have always wanted to ballet\, its never to late to shine and what better way to start than with this free event! We will have a number of ballet barre’s set up within our Hinton Gallery for a quiet atmosphere. We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and\, if possible\, shoes that have some flexibility in them. \n \n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/seniors-festival/
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