Soundscapes Exhibition Reception
Sunday, November 12 | 1pm - 3pm
Free, Open to the Public
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
In honor of Veterans Day, join Brushwood Center to celebrate our annual Veterans Art Exhibition, and the At Ease community! This year's exhibition is titled Soundscapes: Visualizing the Healing Sounds of Nature. Come meet and talk with the artists in the exhibition, enjoy music and performances, and engage with and learn more about Brushwood Center's At Ease initiative.
Refreshments provided by: Drip & Culture
Performances by: Guitars for Veterans, Parker Nelson | Black Moon Trio, and Angela Walker | Navy Veteran & At Ease Participant
Artist Spotlights by: Kathy Wilson and Lawrence Piemontese
This event is SOLD OUT, but we encourage visiting the exhibition, on view through Sunday, November 26th!
Refreshments provided by: Drip & Culture
Performances by: Guitars for Veterans, Parker Nelson | Black Moon Trio, and Angela Walker | Navy Veteran & At Ease Participant
Artist Spotlights by: Kathy Wilson and Lawrence Piemontese
This event is SOLD OUT, but we encourage visiting the exhibition, on view through Sunday, November 26th!
Thank you to our Event Partners!
Drip & Culture
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Community Focused, socially minded.
When we founded Drip & Culture, our vision was to create something special that would allow us to transform Supermercado Gonzalez. This Gonzalez location has been in Nydia's family since 1994 and needed some love. Waukegan and communities like it need businesses curious about the conditions in which its customers and residents live. Things like economic disinvestment, the quality of its schools, challenges with safety and crime, and access to healthy food options are all important to making a city a great place to live. Achieving all of these things takes work, and we hope that Drip & Culture can be where that work begins and spreads into every neighborhood in our city. We believe in our community. We serve delicious coffee. And we are a vibe. |
Growing Healthy Veterans
Veteran Art Tribe
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A tribe of artists who are also U.S. military veterans dedicated to supporting opportunities for veterans to create and interact with various art and expressive modalities. Whether our veterans are using creativity as a therapeutic focus or as a full-time occupation, Veteran Art Tribe looks to provide awareness, access, agency, and exposure within the art community.
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Guitars For Veterans
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800,00 U.S. Veterans struggle with physical injuries, PTSD, and other emotional distress. We believe guitars can help with the healing process. Music helps decrease anxiety, increase self-esteem, and reduce episodes of panic attacks, nightmares and flashbacks. A research study of Guitars 4 Vets students showed a 21% improvement in PTSD symptoms and a 27% decrease in related depression symptoms. The study attributed learning and playing guitar as the primary catalysts for these improvements—and we want to ensure as many vets as possible have that opportunity. More simply, playing a guitar can help veterans safely connect with their surroundings and other people. |
Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies |
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Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies is a trademarked program of AllenForce implemented by licensed fitness centers throughout the country that is offered free of charge to qualified veterans. Each facility and fitness professional complete specific training on Veteran culture, PTSD, MST, injuries and illness specific to veterans and adaptive equipment.
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