Celebration of Life
Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 05:09PM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Senior Citizens , art


Virginia Davis, 101, looks on as artist Evie Depoister, 83, gives a calligraphy demonstration during the Senior & Family Intergenerational Arts Festival: Celebration of Life at the Santa Monica Senior Center on Sunday, October 5, 2008. Included in the Celebration of Life festival was music, photography and quilt exhibitions, as well as demonstrations and interactive workshops in dance and movement, painting, calligraphy, flower arranging, story telling, and poetry. The free two day community art festival was presented by the Senior Arts Foundation and the City of Santa Monica in partnership with several agencies and with support from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.  Additional Celebration of Life partnering agencies included Santa Monica College's Emeritus College, Santa Monica-UCLA 50 Plus, Santa Monica Family YMCA, City of Manhattan Poetry Circle, Red Ribbon Squares, and Senior Steppers
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