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Our study is called Behavioral and Environmental Sensing and Intervention, or BESI for short. This research studies the person with dementia and their caregiver. Agitation is the most common reason for placing people with dementia into nursing homes as it can increase caregiver burden, stress, and depression. Nobody knows when agitation will occur and many things in the environment may bring it on. You may not notice the early signs of agitation, and agitation can get to a point where it can be hard to manage. Most methods used to deal with agitation in dementia do not always work. A tool to catch agitation early would give caregivers the upper hand to fix the situation, and hopefully have less agitation and less caregiver stress. Behavioral and Environmental Sensing and Intervention (BESI) is used in this study to catch different levels of agitation. BESI is a system of body-worn and in-home sensors that provide continuous, non-invasive assessment of agitation and the environment. BESI is used to find the link between agitation and the home environment. It will help us identify the early features of agitation. It involves both the person with dementia and their caregiver; a pair that we call a “dyad”. For questions or to participate, call the research nurse coordinator at: 540.266.6077 Or email at: besistudy@carilionclinic.org

The Taubman Museum of Art is pleased to present the mid-career retrospective Farther by New York-based sculptor Paul Villinski (American, born 1960). Villinski’s sculptures and installations engage with subjects both sublime and neglected. Influenced by a lifelong concern for environmental issues, his work reinvisions seemingly useless and discarded materials, often trash found on the streets of New York City, into uplifting and humanizing works of art. Thirteen major sculptures and installations created over the past few decades explore recurrent themes in the artist’s work: flight, community, the environment, and more intimate narratives such as addiction and recovery, all united by Villinski’s central preoccupation: transformation. He states, “I’m fascinated by the simple alchemy of transforming humble, discarded materials into things of beauty and layered meaning. This speaks to the idea of potential, of the surprising things that can be done with imagination, commitment, risk, and hard work — with enough love.” Villinski’s work is quietly reverent and reflective. Flocks of reclaimed aluminum-can butterflies in Arcus and Gyre, and wings feathered with gleaming knives in Aerialist evoke motifs of flight, metamorphosis and rebirth. His progressive installation, Castaways, features an accumulating flock of birds made in conjunction with the Roanoke community. Molded from pulped junk paper, Castaways speaks to the excessive and frivolous waste of our natural resources. In Quilt and Comforter, Villinski grapples with the topics of addiction and recovery using symbolic materials such as belts, liquor bottles, and gloves to evoke feelings of chaos, fear, protection, and communal healing. Throughout the exhibited works, a sense of magic and otherworldliness pervades commonplace objects. Elements of nature perform quasi-heroic acts and offer benedictions: butterflies levitate and swirl from doors, ladders and chairs, while birds morph from obsolete LP records, taking flight like musical notes. Created with acute mechanical finesse, Villinski’s deft creatures astound and lead the viewer to, in the artist’s words, “an exploration of the possible, at the heart of which is hope.” The traveling exhibition Paul Villinski: Farther is available from September 2018 through January 2023. For more information please call Kimberly C. Piland, Exhibition Coordinator, at 540.204.4126 or email kpiland@taubmanmuseum.org

Located in a park-like rural setting of lovely Goochland Courthouse, there are lots of reasons to linger at this market! Enjoy live music, food trucks, and friendly vendors and neighbors. It will meet all your local farm produce needs, as well as those specialty goods you love like flowers, self care products, unique artisan crafts and more! Lots of SNAP and Double SNAP options! Welcome to the GOOCHLAND farmers market!

Friday, 9.17 6:30-8 pm Leo Horrigan In person at The Innerwork Center* Thousands of men have been profoundly transformed by men’s work - it’s time for you to join them. The documentary film Out of Our Heads: A Male Journey into the Heart gives men a way to show (not just tell) other men about the power of their work. The film is a call to action for men who want to break out of their apathy, create more meaning in their lives, or simply connect more with other men – and be fed by an authentic, creative, supportive male community. We will watch the film together and discuss it afterwards with the filmmaker, Leo Horrigan. Resources for getting involved in men's work locally and online will be shared. See mensworkdoc.com for more information. *We will monitor COVID restrictions as we get closer to the event to determine if we need to change to a virtual format. Participants will be notified prior to the program. What You’ll Take Away: Connection to other local like minded men Renewed energy for your practice of self discovery Tools to take with you on your journey to connect with the soul This program is a free, donation-based offering and your donation, if possible is greatly appreciated. About Leo Leo Horrigan is producer and co-editor for Out of Our Heads, which he co-created with award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Allen Moore. Leo started out in the newspaper industry, but in 1996 he shifted to the public health field, where he has focused on the sustainability of our food system. He began attending the Men’s Wisdom Council in 2001, and the men’s work he did there launched him into poetry writing and other creative endeavors. He has performed his poems at numerous venues in the Baltimore area, where he has lived for 27 years, and elsewhere. He has also written two short plays that were performed for the public. Since 2010, Leo has also made three other documentary films about food system topics, covering pasture-based animal farming, food deserts, and regenerative farming. His latest film, Growing Solutions, has been selected for a dozen film festivals representing various regions of the U.S., plus India, Poland, and Turkey.

The Complete Brandenburg Concertos September 16-20 Program: Bach (repeat, with 46 artists Enjoy a 5-day window for UNLIMITED online streaming FREE OF CHARGE

Our study is called Behavioral and Environmental Sensing and Intervention, or BESI for short. This research studies the person with dementia and their caregiver. Agitation is the most common reason for placing people with dementia into nursing homes as it can increase caregiver burden, stress, and depression. Nobody knows when agitation will occur and many things in the environment may bring it on. You may not notice the early signs of agitation, and agitation can get to a point where it can be hard to manage. Most methods used to deal with agitation in dementia do not always work. A tool to catch agitation early would give caregivers the upper hand to fix the situation, and hopefully have less agitation and less caregiver stress. Behavioral and Environmental Sensing and Intervention (BESI) is used in this study to catch different levels of agitation. BESI is a system of body-worn and in-home sensors that provide continuous, non-invasive assessment of agitation and the environment. BESI is used to find the link between agitation and the home environment. It will help us identify the early features of agitation. It involves both the person with dementia and their caregiver; a pair that we call a “dyad”. For questions or to participate, call the research nurse coordinator at: 540.266.6077 Or email at: besistudy@carilionclinic.org

The Taubman Museum of Art is pleased to present the mid-career retrospective Farther by New York-based sculptor Paul Villinski (American, born 1960). Villinski’s sculptures and installations engage with subjects both sublime and neglected. Influenced by a lifelong concern for environmental issues, his work reinvisions seemingly useless and discarded materials, often trash found on the streets of New York City, into uplifting and humanizing works of art. Thirteen major sculptures and installations created over the past few decades explore recurrent themes in the artist’s work: flight, community, the environment, and more intimate narratives such as addiction and recovery, all united by Villinski’s central preoccupation: transformation. He states, “I’m fascinated by the simple alchemy of transforming humble, discarded materials into things of beauty and layered meaning. This speaks to the idea of potential, of the surprising things that can be done with imagination, commitment, risk, and hard work — with enough love.” Villinski’s work is quietly reverent and reflective. Flocks of reclaimed aluminum-can butterflies in Arcus and Gyre, and wings feathered with gleaming knives in Aerialist evoke motifs of flight, metamorphosis and rebirth. His progressive installation, Castaways, features an accumulating flock of birds made in conjunction with the Roanoke community. Molded from pulped junk paper, Castaways speaks to the excessive and frivolous waste of our natural resources. In Quilt and Comforter, Villinski grapples with the topics of addiction and recovery using symbolic materials such as belts, liquor bottles, and gloves to evoke feelings of chaos, fear, protection, and communal healing. Throughout the exhibited works, a sense of magic and otherworldliness pervades commonplace objects. Elements of nature perform quasi-heroic acts and offer benedictions: butterflies levitate and swirl from doors, ladders and chairs, while birds morph from obsolete LP records, taking flight like musical notes. Created with acute mechanical finesse, Villinski’s deft creatures astound and lead the viewer to, in the artist’s words, “an exploration of the possible, at the heart of which is hope.” The traveling exhibition Paul Villinski: Farther is available from September 2018 through January 2023. For more information please call Kimberly C. Piland, Exhibition Coordinator, at 540.204.4126 or email kpiland@taubmanmuseum.org

Located in a park-like rural setting of lovely Goochland Courthouse, there are lots of reasons to linger at this market! Enjoy live music, food trucks, and friendly vendors and neighbors. It will meet all your local farm produce needs, as well as those specialty goods you love like flowers, self care products, unique artisan crafts and more! Lots of SNAP and Double SNAP options! Welcome to the GOOCHLAND farmers market!

 Often referred to by fans as one of the hardest-working, hardest-touring bands on the circuit today, the 5-piece Illinois-based act not only proves that classification with their jam-packed tour schedule but also on stage every night, with youthful exuberance and a lively stage show, as reliable as it is infectious. High energy percussion, mandolin, guitar, bass, banjo and fiddle weave seamlessly together to create an experience for fans that has sold out shows across the UK and the United States, filling the front rows with fans not just singing along to one tune, but singing along to all of them. 

The Complete Brandenburg Concertos September 16-20 Program: Bach (repeat, with 46 artists Enjoy a 5-day window for UNLIMITED online streaming FREE OF CHARGE