SPARK!
SPARK! programs are designed for people in the early-to-mid stages of memory loss to visit with their family and care partners.
This monthly program engages participants in lively conversations, storytelling, object handling, and other multi-sensory activities that relate. Space is limited so reservations are appreciated. For more information or to register, please call 262-653-4432 or send an email to [email protected]
Upcoming Programs
SPARK! programs are offered from 2pm to 3:30 p.m. on the third Friday of each month, see the 2023 dates and topics listed below. Fight for a Gettysburg Farm
Exploring Family History
Friday, May 17 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
The Civil War Museum has many family stories within the gallery. Explore these family histories, then share and create your own family tree.
Civil War Printing and Engraving
Friday, June 21 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
The Civil War Museum has many family stories within the gallery. Explore these family histories, then share and create your own family tree.
There will be no SPARK! sessions in July and August
Dinosaur Fossils
Friday, September 20 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
At this meeting of SPARK!, Dinosaur Discovery Museum Educator Nick Wiersum will show the group a collection of fossils and answer the age-old question, “What is a Dinosaur?” SPARK! participants will also have the opportunity to handle and clean dinosaur fossils at the event.
Also at this SPARK! meeting, participants will have the opportunity to take a bicycle ride along the beautiful Lake Michigan waterfront with the group Cycling Without Age. Cycling Without Age is an interactive program sponsored by Dementia Friendly Community Initiative-Walworth County. Trained student pilots from Harborside Academy will provide rides on electric-powered trishaws to those who wish to go. These cycles accommodate two adults who will have a joyful outdoor experience with wind in their faces and an opportunity to recall the joy of mobility.
G.I. Joe: America’s First Action Figure
Friday, October 18 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
What was your favorite toy to play with when you were growing up? Our SPARK! participants will tour the new exhibit at the Civil War Museum called G.I. Joe: America’s First Action Figure.
Tour Rooted Visions
Friday, November 15 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
SPARK! members will tour the new Kenosha Public Museum gallery Rooted Visions, an exhibition featuring the work of twenty-five Southern Black artists who used found objects and ordinary materials to create art that tells visionary stories. Members will have the opportunity to create their own art using non-traditional materials after the tour.
Victorian Ornaments
Friday, December 20 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
SPARK! Members will create Holiday ornaments based on the traditions of 19th-century America.
All programs are free, but pre-registration is required. Email [email protected] or call 262-653-4432 to register.
Learn more about SPARK! programming and other partner Museums at www.sparkprograms.org
