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Culture, Arts & Innovation

The Department of Culture, Arts & Innovation at Baycrest supports a holistic vision of health and wellbeing that embraces spirituality, innovation and the arts.

Exciting projects

Soothing Relaxation Journeys

Dr. Amy Clemens-Cortes, Senior Music Therapist has created a CD to treat your mind and body to four relaxation journeys. Each track provides a short break from your daily life and stressors. It only takes 15 to 20 minutes in your daily life to enjoy one of the journeys.

Clements-Cortes’ commitment to music therapy is evidenced in her volunteer work on several professional organizations: Canadian Association Board of Directors where she held the position of Internship Chair for 6 years and currently serves as the President; Room 217, and the World Federation of Music Therapy.

Visit www.notesbyamy.com to purchase or www.room217.ca.

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Brain Lane: Bridging art & science

The Brain Lane project is an art installation that expresses our scientists work in art form. Vote for your favorite banners. Awards will be presented to top prize winners.

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Kabbalat Shabbat Program coming to the Apotex floors

We are pleased to announce upcoming changes to the Kabbalat Shabbat Program currently offered in the Wintergarden on Friday afternoons. Starting Friday May 11, 2012, this program will take place on each of the Apotex Floors in the Recreation Room, thereby allowing all residents on each floor to celebrate the start of the Sabbath as a community, as a whole. Please look for the flyers on your floor for further information regarding this program and the specific details for location and time.

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Baycrest clients participate in Butterfly Project in memory of children who perished in the Holocaust

Baycrest residents, volunteers, students and staff are joining in the efforts of the Butterfly Project taking place at the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas.

Inspired by a poem written by Pavel Friedman, who perished in Auschwitz in 1944, the museum is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies to commemorate the 1.5 million children who were murdered in the Holocaust.

Click here to learn more about the project.