Category: Health
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ReelAbilities Film Festival May 18-30, 2021 Full Programming Announced including ReelAbilities Comedy Night
ReelAbilities Film Festival May 18-30, 2021 Full Programming Announced including ReelAbilities Comedy Night ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto is proud to announce programming for the 6th Annual Festival taking place online May 18 – 30, 2021. ReelAbilities Film Festival showcases Canadian and International shorts, features, and documentaries about Deaf and disability cultures and by filmmakers and actors with disabilities and/or who…
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Please join The Friends of the Semel for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and The Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Professor Yiyun Li, renowned author of Where Reasons End, winner of the 2020 Pen/Jean Stein Book Award.
Please join The Friends of the Semel for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and The Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Professor Yiyun Li, renowned author of Where Reasons End, winner of the 2020 Pen/Jean Stein Book Award. In this imagined dialogue between mother and child in a timeless…
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All-Female Singer/Songwriter Trio WOMEN IN SONG Reflect on Losing Loved Ones to Alzheimer’s in Ethereal New Single, “But I Knew Her When” — Available Now
All-Female Singer/Songwriter Trio WOMEN IN SONG Reflect on Losing Loved Ones to Alzheimer’s in Ethereal New Single, “But I Knew Her When” — Available Now Song is Featured on Canadian Trio’s Debut 13-Track LP, Life of a Woman Watch “But I Knew Her When” via YouTube Here All-female Blind River, ON-based singer/songwriter trio Women in Song…
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The inaugural Open Mind Film Festival is presented by The Friends of the Semel Institute at UCLA. High school students from across the United States have submitted scores of films highlighting their experiences and concerns about mental health.
The inaugural Open Mind Film Festival is presented by The Friends of the Semel Institute at UCLA. High school students from across the United States have submitted scores of films highlighting their experiences and concerns about mental health. These short films (mostly under 4 minutes) tell stories about family problems, isolation, eating disorders, suicide, and…
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MTV documentary film, Each and Every Day, about teen mental health and suicide prevention.
Please join The Friends of the Semel institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for a screening and discussion of the new critically acclaimed MTV documentary film, Each and Every Day, about teen mental health and suicide prevention. This groundbreaking film from Peabody® Award-winning filmmaker Alexandra…
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Unwinding Anxiety – New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind.
Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind/#WOW program with Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, internationally known thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, and the author of the critically acclaimed new book Unwinding Anxiety – New Science Shows How…
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The second annual Sauga City Music Conference will take place virtually on Zoom over two weeks from March 17 – 26, 2021.
March 17 – 26, 2021 www.saugacitymusicfest.com The second annual Sauga City Music Conference will take place virtually on Zoom over two weeks from March 17 – 26, 2021. The conference is free with registration on Eventbrite. Featuring two keynote speakers, a webinar and three music panels, the conference will provide tools and advice for emerging…
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Sat. March,3/20,2021: Rock Cellar & the Get Together Foundation Present ‘All Together Now – LA2,’ an All-Star Benefit Streaming Concert Event for COVID-19 Relief
SHARE. This coming Saturday, March 20, a host of celebrities, musicians, entertainers, and more will join forces for All Together Now – LA2, a very special online all-star concert event and telethon to raise money for coronavirus crisis relief. The concert will be a major and significant emergency relief effort helping residents of the Los Angeles…
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Synthpop Trio Church of Trees Call On Rough Trade’s Carole Pope & Spoons/Honeymoon Suite’s Rob Preuss for New Single
“Depeche Mode meets Rough Trade, and that’s a beautiful thing!” — Record Store Day Podcast “A scorching new single about our weariness with the lockdown” — Ottawa Life Magazine “This is fab! Hey, Canadian radio… Play this. Just… Play this!” — Blast the Radio As Heard On… CBC Radio’s The Strombo Show Synthpop Trio Church…
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“A Night Out” celebrates the glamourous nightlife we all miss, featuring top photographers, models, brands & hotels in a lush photobook launching Tues. March 30, to raise funds for Canadian healthcare workers
“A Night Out” celebrates the glamourous nightlife we all miss, featuring top photographers, models, brands & hotels in a lush photobook launching Tues. March 30,to raise funds for Canadian healthcare workers In a first for Canada, Toronto fashion photographer Isaiah Haber – www.isaiahhaberphotography.com – is thrilled to announce the production of a glamourous new charity photobook, “A Night…
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UCLA Friends Of Semel and Resnick Advisory Board Open Mind Program “And Then They Stopped Talking To Me”
UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute and Resnick Board for an Open Mind/#WOW program with Judith Warner, New York Times best-selling author of the critically acclaimed new book And Then They Stopped Talking to Me- Making Sense of Middle School. Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, Associate Professor at UCLA in the Department of Information Studies, will join Ms. Warner in…
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Update for -Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents. Tues.,March 9th,2021-5:00-6:00p.m.
A friendly reminder to -Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind/#WOW program on child anxiety and OCD with Eli R. Lebowitz, Ph.D., author of the new critically acclaimed book, Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents. In this…
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UCLA Friends Of Semel and Resnick Advisory Board Open Mind Program “Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD’”
Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind/#WOW program on child anxiety and OCD with Eli R. Lebowitz, Ph.D., author of the new critically acclaimed book, Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents. In this welcoming resource for concerned…
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12th Annual Light of Day Canada Online Festival this February 19th and 20th In Support Of The Canadian Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Care
Light of Day Canada Presents Its 12th Annual Festival Online — February 19th & 20th Featuring Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Jake Clemons, Ron James & MORE Tickets Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Jake Clemons, Ron James, Wayne Kramer, and Rusty Young are just a few of the over 50 artists set to take centre screen this month for…
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The 32nd Annual Dragon Ball, the signature fundraising gala of Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation, will be held virtually on Sat. February 13
Dragon Ball goes virtual to celebrate the Year of the Ox The 32nd Annual Dragon Ball, the signature fundraising gala of Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation, will be held virtually on February 13 (Saturday) in support of senior care at the four Yee Hong centres and the construction of three new long-term care homes. Combining…
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UCLA Friends Of Semel and Resnick Advisory Board Open Mind Program “Orchestrating Change”
Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind/#WOW screening and discussion of the new documentary film, Me2/Orchestra. This powerful film tells the story of the Me2/Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness…
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“HUMAN NATURE”-The Story Of CRISPER.The Most Important Scientific Discovery Of The 21st Century
HUMAN NATURE is currently streaming on NETFLIX ABOUT HUMAN NATUREHUMAN NATURE is a provocative exploration of the biggest tech revolution of the 21st century—and it isn’t digital, it’s biological. CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life and opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children.…
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San Francisco, CA’s Folk Artist & Music Therapist SCOTT GARRED Mines the Minds of Dementia Patients and Mass Shooter &More in New Album.
San Francisco, CA’s Folk Artist & Music Therapist SCOTT GARRED Mines the Minds of Dementia Patients and Mass Shooter & More in New Album Watch “Dementia/Blue” via YouTube Here “What is it like to be a mass shooter? Or a person living with dementia? What plea might a person deeply addicted to opioids make?” These…
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Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation kicked off the 31st annual Dragon Ball@Shangri-La Hotel-Mon.,Dec.16th,2019
Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation kicked off the 31st annual Dragon Ball, its signature annual fundraising event, with the Media Launch at the Shangri-La Hotel in downtown Toronto. Since the inaugural event in 1990, Dragon Ball has grown into the largest Chinese New Year celebration gala in North America. The 31st Dragon Ball will be…
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The 15th Annual Andy Kim’s-Toronto Christmas Show@The Queen Elizabeth Theatre-Wed.,Dec.4th,2019
By Wayne Baggs Andy Kim’s 15th Annual Toronto Christmas show at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre charity concert featured: Sloan, Ron Sexsmith, Bif Naked, Tracey Ullman, Lorraine Segato of The Parachute Club, Jake Clemons, Jessica Mitchell with Tim Hicks, Ivan Doroschuk (Men Without Hats) Kevin Drew from Broken Social Scene and more. 15 years of Andy Kim giving back to…