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CALM and art for seniors

Normally, if you went to an art museum, the last thing you would expect or want to see would be a live snake. Throw in a couple of high profile birds, and no one would fault you for thinking perhaps someone forgot to close the windows over night. Not so on Sept. 5 at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. The animals, residents of the California Living Museum (CALM), were part of the entertainment for Senior Wednesday, a monthly cooperative effort between the museum and the Kern Senior Collaborative, exposing senior citizens to many kinds of art, even the slithery and winged, moving variety. Approximately a dozen seniors were introduced to a long, gopher snake, a dignified looking red tail hawk and a curious-looking owl, that never once said, "Who." More
Posted: 9/10/07; 1:28:07 PM | Permalink(#)


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