Past Events
Queen Anne’s County Area Agency on Aging Hosted our Program for Family and Professional Caregivers
Stories Love Music & LEGO Serious Play
Thanks to a generous grant from The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, Stories Love Music in partnership with Lego Serious Play facilitator. Loretta Veney Inspires, were able to launch their new touring event "Stories Love Music and Lego Serious Play" for caregivers...
Lunch and Learn
Ilyana Kadushin presents a music session about the work they do with caregivers, at this special event commemorating MAC’s 50th Anniversary.
De-escalation Through Connection & Creativity Symposium
Stories Love Music's Caregiver Symposium:"De-escalation Through Connection & Creativity"We are providing you an opportunity to empower caregivers and healthcare professionals on the shore. Stories Love Music, an organization that was founded for the purpose of...
Finding Joy in Your Caregiving Journey
Ilyana Kadushin presents a music session about the work they do with caregivers, at this special event commemorating MAC’s 50th Anniversary.
Creative Engagement:Caregiver Symposium
Creative Engagement: Caregiver SymposiumStay tuned for details on Stories Love Music’s next Symposium, De-escalation Through Connection & Creativity. Visit our updates page to stay informed!This symposium was an exciting special event presented by two arts focused...
Journeys Through Memory
Journeys Through MemoryPhotographs from "Journeys Through Memory" a benefit for Stories Love Music on September 14th 2023 at Ocean City Arts Center. Stories Love Music would like to thank all our sponsors and supporters for making our benefit "Journey's Through...
MAC’s Active Aging Expo
Ilyana Kadushin presents a music session about the work they do with caregivers, at this special event commemorating MAC’s 50th Anniversary.
Confirmation
We look forward to seeing you! We have emailed you a receipt.Stories Love Music’s Caregiver Symposium: “De-escalation Through Connection & Creativity” Friday, June 6th 2025 From 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Salisbury University’s Downtown Gallery 212 West Main Street Suite...
Benefit
Journeys Through Memory A Special Evening of Music and Art to benefit Stories Love Music Thursday, September 14, 20236:00 - 8:00 PMOcean City Center for The Arts502 94th Street Ocean City, Maryland 21842Sponsorship...
Virtual Caregiver Conference
Ilyana Kadushin (Executive Director of Stories Love Music) presented at the Virtual Caregiver Conference sponsored by Baltimore County Dept. Of Aging.
Stories Love Music milestone reached!
Welcome to the Stories Love Music blog where we share the progress of this now 501c3 and how it is evolving. Update: It was 2012 after Hurricane Sandy, when the seed was planted to find a way to bring music and story telling together in a magical way. Stories Love...
Stories Love Music Update
Wonderful News! Stories Love Music recently received another grant! This is a teaching artist grant for The Creative Aging programs at The Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn Public Library is part of the Lifetime Arts Affiliate Network, made up of over 20 library...
Creation and Eternal Light. Special Event at Jewish Museum.
We had the pleasure of creating a custom Stories Love Music event for a Connect to Culture JM Journeys Event at The Jewish Museum in New York City.JM Journeys are events when the museum is only open to elders with memory loss and their care givers.We were asked to...
Stories Love Music at Jewish Museum
Happy New Year! We are delighted to announce that on February 1st 2017 Stories Love Music is collaborating on a Connect to Culture Program at The Jewish Museum as part of their JM Journeys program. JM Journeys is a program that is only for visitors with memory loss...
Past Program Events And History
2025 Events:
- Lunch and Learn Presentation provided for Health Care Leaders and Administrators at Community Foundation of Eastern Shore (Salisbury, MD)
- Caregiver Symposium “De-Escalation Through Connection and Creativity” at Salisbury University’s Downtown Gallery, Salisbury, MD.
- Joy of Creative Engagement Program (Full Immersion) was delivered to staff at Tidal Health’s Alice B. Tawes Nursing and Rehabilitation Hospital. (Crisfield, MD.)
- Queen Anne’s County Area Agency on Aging hosted our program for Family and Professional caregivers.
- Stories Love Music Meets Lego Serious Play program at Country Meadows Senior Living in Hershey, PA
- Stories Love Music Meets Lego Serious Play program at River Oaks Day Center in Snow Hill, Maryland.
2024 Events:
The program training has been facilitated at the following locations:
- Commonwealth Senior Living in Salisbury Md. Staff trained on site.
- Lakeside at Mallard Landing in Salisbury, Md. Staff and family caregivers trained on site.
- Catered Living and Chesapeake Manor Assisted Living, Staff from these facilities were trained in Ocean Pines.
- Train the trainer program online. Stories Love Music began the process of training and certifing 7 new trainers to delivery the Joy of Creative Engagement program to caregivers.
- Creative Engagement Empowering Caregivers Symposium held at the OC Arts Center in Ocean City, Maryland for family and professional caregivers.
2023 Events:
- Beta Test Training of Curriculum Guide held for 5 new trainees.
2022 Events:
- In-person Caregiver programs held at The MAC Center in Salisbury, Maryland. ( for 20 participants)
2020 – 2021 Events:
- Pilot Study conducted at Deer’s Head Hospital with 12 Nurse Participants.
- Due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the vulnerable populations we serve, all programs were held online via zoom. ( over 100 caregivers participating)
2019 Events:
- Sept. 11th-Gull Creek in Berlin, Maryland
- Sept. 27th-MAC Center in Salisbury, Maryland
- November 13th-Somerset County Commission on Aging Center in Westover, Maryland
2012- present:
- Stories Love Music Program for: Senior Citizens with Dementia and Alzheimer’s at MAC (Maintaining Active Citizens) Center in Maryland.
- Stories Love Music Program for: Senior Citizens at the Hurricane Sandy Relief Shelter at Armory Park Slope-Brooklyn. Part of the Music and Creativity program for shelter.
- Stories Love Music Program for: Village Care Elderly Facility in New York City for Seniors and Adults with mental disabilities and dementia.
- Stories Love Music Program: for Alzheimer’s Unit and Recreation Floor of Cobble Hill Health Center, Brooklyn.
- Stories Love Music Program: for Alzheimer’s Residents at 80th street Residence, New York City.
- Stories Love Music Program: for Professional Care Givers at Alzheimer’s Association NYC Chapter.
- Stories Love Music Program: for groups at Beginnings Day Program-Renewal Care NYC.
- Stories Love Music program: received grants from The Community Foundation in Maryland, to lead workshops for professional caregivers in December 2015 and May 2016.
- Stories Love Music Program: at Jewish Museum for Connect 2 Culture Series.
- Stories Love Music Program: at Brooklyn Public Library for Creative Aging Series.
- The Joy of Creative Engagement: for caregivers program presented by Stories Love Music for Professional and Family caregivers at WORCOA Snow Hill Day Center, Snow Hill, Maryland. MAY 2018
- The Joy of Creative Engagement: for caregivers program presented by Stories Love Music and CFES at MAC Center in Salisbury, Maryland. November 8th, 2018.