Calendar

August

  • Virtual Caregiver Forum (Waitlist)

      Monday, August 4, 2025 at 10:00am

      Program is Currently Full; Join the Waitlist. In this group, join other family caregivers to share feelings and experiences about caring for a loved one with memory loss or dementia. Make meaningful connections, offer mutual support, and discover strategies that work for others. Participate online or by phone, with a free application called Zoom. Facilitated by trained volunteers with support from our program manager. Sign up the day before.

  • Virtual Dementia Friends Information Session

      Monday, August 4, 2025 at 10:00am

      Dementia Friends helps communities across the world understand what dementia is and how it affects people. Everyone can make a difference for people touched by dementia.

  • Virtual Coffee Chats for persons with memory loss/dementia

      Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 10:00am

      Make a cup of coffee or tea and come together for an informal social time with others living with memory loss or dementia.

  • 'Dancing Together' A Seated Movement Class

      Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 1:00pm

      Come together to move to music, exploring various dance styles and having fun with familiar songs. Dancing Together is based on adaptive dance programs for people with cognitive impairment and is also appropriate for people with limited mobility. No dance experience necessary. Free and open to the public - just drop in!

  • Documentary Screening: Exploring the legacy of María Irene Fornés

      Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 7:00pm

      Join us for a screening of the documentary film The Rest I Make Up by filmmaker Michelle Merman. The film explores the later years of Cuban-American playwright, producer, and actress Maria Irene Fornés, who maintained a vibrant creative life during her journey with dementia.The MBWC and Memory Hub are community partners for the event, and the Frye Art Museum is helping lead discussion.

  • Memory Hub Public Tour

      Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:00am

      Discover the people and programs that make up the Memory Hub! Join us for a public tour and optional lemonade in the garden.

  • The Empowered Caregiver Series

      Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 3:00pm

      This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Join for one or all sessions.

  • Garden Care Work Party

      Monday, August 11, 2025 at 1:30am

      Join us to volunteer in Maude’s Garden at the Memory Hub!

  • Virtual Caregiver Forum (Waitlist)

      Monday, August 11, 2025 at 10:00am

      Program is Currently Full; Join the Waitlist. In this group, join other family caregivers to share feelings and experiences about caring for a loved one with memory loss or dementia. Make meaningful connections, offer mutual support, and discover strategies that work for others. Participate online or by phone, with a free application called Zoom. Facilitated by trained volunteers with support from our program manager. Sign up the day before.

  • Caregiver Support Group

      Monday, August 11, 2025 at 1:00pm

      Alzheimer's Association support groups, conducted by trained facilitators, are a safe place for care partners to: develop a support system, exchange practical information on challenges and possible solutions, talk through issues and ways of coping, share feelings, needs, and concerns, and learn about community resources.

  • Virtual Coffee Chats for persons with memory loss/dementia

      Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:00am

      Make a cup of coffee or tea and come together for an informal social time with others living with memory loss or dementia.

  • Alzheimer's Cafe at the Memory Hub

      Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 2:30pm

      Join the Frye Art Museum and the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center for an uplifting time of social connection! A unique opportunity for people living with dementia, their care partners, family, and friends to enjoy companionship, live music, and fun in a relaxed environment. Advance registration required. 

  • PPA Together: a group for those living with PPA/PPAOS

      Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 3:00pm

      PPA Together: a new group for people with Primary Progressive Aphasia or Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech

  • FTD Caregiver Virtual Support Group

      Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 5:30pm

      A virtual support group for people caring for a loved one with frontotemporal degeneration

  • Memory Loss: Guide to Next Steps (Virtual)

      Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 2:00pm

      Join the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center for this free, introductory class for people diagnosed with memory loss, and their families. Held online via Zoom.

  • The Empowered Caregiver Series

      Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 3:00pm

      This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Join for one or all sessions.

  • Virtual Caregiver Forum (Waitlist)

      Monday, August 18, 2025 at 10:00am

      Program is Currently Full; Join the Waitlist. In this group, join other family caregivers to share feelings and experiences about caring for a loved one with memory loss or dementia. Make meaningful connections, offer mutual support, and discover strategies that work for others. Participate online or by phone, with a free application called Zoom. Facilitated by trained volunteers with support from our program manager. Sign up the day before.

  • Virtual Coffee Chats for persons with memory loss/dementia

      Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:00am

      Make a cup of coffee or tea and come together for an informal social time with others living with memory loss or dementia.

  • 'Dancing Together' A Seated Movement Class

      Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:00pm

      Come together to move to music, exploring various dance styles and having fun with familiar songs. Dancing Together is based on adaptive dance programs for people with cognitive impairment and is also appropriate for people with limited mobility. No dance experience necessary. Free and open to the public - just drop in!

  • Books & Beats

      Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 2:30pm

      Come with your loved one to enjoy an afternoon at the Memory Hub! Caregivers will have a book discussion group led by Seattle Public Library. People with memory loss will have a music engagement program led by a certified music therapist.

  • S.O.A.R (Shared Outdoor Adventures for Resilience)

      Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 10:00am

      Join others with younger-onset Alzheimer's to reinforce your strengths through monthly small group hikes and other outdoor adventures in the Seattle area.

  • The Empowered Caregiver Series

      Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 3:00pm

      This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Join for one or all sessions.

  • Virtual Caregiver Forum (Waitlist)

      Monday, August 25, 2025 at 10:00am

      Program is Currently Full; Join the Waitlist. In this group, join other family caregivers to share feelings and experiences about caring for a loved one with memory loss or dementia. Make meaningful connections, offer mutual support, and discover strategies that work for others. Participate online or by phone, with a free application called Zoom. Facilitated by trained volunteers with support from our program manager. Sign up the day before.

  • Atypical Parkinson’s Support Group

      Monday, August 25, 2025 at 11:00am

      Mutual support for people with CBD, PSP, MSA, and their care partners and loved ones.

  • Virtual Coffee Chats for persons with memory loss/dementia

      Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 10:00am

      Make a cup of coffee or tea and come together for an informal social time with others living with memory loss or dementia.

  • Summer Outdoor Concert Series

      Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 4:00pm

      Come celebrate summer together with people living with memory loss, family, friends, and others in the neighborhood! Concerts take place from 4-6 p.m. every last Thursday of the month in July, August, and September. Please sign up below for each event you would like to attend. Offered by UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center and Seattle Public Library at the Memory Hub. Questions: 206-543-2440, mbecker1@uw.edu.

What's On this Calendar?

As part of our mission to promote the well-being of persons living with memory loss and their families, the Memory & Brain Wellness Center offers a variety of programs focused on support, education, or engagement, alongside programs offered by our onsite-collaborators at the Memory Hub.  Professionals and medical providers can find programs related to professional development, training, and networking, such as Project ECHO Dementia.

Memory and Brain Wellness Center Talks & Events

Events or webinars of interest to our community hosted by other UW departments or our community partners such as the Alzheimer's Association

Public talks on brain health or Alzheimer's disease by MBWC clinicians and researchers

Support, Education, and Engagement Programs - Explore all

→ For research talks and research education, see: ADRC Research Talks & Events Calendar.