The Watchung Arts Center and the Alzheimer’s Association has combined their effort to bring to the community a whole month of events concerning aging. Our events continue to be diverse offering Comedy, Jazz, Poetry, Folk and a Diva Series as well as, a juried art exhibit "Imaging Aging" which encompasses visual impressions of the challenges, fears, pains, and pleasures of aging. Our finale event for October will be an Adult Halloween Party entitled, "Come As You Were In a Former Life".

The Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, the state’s largest chapter, provides services, support and resources to Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers in 11 counties.

Our schedule of events begins with a discussion on Friday, October 2nd at 8pm by Dr. Michael Pontecorvo of Lawrenceville, who was appointed VP of Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Board of Directors in 1994. He is Assistant Director of Clinical Research and Development with the Janssen Research Foundation, Titusville, NJ. Dr. Pontecorvo has over 15 years of experience in research, as a member of the Behavioral Pharmacology Society, the Society for Neuroscience and the American Association for the Study of Headache. He has also acted as an reviewer for committees and programs of the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

Get your October calendar out and get ready to schedule in some of the Watchung Arts Center fine evenings of entertainment. We are devoted to bringing culture, classes and creative arts to the community for a low price.