Golden Encore provides lifelong learning entertainment experiences that improve the quality of life for our region’s seniors. Golden Encore brings exceptional performing artists directly to senior centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement community centers, memory care facilities, public libraries, and more across our region. Artists selected for the Golden Encore roster provide programs filled with music, movement, learning, and a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Individual audience members are never charged a fee to attend a Golden Encore performance.
Learn how to book a Golden Encore performance at your facility or library and ways you can sponsor this community service by contacting:
Heather Lemmons
Education & Development Assistant
775.686.6143
goldenencore@pioneercenter.com
Benefits of the Golden Encore
Quality of Life
Attending performances positively impacts the sense of belonging and social engagement.
Healthy Minds
Singing along helps boost brain function in patients with Alzheimer’s and moderate to severe dementia.
Healthy Bodies
The arts reduce susceptibility to stress-related diseases
Helping Caregivers
Arts integration with health care can reduce pain medication needs and hospital stays by strengthening immune levels and decreasing depression.
Arts Therapy
The powerful contribution of creative expression in the healing process is embraced by cultures worldwide throughout history.