Memory Cafe in Marin—4/30/2026

Join us along with students from Dominican University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) for socializing and discussion, art making and journaling as we explore How Does Art Connect with Spirit? Celia Gagnon, Dominican University Doctoral art therapy student, will be facilitating the art session.

Caring for a loved one with memory loss doesn’t have to be a lonely job. Memory Cafe is a gathering for people experiencing mild to moderate memory loss and their caregivers (spouses, family members, or friends). Enjoy time with your loved one and meet others who are dealing with similar issues in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Memory Cafe meets on many Thursdays in Marin at different locations. Participants must be accompanied by their caregiver.

RSVP required by April 21st. Email Amy Takemoto at Memorycafe@jfcs.org. Please indicate the date of the event, participant and caregiver’s name and which event you are responding to in the email.

About this event: Celia Gagnon created Spirit Open Studios (S.O.S.) an open studio during Winter 2025 which is designed to support the four pillars of Study, Reflection, Community, and Service that has been Dominican’s cornerstone since its inception in 1890, as well as to satisfy graduate course requirements. Her research conducted through S.O.S. will be until early May. She hopes that S.O.S. will continue indefinitely through the Art Therapy department as a regular community building activity. It is designed to embrace all members of the campus and hopefully the greater San Rafael community in the future. A native of New York City, Celia has spent more than half her life living in the Bay Area where she completed her undergraduate, graduate and soon to be doctoral degree. While living in the Bay Area, she raised two daughters, implemented elementary reading and high school career development programs for a K – 12 public school district, then followed a new life path in psychotherapy as an art therapist, graduating from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA before moving back to New York City in 2016. She is on the board of a multigenerational non-profit in her upper west side neighborhood that brings social and support services to its residents and is actively supporting the implementation of art therapy practices through the open studio method. In addition to her doctoral studies, Celia has a private art therapy practice, and provides art therapy, grief, trauma and life transitions support to individuals and groups of all ages.