{"id":10364,"date":"2026-02-18T01:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/?p=10364"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:14:50","slug":"virtual-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe-mar-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/bostonnw\/massachusetts\/blog\/virtual-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe-mar-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual JF and CS Memory Caf\u00e9 | March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"JF&amp;CS Memory Caf\u00e9: Dance with Art Sullivan (10\/2\/20)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZ2bsR-icI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/\">Assisting Hands Boston<\/a> is pleased to invite you to our upcoming<strong> Virtual Memory Caf\u00e9<\/strong> on <strong>Friday<\/strong>,<strong> March 6<\/strong>, <strong>2026<\/strong>, from <strong>10:00 a.m<\/strong>. to<strong> 12:00 p.m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This month, we are excited to invite you to join us on Zoom for a special Virtual Memory Caf\u00e9, \u201c<strong>Where the Wild Things Are<\/strong>!\u201d <strong>The Museum of Fine Arts<\/strong> will guide us on a delightful virtual tour featuring paintings, furniture, quilts, and silverware from its collection. Together, we will explore works of art that celebrate imagination, adventure, and our meaningful connection to the animal world.<\/p>\n<p>This engaging experience offers a wonderful opportunity to spark conversation, share memories, and enjoy the beauty of art from the comfort of home. Whether you have always loved museums or are simply curious to learn something new, this tour promises to inspire creativity and connection within our community.<\/p>\n<p>We will also enjoy our cherished Conversation Time. You are warmly invited to bring along a favorite poem, quote, joke, short story, piece of artwork, or anything else that makes you smile. Sharing these small treasures helps us learn more about one another and strengthens the bonds that make our gatherings so special.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full invitation <a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2026\/02\/VIRTUAL-JFCS-Memory-Cafe-3-6-26.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you and sharing this imaginative and heartwarming experience together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong>:<span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u00a0Please call Beth at<a href=\"tel:781-693-5628\">781-693-5628\u00a0<\/a>or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org\">bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org <\/a>at least 24 hours in advance to register and receive the link<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>New participants and volunteers must complete a registration form before attending their first Cafe. Please reach out to Beth at <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"mailto:bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org<\/a> to learn more and register!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-0f3a79e7-5c9e-4446-b1ab-3d8a2ebfc63a\">New resources about Memory Cafes:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>one-minute Memory Cafe video in\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Vl1dlRsqKo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has been redone! Thank you to\u00a0<strong>Dementia Friendly America<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Memory Cafe Alliance<\/strong>\u00a0for creating this inviting new promo video.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;All about Memory Cafes&#8221; one-pager for <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/All-About-MCs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your clients or patients<\/a>, for\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/For-Prescribers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">providers<\/a>, and for\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/For-Cafe-Leaders.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prospective Memory Cafe leaders<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Recording Available and More JF and CS Memory Caf\u00e9s to Explore<\/h3>\n<p>Can&#8217;t make it to either Caf\u00e9? Don&#8217;t worry! We&#8217;ll have recordings of our Memory Caf\u00e9 sessions available, so you can catch up on the conversations at your convenience. Visit our Memory Caf\u00e9 video playlist <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLHJOmSrZ9zxTQuGLGz85ueiI544t_b9ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0to stay connected.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in discovering Memory Caf\u00e9s beyond our community, you can search by town or ZIP code in the National Memory Caf\u00e9 Directory at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memorycafedirectory.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.memorycafedirectory.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Spread the Word<\/h3>\n<p>Take a peek at what our JF&amp;CS Memory Caf\u00e9s have to offer in the video featured at the top of this article. Whether you\u2019re new to the caf\u00e9 experience or a regular participant, feel free to share this video with anyone who might enjoy joining us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-8e12c674-23fc-4795-9a10-2d0d29c79788\">If you share this on social media, please tag us:<\/div>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-463240a6-f6fd-4d8c-be22-77e998de496a\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jfcsboston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Family and Children&#8217;s Service of Greater Boston<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-a0bff925-e3cb-4973-ab59-1e2865b8f2e0\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jfcsboston\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JFCSBoston<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memory Caf\u00e9: Join us on Zoom Friday, March 6 for \u201cWhere the Wild Things Are!\u201d Explore art from the MFA celebrating animals, imagination, and adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":10365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[288,937,1054],"class_list":["post-10364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assisting-hands-news-events","tag-assisting-hands-boston-northwest","tag-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe","tag-museum-of-fine-arts-boston"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10364"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10368,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10364\/revisions\/10368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}