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The coronavirus pandemic might have given the world a bushel of lemons, but the staff and residents at Aberdeen Heights have used their community’s resources to make enough lemonade to share. Blessed with several talented musicians among our community’s staff and residents, an idea began to grow of how to leverage those skills into something fun and exciting for everyone. “I saw it on the local news channel a few months ago, when COVID started,” said Susan Press, Independent...

UPDATE: Our annual Art is Ageless exhibit & competition have been canceled for 2020. If you have questions, reach out to Susan Press at 314-909-6083 or spress@pmma.org.Aberdeen Height’s annual Art is Ageless® exhibit features the work of local senior artists. This year, we also are marking the 40th anniversary of the Art is Ageless® program.To submit artwork by the April 20 deadline, artists may contact Susan Press at spress@pmma.org to make arrangements, as visitors curre...

UPDATE: Our annual Art is Ageless exhibit & competition have been canceled for 2020. We are working on alternative art programs that encourage creativity for our artists, aiming for late June. If you have questions, reach out to Susan Press at 314-909-6083 or spress@pmma.org.Aberdeen Heights has issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held April 27 – 30, 2020.

The sounds of Christmas filled The Glen during a December performance by the Aberdeen Heights Choir. The lineup included a number of classic choral pieces, including “’Twas the Night before Christmas,” “Candlelight Carol” and an arrangement of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”Director Elizabeth Beattie scaled down the 36-member choir to 30 voices in order to accommodate the performance space. Throughout the year, choir members attend regular hour-long ...

If the idea of a penguin getting cold feet doesn’t make sense to you, then you haven’t read the children’s book written by Carole Beere and illustrated by Pat Neilson.The duo visited Aberdeen Heights to share their collaboration The Penguin Had Cold Feet. The story follows the adventures of Markus, a baby emperor penguin. Moments after hatching, Markus announces his feet are cold.