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Your loved one needs assistance with daily living, but you need to work or take a break from caregiving. A great solution to this dilemma is Mount Olivet Day Services. This program provides professional support during the week and also enables your loved one to live at home longer.

Mount Olivet Day Services is one part of a continuum of senior care, including Mount Olivet Home and Mount Olivet Careview Home.

7661 145th St. West, Apple Valley, MN | 952-432-7833 | www. heartbeat-studios. com

Founded in 1998, Heartbeat Performing Arts Center, 7661 145th Street in Apple Valley, is co-directed by Deborah Lysholm, CEO, and daughter, Kristin Freya, Artistic / Academy Program Director. Heartbeat is celebrating its 27th year.

Lysholm and Freya have life-long careers in the performing arts. Heartbeat’ s highly regarded professional instructors provide training in a nurturing environment to ages three to adult, beginner to professional. Curriculum includes dance classes in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, modern, hip hop, break dance, leaps and turns, dance line, musical theatre dance, conditioning / strength & stretch, flamenco, and Ori Tahiti. Under the direction of Freya, four skill levels of acting classes are offered. Heartbeat’ s choirs, under the direction of Emily Colay, have three levels, plus the elite touring choir, Heart & Soul. Heartbeat is home to special engagement dance crews and the award-winning professional dance company, Vox Medusa that will present their original production, ORACLE, at the Caponi Art Park, Eagan MN, on May 16-18 and May 29-31, all performances at 8:00pm. ORACLE is directed / choreographed by Kristin Freya and presented through a grant from the Metro Regional Arts Council.

Heartbeat is a non-competition performing arts center, advocating dance, acting and choir as beautiful and powerful art forms. All music selections, scripts, costumes, and choreography are age appropriate. As part of their education, students of all ages and skill levels participate in Heartbeat’ s three annual musical theatre productions. Heartbeat seeks rare permissions to present shows that are challenging to both instructors and students, allowing everyone to share in the joy of a job well done. Past musical theatre adaptations include, Star Wars( courtesy, Lucas Films, Ltd.), Lord of the Rings( courtesy, Middle-earth Enterprises), Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’ s Stone( courtesy, J. K. Rowling, Warner Bros.), Dr. Who( courtesy, BBC-UK), and many more. Every January Heartbeat presents a new original production.

Kristin Freya & Deborah Lysholm

To further enhance life-enriching experiences for its students, Heartbeat has hosted master classes with luminaries such as tap dancers, Savion Glover, Dianne Walker, and the late Gregory Hines, and the late jazz singer, Bobby Caldwell. Heartbeat has established travel study partnerships with studios in Barcelona, Tokyo, Trondheim, and Oslo. Heartbeat is currently taking registrations for its 8-week summer session that begins July 7. On June 21 and 22, Heartbeat will present the musical, Disney’ s Descendants( presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International( MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www. MTIShows. com). For more information regarding classes or upcoming shows, contact: www. heartbeat-studios. com. 952-432-7833. Our Instructors during our 25th anniversary show.

Olivet Lutheran Church in south Minneapolis. Day Services was started in 1995 and has since served hundreds of adults.

What benefits do seniors receive at Day Services? Interacting with other adults, exercise, music, craft projects, baking, entertainment, spiritual services, pet visits, community outings and more. Also, their health is monitored, and they can get assistance with bathing or physical and occupational therapy.

We are also able to accomodate those with dementia and memory loss with robust programs and the latest technologies.

What benefits do caregivers like you receive? Peace of mind and control of your schedule to

• Finish your job and chores

• Get to doctor or dentist appointments

• Get a haircut and go to the gym

• Lunch with friends and take a nap.

Imagine having more“ me” time!