Movement Disorders Events

The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia Univerisity is excited to support Opera Praktikos on their musical drama There Will Be Cake! this December. Founded by Greg Moomjy, a founding member of the WFCPC's Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC), Opera Praktikos is New York City's first disability-affirmative opera company, with a mission to make opera an inclusive and accessible art form for audiences and artists alike. There Will Be Cake! is a sweet, site-specific musical drama pairing two mono-operas about memory and food, featuring words of wisdom from Julia Child herself! One short opera bakes us a chocolate cake, the other spreads joy! Mixed together, these mono-operas make for one hour of a delicious and joy-filled community event…and yes, there WILL be cake! The performances will be held at Asylum NYC, an accessible venue in Manhattan. There will be three matinee performances at 1:30pm on December 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2024. General Admission is $35. OPrak's misison is to make opera accessible and will offer a Pay What You Can (PWYC) option of $17 or $10. Seating is flexible and every ticket gives equal access to the performance, regardless of how much you choose to pay. Saturday December 14th will include a Livestream Broadcast option. This is ephemeral, live-viewing-one-time-only. You are there with the rest of the audience, and you are home. The show broadcasts at 1:30pm EST. It will be taken off line after the show and not available for later viewing. TIcket structure is the same as above; Livestream Broadcast $35 with a PWYC option of $17 or $10.  For tickets: https://asylumtix.com/asylumnyc/CAKE  

This is a monthly workshop for caregivers and patients across the Department of Neurology to understand how to access important “concrete” services that you or your loved ones may need throughout their treatment journey. We will discuss important topics such as transportation, disability, enrolling in Medicaid, advance care planning, as well as managing the emotional burden of caregiving.  Facilitated by a licensed social worker who specializes in neurology.This meeting occurs via Zoom on the second Wednesday of each month, from 1-2pm. Registration is not required. 

This is a monthly workshop for caregivers and patients across the Department of Neurology to understand how to access important “concrete” services that you or your loved ones may need throughout their treatment journey. We will discuss important topics such as transportation, disability, enrolling in Medicaid, advance care planning, as well as managing the emotional burden of caregiving.  Facilitated by a licensed social worker who specializes in neurology.This meeting occurs via Zoom on the second Wednesday of each month, from 1-2pm. Registration is not required.