Now in its second year as a Dementia Friendly Community, the city of Glendale will be hosting an upcoming event to raise awareness about dementia and share ways to keep your brain healthy.

The free event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown St.

Geared especially toward residents living with dementia, their caregivers and families, the event will include various local service organizations that will provide resources, information, educational materials and even door prizes, as well as free brain health check-ins through the Banner Sun Health Research Institute.

Schedule of events:

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Community Resource Fair
• 9:30-9:45 a.m.: Welcome, Jeannie Grates and Mayor Jerry Weiers
• 9:45-10:30 a.m.: Dementia Friends Information Session, with Janice Greeno
• 10:45-11:30 a.m.: Brain Health Strategies, with Dr. Parichita Choudhury
• 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.: Travel with Dementia, with Jan Dougherty
• 12:20-12:50 p.m.: Musical Life Enrichment, with Shannon Wallace

Registration is not required but is encouraged. Click here.

Beyond the upcoming day of awareness, the city of Glendale’s Dementia Friendly action team has a free, monthly program series called Memory Café, which takes place on the third Tuesday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Foothills Recreation & Aquatics Center, 5600 W. Union Hills Drive.

This event allows people living with Dementia and their care partners to participate in social engagement and make meaningful connections with others in the community.

“We are so happy to partner with Banner Sun Health Research Institute, to bring dementia friendly programs to the city of Glendale,” Jeannie Grates, Cogir Management USA Inc. community business development director, shared in a statement. “Monthly gatherings lead to assistance for both those who live with this disease, as well as their caretakers.”

During the Memory Café caregivers have the chance to participate in an educational or a support session. Those currently experiencing memory loss will have the opportunity to participate in a cognitive engagement program.