 Older adults who live in residential homes are often able to stay fully involved in their community. Residents of Elder Care Network in Damroscota are members of Young at Heart Productions, where they share their musical talent with their friends and neighbors. Tom talked with stage director Carol Teal about the ways in which the group helps the members stay connected. Elder Care Network of Lincoln County runs a number of small residential homes for seniors in the mid-coast area. They encourage their residents to participate in community activities. One of these is Young at Heart Productions. Carol Teal, stage director for Young at Heart, describes how the group came into existence. The Young at Heart Chorus out of Northampton, Massachusetts, as some may well know, they're known worldwide and they're also known nationally, inspired myself to think about doing a performance group, expanding on their idea. They're basically proving the myth that older people can't do anything and they did a lot of rock and roll. And I have a dance background, a theater background. I love to dance. I love to sing. And I thought it'd be really fun to start our own group with dance, song and dance, comedy, sort of find some folks that used to play musical instruments and cultivate that again. And so we started in 2010. We did a wonderful campy performance for guests and friends at the Waldo Theater in Walterboro, Maine. And it was a big hit and we've just gone from there. Carol Shell, producer of Young at Heart, describes the range of people involved in the group. We have 50 people. We started out with 32. They are from all over the mid-coast, really, from Bristol, Booth Bay, Jefferson, Damascota and Nobleboro, Wisconsin. Some of them are community residents and some are living in residential homes. Florence Potter is a resident at Hodgson Green, elder care networks residents in Damascota. She talks about how she got started with the group and why it interests her. When I first came here, they came up and asked me if I liked to perform and play. I said, well, I'll try anything once. And I find out that I like it. I like acting. I'm getting old now and I enjoy it. The group had a rehearsal at the end of September for a performance scheduled for that weekend. Carol Teal talked about the show they were preparing for. The performance we're doing this Saturday, the 22nd, is an on-core performance of Broadway Our Way. And it was received, we turned people away last June. I don't like to turn people away, but it was a good indication that we're doing something very, very wonderful. Many of the stars of the show are in their 90s and the oldest member is 104. Broadway Our Way is a combination of group singing, solos, dances and comedy. Their performance at the end of September brought in nearly a full house to Lincoln Theatre in Damascota. However, often members join the group just to come to the rehearsals to have the opportunity to share their love of singing with others. I love this thing. I'm not a great singer, but I love singing and I love music. They're all wonderful people. They really are. Carol Shell welcomes any seniors to join them. Rehearsals are held at Lincoln Home every Wednesday afternoon from two to three. And everyone from age 60 up is very welcome to join in the group singing, dancing, recitations and other meaningful and interesting theatrical adventures. Beyond the entertainment value of their performances, the organizers of Young at Heart are motivated by the pleasure the performers get from being together and singing. There's been some beautiful stories of some folks from Eldercare Network who have started with us back in 2010. They're not with us anymore, but the joy of the rehearsals and the singing, the joy in their faces is just what we do. This is what we do it for. Florence Potter agrees. It's a great group. It's a wonderful group. And it's going to be a nice play. The rehearsals are fine. We have a good time and we do a lot of singing. But it's coming along fine. I really enjoy it. This is Tom Handell and Emma Scott for Community Update.