Put on by Central Michigan, Summit Sessions Live is a fully student-run live television show that airs every other Friday. The show features local Michigan artists, who perform songs and answer interview questions live. It is a collaborative effort between, four different broadcast and cinematic arts organizations. Moore Hall TV (MHTV) runs video, Moore Media Records (MMR) runs the audio, and the show plays on the radio stations after it airs. The show’s season seven finale took place on Friday, December 10^th, 2021, and featured, band Post Eden and solo artist, Maddy Olivia.

A senior at Central Michigan University, Oswin Wernette, who has been working on the show since they were a freshman, works alongside Kait Helmholtz as the executive producers of the show. As executive producer, Oswin is responsible for organizing things and people and making sure everything goes smoothly with the help of Kait of course. The season finale was a little bit short on staff, so Oswin also ended up directing the episode from inside the control room, Using the headset to communicate with people out on the floor and call out camera shots. It was a hectic episode but Oswin expressed how proud they were of everyone involved and they can’t wait to work with everyone again next season.

LouAnn Brennan has been working at Stone Lodge Memory Care for four years. She found the job after she had retired from working retail and had gotten bored, passing the help wanted sign she called later that day and got the job. LouAnn works as a caregiver when she isn’t at stone Lodge as well, her husband has kidney and problems as well as issues with his eyesight. She is only able to work at Stone Lodge three to four days a week.

LouAnn Brenna’s first experience with dementia was with her father, so she understands that it’s hard to watch someone you love slowly forget you. When she visited her father although he didn’t know her name, she could tell he remembered her by his eyes. Her favorite part of working at Stone Lodge is the people, she says, “Working with them always brightens her day” and her goal is to do something positive every day.

LouAnn Brennan has been working at Stone Lodge Memory Care for four years. She found the job after she had retired from working retail and had gotten bored, passing the help wanted sign she called later that day and got the job. LouAnn works as a caregiver when she isn’t at stone Lodge as well, her husband has kidney and problems as well as issues with his eyesight. She is only able to work at Stone Lodge three to four days a week.

LouAnn Brenna’s first experience with dementia was with her father, so she understands that it’s hard to watch someone you love slowly forget you. When she visited her father although he didn’t know her name, she could tell he remembered her by his eyes. Her favorite part of working at Stone Lodge is the people, she says, “Working with them always brightens her day” and her goal is to do something positive every day.

LouAnn Brennan helps a resident, Frank, walk to the kitchen in the main room of Stone Lodge, Memory Care on Sunday, November 14th, 2021. The staff are some of the most recognizable people to the residents who all suffer from memory issues.

I feel like I was able to get a decent amount of good shots at the rehearsal, I hope to get more of Oswin interacting with people at the live show tomorrow. Everyone was super nice and the acts they had for the show were really good.