Flying the Nest

Guest Author: Joy Norstrom

Pick up a copy at Shoplift Deals #106, 3 Kingsview Rd Airdrie

Date: Wednesday January 26, 2022

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Venue: LOL Event Centre 121 Edmonton Trail

Backside (west) of Best Western Hotel.

Members: FREE

Non Members: $10

*Tea/Coffee/Cookies included.

Wine other beverages available to purchase.

A millennial Chad MacEwan can’t seem to get it together. While his boomer Uncle Martin sails through his twilight years with a full social calendar, Chad’s weekly highpoint is dutifully visiting Martin at the Eldernest Assisted Living Lodge. Maybe his uncle’s magnetism will rub off on him, or maybe...it won't.

It’s not only Chad who struggles with loneliness and self-doubt; the Eldernest is teeming with residents searching for belonging. There’s the animal lover who owes her spot at the affluent Eldernest to a government subsidy, and the resident who finds himself back in the closet due to the close-minded confines of communal living. Then there’s the love triangle with Martin firmly ensconced in the centre position. Or is he really?

As Chad becomes further entangled in the lives of Eldernest residents and staff, each person must decide how much to risk in their pursuit of companionship and connection. Flying the Nest is a heartfelt examination of our assumptions on aging and sexuality, the strength of family, and the enduring power of community.