In the first episode of the show, Ada led a discussion about chamber music and included a short demonstration of chamber music featuring (left to right) Ted Kruzich, violin,  Don Farley, cello and Ted Kaitchuck, viola.

Watch excerpts of "Keeping The Beat" TV show on YouTube.com

                               Watch excerpts on YouTube.com

Rotary Club of Evanston, IL

Ada P. Kahn presented “Keeping The Beat: Live!” at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Evanston in 2009 at the North Shore Hotel, Evanston, IL. She discussed her book Keeping The Beat: Healthy Aging Through Amateur Chamber Music Playing.

Ada  presented  a copy of Keeping The Beat  to Rotary International  President D.K. Lee during his  visit to a meeting of the Rotary Club of Evanston in 2009.

Ada performed on the House of Friendship stage at the 2009 Rotary International convention, Birmingham, England

Ada was presented with a flag from the Rotary Club of Guisborough-Great Ayton, England in 2009

As a Director of the International Fellowship of Rotarian Musicians (IFRM), Ada participated in activities of their booth at the 2008 Rotary International Conference, Los Angeles, and the 2009 Conference in Birmingham, England.

Retirement homes and Conferences

The Fairview VibrantLiving Community, Downers Grove, IL.

Ada P. Kahn spoke about Keeping The Beat and healthy aging during the launch of the VibrantLiving Art Series at the Fairview VibrantLiving Community Downers Grove, IL in March, 2009.

The Hartford Foundation's Communications Conference, Chicago

Episodes of the TV show "Keeping The Beat" includes part of Ada's presentation about music and healthy aging at The Hartford Foundation's Communications Conference in Chicago in summer, 2008 and a musical presentation by Joanne Stucka, piano (left),  Margarita Solomensky, violin (center) and Ada P. Kahn, flute.