Submitted by The Hamlet.

The Hamlet presents “Life Gets Better: The Unexpected Pleasures of Growing Older,” an author event with Wendy Lustbader, MSW, on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 3-5 p.m., at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Lustbader is the author of several books that have earned her a national reputation in the field of aging. She is also a popular speaker at conferences throughout the United States and Canada, using storytelling to animate complex subjects. Additionally, she is a skilled psychotherapist, having worked for almost 20 years with people from all walks of life at a community clinic in downtown Seattle. Currently, she is a clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work in Seattle. Lustbader’s first book was co-authored with Nancy Hooyman, “Taking Care of Aging Family Members.” Her second book, “Counting on Kindness,” helps readers to comprehend the complex feelings that arise when we become dependent on others for help. Her latest books are “What’s Worth Knowing,” a collection of pithy insights gathered from older people, and “Life Gets Better,” which explores how life improves as we get older, on every level except the physical.

Sweet and savory hors d’oeuvres will be served. Admission is open to all, and donations will be appreciated.