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“Gallerie de Street Art, Paris” by Caroline McElroy: Book Signing on 7/9 at NoHo SAC
A post from EngAGE C.O.O. Dr. Maureen Kellen-Taylor: We met at author/photographer/ collage artist Caroline McElroy’s home – The NoHo Senior Arts Colony to talk about her latest book – Gallerie de Street Art, Paris. The inevitable question arose of … Continue reading
Portraits by Mural Artist Kent Twitchell Grace L.A. Buildings
Mural artist Kent Twitchell, 72, has five mural projects in the works, including new commissions and the resurrection of significant early works. Last month he announced that he would be repainting his famous “Ed Ruscha Monument” at a new location: the … Continue reading
Author and Social Activist Grace Lee Boggs at 100
“Grace Lee Boggs, who has spent much of her life advocating for civil rights and labor rights, became such a noted figure in Detroit’s Black Power movement that people assumed she must be partially black. In some of her FBI … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Ceramist Harrison McIntosh at 99
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 7/8/14: Harrison McIntosh is a master craftsman and Fellow of the American … Continue reading
The Lady at the Piano
“For more than ten years, Judy Gascon has volunteered once a week at [a Portland, OR, veteran’s] hospital, lending her musical talent from about nine a.m. to two p.m. The meticulous detail of her vintage look requires at least two … Continue reading
Juan Felipe Herrera, the First Latino to be U.S. Poet Laureate
In its nearly 80-year history, the position of U.S. Poet Laureate has been held by such poets as Robert Penn Warren, Robert Lowell, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, Joseph Brodsky, and Rita Dove. Juan Felipe Herrera will be the first Latino to … Continue reading
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Experience Talks 7/5 @ 5 PM PT: Mark Nepo and The Rev. Ed Bacon
Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:00 PM PT on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online, and … Continue reading
