Author Archives: EngAGE
Save the Date: EngAGE in Creativity on April 25th
You’re invited to join us for our annual celebration of creativity! Living Legend of Jazz Clarence Johnston and his band will be performing, along with the 3B Blues Band. There will be face painting and crafts for the kids, and … Continue reading
Changing Times: Oh, the Irony! Italian American Museum Wants to Evict 85-Year-Old Italian Renter
Little Italy, NYC: Adele Sarno moved back into the family apartment in the ’60s and has lived there ever since. But the neighborhood she knew has changed. “The number of people of Italian ancestry who live in Little Italy is shrinking … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Albert Contreras: Studio Visit
“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 3/24/14: “Albert Contreras, who was born during Franklin Roosevelt’s first term as … Continue reading
Lena Dunham & Documentary about Hilary Knight, Illustrator of “Eloise”
From the New York Times: A few years ago, Hilary Knight, the illustrator best known for “Eloise,” was talking with a builder he knows in East Hampton. The guy had just read a profile in New York Magazine of Lena … Continue reading
Experience Talks Is Going On Hiatus
Experience Talks will be on hiatus until the end of May while KPFK reorganizes its schedule and holds its spring Fund Drive. You can support the only radio station powered by the people by donating at www.kpfk.org. Check out the cool … Continue reading
Jane Goodall: Over a Half-Century with Her Beloved Chimpanzees
In July of 1960, Jane Goodall, now 81, landed in Tanganyka on a mission: to study the wild chimpanzees. Her world-reknown research has had a significant impact. “Today the social lives of animals from whales to ants have been abundantly cataloged using Goodall’s … Continue reading
Chef Chane, Ethiopia’s Version Of “Seinfeld’s” Soup Nazi
“Just like his New York doppelganger, the 71-year-old Chef Chane runs a restaurant with its own unwritten rules. Rule No. 1: Come on time. Lunch is served only from 12 to 1 and he always runs out of food. … Continue reading
