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Eric Bransbury: 98-Year-Old Active Mural Artist
Great NPR story about a Colorado Springs artist: “Eric Bransby is one of the last living links to the great age of American mural painting. He studied with one of this country’s most famous muralists — Thomas Hart Benton … Continue reading
Carmen Herrera: Artist Discovered at Age 89
Cuban artist Carmen Herrera, now 99: “Every painting has been a fight between the painting and me. I tend to win.” The abstract artist talks about the man who saved her paintings from the trash bin, and being discovered at … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Two Reports About the Challenges Older Workers Face
“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 1/2/14: Hat tip to Ann Davis Garvin for both of these informative … Continue reading
Ray Bethell Flies a Kite — Like You’ve Never Seen Before!
We posted this a couple of years ago, but it’s so wonderful that it seems a perfect inspiration for this year, too! Here’s a lovely video featuring the amazing, almost magical talents of Ray Bethell, master of the art of multiple kite flying. Bethell … Continue reading
Experience Talks 1/3: Burbank Senior Artists Colony Poetry Group led by Hannah Menkin
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time 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 now syndicated … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Visit one of our favorite blogs, Ephemeral New York, for this link to a slide show of Times Square in New York City as 1941 became 1942. Some of our readers might have been there to see the scenes in person. If you … Continue reading
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International Perspective: Decorating Holiday Store Windows in Paris
“Each November to January, Mr. Dehix, an elfin 64-year-old, reigns as both impresario and chief troubleshooter of this realm, rising before dawn to inspect every display for broken strings, burned-out bulbs or a derailed train set. Known affectionately as the … Continue reading
