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Designer Iris Apfel, 92, Shares Her Thoughts on Style
“Style is ‘attitude, attitude, attitude,’ Iris Apfel says. ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s what you do with it.’ The 92-year-old style icon, fashion designer, interior designer and TV entrepreneur sat down with T magazine editor-in-chief Deborah Needleman at the … Continue reading
Experience Talks 1/11: Stuart Ashman
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
Angelo Lo Forese Sings Opera Brilliantly in His 90s
Angelo Lo Forese, now 93, is an Internet sensation and most certainly a sensation in person, thanks to his incredibly powerful operatic voice. And yes, after a long career, he is still performing. Hear him sing, at age 90 in … Continue reading
Dr. Lonnie Smith: Master of the Hammond B3 Organ
“Dr. Lonnie Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. An authentic master and guru of the Hammond organ for over five decades, [Smith, now 71,] has been featured on over seventy albums, and has recorded and performed with … Continue reading
Glenda Glayzer Says, “It Ain’t Over!”
Glenda Glayzer, a former resident of Burbank Senior Artists Colony, launched her performing career at the age of thirteen when she and her family, The Bell Family Gospel Singers from Temple, Texas, made their first vinyl recording. It was a long way … Continue reading
Monopoly’s 110th Birthday
“On Jan. 5, 1904, the U.S. awarded a patent to Elizabeth J. Magie, who registered a game board for The Landlord’s Game, meant to illustrate the harm of land monopolies.” Read more here and click here to read … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Learning Something New When You’re Older
“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 1/4/13: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” the saying goes. … Continue reading
