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Best Broadway Songs About Getting Older
Andrea Martin, 66, took home a Tony this past weekend for her performance in “Pippin.” She sings “No Time at All,” a song about living life fully right now, and she demonstrates just how well she’s doing that by performing … Continue reading
Charlie Sifford: Golf Legend at 91
At an interview prior to the start of the U.S. Open, golfer Tiger Woods cited the importance of Charlie Sifford to the history of golf and in Tiger’s personal life: “I know my dad probably wouldn’t have picked up the game … Continue reading
Focus on Blogs: HONY (Humans of New York)
HONY (Humans of New York) blog features brilliant street photography by Brandon Stanton. You can follow the photos on the website or on Facebook (our favorite way, as they’re revealed one at a time throughout the day). Here’s how the blog got started: “My name … Continue reading
Willie Herrón III Saves Los Angeles Murals
Willie Herrón III (62) is a well-known artist and the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles’ official restorer. “He has been working with conservancy since 2012, bringing back some of the city’s Olympic gems from the edges of collective memory and into … Continue reading
NoHo Senior Arts Colony Gets Reviewed from a Young Artist’s Perspective
Thea Saks is a young artist whose company, The Mighty Squirm, specializes in apparel and art prints with designs inspired by folklore and historical periods of interest, especially the 19th century. When she went to NoHoSAC, not only was she pleasantly … Continue reading
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Worth Repeating: International Perspective – Taiwan, Scotland, Canada
“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 6/4/12: Taiwan Today: “The elderly are normally viewed as in need of … Continue reading
The Power of Music Therapy
A new study indicates that music therapy may reduce anxiety more than drugs before surgery. “According to [neuroscientist Daniel] Levitin, music may cause neurons in the primitive part of the brain, called the brain steam, to sync with the beat. … Continue reading
