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Experience Talks 4/6: Michael John Garces & Peter Howard and Dr. Mark Rubinstein
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
Photographer Tom Hussey Asks: Do You Feel Your Age?
“In his wistful series, ‘Mirrors,’ Dallas-based photographer Tom Hussey captures the discrepancy between how old we look and how young we feel with sharp tenderness.” Click here to see a series of his clever photos.
Toyo Ito, 71, Wins Pritzker Architecture Prize
“Toyo Ito, a 71-year-old architect based in Japan, is the winner of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The jury honored Ito for his more than four-decade career, in which he has created architecture that ‘projects an air of optimism, lightness … Continue reading
EngAGE Offers Paid Summer Student Internship
Summer Arts Programs Intern Opening EngAGE 240 East Verdugo Ave., Suite 100, Burbank, CA 91502 www.engageforlife.org POSITION DESCRIPTION: Intern will be placed with the EngAGE Programs Teams at NoHo and Burbank Senior Arts Colonies. These colonies are home to active … Continue reading
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Recent Art Show from Norway Requires an Open Mind
Not everyone will appreciate “Eyes as Big as Plates,” a wearable art show featuring seniors, that debuted in 2011 in Norway and recently surfaced in Brooklyn, NY. But, it helps to know the backstory: “Inspired by the romantics’ belief that folklore is the … Continue reading
EngAGE Founder & Executive Director Tim Carpenter to Speak at University of Hong Kong
In Engage Across Generations, Tim Carpenter, founder and executive director of EngAGE, chairs a student forum to explore the challenges posed for young people in Hong Kong and China by the demographic transition towards an ageing society, by migration, changes … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: QuietCare Monitors Safety of Seniors
“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 3/27/12: There are several companies who offer monitoring using emergency buttons … Continue reading
