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Stax Records Guitarist Steve Cropper on Tour Again

“It was said that Stax Records was ‘the house that Booker T & the MG’s  built.’ And integral to the success of both that band and the record label as a  whole was the Telecaster guitar sound of the legendary … Continue reading

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February 18th: Presidents Day

    Happy Presidents Day!  

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Worth Repeating: South Africa – A Reminder from Elders

“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 2/19/12: “Of what is joy made? From where does it spring? Who … Continue reading

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Free Emergency Preparedness Workshop – Venice, CA

Important information below, shared with us by EngAGE’s Gloria Tinajero. There will be a similar event on March 25th at Baldwin Hills Library. We’ll post a reminder for it. If you’re not in the L.A. area, do you know if … Continue reading

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Experience Talks 2/16: George Duke

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

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Russian Couple Reunited After Sixty Years Apart

  Military service and Stalin’s purges separated this couple for decades. Extraordinary coincidence reunited them in their home village. Click here to read their story.  

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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Founded Fifty Years Ago

  The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, founded by Bob Baker and Alton Wood in 1963, is the oldest children’s theater company in Los Angeles. In June 2009, the theater was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Baker, who just … Continue reading

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