Tag Archives: changing aging
Worth Repeating: Albert Contreras: Studio Visit
“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 3/24/14: “Albert Contreras, who was born during Franklin Roosevelt’s first term as … Continue reading
Lena Dunham & Documentary about Hilary Knight, Illustrator of “Eloise”
From the New York Times: A few years ago, Hilary Knight, the illustrator best known for “Eloise,” was talking with a builder he knows in East Hampton. The guy had just read a profile in New York Magazine of Lena … Continue reading
Experience Talks Is Going On Hiatus
Experience Talks will be on hiatus until the end of May while KPFK reorganizes its schedule and holds its spring Fund Drive. You can support the only radio station powered by the people by donating at www.kpfk.org. Check out the cool … Continue reading
Jane Goodall: Over a Half-Century with Her Beloved Chimpanzees
In July of 1960, Jane Goodall, now 81, landed in Tanganyka on a mission: to study the wild chimpanzees. Her world-reknown research has had a significant impact. “Today the social lives of animals from whales to ants have been abundantly cataloged using Goodall’s … Continue reading
Chef Chane, Ethiopia’s Version Of “Seinfeld’s” Soup Nazi
“Just like his New York doppelganger, the 71-year-old Chef Chane runs a restaurant with its own unwritten rules. Rule No. 1: Come on time. Lunch is served only from 12 to 1 and he always runs out of food. … Continue reading
Beryl Walker Is World’s Oldest Paper Delivery Girl
“When her grandson decided to give up his paper round, former Post Office worker Beryl Walker offered to take over his duties. Thirty-five years later and the 88-year-old is still doing the paper round in Gloucester. . . Now, after … Continue reading
Tim Carpenter to be Keynote Speaker at Leagueaires Lecture Series
“The Art of Active Aging” is the title of the third year LeagueAires Lecture Series taking place on April 2, 2015, at 7 pm, at MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis. LeagueAires, in partnership with MacPhail and ArtSage, will present keynote speaker Tim Carpenter, Founder and … Continue reading
