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Worth Repeating: Photographer Bill Rauhauser, 95, Is 2014 Kresge Eminent Artist

“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 1/15/15: “Not many people can say that they’ve devoted more than 60 … Continue reading

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Photographer Nadia Sablin’s Russian Aunties

Brooklyn-based photographer Nadia Sablin received the 2014 CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography for her series “Aunties,” an exploration of the daily lives of her father’s two unmarried sisters, who live together in their childhood home, in Alekhovshchina, Russia, five … Continue reading

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Experience Talks 1/24: Michael J. Gelb

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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Museum Free Day on January 31st

Plan ahead: many SoCal museums will be free on January 31st! There are 25 participating museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the California Science Center, and the Skirball Cultural Center. Get the full … Continue reading

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International Perspective: China’s Aging Population Crisis

From NPR: “A decade from now, about 2025, experts predict that China’s population will peak — reaching as high as 1.4 billion — and begin to steadily decline. Some of them are predicting that a shrinking, aging population could lead … Continue reading

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Peace Corps Is Recruiting Boomers

The Peace Corps has been recruiting Boomers for quite awhile (see this post from 2005 on the Peace Corp website). Currently, about 7% of the volunteers are 50 or older. Here’s a recent interview with Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet, … Continue reading

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: “Keep the Dream Alive” on KPFK-FM

  To celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the national holiday recognizing his legacy, KPFK Radio Los Angeles will play an astonishing set of speeches by Dr. King which were recorded by Pacifica Radio … Continue reading

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