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Experience Talks 4/1: Georgia Wyss
Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:30 PM PT 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 on up to 100 Pacifica Network stations! Experience Talks is produced by the non-profit EngAGE, Inc.
Miss the show? You can always hear it as a podcast on our website! You’ll also find an archive-in-progress of all of our previous shows there for you to enjoy. New shows are usually posted within 48 hours after broadcast.
APRIL 1, 2018
GEORGIA WYSS
with host DR. CONNIE CORLEY
GEORGIA WYSS is the director and co-producer of the film, Mantra: Sounds into Silence, which illuminates how mantra is both a meditative practice, and also as a growing musical “movement” through kirtan, a particular way in which people practice
together. Kirtan is usually in the form of call and response, where mantras are sung
back and forth. Learn more about the film at www.mantramovie.com.
Georgia Wyss co-founded the Barcelona based production company, TengoTwo, in 2003. Since then, in addition to her work as an editor, she has been producing documentaries and directing image films. She co-produced, co-wrote and edited the documentary, No Plorar Mai (Never to Cry), which the Spanish station TV3 aired in April 2013. While she has edited several award-winning documentaries recently, Georgia’s background in film stretches back over 20 years, during which she has been editing commercials, documentaries and features in Hamburg, Zurich, New York, and Barcelona. Her credits include work for ABC, PBS, MTV, and Nickelodeon.
Premiere in Los Angeles: Friday, April 6 at Laemmle Santa Monica. Premiere Party featuring the Kirtaniyas Bhakti Yoga Shala at 9:30 PM. Visit the Facebook page for details.
Announcements:
Sat Nam Fest West also takes place in May at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, with yoga, music, workshops, healthy food and more on April 11 – 15. Details: satnamfest.com
Another Los Angeles area film premier of Lives Well Lived, directed by a previous guest on Experience Talks, Sky Bergman, starts on April 20. Details: lives-well-lived.com
News from Jasmine: Birthdays, Bingo, and More
This month of January was busy one for residents of The Jasmine at Founders Village in Fountain Valley, CA. They enjoyed tea & coffee with EngAGE Program Director, Lourdes.
They had lots fun playing Bingo with Scan Health Care’s Volunteer Action for Aging, as well as winning prizes.
And they celebrated birthdays at the end of month by creating their own sundaes and floats.
~ Lourdes Torres, Program Director
END GAME Documentary to Screen at SF Film Festival
Congratulations to friend of EngAGE Steven Pantilat, MD, who has announced that the documentary film, End Game, featuring the palliative care team at University of California at San Francisco and their partners at the Zen Hospice Project has been selected to screen at the San Francisco Film Festival on April 15th at the historic Castro Theater. If you are in the Bay Area, you can get tickets here.
Veteran filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman return to their documentary roots, filming and editing in intimate vérité style, following visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death — and dedicated to changing our thinking about both.
End Game is directed by Academy Award wining directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman and tells the story of palliative care through the experiences of several patients and their families. It is a heartwarming, compassionate, sad, hopeful, and beautiful film. You can read more about it here.
End Game will be released on Netflix as an original documentary on May 5th.
Dr. Pantilat is the author of Life After the Diagnosis: Expert Advice for Living Well with Serious Illness for Patients and Caregivers: Expert Advice for Living Well with Serious Illness for Patients and Caregivers. The book shares innovative approaches for dealing with serious illness, outlines the steps that patients should take during their illnesses, and demystifies the medical system to ease readers’ ability to navigate it to their benefit.
Dr. Pantilat appeared on the Experience Talks radio show on 3/11 with host Tim Carpenter. Click here to learn more and go to our Experience Talks website to listen.
News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Arts and Exercise
Residents at LBSAC in Long Beach, CA, are excited to jump into new sessions in fitness and art classes. Groundwork Fitness provides instruction on senior fitness each Friday.
In the Art Makers class, instructor Ciana Lee begins a new session on composition and illustrative drawing techniques. In Ceramics class, residents work on garden signs to place in the garden beds.
~ Helene Weinberg, Program Director
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News from Pac Arts: “Four Sight” Art Show Closing
Pacific Avenue Arts Colony in San Pedro, CA, held a Closing Reception for “Four Sight,” an eclectic exhibition featuring four female artists and also showing works from our young art students. With fresh eyes on arts, residents also enjoyed welcoming in the New Year with a special opportunity drawing for a new Amazon Fire Tablet.
~ Helene Weinberg, Program Director
News from Cotton’s Point: Transportation, Transportation, Transportation
Transportation is one of the most significant issues older people have to deal with if they are no longer driving. At Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments in San Clemente, CA, residents filled the community room to find out which mode of transportation would be economical, safe, and convenient to use. Francisco, presenter from Western Youth Services, came with information about resources and answered questions. The biggest struggle for residents is to find the right resource to meet his/her own needs while working with a limited budget. Medical appointments and getting groceries are two of the most important needs for the residents. The list below applies to Orange County, CA, but you probably will find similar options in your area.
Local Transportation Options
Lyft – “Today, we’re proud to launch an historic partnership with the City of San Clemente, ensuring uninterrupted transportation access for San Clemente residents in neighborhoods previously served by the 191 and 193 Orange County Transportation Authority bus routes. Our on-demand ridesharing service offers convenience and efficiency in areas where traditional buses have long been a challenge for residents and transit agencies alike. We are proud to be the City’s official ridesharing partner, and to make getting around the city quickly and affordably without a car a reality for residents.”
OCTA – Orange County Transportation Association offers limited routes for Cotton’s Point. OCTA dropped two routes, which affect residents. Lyft is offering a discounted service to compensate for the OCTA challenge.
ACCESS – “OC ACCESS, formally known as OCTA ACCESS, is shared-ride service for people who are unable to use the regular, fixed-route OC Bus service because of functional limitations caused by a disability. These passengers must be certified by OCTA to use the OC ACCESS system by meeting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) eligibility criteria.” Applications need to be brought to Santa Ana to be reviewed with an onsite interview to check for eligibility.
Age Well Senior Services – “Age Well Senior Services’ Non-Emergency Medical Transportation program provides seniors with transportation to their non-emergency medical appointments including therapy, dentistry, hearing, dialysis, prescription pick-ups, testing and x-rays. Professionally trained drivers provide transportation on our modern fleet of accessible buses and vans.” There is a waiting list for this service.
~ Jennifer Fallon, Program Director
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