Experience Talks 3/14: Marie-Rose Phan-Lê

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EXPERIENCE TALKS 3/14 @ 8 AM PT

MARIE-ROSE PHAN LE

with host DR. CONNIE CORLEY

marie-rose phan-leMarie-Rose Phan-Lê (pron. fawn-lay) has more than twenty years’ experience in film and television production (Northern Exposure, Prefontaine, Ace’s High). She is the founder and president of Healing Planet Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and presentation of ancient healing and spiritual traditions. Marie-Rose has traveled extensively from the beaches of Hawaii to the heights of the Himalayas, for her award-winning documentary film, Talking Story, the companion to her book entitled, Talking Story: One Woman’s Quest to Preserve Ancient Spiritual and Healing Traditions. She has transitioned her flourishing healing practice working one-to-one with individuals to focusing on the one-to-many, consulting with organizations, businesses, and other groups. She is currently the chief operating officer and creative director at High Impact Inc. Marie-Rose was born in Vietnam, emigrated to France, and later to the United States, and currently lives in Hawaii.

Marianne Williamson - mwralstenALSO: Opening the show is a brief conversation with Marianne Williamson, best selling author and lecturer, and former congressional candidate who will be hosting the third SISTER GIANT Conference on March 28-29, in Los Angeles and/or via livestream. Senator Bernie Sanders will be the keynote speaker. The weekend will be about conscious citizenship and political change. More info: www.sistergiant.com

 

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Changing Times: New York City’s Last Classical Sheet Music Store Closes after 78 Years

change life or world take another direction with changes for theWe’ve noticed, as you surely have, that so many familiar parts of the past are gone, or almost gone, because of changing times: everything from buildings we thought of as landmarks, to styles of popular music, to businesses made obsolete by advancements in technology.  So, we’re starting a blog category called “Changing Times” that will offer an occasional look at these changes. They’re certainly not all bad, and many are brilliantly wonderful, but some do cause us to wax nostalgic, at least for a little while. Like this one:

“Heidi Rogers has owned Frank Music company, New York City’s last classical sheet music store, for 36 years. On Friday (3/6), she will close her doors for the last time.

“This 78-year-old shop shares the tenth floor of a Midtown building with rehearsal spaces and studios. Inside, metal shelves crammed with yellowing sheet music tower behind the front desk. Fading photos and newspaper cartoons are taped to the walls. Purchases are tallied on an old-style adding machine.

“But while the shop does have an antiquated feel, its economic problems are grounded firmly in the present. Competition from online retailers has driven her fragile business into the red.”

Read more, see many more photos, and listen to a story on WNYC News. Read more and hear another story on All Things Considered/NPR.

 

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Glendale Gets New Arts Colony with Programs from EngAGE

Rendering of the arts colony, which will include low-income housing .

Rendering of the arts colony, which will include low-income housing .

We’re pleased to announce the recent groundbreaking for the Glendale Arts Colony, a new community in Glendale, CA, designed for families of working artists and built in conjunction with a $5.5-million YMCA of Glendale makeover.

The new mixed-use Arts Colony, developed by Meta Housing Corp. with arts programming run by the nonprofit EngAGE, will feature homes for artists, artist studios, a ground-floor public gallery for artists’ work, and art classes for the public.

The LEED Silver-certified colony opens in Fall 2016.  [UPDATE 11/17/16: All apartments have been rented! Thank you for your interest.]

 

 

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David Hockney’s Continually Evolving Artistic Experiments

David Hockney, 77, returned to live in Los Angeles in 2013 and now says he’s having his most productive period of the last 20 years. “David Hockney: Paintings and Photography” is one of two coming exhibitions of his new work. Twenty-eight paintings will be shown at London’s Annely Juda Fine Art in May, and again at LA Louver in July. Read more here and here.

 

 

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Veteran Broadway Actress Patricia Morison to Perform One More Time

“On Sunday, March 15, veteran Broadway actress Patricia Morison will perform one more time. The 99-year-old star of shows like ‘Kiss Me Kate’ and ‘The King and I’ will take part in a live conversation at the University Club in Pasadena. She’ll even sing a few of her favorite songs.”

She’ll also be celebrating her 100th birthday on March 19. KPCC’s Off-Ramp conducted an interview, with the appropriately-named host Patt Morrison.

Read excerpts here, and read an LA Times article here.

 

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Worth Repeating: Need Help Paying for Medicine or Food?

WORTH-REPEATING“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 3/2/14:

BenefitsCheckUp is a free service of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), a nonprofit service and advocacy organization in Washington, DC.

Many adults over 55 need help paying for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other basic needs. There are over 2,000 federal, state and private benefits programs available to help. But many people don’t know these programs exist or how they can apply.

BenefitsCheckUp asks a series of questions to help identify benefits that could save you money and cover the costs of everyday expenses.

After answering the questions, you will get a report created just for you that describes the programs you may get help from.

Click here to get answers to questions and find benefit programs that can help you pay for medications, health care, food, utilities and more.

 

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Claudette Colvin’s Role in the U.S. History of Civil Rights

Claudette Colvin was only 15 in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on an Alabama bus. Her defiance landed her in jail. “‘Other African-Americans had previously refused to give their seats to white passengers,’ says Phillip Hoose [the author of Claudette Colvin, Twice Towards Justice]. ‘What was without precedent, though, is Colvin wanted to get a lawyer and she wanted to fight,’ he says.”

Read more and listen to her fascinating story on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”  You’ll learn why Rosa Parks was selected nine months later to represent the black community in this battle for civil rights.

 

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