Worth Repeating: B.B. King Rocks on at 88

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 9/24/13: 

“The King of the Blues is still king of the road, playing 125 dates a year, including one at the White House last year where he performed his biggest hit The Thrill Is Gone.”

Click here to read more and see a very brief video of his White House appearance, with a cameo from President Obama.

[Update: B.B. King celebrated his 89th birthday on 9/16.]

 

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Photographer Bill Cunningham Gets Tribute at Fashion Week

 

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Read more here and watch the trailer for “Bill Cunningham New York,” a film by Richard Press.

 

 

 

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Experience Talks 9/27: Beth Baker

 

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01 - KPFK ListenLiveButtonTune 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 on up to 100 Pacifica Network stations! You can also enjoy hearing all of our previous shows on the Listen Page of our Experience Talks website.

 

Saturday 9/27 @ 8 AM PT:

Author Beth Baker talks with Host Cynthia Friedlob

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BETH BAKER is a long-time freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers, including the Washington Post, Ms., Preservation, and Nature Conservancy. She has written extensively on medical research and aging issues for the AARP Bulletin and has been a frequent contributor to the Washington Post Health section. She is the Features Editor of BioScience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, where she is also a frequent contributor.

Her nonfiction book on alternative nursing homes, Old Age in a New Age, was published in May, 2007, by Vanderbilt University Press. Her new book, With a Little Help from Our Friends: Creating Community As We Grow Older, explores how and where we might choose to age, and offers quite a variety of living arrangements to consider. Drawing on new research showing the importance of social support to healthy aging and the risks associated with loneliness and isolation, the author encourages the reader to plan for a future with strong connections. Beth explores whether those in declining health can really stay rooted in their communities through the end of life and concludes by examining the challenge of expanding the home-care workforce and the potential of new technologies like webcams and assistive robots. Visit Beth’s website for more information.

We interviewed Beth at a special live event and book signing at the NoHo Senior Arts Colony in North Hollywood, CA.

 

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“Cyber-Seniors” Is More Than A Film

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We’ve posted in the past about the Cyber-Seniors documentary, but we wanted to make sure you’ve seen the trailer and are aware of some opportunities. Cyber-Seniors wants you to get involved!

 

 

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“Cyber-Seniors is more than a film, it’s a movement!  The ‘Cyber-Seniors – Connecting Generations’ campaign aims to promote intergenerational connections.  It’s goal is to engage youth mentors in bridging the technology gap by empowering older adults to use technology to expand their social and physical worlds.   Whether you are a student wanting to make a difference in your community and earn community service hours, or an older adult looking for some help in advancing your technology skills, or an organization who understands the value of bringing youth and seniors together to bridge the digital divide, we need your help. Together we can put technology to good use – building stronger communities and connecting generations.”

As they say in the documentary, the generation gap has never been wider. Get more information on the website, where you can also learn about an entertaining YouTube video tutorial contest with monthly prizes.

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Physicist Dr. Peter Higgs of the Higgs Boson Particle

science and chemistry icons set vector  illustration“It was in 1964 that Dr. Higgs, then a 35-year old assistant professor at the University of Edinburgh, predicted the existence of a new particle — now known as the Higgs boson, or the ‘God particle’ — that would explain how other particles get mass. Half a century later, on July 4, 2012, he pulled out a handkerchief and wiped away a tear as he sat in a lecture hall at CERN, the European Organization of Nuclear Research in Geneva, and heard that his particle had finally been found.” He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013. Read more about Dr. Higgs, now 84,  here and here.

 

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New York’s Senior Center Artists-in-Residence Program

ARTSeniors Partnering with Artists Citywide (SPARC) is a residency administered by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) in partnership with local arts councils in each borough and funded by the Department of the Aging. The initiative, which brings artists into New York City’s senior centers, is entering its fourth year, with a call for proposals due at the end of September. The six-month residency places 50 teaching and practicing artists in as many senior centers across the five boroughs, and last year attracted applications from 130 artists. If you’re an east coast friend of EngAGE and are interested in the program, you can get details here.

 

 

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Jazz Pianist Dick Hyman

MUSICJazz pianist and composer Dick Hyman, 84, is known for his versatility with jazz piano styles. Over a 50-year career, he has functioned as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and, increasingly, as a composer. His versatility in all of these areas has resulted in well over 100 albums recorded under his own name and many more in support of other artists and projects, including more than a dozen Woody Allen films. He’s been honored as one of New York’s all-time ‘Most Valued Players’ by the Musicians’ Union. Visit his website for more information, read an interesting article and listen to him on Stanford University’s Riverwalk Jazz program collection, and take a look at this great video of him tearing up the piano keyboard last year with a performance of “I’m Just Wild about Harry” at the Suncoast Jazz Classic. What fun!

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