Robert Morse on “Mad Men” ~ Spoiler Alert!

TELEVISIONIf you haven’t seen the mid-season finale, don’t click on the link!

If you have seen it, here’s an interview with the wonderfully talented Robert Morse, 83, who plays “Bert Cooper” in the popular series.

From the AMC website:

“Robert Morse is one of the few actors to have won a Tony® Award for Best Actor in a Play and Best Actor in a Musical. Morse’s musical award came in 1962 with his unforgettable performance as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Frank Loesser/Abe Burrows/Bob Fosse musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The dramatic nod came in 1990 with his triumphant portrayal of Truman Capote in the tour de force, one-man show, American Playhouse: Tru. The PBS presentation of Tru later earned Morse a 1993 Emmy® Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special as well.”

 

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Experience Talks 6/7: Carol Jean Delmar and Michael Eldridge

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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 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, 6/7 at 8 AM PT: Host Tim Carpenter with author Carol Jean Delmar and musician Michael Eldridge

Carol Jean DelmarCAROL JEAN DELMAR is the author of Serenade: A Memoir of Music and Love from Vienna and Prague to Los Angeles, 1927 to World War II to 2012, which is a Holocaust love story about her parent’s immigration to the United States and her father’s change of professions from opera singer to award-winning costumer and designer on many Hollywood motion pictures and television series.

Carol Jean is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Daily News; has contributed freelance stories to the Los Angeles Times, Classical Singer magazine and reviews to the former OperaOnline.us; she has blogged on the Huffington Post and currently writes opera and theater reviews for Opera Theater Ink and as a columnist for the Beverly Hills Courier. Learn more at her book website: www.SerenadetheMemoir.com, and at www.OperaTheaterInk.com

Michael EldridgeMICHAEL ELDRIDGE has made a successful living as a musician playing all over the world for the past 52 years. His first novel, Jack of Harts: A Spaghetti and Rice Mystery, was published this year by Oak Tree Press. Michael will be performing and signing books at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Corona Del Mar on Tuesday, June 10th from 6-9 pm; at the Canterbury Retirement Village in Rancho Palos Verde on June 12th from 2-5 pm; and at the NOHO Senior Arts Colony on June 14th from 11am-2 pm. Learn more at www.aleme.com

 

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Christo Reflects on His Life and His Art

From BlouinArtInfo:

Legendary environmental artist Christo, in a rare public appearance at NeueHouse in Manhattan, reflected on his life and presented an overview of major past works, completed with his late wife and partner Jeanne-Claude.

“Art is not a job. Artists do not retire. They die,” the Bulgarian-born artist told a packed crowd at the cultural space. “To be an artist is very, very complicated. It’s not a profession. It’s an existence.”

Click here to read more and to see the 3:27′ video.

 

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Burbank Senior Artists Colony Featured in Book on Alternative Housing Choices for Older People

With a Little HelpFrom the Amazon.com listing:

In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors. Based on visits and interviews at many communities around the country, Beth Baker weaves a rich tapestry of grassroots alternatives, some of them surprisingly affordable.

— an affordable mobile home cooperative in small-town Oregon

— a senior artists colony in Los Angeles [BSAC]

— neighbors helping neighbors in “Villages” or “naturally occurring retirement communities”

— intentional cohousing communities

— best friends moving in together

— multigenerational families that balance togetherness and privacy

— niche communities including such diverse groups as retired postal workers, gays and lesbians, and Zen Buddhists.

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. Baker explores whether individuals 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.

This book is the recipient of the annual Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Prize for the best project in the area of medicine.

[Read a review in Forbes here.]

 

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“60 Minutes” Segment on Living to 90 and Beyond

In case you missed the recent “60 Minutes” segment, take a look to find out the results of the groundbreaking research study known as “90+.” You may be surprised! [Hat tip to health writer Matt Perry for the link.]

 

 

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EngAGE Senior Olympics 9/27: Save the Date!

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You can also find out more and see great photos from previous EngAGE Senior Olympics events here on our website!

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Worth Repeating: Redheads and Cheeseburgers

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 5/23/13:

Chris Erskine of the LA Times set out to find Charlie’s Coffee Shop after the Travel Channel proclaimed that Charlie Sue, 79, made one of the best burgers in the city. Read more here.

 

 

 

 

 

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