Tim Carpenter to Speak at Hammer Museum

Hammer Museum Event

Exploring Creative Longevity

Wednesday, March 6th at 7:30 PM

Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Co-presented with The Actors Fund

Marc Freedman, the founder of Civic Ventures (now Encore.org), and Tim Carpenter, the founder of EngAGE, discuss how older adults are contributing to cultural, educational, and social services organizations to meaningfully engage in the next phase of life. The conversation focuses on innovation, sustaining work later in life, creativity, lifelong learning, and more. Moderated by Joanne Webb of The Actors Fund.

ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Assigned seating is available in the Billy Wilder Theater. Free tickets are required and available at the Box Office, one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Members enjoy priority seating and seat selection, subject to availability. Membership does not guarantee seating. Arrival at least one half hour prior to program time is recommended. Parking is available under the museum for a flat fee of $3 after 6PM.

 

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Experience Talks Online: Dea Lawrence and Saratoga Ballantine – “Troupers” Documentary

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Join us for Experience Talks Online, exclusive podcast interviews posted on our website. Carrying on the same tradition as our KPFK-FM/Pacifica Network syndicated radio show, the podcasts feature talented, creative people with experience worth talking about. Find our podcasts on the Listen Page of our website. They’ll post on an intermittent basis, so read this blog for updates about new podcasts as well as new Experience Talks radio shows. You can also like Experience Talks on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get the latest news. ET Online is produced and hosted by John Semper Jr. and Cynthia Friedlob.

Wednesday, 2/20: Host John Semper Jr. talks with Dea Lawrence and Sarataoga Ballantine about their new documentary, Troupers.

Now posted: Listen here!

Troupers premieres on KCET in Los Angeles Thursday, 2/21, at 9 PM.  Click here for additional air dates.

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Saratoga Ballantine and Dea Lawrence’s documentary Troupers profiles actors over 80 in Hollywood giving new meaning to the phrase, ‘hang in there.’ Meet 12 talented, successful people who beat the odds, followed their dream and are still working well into their 80s and 90s [including Ballantine’s father, well-known comedian Carl Ballantine]. Troupers takes a humorous look at how this group of fearless folks survived parental disapproval, the blacklist of the ’50s, poverty, divorce, rejection, disappointment, critics, bad acting coaches, nasty casting directors, and decades of auditions to do what they wanted to do: Act.” Click here to learn more.

dea_sara“The documentary Troupers marks the directorial debut for both Saratoga Ballantine and Dea Lawrence. The women are actresses whose previous creative collaboration includes a political sketch comedy show, White House Chicks which they performed at numerous comedy clubs and venues throughout Southern California, the show White Chicks at the HBO Comedy Workspace and the short film, The Smoking Section. Having spent most of their lives pursuing their passion of acting, the theatre, and the pain and misery that may sometimes accompany accolades, they decided to investigate how anyone can spend a lifetime in this crazy profession.”

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Works Gallery Founder Ruth Snyderman Honored by the Clay Studio

 

hand made exclusive handmade hand craft custom crafted authenticThe Works Gallery in Philadelphia was founded by Ruth Snyderman in 1965. It is one of the oldest exhibiting galleries in the field of contemporary studio crafts, representing selected artists working in figurative, narrative and functional ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber and wood. Rick Snyderman joined her in the operation of the gallery in 1972. American Craft spoke with Snyderman about her career and a Clay Studio benefit honoring her contributions to the craft field coming up in March. Read more here. Benefit is scheduled for March 13th in Philadelphia. Details here.

 

 

 

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Stax Records Guitarist Steve Cropper on Tour Again

MUSIC“It was said that Stax Records was ‘the house that Booker T & the MG’s  built.’ And integral to the success of both that band and the record label as a  whole was the Telecaster guitar sound of the legendary Steve ‘The Colonel’  Cropper. At present, Steve is a special guest of The Animals for an extensive UK tour  and the guitarist admits he’s ‘having a ball at the moment’ as he fires out  those propulsive guitar licks that have soundtracked some of soul music’s  biggest hits.” Read more here.

 

 

 

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February 18th: Presidents Day

 

 

Happy Presidents Day!

 

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Worth Repeating: South Africa – A Reminder from Elders

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 2/19/12:

“Of what is joy made? From where does it spring? Who best knows how to capture it? If I thought I knew the answers to these questions, I got the opportunity to rethink them on a recent trip INTERNATIONAL-PERSPECTIVEto South Africa.” Rebecca Reynolds shares her experience with elders. Click here to read more.

 

 

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Free Emergency Preparedness Workshop – Venice, CA

Important information below, shared with us by EngAGE’s Gloria Tinajero. There will be a similar event on March 25th at Baldwin Hills Library. We’ll post a reminder for it. If you’re not in the L.A. area, do you know if your city sponsors this type of workshop? It’s worth investigating to see if they do!

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