Experience Talks 3/10: Luckman Jazz Orchestra

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.

This week join host Bobbee Zeno in conversation with three well-seasoned musicians from the Luckman Jazz Orchestra (LJO):

Master reed player and the conductor of LJO, Charles Owens.

Once the Music Director of the Marvin Gaye Band, now the first trumpet in LJO, Nolan Shaheed.

And, just finishing his new CD, trombone player for LJO, Phil Ranelin.

The Luckman Jazz Orchestra will be performing a musical tribute concert to a trombone master of jazz, Mr. JJ Johnson, this Saturday, March 10th, at 8PM at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the campus of Cal State LA. More information here.

JJ Johnson

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More Extended Families Living Together

Home-Sweet-Home“An increasing number of extended families across the USA are under the same roof, living together either permanently or temporarily. Sometimes these  arrangements are multigenerational, with adult children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters. In other cases, an extended family bunks together, with siblings, cousins, nieces or nephews sharing space. The reasons are economic, social and demographic.”

Get more information and read personal stories here.

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Senior Centers Change for Aging Boomers

SENIOR-SERVICES“Senior centers around the country are moving out the bingo tables to make way for basketball courts, fitness centers and yoga classes. While the nation’s 1,500 senior centers still focus on services for the frail and infirm, they are preparing for the deluge of fitness-focused boomers.” Read more here about the new, “cooler, hipper” centers.

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Grandfamilies

“Across the United States, almost 7.8 million children are living in homes where grandparents or other relatives are the householders, with more than 5.8 million children living in grandparents’ homes and nearly 2 million children living in other SENIOR-SERVICESrelatives’ homes…[I]n a unique national partnership, AARP, Brookdale Foundation Group, Casey Family Programs, Child Welfare League of America, Children’s Defense Fund and Generations United have created the GrandFacts: State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children.”

Read more and get fact sheets for your state here. The fact sheets include information about support services, resources, programs, benefits, laws and policies available in to help grandparents and others successfully fulfill their caregiving role.

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News from the Team: Sidni Myles Organizes Fundraiser for Arson Victims

Sidni Appleseed Myles

In January, a series of fires set by an arsonist affected the lives of many people in the Los Angeles area, including EngAGE Programs Manager Sidni Myles of North Hollywood. Sidni alerted others in her apartment building when an explosion sent flames up the side of the building and onto her balcony in the middle of the night. Click here to read her dramatic story in a Los Angeles Times article. Sidni decided to turn the traumatic experience into an opportunity to honor the brave members of the North Hollywood Fire Department and the North Hollywood Division of LAPD, to acknowledge the generosity of the residents of The Piedmont Senior Living Community where she works, and to raise money for the many arson victims. Please support her efforts this coming Saturday. ~ Great idea, Sidni!

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Experience Talks 3/3: Lalo Alcaraz & Maureen Kellen-Taylor

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.

This week: Lalo Alcaraz and “Talk Story” featuring Maureen Kellen-Taylor

Join us for a repeat broadcast of a favorite show from September of 2011.

LALO ALCARAZ – Lalo Alcaraz is the creator of the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha,” which is read in over 100 newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times. Lalo and his work have been featured often on TV and radio, and his work has appeared extensively in print. He has received four Southern California Journalism Awards for Best Cartoon in Weekly Papers, as well as numerous other awards and honors. His books include “Latino USA: A Cartoon History,” “Migra Mouse: Political Cartoons On Immigration, and the first collection of his daily comic strips, “La Cucaracha.” Lalo is also the co-host of KPFK Radio’s wildly popular satirical talk show, “The Pocho Hour of Power.” He has a BA degree from San Diego State University and an MA from UC Berkeley. Lalo was born in San Diego, California and grew up on the US/Mexico border. Read more at his website.

Also this week, our first Talk Story, from a project with the California Council for the Humanities, gives us a fresh viewpoint on the concept of democracy. Experience Talks’ own Maureen Kellen-Taylor shares her experience ten years ago when she first became a U.S. citizen.

MAUREEN KELLEN-TAYLOR – Maureen has worked in the field of Arts and Aging for over 25 years, during which she was Founding Director of Artworks in San Francisco where she received Artist in Residence awards from the California Arts Council for 5 years. She earned a M.A. in Expressive Arts Therapy and a Ph.D. for conducting research in Learning and Change in Human Systems. In 2003 she was invited to be a Resident Artist at Boreal Arts and Ecology Center, Quebec, Canada to continue her explorations in Art, Nature and Spirituality through environmental installations. In 2005 she received the Directors Award from the California Arts Council for a life time commitment to the Arts. She has exhibited paintings in England and the U.S. Maureen is Chief Operating Officer of EngAGE, Inc. You’ll also hear her regularly as the announcer on Experience Talks.

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The EngAGE Blog Has a New Online Address

If you receive the EngAGE Blog in your e-mail, you don’t have to change a thing to keep receiving it. But if you have bookmarked the EngAGE Blog URL so that you can find it online at your convenience, please change your bookmark. Our new address is much easier to remember:

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