tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29622173787320133462024-03-13T11:22:19.158-04:00Creative Arts and Aging NetworkArtful Aging ~ Making movements in the community to unite older adults and the arts.Mary Catherine Dabrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116003359839101737noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-21954893138853062442011-07-29T18:00:00.014-04:002011-07-29T18:00:04.643-04:00Take Notes! Don't be afraid to fail in social media.<div class="sfywdgt_description">Don’t be afraid to fail. Then why start the conversation? Because you want your community to take an action.<br />
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<a href="http://foundationcenter.org/" target="new"><strong>The Foundation Center</strong></a> just finished up an event, <em>Social Media for Social Good</em>. <strong><em>Jereme Bivins</em></strong> put several videos together and you can check out these great <a href="http://storify.com/fdncenter/whos-using-social-media-for-social-good-these-guys" target="new"><strong>interviews with the experts</strong></a>! Listen to the panel discussion below and go to <a href="http://storify.com/fdncenter/whos-using-social-media-for-social-good-these-guys" target="new"><strong>Storify</strong></a> to listen to the Keynote presentation and individual interviews.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sfy_title"><strong><span style="color: #1d2328;">A Conversation With...<em>Farra Trompeter</em> of <a href="http://www.bigducknyc.com/" target="new">Big Duck</a></span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BOv70lVzPgM" width="425"></iframe></div><br />
Still not sure you need to be involved with social media? Download <a href="http://www.idealware.org/reports/nonprofit-social-media-decision-guide" target="new"><strong>IdealWare's <i>The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide</i></strong></a><strong>. </strong><em>The Decision Guide</em> includes a workbook that walks you through:<br />
<blockquote>• What social media is<br />
• Why social media might be useful for you<br />
• How to look at your goals and audiences <br />
• How to choose the social media mix that's right for you</blockquote>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new"><strong>Artful Aging</strong></a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-57645842369019532642011-06-06T06:00:00.027-04:002011-06-06T06:00:13.098-04:00It's Monday! Go out and "rediscover the poet within..."<blockquote><strong><em>"I am not done with my changes</em></strong>." ~ from<em> "The Layers"</em></blockquote>The most recent <em><strong>Human Values in Aging</strong></em> newsletter has a bit of poetry from <a href="http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/2" target="new"><strong><em>Stanley Kunitz's</em></strong></a> <em>"The Layers."</em> <em>Kunitz</em> won many awards for his poetry and continued writing until his death at the age of 100. He was a mere 63 when he won the Pulitzer Prize for his work and became Poet Laureate at 95. In his 100th year, he published <em><a href="http://www.cstone.net/~poems/essakuni.htm" target="new">"<strong>The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden,"</strong></a> </em>a collection of poems, photographs and thoughts on gardening. <br />
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At the time of his death, the <em>Washington Post</em> shared this quote: <br />
<blockquote>"Essentially," he once said, "what I try to do is to help each person rediscover the poet within himself. I say 'rediscover,' because I am convinced that it is a universal human attribute to want to play with words, to beat out rhythms, to fashion images, to tell a story, to construct forms." </blockquote>Hear <em>Kunitz</em> read his own poetry, <em>"Touch Me."</em> <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday! </span></strong>Now go out and <em>"rediscover the poet within"!</em><br />
(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)<br />
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<a href="http://www.aarp.org/research/academic_affairs/" target="new"><strong>AARP Office of Academic Affairs</strong></a> e-newsletter <em><strong>Human Values in Aging</strong></em> is "for those interested in humanities, ethics and aging." (You can subscribe for free <a href="http://wssrv.mansellgroup.com/aarp/forms/aarp/aarpform16.asp" target="new"><strong>here</strong></a>.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-14016860660785411632011-05-24T06:00:00.011-04:002011-05-24T06:00:08.370-04:00How ‘ya gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?--right here in Philly!You have 5 days left to see the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) <a href="http://www.pafa.org/Museum/Exhibitions/Upcoming-Exhibitions/How-ya-gonna-keep-em-down-on-the-farm-after-they-ve-seen-Paree/918/" target="new"><strong> French exhibition</strong></a> entitled <strong><em><span style="color: #c94c22;">“How ‘ya gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?”</span></em></strong> This exhibition, on view since April 1 running through May 29, is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts <a href="http://www.pifa.org/" target="new"><strong>(PIFA)</strong></a><strong>,</strong> inspired by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. <br />
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PAFA is presenting an installation of art from the 1910s and 1920s showing American artists’ connections with France. This exhibition includes works from PAFA’s permanent collection. The title, <strong><em><span style="color: #c94c22;">“How ‘ya gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?”</span></em></strong> is taken from a World War I-era popular song alluding to an entire generation being turned on to cosmopolitan temptations in Paris, exposed to avant-garde styles and fruitful artistic exchange.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.pafa.org/SiteData/images/STETTHEIME/e4ba0438e0482cae/STETTHEIMER_1950_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="256" src="http://www.pafa.org/SiteData/images/STETTHEIME/e4ba0438e0482cae/STETTHEIMER_1950_21.jpg" width="320" /></a>The installation centers on <a href="http://venetianred.net/2009/07/01/florine-stettheimer-occasionally-a-human-being-saw-my-light/" target="new"><b><em>Florine Stettheimer's</em></b></a> sumptuous scene of artist friends (including the three Stettheimer sisters, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp" target="new"><strong><em>Marcel Duchamp</em></strong></a> and <a href="http://rogallery.com/Nadelman_Elie/nadelman-bio.html" target="new"><em><strong>Elie Nadelman</strong></em></a><em>)</em> enjoying a picnic idyll at the tail end of World War I. The <strong><em>Stettheimers</em></strong> were instrumental in fostering exchange between European modernists and Americans during the teens. Other prominent PAFA modernist paintings are included to bring out the influence of Parisian modernism on American art.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #c94c22;">“How ‘ya gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?”</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">PA Academy of the Fine Arts<br />
Gallery 7, Historic Landmark Building<br />
118 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia<br />
April 1 through May 29, 2011<br />
Adults $10, Seniors (60+) and Students $8</div><div style="text-align: center;">Children ages 13-18, Free for children 12 and under<br />
More info: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.pafa.org" target="new"><strong>www.pafa.org</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Picnic at Bedford Hills</strong>, 1918, </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">oil on canvas by <em><strong>Florine Stettheimer</strong></em> (1871-1944) , </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">40 5/16 x 50 1/4 inches, gift <strong><em>of Ettie Stettheimer</em></strong>, 1950.12</span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-373255793794168392011-05-16T06:00:00.057-04:002011-05-16T06:00:07.527-04:00It's Monday! Start the week listening to Isabel!Wow--has it really been a week and a half since "<span style="color: #88ac3a;"><strong><em>Creative Conversations"</em></strong></span> at the Free Library of Philadelphia?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We promised and delivered a <span style="color: #f05a28;"><strong><em>Creative Conversations Panel</em></strong> </span><span style="color: black;">for you to <em>e</em></span><em><span style="color: black;">njoy</span> listening to Older Artists share their stories</em>. What? You couldn't make it to our Event on May 4th? Well start your Monday right here listening to artist <strong><em>Isabel Shapiro</em></strong> share her story...</div></div><br />
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P.S.--<strong><em>Isabel</em></strong> is a member of <a href="http://www.havertowncenter.blogspot.com/" target="new"><strong>Surrey at Havertown Center</strong></a><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday!</span></strong><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new"><strong>Artful Aging</strong></a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-17095948328626748252011-05-05T13:00:00.000-04:002011-05-05T13:00:19.054-04:00Thank You!<span class="messagebody2"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">Thank you to everyone who came out to "Creative Conversations" last night! What a great crowd! Thanks also to our volunteers who helped make the night a success, and for our wonderful artists and panelists! We are already looking forward to next year....pictures from last night to come soon!</span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-52585780311196840992011-05-03T06:00:00.002-04:002011-05-03T06:00:11.847-04:00See you for "Creative Conversations" on May 4th!<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: #88ac3a; font-size: large;">Our 2nd Annual <em>“Creative Conversations”</em></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1FL0tAxpxSY/TaZYt9NfXBI/AAAAAAAABAw/F9wYuw_Ew54/s1600/Event+Logo+Pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1FL0tAxpxSY/TaZYt9NfXBI/AAAAAAAABAw/F9wYuw_Ew54/s1600/Event+Logo+Pic.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #88ac3a; font-size: large;">Wednesday, May 4, 2011</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>at</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #88ac3a;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">the Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch</span> </em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><em>1901 Vine Street </em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>(between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Philadelphia, PA 19103</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">5:00-6:00 p.m. Reception and Art Viewing</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Refreshments!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">6:00-7:30 p.m. Creative Conversations Panel</span></strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Enjoy listening to Older Artists share their stories</em>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Find out more about the Event <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2011/04/join-our-2nd-annual-creative.html" target="new">here</a> or just go to <a href="http://creativeconversations2011.eventbrite.com/" target="new"><strong>Eventbrite</strong></a> and RSVP right now.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28; font-size: large;">See you at the <em>Free Library of Philadelphia,<br />
Central Branch</em> on May 4th!</span></strong></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <img alt="Creative Conversations: Celebrate Arts and Aging " class="photo notranslate" height="159" src="http://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/661037180-5.png" width="200" /> <img alt="" height="76" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/pcalogo200w-1.jpg" width="200" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/celebrateartslogo200w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="88" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/celebrateartslogo200w.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BPhLMirm7hE/Tb82crSZ88I/AAAAAAAABDA/jrpA_KRKI-Y/s1600/GenPhilly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BPhLMirm7hE/Tb82crSZ88I/AAAAAAAABDA/jrpA_KRKI-Y/s1600/GenPhilly.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-29445303394917936762011-04-19T06:00:00.041-04:002011-05-15T23:11:45.905-04:00Creative Conversations is on Philly Fun Guide!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cZBqSsrbjjg/TaxqLNjqvLI/AAAAAAAABA0/6WVcad7T86Y/s1600/pfg+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cZBqSsrbjjg/TaxqLNjqvLI/AAAAAAAABA0/6WVcad7T86Y/s320/pfg+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Our <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2011/04/join-our-2nd-annual-creative.html'%20target=" new?=""><strong>May 4th "Creative Conversations" Event</strong></a> has top billing on the <a href="http://www.phillyfunguide.com/categories/index/14/887" target="new"><strong>Philly Fun Guide's</strong></a> <strong><em>Featured Events</em></strong> for <em><strong>Senior Works</strong></em>! Swing by <a href="http://www.phillyfunguide.com/categories/index/14/887" target="new"><strong>here</strong></a> and take a look!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">5:00-6:00 p.m. Reception and Art Viewing</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Refreshments!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">6:00-7:30 p.m. Creative Conversations Panel</span></strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Enjoy listening to Older Artists share their stories</em>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And, while you're at it, check out all the other <a href="http://www.phillyfunguide.com/page/Celebrate" target="new"><strong>Celebrate Arts & Aging Events</strong></a> planned for the month of May!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><strong><span style="color: #f05a28; font-size: large;">See you at the Philadelphia Free Library on May 4th!</span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>P.S.--Did you RSVP on </em></strong><a href="http://creativeconversations2011.eventbrite.com/" target="new"><strong><em>Eventbrite</em></strong></a><strong><em> yet? Well...what are you waiting for?</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Creative Conversations: Celebrate Arts and Aging " class="photo notranslate" height="159" src="http://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/661037180-5.png" width="200" /> <img alt="" height="76" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/pcalogo200w-1.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/celebrateartslogo200w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="88" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/celebrateartslogo200w.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGEz2_4-HV8/Tb83xgmIFaI/AAAAAAAABDM/xE4jI8ocMx8/s1600/GenPhilly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGEz2_4-HV8/Tb83xgmIFaI/AAAAAAAABDM/xE4jI8ocMx8/s1600/GenPhilly.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-31974314431859889672011-04-15T06:00:00.061-04:002011-05-02T19:01:00.661-04:00And which Library will I see you at on May 4?I didn't mean for this post to be a two-parter. But let's just say, it's a <em>creative</em> way to invite you to our <strong>2nd Annual Creative Conversation</strong>!<br />
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When I said I'd see you at the Library on May 4th--I neglected to tell you <em>which</em> Library. So that Librarians all over the Delaware Valley don't feel pressured into entertaining you with witty and creative conversation on May 4th, I decided I should tell you exactly <em>where</em> our Event is being held!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #88ac3a; font-size: large;"><strong>Creative Arts and Aging Network</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>presents our</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1FL0tAxpxSY/TaZYt9NfXBI/AAAAAAAABAw/F9wYuw_Ew54/s1600/Event+Logo+Pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1FL0tAxpxSY/TaZYt9NfXBI/AAAAAAAABAw/F9wYuw_Ew54/s1600/Event+Logo+Pic.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: #88ac3a; font-size: large;">2nd Annual <em>“Creative Conversations”</em></span></strong></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>in partnership with the<br />
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>on</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #88ac3a; font-size: large;">Wednesday, May 4, 2011</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>at</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #88ac3a;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">the Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch</span> </em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><em>1901 Vine Street </em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>(between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Philadelphia, PA 19103</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">5:00-6:00 p.m. Reception and Art Viewing</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Refreshments!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">6:00-7:30 p.m. Creative Conversations Panel</span></strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Enjoy listening to Older Artists share their stories</em>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><em>There</em>--that makes it so much easier for you to join us, doesn't it! The rest of the information about the Event is <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2011/04/join-our-2nd-annual-creative.html" target="new">here</a> or you can go to <a href="http://creativeconversations2011.eventbrite.com/" target="new"><strong>Eventbrite</strong></a> and RSVP right now.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28; font-size: large;">See you at the <em>Free Library of Philadelphia,<br />
Central Branch</em> on May 4th!</span></strong></div><br />
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Philadelphia Corporation for Aging </strong><br />
<strong>and supported by GenPhilly</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><em>All are welcome for the evening!</em></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">5:00-6:00 p.m. Reception and Art Viewing</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Refreshments!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28;">6:00-7:30 p.m. Creative Conversations Panel</span></strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Enjoy listening to Older Artists share their stories</em>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The <strong><em>Creative Conversations Panel</em></strong> will feature older adult artists, teaching artists, and representatives from organizations that promote arts programming for people of all ages. Hear about the impact that art has in lives of older adults, and learn about local organizations that are promoting arts and aging opportunities. Welcome by <em><strong>Meaghan Brown,</strong></em> President of the<strong> Creative Arts and Aging Network</strong> and Manager for Healthy Aging at <a href="http://www.uwsepa.org/" target="new"><strong>United Way of Southeastern PA</strong></a>. Reception and introductions provided by <a href="http://www.pcacares.org/" target="new"><strong>Philadelphia Corporation for Aging</strong></a>.</div><br />
This is part of the kickoff event for<strong> Celebrate Arts and Aging</strong>, a month-long, city-wide celebration featuring exhibitions of extraordinary original artwork by older adults. <br />
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Take a minute out right now and RSVP on <a href="http://creativeconversations2011.eventbrite.com/" target="new"><strong>Eventbrite</strong></a><strong>.</strong> We guarantee a fun and intersting evening!<strong><br />
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For more details: pick up the <strong><em>May Milestones</em></strong> newspaper, call the <em><strong>PCA Helpline</strong></em> at 215-765-9040, or visit <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.phillyfunguide.com/celebrate" target="new"><strong>Philly Fun Guide</strong></a> where you can also sign up for weekly emails about discounts,<em><strong> and</strong></em> enter to win tickets for a <em><strong>Night on the Town</strong></em>. Be sure to enter code <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>FUN01</strong>.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f05a28; font-size: large;">See you at the Library on May 4th!</span></strong></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Creative Conversations: Celebrate Arts and Aging " class="photo notranslate" height="159" src="http://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/661037180-5.png" width="200" /> <img alt="" height="76" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/pcalogo200w-1.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/celebrateartslogo200w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="88" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/4218656/celebrateartslogo200w.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQUtaoXVYVM/Tb83HFj7PCI/AAAAAAAABDE/BisS4tm3_IM/s1600/GenPhilly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQUtaoXVYVM/Tb83HFj7PCI/AAAAAAAABDE/BisS4tm3_IM/s1600/GenPhilly.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-28328608752865201252011-04-04T06:00:00.001-04:002011-04-04T06:00:14.176-04:00It's Monday! . . . or is it Sunday Mornin' ?<em><strong>Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town </strong></em>were competitors on NBC's five-night event <a href="http://www.nbc.com/sing-off/" target="new"><strong>The Sing Off</strong></a>. When you watch this video, take a good look at these guys. <br />
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<strong><em>Jerry Lawson</em></strong> is 67 years old (part of <strong><em>The Persuasions</em></strong> for <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: black;">40 years</span><strong>)</strong></span> and the rest of the group must be around the same age. These guys competed against nine other a cappella groups--who were at least <strong><em>two generations </em></strong>younger--and beat out more than half of them. These "o<em>ldies but goodies"</em> sang their way to #4 in the whole competition.<br />
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So take it <strong><em>Easy</em></strong> and enjoy listening to some <em>"oldies but goodies"</em> music.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday!</span></strong><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new"><strong>Artful Aging</strong></a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-88646107713190563772011-03-28T06:00:00.001-04:002011-03-28T06:00:00.510-04:00It's Monday! Let's run away and join the circus!Circus Artist <strong><em>Greg Kennedy</em></strong> has indeed run away to join the circus. <em><strong>Cirque du Soleil</strong></em> that is! Enjoy watching <em>Greg</em> juggle in a giant cone.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Greg Kennedy,</em> now on tour with <strong><em>Cirque du Soleil's</em></strong> show, <strong>TOTEM</strong>, is the husband of </span></span><strong><em>Shana Kennedy,</em></strong> founder and Executive Director of the <a href="http://www.phillycircus.com/" target="new"><strong>Philadelphia School of Circus Arts</strong></a>. <em>Shana </em>literally started her circus arts school in her back yard!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Shana </em>chronicles her family's adventures traveling around with Cirque du Soleil in her blog <a href="http://withthecircus.blogspot.com/" target="new"><strong>Running Away With the Circus</strong></a><strong>.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Does all this circus talk make you want to try juggling or swinging on a trapeze? Well, Philadelphia School of Circus Arts offers <a href="http://www.phillycircus.com/content/view/29/49/" target="new"><strong>Introductory Workshops</strong></a><strong>.</strong> Their 75-minute <strong><em>Intro to Circus Skills</em></strong> is a chance to try out trapeze, juggling, tightwire and plate-spinning; while their <em><strong>Intro to Aerials</strong></em> focuses on rope, trapeze and fabric.<br />
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<div></div><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">HappyMonday!</span></strong><br />
(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new"><strong>Artful Aging</strong></a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-75629968421173867172011-03-14T06:00:00.002-04:002011-03-14T06:00:23.756-04:00It's Monday! And Betty White makes you laugh year, after year, after year , , ,Unless you've been under a rock, you know that <strong><em>Betty White</em></strong> is hot, hot, hot right now. <strong><em>Betty White</em> is 89 years old!</strong> <br />
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She's an Emmy Award winning, still funny, still working actress (<em>Hot In Cleveland</em>)--winning a SAG Award. She became the oldest person to guest-host<em> Saturday Night Live</em>, winning her a seventh Emmy last year. She's a published author with another book due out this year. And this past November, she fulfilled a lifelong dream when the USDA Forest Service and <strong><em>Smokey Bear</em></strong> made her an honorary Forest Ranger.<br />
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And I remind you--<strong><em>Betty White</em> is 89 years old! </strong><br />
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</div><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday!</span></strong><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-29708502905198840512011-03-07T06:00:00.001-05:002011-03-07T06:00:12.279-05:00It's Monday! Let your hands do the dancing!If you turn on your TV, you'll find <a href="http://www.upandoverit.com/bios.html" target="new"><strong><em>Suzanne Cleary</em></strong> and <strong><em>Peter Harding</em></strong></a> dancing their hands for McDonalds. It's Monday and it"s a good day to check out these Irish Dancers dancing their hands before they started selling burgers and shakes!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday!</span></strong><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-2793432250285118122011-02-28T06:00:00.010-05:002011-02-28T06:00:16.503-05:00It's Monday and it's the last day of February! Let's Dance!Even if you've seen this video a hundred times already ... 'cmon ... don't tell me you aren't tapping your foot and remembering high school dances. Go ahead. No one's looking. Get up and dance February away!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday!</span></strong><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-55410158550156117322011-02-21T06:00:00.013-05:002011-02-21T06:00:18.280-05:00It's Monday! It's Presidents' Day and a penny saved . . .<div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #783f04;">Penny wise is often pound foolish.</span></em></strong> ~ French Proverb</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><em><strong><span style="color: #783f04;">A bad penney always comes back.</span></strong></em> ~ German Proverb<br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #783f04;">If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny.</span></em></strong> ~ Steven Wright </div><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">Happy Presidents' Day!</span></b><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-57828487674377511552011-02-18T06:00:00.001-05:002011-02-18T11:03:53.477-05:00Yes, more about Baby Boomers . . .<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkstown67/517497399/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="318" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/517497399_a77ed9ae7c_m.jpg" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>"Boomers have certainly sucked up<br />
a lot of cultural oxygen,"</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: left;">says the author of <a href="http://www.american.edu/soc/faculty/lsteinh.cfm" target="new"><strong>The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy</strong></a><strong>.</strong></div><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/parenting-family/2010-11-18-boomerloathing18_CV_N.htm" target="new"></a><br />
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Take a minute and listen to what some folks have to say about the <a href="http://projects.usatoday.com/news/voices/what-baby-boomers-legacy" target="new"><b>Boomers' Legacy</b></a> (after a commercial, of course!).<br />
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Two years ago Forbes.com shared their view of the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/22/baby-boomer-legacy-change-consumer-opinions-columnists-john-zogby.html" target="new"><strong>Baby Boomers' Legacy</strong></a><strong>.</strong><br />
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How do Boomers and Art go together? According to USA Today, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2011-01-01-baby-boomer-art_N.htm" target="new"><strong>Boomers help democratize art.</strong></a> But Boomer or not, there is always time for Art. <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200810/confessions-late-bloomer" target="new"></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 0.7em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkstown67/517497399/">54-55 Mrs Feintuck</a><br />
Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/clarkstown67/">clarkstown67</a></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-57997001195908873152011-02-14T06:00:00.032-05:002011-02-14T06:00:13.774-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r01rjeTAwf8" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="425"></iframe></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>Have a he<em>Art</em>filled day today!</strong></span></div><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Happy Valentine's Day!</span></strong><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-61482529695205219272011-02-11T06:00:00.002-05:002011-02-11T06:00:02.817-05:00Social Media and Boomers<div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/3841160835/" target="new" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="320" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3841160835_2357897a19_m.jpg" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" width="300" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/parenting-family/2010-11-18-boomerloathing18_CV_N.htm" target="new"></a><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kp6qJDNI1dw/TQpz9HwNwJI/AAAAAAAAA-8/WAA_HSBVUzI/s1600/USA+Today+Sq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kp6qJDNI1dw/TQpz9HwNwJI/AAAAAAAAA-8/WAA_HSBVUzI/s200/USA+Today+Sq.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Boomers didn't grow up with computers, but <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/22/national/main7079879.shtml" target="new"><strong>more than one-third of people online today</strong></a> are Boomers. And Boomers are <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/15/national/main7055992.shtml" target="new"><strong>joining Social Media</strong></a> at a record rate.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
Now do you see why we keep telling you to get on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ArtfulAging" target="new"><strong>Facebook!</strong></a> Remember to <strong>"LIKE"</strong> us!<br />
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Have you taken the Facebook plunge yet?<br />
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No? Well, why not? Re-read our posts <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2010/03/facebook-is-easy-as-1-2-3-take-notes.html" target="new">Facebook is Easy as 1-2-3!</a> and <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-facebook-is-easy-as-1-2-3-take.html" target="new">More Facebook is easy as 1-2-3!</a> And find all our posts about Facebook and Social Media by clicking on that topic in our right-hand sidebar.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 0.7em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/3841160835/" target="new">wow-thing</a><br />
Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/x-ray_delta_one/" target="new">x-ray delta one</a></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-90052487689978165812011-02-07T06:00:00.011-05:002011-02-07T06:00:16.199-05:00It's Monday! Hurry up and watch this before you forget!Here's a funny video that you will relate to if you are over 50. A little song about forgetting. A little bit of aging set to music. It's a fun way to start out your . . . your . . . <em>hmmm, what is today?</em> Oh, yeah--start your Monday!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday! (It <i>is</i> Monday, isn't it?)</span></strong><br />
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(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-28400771621051461652011-02-03T06:00:00.105-05:002011-02-03T06:00:09.825-05:00Free Visual Arts Workshop for Teaching Artists. Yes, it's Free!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #c94c22;">Creative Visual Arts Programming for Older Adults </span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Thursday, February 24, 2011</strong><br />
1:00-3:30 p.m. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Center for Emerging Visual Artists</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">1521 Locust Street, Philadelphia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theartdontstop/4113082770/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="264" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/4113082770_5d4f282d50_m.jpg" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" target="new" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>"At the Bartol Foundation, we believe that</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>everyone </em><em>deserves access to the arts."</em></div><br />
Thank you to the <a href="http://bartol.org/" target="new"><strong>Bartol Foundation</strong></a> for sponsoring this FREE workshop for teaching artists co-presented by the <a href="http://www.cfeva.org/" target="new"><strong>Center for Emerging Visual Artists</strong></a> and the<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new"><strong>Creative Arts & Aging Network</strong></a><strong>. </strong><br />
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Clearly, the research shows that high quality arts programs can improve both physical health and mental health for older adults. However, as a teaching artist, you may not have much experience instructing older adults. With<strong> </strong><a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-2011-and-baby-boomers-are-turning.html" target="new"><strong>Boomers turning 65</strong></a> this year, "older adult" is a fast growing target audience. <br />
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In this workshop, you will be guided through the process of creating an artist’s book. This artist's book will be from the perspective of a facilitator as well as from the perspective of a student. Workspace and materials prep, finding a common language, and the steps for actually constructing the artist's book will be covered. Also in this workshop, you will examine some of the unique challenges and wonderful possibilities presented when working with older adults. You will be able to share your questions and personal experiences with each other as you explore the potential of <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2009/12/5-quick-reads-about-art-and-aging.html'%20target=" new?=""><strong>teaching visual art to elders</strong></a><strong>.</strong><br />
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To register for this workshop click<strong> </strong><a href="http://bartol.org/teaching-artist-programs/workshops/february24/" target="new"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong> And, please, remember not only to sign up, but to <strong><em>show up</em></strong> on February 24. Help keep these programs FREE!<strong><span style="color: #c94c22; font-size: large;">*</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #c94c22;">P.S.--</span></strong>You should bookmark <strong>Bartol Foundations'</strong> <a href="http://bartol.org/teaching-artist-programs/workshops/" target="new"><strong>Workshops page</strong></a> to take advantage of their other useful, practical and FREE workshops such as:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Movement to Dialogue: Multiple Ways of Learning and Communicating </em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, February 15th 4:30-6:30 p.m. </div><div style="text-align: center;">United Way Building, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia</div><br />
<span style="color: #c94c22; font-size: large;"><strong>*</strong></span>These Teaching Artist Programs are supported in part by the <a href="http://www.samfels.org/" target="new">Samuel S. Fels Fund</a>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 0.7em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theartdontstop/4113082770/" target="new">Substitute Teacher Artist</a><br />
Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theartdontstop/" target="new">Todd Berman</a></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-24122812331196991682011-02-02T06:00:00.036-05:002011-02-02T06:00:21.416-05:00Marc Freedman is coming to Philly!<div style="text-align: center;">According to <em>Forbes Magazine</em>, one of the<br />
<a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/kerryhannon/2010/11/15/names-you-need-to-know-in-2011-marc-freedman/?boxes=Homepagechannels" target="new"><strong>Names You Need To Know in 2011</strong></a> is <strong><em>Marc Freedman</em></strong>! </div><strong><img align="right" alt="Marc Freedman" border="0" height="242" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.933" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs044/1101327574879/img/933.jpg" style="text-align: right;" vspace="5" width="161" /></strong><br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.thetransitionnetwork.org/Chapters.aspx?ChapterId=9cbb8d4f-0f14-4c7e-b5cd-74c033317013" target="new"><strong>The Transition Network Philadelphia</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.gershmany.org/" target="new"><strong>The Gershman Y</strong></a>, <strong><em>Marc Freedman</em></strong> is coming to Philly on <strong>February 24</strong> to talk about the opportunities that await us all as we look ahead.<br />
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<em>Thank you, TTN, for bringing him to Philadelphia and for sharing the following news with us!</em><br />
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<strong>The Big Shift: What's Ahead for Your Encore Career<br />
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<em><strong>Marc Freedman</strong></em>, hailed by <em>The New York Times</em> as <br />
<blockquote>"the voice of the aging baby boomers (seeking) meaningful and sustaining work later in life," </blockquote>offers a recipe for how we can transform America's coming midlife crisis into an opportunity for individuals and society. He discusses how people in encore careers provide an unexpected windfall of human talent and what must be done to advance this new stage of life and work. <br />
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<em><strong>Marc Freedman</strong></em> is CEO and founder of <a href="http://civicventures.org/" target="new"><strong>Civic Ventures</strong></a><strong>,</strong> a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose. He spearheaded creation of<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.experiencecorps.org/index.cfm" target="new"><strong>Experience Corps</strong></a><strong>,</strong> now one of America's largest nonprofit national service programs engaging people over 55, and <a href="http://www.encore.org/prize" target="new"><strong>The Purpose Prize</strong></a><strong>,</strong> which annually provides five $100,000 prizes and five $50,000 prices to social innovators in the second half of life.<br />
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<strong><em>Freedman</em></strong> is the author of <em>Encore</em>, <em>Prime Time</em>, and <em>The Kindness of Strangers</em>. He has been recognized by <em>Fast Company</em> magazine as one of the nation's leading social entrepreneurs, is a winner of the <em>Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship</em>, and has been selected as one of the fifty most influential individuals in the non-profit sector. <strong><em>Freedman</em></strong> lives in the San Francisco area<strong>. </strong><blockquote><strong>Where:</strong> Gershman Y, 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA<br />
<strong>When:</strong> Thursday, February 24, 2011<br />
<strong>Time:</strong> 6:30 p.m. Light Dinner; 7:00 p.m. Program<br />
<strong>Cost:</strong> $8 for program; $18 for talk and light dinner</blockquote><div style="text-align: left;">Buy your tickets<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.gershmany.org/buytickets.php?programid=259" target="new"><strong>online</strong></a><strong>.</strong>For more information, go to the Gershwin Y<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.gershmany.org/viewprogram.php?id=259" target="new"><strong>website</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><img alt="Logo Blue-Green" border="0" height="153" hspace="4" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.552" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs044/1101327574879/img/552.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" /></strong></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-91073802343529336822011-01-31T11:00:00.000-05:002011-01-31T11:03:29.368-05:00It's Opposite Monday!I't must be <strong><em>Opposite Monday</em></strong> because you need to do the opposite of everything in this video!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10175915" width="400"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/10175915" target="new"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">My Anti-Creativity Checklist</span></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/user3383164" target="new"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Youngme Moon</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> on </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/" target="new"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Vimeo</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></div><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Opposite Monday!</span></strong><br />
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(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-58355035670949903522011-01-28T06:00:00.010-05:002011-01-28T06:00:09.161-05:00Facebook is like one big Tupperware Party! Take Notes!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49024304@N00/4157472241/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="262" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2603/4157472241_8d11db7bb9_m.jpg" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Enjoy this slideshare about<strike> a Tupperware Party</strike>, I mean Social Media. When you see numbers like 500,000,000+ users <em>(of Facebook, not Tupperware),</em> it's overwhelming to realize just how big Social Media is. But, you really do have to start. Say "yes" to the <strong><em>Social Media</em></strong> <strong><em>Tupperware Party</em></strong> and start with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/artfulaging" target="new"><strong>Facebook!</strong></a><br />
<strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/PresentationAdvisors/social-media-for-business-5456817" title="Social Media for Business">Social Media for Business</a></strong> <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Happy Monday!</span></strong><br />
<div></div>(Can't see the video? Go to <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/" target="new">Artful Aging</a> and enjoy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962217378732013346.post-21884003487666950682011-01-21T06:00:00.083-05:002011-01-21T06:00:15.256-05:00Explore the Relationship Between Illness & Artistic Achievement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kp6qJDNI1dw/TTeHDdTrCmI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/yXTvtZ2fIgk/s1600/Library.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kp6qJDNI1dw/TTeHDdTrCmI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/yXTvtZ2fIgk/s200/Library.gif" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Senior Center at the Philadelphia Free Library invites you to a terrific program.</span></strong></em><br />
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"While none of us would choose to be ill, sickness has proved to be an unexpected boon to many artists---and to our cultural heritage. Some artists (Andy Warhol) found their true calling while coping with lengthy illnesses as children. Others were forced to change their medium of expression or artistic style when faced with serious illness or disability as adults. Ironically, some artists (Edgar Degas, <a href="http://artfulaging.blogspot.com/2010/01/painting-process-artist-chuck-close.html" target="new"><strong>Chuck Close</strong></a> and others) went on to achieve even greater success after becoming ill. The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo spent her entire adult life in pain and went on to create a body of work that is as powerful and moving today as when it was first completed. Do the lives of these and other artists offer important lessons that could benefit the rest of us? <br />
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"On <strong>Wednesday, January 26 at 11:00 a.m.,</strong> <strong><em><a href="http://agingandcreativity.blogspot.com/" target="new">Judith Zausner</a></em></strong> will explore these themes in a compelling slide presentation that is both educational and inspirational. Ms. Zausner serves on the Board of the Creative Arts and Aging Network (CAAN). She is also a local columnist and blogger who focuses on the relationship between creativity and empowered older adults. Please join us in Room # 108 for great ideas, wonderful food and a warm environment. Thanks to all!"<br />
<div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>Dick Levinson</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="mailto:levinsonr@freelibrary.org" target="new">levinsonr@freelibrary.org</a> </div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0