Monthly Archives: June 2011

Experience Talks 7/2: TV Producer Shawn Ryan with Music by David Garfield & The Cats

Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Summer schedule: Saturdays at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time for one hour on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, streaming live online and now syndicated on … Continue reading

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Summer Reading

Are you going to spend some of the holiday weekend reading? Take a look at the recommendations from The Big Read, a National Endowment for the Arts blog devoted to reading. There’s also a wealth of information — essays, radio shows, videos … Continue reading

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Salvaging Precious Memories

  After a disaster like the April tornadoes that devastated so many areas in the American mid-west and south, what do most people want to recover from the wreckage? Family photos. With winds that scattered debris over many miles, you might think it would be … Continue reading

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News from the Team: Randall Williams

Talented EngAGE art instructor Randall Williams won Best Rendition of An Old Master at the 2011 Pasadena Chalk Festival, June 18 and 19 at Paseo Colorado. There were 600 participants in the festival. Randall’s prize? A five day cruise to Mexico! … Continue reading

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2011 Living Indian Treasure: Arthur Amiotte

  The South Dakota Living Indian Treasure Award is presented by the governor of the state to an American Indian elder in recognition of their contributions to Native American art forms. Artists eligible for the award must live in South Dakota … Continue reading

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Tech Boot Camp

From a Wall Street Journal online post: “The Central Oregon Council on Aging, a Redmond, Ore., senior-services agency, enrolled 70 people last year for tech training by teens from a nearby high school’s computer class, and 100 more are signed … Continue reading

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Robert Temple Ayres & the Map of the Ponderosa

  “Map to Illustrate the Ponderosa” may be the most famous map in the country. It appeared at the beginning of each episode of the TV show “Bonanza.” As the theme music played, the map gradually burned away, revealing the Cartwright … Continue reading

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