Showing posts with label Phila Free Library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phila Free Library. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2011

It's Monday! Start the week listening to Isabel!

Wow--has it really been a week and a half since "Creative Conversations" at the Free Library of Philadelphia?

We promised and delivered a Creative Conversations Panel for you to enjoy listening to Older Artists share their stories. What? You couldn't make it to our Event on May 4th? Well start your Monday right here listening to artist Isabel Shapiro share her story...



P.S.--Isabel is a member of Surrey at Havertown Center
Happy Monday!
(Can't see the video? Go to Artful Aging and enjoy!)

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Join Our 2nd Annual Creative Conversation!

Creative Arts and Aging Network
presents our
2nd Annual “Creative Conversations”
in partnership with the
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

and supported by GenPhilly

All are welcome for the evening!

5:00-6:00 p.m. Reception and Art Viewing
Refreshments!
6:00-7:30 p.m. Creative Conversations Panel
Enjoy listening to Older Artists share their stories.


The Creative Conversations Panel 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 Meaghan Brown, President of the Creative Arts and Aging Network and Manager for Healthy Aging at United Way of Southeastern PA. Reception and introductions provided by Philadelphia Corporation for Aging.

This is part of the kickoff event for Celebrate Arts and Aging, a month-long, city-wide celebration featuring exhibitions of extraordinary original artwork by older adults.

Take a minute out right now and RSVP on Eventbrite. We guarantee a fun and intersting evening!

For more details: pick up the May Milestones newspaper, call the PCA Helpline at 215-765-9040, or visit Philly Fun Guide where you can also sign up for weekly emails about discounts, and enter to win tickets for a Night on the Town. Be sure to enter code FUN01.

See you at the Library on May 4th!

  Creative Conversations: Celebrate Arts and Aging  
 
                     

Friday, January 21, 2011

Explore the Relationship Between Illness & Artistic Achievement


The Senior Center at the Philadelphia Free Library invites you to a terrific program.

"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, Chuck Close 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?

"On Wednesday, January 26 at 11:00 a.m., Judith Zausner 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!"
Dick Levinson

Friday, November 12, 2010

Seniors Storytelling Day will tell a wonderful story to you!

"The Best Day of My Life So Far...
Seniors Storytelling Day"
Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM
The Parkway Central Library *
The Free Library of Philadelphia
FREE

Inspired by her relationship with her grandmother, Benita Cooper started a a weekly storytelling and writing class at Philadelphia Senior Center. This class, The Best Day of My Life (So Far), is now a vibrant, multimedia storytelling project where older adults connect and share their stories with younger generations.

What happens when Philadelphia seniors open up by sharing stories from their lives? On Seniors’ Storytelling Day, be ready to smile, laugh and even cry as our city’s seniors take the stage to read stories that they have written, and answer questions from the audience.
Enjoy this video and get a taste of what to expect on Sunday:



And yes, The Best Day of My Life So Far...Storytelling Day has a Facebook Page!

(Can't see the video? Go to Artful Aging and enjoy!)

*The Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
No tickets required. For info call: 215-567-4341.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Act Two: Personal Stories of Second Careers

Wednesday, November 10 at 11:00 AM
Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia
Room # 108, open at 10:45 AM

Sylvia Kauders: "I want to do this until they lay me in the ground. I plan to go down kicking and screaming, 'I haven't finished yet!'"
The Central Senior Services at the Parkway Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadephia is saluting Philadelphians who in mid-life or later, embarked on second careers that were radically different from their initial choices. Sylvia Kauders is scheduled to share her story on November 10. Sylvia was a Philadelphia civil servant who has become a very successful film and television actress. She has appeared in major movies such as Witness with Harrison Ford and The Wrestler with Mickey Rourke.  On television, she has appeared on Seinfeld and the Sopranos. 

Sylvia is currently shooting not just one, but two movies in New York City. Since there is always the possibility that she will be called to the set on November 10, a compelling back-up guest will be "waiting in the wings." 

Sheila Weiler is a former teacher and legal secretary who has become a cabaret singer and an actress in musicals.  She has sung at Judy’s and Danny’s Skyline Room in New York City and on stage at the Walnut Street Theater here.  Sheila received a scholarship to study at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in New London, Connecticut. 

This promises to be an entertaining and fascinating morning--whether you listen to Sylvia or to Sheila!

Join Senior Center at the Central Branch of the Free Library
for more Act Two: Personal Stories of Second Careers 
  • Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11:00 AM
  • Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Friday, October 15, 2010

Caring for Your Aging Parent


The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) and the Free Library of Philadelphia are cosponsoring a program entitled:
“Caring for Your Aging Parent.”
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA
Skyline Room - 4th Floor

In this one-hour Lunch & Learn Workshop, PCA trainer Lois Hayman-El will talk about the range of services available to older adults, as well as the supportive help available for those who care for them. Whether you happen to be a young person worried about an older relative, a Boomer concerned about a parent, or you are an older adult yourself needing help with a spouse or partner, this workshop is for you.

Read more details about the workshop in this flyer.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Love Comes to the Philadelphia Free Library


Carol Denker, Author of
Autumn Romance: Stories and Portraits of Love after 50
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
11:00 a.m.

"Author Carol Denker found love in her 60s and realized, Romantic love really IS timeless! She also realized there was little in our society to reflect that truth. No images of older couples in love! Too few stories about how wonderful it could be! So for two and a half years, Carol traveled the U.S. to interview and photograph people who had found transformative love after midlife. The results can now be seen in this magnificent and inspiring book."

Join Carol Denker for an author talk and book signing.

As a journalist who met the man of her dreams in her 60’s, Carol traveled all over the country interviewing people for this book. All of the photographs were taken by photographers based here in Philly and some of the most compelling stories in the book are provided by locals who live here.

Learn more about Carol and her book here.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Stephan Novelli: My Life as an Actor


Listen to . . . Stephen Novelli
Thursday, November 12, 2009
11:00 a.m.
Skyline Room, 4th Floor
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia


Do you have to live in Los Angeles or New York to make it as a professional actor? Not always. Since 1974, Stephen Novelli has been acting and directing as a member of the People's Light & Theater Company in Malvern, PA.

During his presentation, Stephen will discuss the joys--and limitations of being a professional actor in Greater Philadelphia, share some of his best stories from his 35 years on the stage and, of course, Stephen will perform for his audience!

FREE event. Call 215.686.5331 for more information.