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ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW Premieres Friday, April 26, 2024 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS App

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the new PBS special ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW, actor, author, humorist and renowned performer John Lithgow ("Killers of the Flower Moon," "The Crown," "The Old Man") shares his passion for arts education by joining students and teachers at four Los Angeles organizations, diving into four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. Celebrating how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages, ART HAPPENS HERE follows Lithgow as he tries his hand at singing, dancing, printmaking, and pottery, working alongside and learning from young people whose lives are being transformed by art. The one-hour special ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW premieres Friday, April 26, 2024, 10:00–11:00 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App.

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  • The one-hour special ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW premieres Friday, April 26, 2024, 10:00–11:00 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App.
  • Growing up, Lithgow wanted to be an artist and was inspired and encouraged by his public school art teachers.
  • "Education involves much more than just the basic academic subjects and preparing kids for being tested and evaluated.
  • Major funding for ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW was provided by John and Louise Bryson.

Acclaimed Chef David C. Landrigan Appointed Executive Chef of Cohen's Retreat in Savannah, Georgia

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cohen's Retreat, the celebrated destination of fabulous food, distinctive shopping and charming cottages, today announced the appointment of David C. Landrigan as Executive Chef. Located in the Moon River District of Savannah, GA along Skidaway Road near Bacon Park, Cohen's Retreat transformed the original 90-year-old building and surrounding property a decade ago bringing a unique experience to guests searching for delectable cuisine along with curated retail offerings and desirable event spaces for all types of occasions.

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  • Cohen's Retreat, the celebrated destination of fabulous food, distinctive shopping and charming cottages, today announced the appointment of David C. Landrigan as Executive Chef.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cohen's Retreat , the celebrated destination of fabulous food, distinctive shopping and charming cottages, today announced the appointment of David C. Landrigan as Executive Chef.
  • Chef David's creative approach with our culinary program blends beautifully with our overall mission of art, food and community.
  • "Chef David's creative approach with our culinary program blends beautifully with our overall mission of art, food and community," says Colleen Smith, owner of Cohen's Retreat.

Hong Kong Takes Center Stage at Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 As COA Claims Top Spot for Third Year Running

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Over 800 of Asia’s elite bartenders and drinks industry experts gathered in Hong Kong on July 18 for the unveiling of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 .

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  • Over 800 of Asia’s elite bartenders and drinks industry experts gathered in Hong Kong on July 18 for the unveiling of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 .
  • Jay Khan, owner of COA in Hong Kong, said: “Of the three number ones, this one means the most.
  • Congratulations to Hong Kong and the team at COA for taking the No.1 spot as well as all of the bars on this year’s list.”
    In addition to COA claiming the top spot, 8 Hong Kong bars made the 2023 list.
  • The arrival of Asia’s 50 Best Bars in Hong Kong reinforces the position of the city’s bar scene as one of the most exciting in the world.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Bridges Shares His Experience On Death's Doorstep and How He Found The Drive To Keep Fighting in AARP The Magazine Interview

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood icon Jeff Bridges – famous for his harmonious, go-with-the-flow persona – opens up about his startling experiences being diagnosed, battling and then recovering from COVID and cancer in the June/July issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM).

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  • The following are excerpts from ATM's June/July 2023 cover story featuring Jeff Bridges.
  • The issue is available in homes starting in April and online now at www.aarp.org/magazine/ .
  • On catching COVID-19 while undergoing chemotherapy:
    "I got this letter from the chemo place informing me I had contracted COVID.
  • On using stoicism to confront the possibility of death:
    "For me, in that hospital bed, the obstacle was death.

AARP The Magazine Announces Nominees for the Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine today announced the nominees for the upcoming annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Awards, with Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King and Women Talking contending for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category. For more than two decades, AARP's Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers. The 21st annual MFG Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • For more than two decades, AARP's Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers.
  • And we're thrilled that the Movies for Grownups Awards are back as a live event, celebrating a profusion of grownup masterworks we could scarcely have imagined when we started the awards decades ago."
  • Proceeds from the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards will benefit Wish of a Lifetime From AARP to help grant life-changing wishes for older adults and shift the way society views aging.
  • AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.

A Pure Love Story: Debut Novel THE OLD MAN, HIS WIFE, AND THE GODS OF MOUNT OLYMPUS Inspires Even the Gods

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

But when an old boat builder performs an impressive feat of strength, the townspeople proclaim him to be Hercules.

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  • But when an old boat builder performs an impressive feat of strength, the townspeople proclaim him to be Hercules.
  • The collective belief brings the gods back to Mount Olympus, including Hera and Hades.
  • The Old Man, His Wife, and the Gods of Mount Olympus is his first book, and is dedicated to his beloved wife, Angelina.
  • Just as in life the story has many emotional concepts including love, hate, drama, deception, secrets, and faith.