Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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"My 103-year-old Italian grandmother enjoyed exercise, making the best lasagna you've ever tasted, and being with family," wrote documentary filmmaker Sky Bergman in her director's statement for "Lives Well Lived." "I started filming her cooking about five years ago when she was 99 years old," wrote Bergman. "I filmed her at the gym because I thought, no one will believe that my grandmother is still working out. I asked her if she could give me a few words of wisdom, and that...
In the new movie "Jules," Milton (played by Academy Award-winner Sir Ben Kingsley) is a small-town senior with a fading memory who leads a quiet life of routine in western Pennsylvania, until late one night when a loud boom wakes him from sleep. The next morning, he finds that an extraterrestrial spacecraft has crash landed in his backyard, destroying his birdbath and stranding its alien pilot. Milton invites the alien (Jade Quon) into his home, and the two - each one...
It's never too late to find love, and Gerry Turner is ready to prove it. ABC announced that the 71-year-old patriarch from Indiana is the network's first "Golden Bachelor," showcasing that love stories, like so many other things, only get better with age. Turner will begin handing out roses when "The Golden Bachelor" premieres this fall. Episodes can also be seen on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. A retired restaurateur, father and grandfather, Turner...
By Morrie Schwartz and Son/Editor Rob Schwartz To rise to the challenges that come in later life, older people need strong sources of motivation. High motivation gives us the energy we need to pursue our goals in the face of ageism, loss and illness. Motivation is the inspiration to act — an urge that generates effort and focused action. It is the push to try, to assert oneself, counteracting unwillingness, resistance, weariness, inertia, fear and anxiety. Some of us have a nearly endless supply of energy accompanying our h...
Sociology professor and subject of the book and movie Tuesdays with Morrie, author Morrie Schwartz emphasizes the importance of prioritizing human connections over daily tasks in his new book, The Wisdom of Morrie – Living and Aging Creatively and Joyous (April 2023, Blackstone Publishing). Morrie's son, editor Rob Schwartz recently spoke at The Longevity Book Club, which is part of the Stanford Center on Longevity, about his late father's book and sage advice tips for how to...
When Barbados, an island country in the Caribbean Sea, conducted a census in 2016, officials learned that there were 114 centenarians alive on Barbados – 103 women and 11 men. Centenarians are individuals who have reached 100 years old or more. The National Committee on Aging research reported that by the start of 2017, there would be another 38 women and ten more men in this elite club. "The Barbados Postal Service, recognizing that Barbados has the second highest p...
After more than 20 years of fostering young love on "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette" and "Bachelor in Paradise," "The Golden Bachelor" showcases a whole new kind of love story – one for the golden years. On this all-new unscripted series, one hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life. The women arriving at the mansion have a lifetime of experience, living through love, loss and laughter, h...
"Barefoot Empress" is a 15- minute film about Karthyayani Amma, better known locally as Amma, a woman who lives in the village of Haripad in the Alappuzha district of India. As a young girl, she was unable to attend school but she never gave up on her dream of getting an education. At the age of 96, Amma decided to achieve her dream by enrolling in first grade at the local school. Later that year, she was easily the oldest of the more than 40,000 students who took the fourth...
"Most cartoonists ignore the graphic possibilities of the comic strip, but Jerry Van Amerongen understands that a picture can be the funniest part of the story." - Bill Watterson Creator of 'Calvin and Hobbes' The first thing one notices when talking to cartoonist Jerry Van Amerongen is how calm and friendly he is, a major contrast from the frenzied and moody characters that he is best known for in his comics, "Ballard Street" and "The Neighborhood." Many of his characters...
"April Showers Bring May Flowers," the 51st Annual Senior Day in the Park, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 5, at Mooney Grove Park. (The confirmation of the date came shortly after our previous issue went to press.) Community Services and Employment Training (CSET) will host the event, which will feature '50s music and dancing, food, games and exhibitor booths. “This is the first Senior Day in the Park since 2019,” said Angel Avitia, director of community initiatives for CSET. “We’re really excited to brin...
Visalia Rawhide celebrated Opening Week at Valley Strong Ballpark with fans enjoying baseball and senior ladies telling "Yo Mama" jokes. April 12th was the second day of Opening Week as the Visalia Rawhide played against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (a Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate). Although it was an exciting game and the Rawhide's first win of the season, for many fans the highlight of the night was the Belle of the Ballpark competition. The competition featured five...
Golfers in the South Valley will soon have a place to play a full round of golf without having to walk the complete length of a golf course, and without the weather being a factor. A new 8,500-square-foot indoor golf course is currently under construction inside of the former Main Street Theatre, which for years presented productions by the Enchanted Playhouse Theatre Company in downtown Visalia. The venue will feature seven bays with simulators, which will allow golfers to "p...
"80 for Brady" offers a twist on the "girls just want to have fun" comedy. The film stars four accomplished actresses, most of whom have celebrated their 80th birthdays: Lily Tomlin as ringleader Lou, Jane Fonda as glam and feisty Trish, Rita Moreno as adventurous Maura, and Sally Field as down-to-earth Betty. These decades-long best friends have been watching football together for years - complete with their own superstitions, rituals and jerseys. Even so, the ultimate dream...
Ted Danson, who starred in television shows such as "Cheers," "Mr. Mayor" and "The Good Place," is reportedly set to play a retiree hired by a private investigator to go undercover at a nursing home in a remake of the 2020 Chilean film "The Mole Agent." The project is led by Danson and co-executive producer Mike Schur, who created such programs as "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Parks and Recreation" and "The Good Place." 'The Mole Agent' Movie Named one of the Best Documentaries of...
With the 2023 baseball season just around the corner, the Visalia Rawhide have announced that the Rawhide Rustler Senior Club will be back for its third season. Established in 2019, the Rawhide Rustler ticket package is available to anyone 55+ and features a ticket to every Wednesday game during the season. For $30, participants receive a ticket for 11 games to watch some of baseball's top young talents get their start. Rustler Senior Club members also get to enjoy ballpark ho...
Barbara Paskoff and Carol Pack recently released their fourth collaboration, Over Sixty: Shades of Gray: Book of Lists. Their new book "just came about because of our impatience," according to Pack. "I feel as I'm getting older that I get more impatient," she said. "Just cut to the bottom line. I don't want to wade through the author's philosphical reasons. I just want the facts." Paskoff feels the same way, complaining about long-winded people. "You would think that at my...
"Show Must Go On!" is a documentary about four women who choose a life filled with friendship, laughter and purpose. They have a new way of looking at the years ahead and show that it is never too late to reinvent yourself. Performing in front of sold-out audiences as the comedy musical act "Hot Stuff," these ladies bring joy to others and one another. Against the backdrop of preparing for their final show, they reflect on their journey of discovering their independence and...
The love of dance and glitter bonds an unlikely group of 60-plus women in southwest Florida – The Calendar Girls. But under the veil of fake lashes and unicorn horns, lurks the deeper truths of what aging women face within society. Sisterhood, love and loss all come into play in this uplifting film about trying to age on your own terms and refusal to become invisible. "Calendar Girls" is a coming-of-golden-age film, following senior volunteer dancers in Southwest Florida, w...
"I've been wanting to tell this story ever since my grandfather passed away," explained David Baram, the writer and director of "Ball and Vase." "Like Ed in this film, my grandfather, a sometimes magician, immigrated to Paterson, New Jersey, worked in the mills and did his best to provide for those he loved. "He was as much a father as a grandfather to me," he continued. "But I took for granted that he would be around forever. Life got in the way of visits, phone calls and...
Jayne Lakhani is a 66-year-old waitress at The Pancake Shop in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Adonis is a vulture. Lakhani was injured in a car accident. Adonis suffered an unknown injury that affected his ability to fly. Their 12-year relationship is the subject of the documentary "Broken Wings," which was featured on PBS as part of its Reel South series. The 56-minute documentary can be seen at www.pbs.org/video/broken-wings-dfvjhe. The Documentary Filmmaker Jonathan Sutak was in Ho...
Kelly Ripa hosts "Generation Gap," the new Thursday night comedy quiz game show on ABC from producers Jimmy Kimmel and Mark Burnett. "Generation Gap" pairs teams of seniors and juniors, challenging them to answer questions about pop culture from each other's generations. Ripa's "Live With Kelly and Ryan" co-star Ryan Seacrest joins her onstage in the above photo....
"Stu's Show" is an online show about classic television, featuring interviews with the stars and creators of the most memorable shows of the 1950s and 1960s. So far, there have been more than 500 broadcasts and the celebrities appearing on "Stu's Show" over the years have included such notables as Ed Asner, Carl Reiner, Pat Harrington, Bonnie Franklin, Dwayne Hickman, Alan Young, Jimmy Garrett, Jay North, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Ken Osmond, and game show hosts Bob Barker,...
Farmer Bob's World has become a local attraction in the South Valley, presenting the farm experience to visitors from all over the valley, as well as from throughout the country and the world. "This February, a group of international guests from the World Ag Expo joined us for a wagon tour, and guests have visited us from Singapore, Korea, England and the Ukraine," said Deanna Saldana, executive director at Farmer Bob's World. In 2013, Bob McKellar started hosting children,...
“Gregory” is an intensely personal film by Ben McHugh, CEO of Brooklyn Oz Productions, who took time from his other film projects to make a film inspired by his late father, who passed away in 1984. “I dream of meeting him now as if he had never died,” McHugh told The Good Life. “This is my way of achieving that through this medium. Just the longing of a son to have grown old with his father. I know how he was when he was 40. I wonder how he’d be now. “Many, many years have passed since my father died, and I have often wo...
"I Am Here" is a life-affirming documentary that celebrates the remarkable life of Ella Blumenthal, whose magnetic personality and spirit has remained undimmed despite living through one of history's darkest chapters. One of the oldest living survivors of the Holocaust, Ella celebrates her 98th birthday, where she reveals to close friends and family profound memories of her incredible survival in a way she has never done before. "The (film's) title comes from a line in Hebrew...