Click here to listen to the show NPR On Point show focused on young adults and loss. This show was features Brendan and his circle of friends. Thanks to John Harwood (guest host of On Point), Rachel and Tommy for a thoughtful tribute to Brendan and the gang!Â
Be sure to check out the NPR show, On Point, Tuesday July 26th from 11 am to noon (EST). It will be an hour focused on young adults and loss. This segment is inspired by Brendan and will feature two of Brendan's friends, Rachel Kopilow and Tommy Hester. The On Point guest host for Tuesday the 26th is our friend and neighbor John Harwood (aka Mary Jeanne's dad). Click here to learn more about how you can listen to what is sure to be a great show!
For My Father and His Father
Thanks to your generous contributions the Brendan Ogg Memorial Fund has made one of its grants to support the work of Dr. Jim Olson at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Dr. Olson will direct our gift into a project that specifically builds brain cancer cell models from young adults that will be distributed worldwide for studies. At Dr. Olson's suggestion "we [will] honor Brendan by sharing that this project is in his memory". We will continue to find ways to use Brendan's fund to honor him and his interests as well as the disease that took his
We are pleased to announce that Words as Legacy has been invited to exhibit at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize® is an international competition with no jury or curator. The public votes on the top 10 pieces and eventually the overall winner. The event will take place September 21 to October 9, 2011 in Grand Rapids, with $449,000 in prizes, and $250,000 for first place. Please check out these links to learn more about this exciting opportunity. http://www.artprize.org/artists http://blog.artprize.org/2011/04/18/artist-registration-opens-for-2011/
In honor of Memorial Day, more poems by Brendan's friend, Amy Sands. litany of a friendship i know the divot at the base of your neck the fine creased line between your eyebrows how wisps of hair tuft behind your ears the bow of your legs, your lion's lope the curve of your back, like a lowercase b your middle name, your medical history your older brother, your old dog your street, your car, the slope of your walkway where the glasses are in your kitchen plays you were in, teams you played on books you love, music, movies, girls your ethic, your passion, your humor your many laughs, your chauvinism your naivete, your
Sidewalk Art in Paris: Colorful Yarn + Potholes = Le Projet Nid de Poule
An afternoon of art and community!
Check out this New York Times article. See you Sunday to knit and visit and view A Leaf of Knowledge in progress!
Good music - Good cause - Good fun! Thanks - The Oggs