The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning
Art and Laughter with Rich Panico
Tuesday, 04 September 2012 10:02
Dr. Richard Panico spoke to a standing room only audience at Lyndon House Arts Center on Sept. 22. The program lived up to its title Art, Healing, Wisdom. He presented slide after slide of wonderful art, and if laughter is the best medicine, we all had lots of healing. While Panico denied that he was giving us "timeless wisdom," his talk was full of personal stories about living life, how the brain works and thought provoking quotes from scientists and philosophers.
CLICK HERE for the recorded program. Even for a listener whose drawing has not progressed beyond scribbles on paper, there are plenty of suggestions for ways to appreciate art and perhaps for many, how to look at life. A practicing artist will also enjoy hearing about his process in drawing with pastels and ink, and his experimentation with surfaces.
If you have a suggestion for a future Community Snapshot, please contact Madeline Darnell, the project coordinator at 706-613-3623 ext. 343 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Vietnam Veterans Offer Interviews
Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:29
Sixteen Vietnam veterans offered to be interviewed for the Boomer project after they read the story about Roy Moseman's interview in the Athens Banner Herald on Tuesday, August 21.
Roy was the sixth veteran to be interviewed by Mary Kay Mitchell, who retired from WUGA as news director and now is on the advisory board for The Boomers: Reflecting
, Sharing, Learning. CLICK HERE to listen to the entire interview.
Roy served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 and was so young that he wasn't even old enough to buy a beer after he returned. He served in the Mobile Riverine Force in the U. S. Army on a Tango boat, traveling up and down rivers and canals in the jungles of South Vietnam for 3 or 4 days at a time.
Even with three purple hearts, Roy credits his experience there to giving him confidence to try new things as an adult who established his own successful electrical contracting business. He is also frank about suffering from PTSD, and attends a support groups in Athens to help him with that.
When he returned from Vietnam, Roy said some people were simply indifferent to his experience in Vietnam, while others, including professors and fellow students at UGA were openly critical of the soldiers in Vietnam. Roy never admitted to them that he was a veteran.
Look for more interesting stories from our area Vietnam Vets in the weeks to come. Mary Kay will conduct interviews during the fall and early winter until we've heard all the stories veterans want to tell. If you have a story you'd like to share with us, CONTACT US on this website or call Madeline Darnell, program coordinator, 706-613-3650.
Today's Program will not be online.
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 10:20
Due to some an Internet outage, today's program: "Art, Healing, Wisdom" by Dr. Rich Panico will not be streaming live online. The program will be going on at the Lyndon House (293 Hoyt St., Athens) at 12:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The program will be recorded so it can be viewed online at a later date. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please join us at the Lyndon House if you can.
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