YOU’RE INVITED…
The Village to Village Network (Vtv Network http://bit.ly/beYli7) concept is about providing a range of services and access to personal care resources to those who want to ‘age in place’ (their own homes). It allows people in second adulthood to remain active members in their communities, and provides volunteer opportunities for people of all ages.
I will be speaking at the National Village Gathering on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. I am looking forward to meeting the pioneers of this movement from across America whose mottos include:
“I am part of a Village because…I’ve made wonderful friends…My community helps me stay fit…coffee tastes better with friends…I Iike to do my own shopping…and much more.”
To find out more about the National Village Gathering, see below and visit:
VILLAGE TO VILLAGE NATIONAL GATHERING
When: Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, 8:00 AM to Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, 3:00 PM
Where: Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia
237 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5686
1-215-893-1600
Contact: Rita Kostiuk, 617-299-9638, Rita@vtvnetwork.org
*Advance Registration & Fee required.
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NOTE: SCHEDULE CHANGES
FOR “FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY RADIO” SERIES!
Hello –
We’ve made some changes to our “Feisty Side of Fifty” Radio Series schedule.
Our next LIVE broadcast will be July 7 at 12 Noon (EST):
”EVERY CRISIS CREATES A NEW NORMAL” (Lesson #5)
The remainder of our LIVE programs will be:
July 13 at 12 Noon (EST):
“YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE” (Lesson #9)
July 16 at 12 Noon (EST):
‘BOTH’ IS THE NEW ‘EITHER/OR’ (Lesson #10)
July 19 at 12 Noon (EST): A Re-Fresher on…
“FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY” (Lesson #1)
For additional information on the BlogRadio series, please visit:
JOIN SUZANNE & EILEEN FOR A 10-PART SERIES ON “FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY RADIO!”
www.blogtalkradio.com/feisty-side-of-fifty
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JCC IN MANHATTAN – MEET THE AUTHOR
The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 646-505-5708
www.jccmanhattan.org
Tuesday, May 11
7PM
($15/$20 JFOFIF0050)
TOPIC
Fifty Is the New Fifty: 10 Life Lessons
For Women in Second Adulthood
It is fabulous to be 50, sexy to be 60, and superb
To be 70! Women are redefining these
as some of their best years yet. Join Suzanne
Braun Levine as she shares anecdotes and insights,
as well as the collective wisdom of women on the
front lines of ‘second adulthood’ – a new generation
of women who feel good about themselves.
Contact: Steffi Pfalz
Program Director for 39+ and Program Associate
spfalz@jccmanhattan.org
LECTURES/TOPICS
If you would like to invite Suzanne Braun Levine to speak at your college, university, women’s club or professional organization, please contact:
Penguin Speakers Bureau
Jacqueline Fischetti
212.366.2271
Jacqueline.fischetti@us.penguingroup.com
Topics:
Fifty Is the New Fifty—And Why That’s Good News
The life lessons, insights, and stories from the front lines of Second Adulthood as women celebrate their 50s, 60s, and 70s as the best years of their lives; recalibrate relationships, family, and work; learn to say “No”; take risks; accept their aging bodies; and empower one another.
For Women, a Circle of Trust Is a Must
The healing powers, hilarity, and importance of friends and horizontal role models in the lives of women in every stage of life. Why women value, need, and rely on one another to live longer, richer, and happier lives.
My Life in the Women’s Movement—Then and Now The editor of Ms. when the magazine popularized the term “Click!” to describe that moment of truth when a woman got fed up and talked back to mistreatment, Suzanne Levine continues to track women’s wake-up moments. They may be disseminated in “tweets,” but the message is clear—women have found
2009 EVENT LISTING
Tuesday, September 22
7-9 p.m.
Talk/ Q&A / Book Signing
THE TRANSITION NETWORK
Mid-Island Jewish Community Center
45 Manetto Hill Road
Plainview, NY 11803
516-822-3535
Contact:
TTN / Ellen Bartoldus / ebaratoldus@yahoo.com
JCC / Sue Tregerman, Assistant Director
Wednesday, September 30
6-9 p.m.
Talk / Q&A / Book Signing
THE TRANSITION NETWORK
Westport Public Library
2 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
203-291-4829
TTN / Co-Chairs:
Maryann Dunnell, maryanndunnell@optonline.net
Amy Fisher, amy_fisher@ml.com
TTN / Executive Director: Betsey Werley, betsy@thetransitionnetwork.org
Thursday, October 15
6:30-9 p.m.
Dinner / Talk / Q&A / Book Signing
THE TRANSITION NETWORK
One Washington Circle Hotel
One Washington Circle
(Intersection of 23rd & K, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, Aves)
Washington, DC
202-872-1680 or (800) 424-9671
Contact:
TTN / Carolee Heileman / cheileman@aol.com
You’re Invited!
This is an exciting time!
For the first time in history our generation of women is the largest demographic group in the country. We are over 37 million strong and growing. I am looking forward to speaking at events across the country about my new book FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY.
It is about our generation, women who are on the front lines of self-reinvention and a new stage of life. Together, we are defining Women in Second Adulthood.
Join us!
“WHY FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY” & THAT’S GOOD NEWS!
Suzanne Braun Levine, Gloria Steinem, Isabella Rossellini, Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-MD), and More magazine editor, Lesley Jane Seymour to share stories and insights from the Frontlines of Second Adulthood –
June 1, 2009, Barnes & Noble (NYC, Lincoln Center)
April 21, 2009 — “In our culture,” says Suzanne Braun Levine, author of FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY: 10 Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood, “the assumption is that youth–or at least younger–is the ideal state and that given a choice, no woman in her right mind would relinquish it.” Based on her experience, research and interviews with many women, Levine says, “I have found the opposite to be true. Many of us delight in rejecting that backward looking mindset of “Fifty is the new 30!”
Why Fifty is the New Fifty & That’s Good News! will be the subject of a panel with Levine, Gloria Steinem, Isabella Rossellini, Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) and moderated by Lesley Jane Seymour, editor of More magazine, the magazine for women over forty, on June 1 (6 p.m., Barnes & Noble, NYC, Lincoln Center, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street).
Gloria Steinem who famously said, “This is what forty looks like” on her 40th birthday, just turned 75! Isabella Rossellini claims she wouldn’t have dared take on her successful series, GREEN PORNO (Sundance Channel), until she safely turned fifty. Rep. Donna Edwards, a rising star in Congress, ran for office the year she turned fifty.
Panelists will share their own stories and those of other women energized by this empowering new stage of life.
“Second Adulthood is a new frontier and has its own “password,” and it’s not Botox,” says Levine. “NO is not a four-letter word,” she says. “And, saying NO! is the “password” for women entering this empowering life stage.”
“Saying NO isn’t as easy as it may look,” says Levine, “but with every assertion of independence, with every rejection of unwanted demands, and with every act of standing up to insult or authority, we get stronger,” she says. “And we get better at saying YES! to what really matters.” That may mean hearing herself say “I don’t care what people think any more. I care what I think.” It may mean taking up belly dancing just for fun. A woman may want to:
• Give up high heels simply because they’re uncomfortable and belts because she (sigh) has no use for them anymore
• Question their relationships and the meaning of work
• Try some new and totally out-of-character experiences
• Put themselves at the top of their ‘to-do list,’ take better care of herself, and not see that as being selfish or self-indulgent
Among the lessons in the book are: Number Four – “A Circle of Trust is a Must” in which Levine describes “the companionship of like-minded women which gives us courage, reduces stress, and is the best problem-solving environment there is.” And, Lesson Eight – “Your Marriage Can Make it” – which confirms that many marriages get better with midlife change.
The new book is filled with the revelations, anecdotes, practical solutions, stories and the voices of women from the frontlines of this challenging time. “Fifty,” says Levine, “is its own wonderful age and most women in Second Adulthood wouldn’t have it any other way. They are very happy with where they are at fifty, sixty and seventy.” And that, she believes is “the most important message to share with younger women.”
More than 37 million are part of this first generation of Women in Second Adulthood in U.S. history and “they are becoming each others’ horizontal role models,’” says Levine. “Their bond is common experience. And, the honesty with which they share it.”
Join the conversation at: www.suzannebraunlevine.com .
To schedule an interview with Suzanne Braun Levine, contact: Louise Braverman, 212.366.2752 / louise.braverman@us.penguingroup.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 15, 2009
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
Cleveland, Ohio
Journalism Class, 3-5 pm
Guilford Hall
Public Lecture, 7pm
Clark Hall
Topic – “Telling the Truth about Our Lives: How the Women’s Movement has re-framed the American Narrative.”
Contact: charlesmichener@yahoo.com
May 7, 2009
TRANSITION NETWORK, 7 pm
The Ethical Society Building
1906 Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA
Topic: “Fifty is the New Fifty & Why That’s Good News!”
Q&A to follow
Contact: nmleon@gmail.com
June 1, 2009
More Magazine Program *Time TBD
Lincoln Square – Barnes & Noble
New York, NY
Topic: “Fifty is the New Fifty”
Moderator: Lesley Jane Seymour, editor-in-chief, More magazine
Panel: Suzanne Braun Levine, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Isabella Rossellini, Gloria Steinem
June 5, 2009
SAFE HAVEN OF PIKE COUNTY, 6 pm
Blue Stone Gallery
104 East Ann Street
Milford, PA
Topic: “Fifty is the New Fifty”
Q&A to follow
Contact: SheilaSH@ptd.net
September 22, 2009
TRANSITION NETWORK, 7 pm
*Address TK
Long Island, NY
Topic: “Fifty is the New Fifty & Why That’s Good News”
Q&A to follow
Contact: ebartoldus@yahoo.com
PAST EVENTS
March 6, 2008
New York City, NY
Moderator, panel on Bella Abzug
92nd Street Y, 8:15
April 22, 2008
Washington, D.C.
speaker, The Transition Network meeting
The National Women’s Democratic Club, 6:30
Contact: dsceditor@aol.com
April 24, 2008
New York City
Panelist, “From Bella to Hillary: Women, Media, and Politics”
6:30 p.m. The Paley Center fir Media, 25 West 52nd Street
contact: paleycenter.org
May 16, 2008
Philadelphia, Pa
Keynote speaker, The Forum of Executive Women Leadership Conference.
(Not open to the public)