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Hometown: Philadelphia
Age: “Ha!”
What you’re doing now: “I am president and co-director of the Head of
the Schuylkill Regatta, which is Philadelphia’s largest regatta. I came to row-
ing late in life beginning 18 years ago. I joined a learn-to-row program, had
an excellent coach and, the second I got into a boat I fell in love, and began
rowing every morning.

“My first race was the Head of the Schuylkill, in a quad with other women
from my learn-to-row program. Fast forward to 2009 ... a friend asked me
to help with publicity for the regatta. It had just gone from a one-day race
to two days and needed visibility and some creativity. The opportunity to
build something was always a trigger for me so I dove in.

“[Since I started with the regatta] we changed the culture of it, expanded
the volunteer corps that now numbers more than 350, continued to increase
competition, the number of spectators and sponsorship. In 2015 we had
more than 8,500 competitors and an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 spectators.

“This is a huge undertaking with a gazillion moving parts. It is truly a labor
of love. We bring people to the city from 10 countries and 29 states, fill hotel
rooms, and everyone has a great time. Can you think of anything better?”
Your favorite things about growing older: “Perhaps it’s the opportunity
to keep reinventing myself. I love the idea of being able to do something
like immersing myself in rowing and the rowing community. I am also so
lucky to be able to go back to the studio and do artwork, my first love and
something I put on the back burner because I was too busy raising three
children, volunteering and working full time.

“A very favorite thing about growing older is realizing things about
myself — and what I’ve learned. It’s not really about what you’ve done but
what you’ve learned and being in a position to pass some of that along —
whether it’s to a child, someone you work with, someone you row with.

“Sometimes I am accused of lecturing, but I am passionate about passing
on the wisdom of ‘gray hair’ (not!) to those I care about the most. And,
saving the best for last, being married to the same person for all these years
and the opportunity to grow older together.”
Name: Dotty Brown
Hometown: Scarsdale, N.Y.

Currently: Merion Station
Age: “65 plus plus”
What you’re doing now: “I
spent 30 years at The
Philadelphia Inquirer,
mostly as an editor in var-
ious capacities. My last job
was editor for print and
multimedia. “I took my new multi-
media experience and de-
cided to start a blog when I
left the paper in 2011 on a
subject I myself was facing:
what to do with the rest of
my life. I began interview-
ing people about their tran-
sition to what I called ‘the next great thing.’ Then, out of the blue, Temple
University Press came to me and asked me to do a book on the history of
Boathouse Row. (They asked me because of my journalism background
and also because I had taken up later-in-life rowing.)
“Surprisingly, no such book existed. I loved digging through old minute
books and interviewing lots of folks who spearheaded the fight for women to
get onto the water (the boat clubs had no women until the 1970s, with the
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ing club, which was all women).

“But that’s just one chapter in a book that
also looks at Thomas Eakins (himself a rower);
the impact of architect Frank Furness (few peo-
ple realize he designed Undine Barge Club and
had a great impact on the Row’s architecture);
the Kelly legacy; the unbelievable 1964 Olympic
win by Vesper, and some great people like Ed-
ward T. Stotesbury, who is only now remem-
bered for a regatta (the least of his Philadelphia
contributions), and Joe Burk (a big name in
Philadelphia in the 1940s). My book comes out
in October.”
Your favorite things about growing older:
“Challenging myself in ways I never have before.”
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Name: Peggy King
Hometown: Greensburg, Pa.

Currently: “Downtown Philadelphia”
Age: 86
What you’re doing now: “I went into several
years of depression following the death of my
husband and then the unexpected suicide of my
bipolar son, Jonathan, in 2000.

“I lost any interest in singing until just a few
years ago, when I happened to hear a local
Philadelphia jazz group, the All-Star Jazz Trio,
headed by Andy Kahn, Bruce Kaminsky and
Bruce Klauber. I started sitting in with them oc-
casionally and gradually started doing some gigs
around town. That led to official ‘comeback’ en-
gagements at 54 Below in NYC and the Catalina
Jazz Club in Hollywood.

“I’m still performing and recently released
my first new CD in more than 35 years, Songs a
La King, on Fresh Sound Records.”
Your favorite things about growing older: “My
favorite thing about growing older is that I am a
true survivor. I no longer have to prove anything
and can enjoy my life for how it is now. I have
the love of my daughter, Suzy, the joy of still being
able to sing (the thing I most love doing), and
the support of both old fans and new who still
flock to my performances.”
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