Author Archives: EngAGE

Get Your Benefits Check Up

Many adults over 55 need help paying for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other basic needs. There are over 2,500 federal, state, and private benefits programs available to help. But many people don’t know these programs exist or how … Continue reading

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Worth Repeating: Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect with Dementia Patients

“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 8/5/15: “Many medical students are intimidated at the challenge of having to … Continue reading

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Pacific Avenue Arts Colony: “Guided by the Eye” – Photography Presentation by Victoria Bryan

CORRECTION: Pacific Avenue Arts Colony in San Pedro, CA, is hosting a special event with Victoria Bryan, former Executive Director of the Long Beach Arts Council, on Sunday, August 14th @ 2pm in the Community Center. Victoria is a wonderful photographer who will … Continue reading

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Experience Talks 8/7: Rabbi Laura Geller & Devorah Servi and Dr. Jan Hively

Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:00 PM PT on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online, and … Continue reading

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Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Will They Win Again?

EngAGE Senior Olympics team members from the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony hope to hold on to their Championship Trophy for the third year in a row! The 15-member team won the award at the 2015 Senior Olympics which had over 300 … Continue reading

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News from Metro Chinatown: ESL Bingo

  When does EngAGE like Bingo? When it’s ESL Bingo! Turning the game into a way to learn English as a second language makes it quite a worthwhile experience. Instructor Laura Martos teaches ESL at The Metro at Chinatown Senior Lofts … Continue reading

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Reminder: PacArts “Triangle Tribe” Art Show Opens on Thursday

REMINDER! Please join us for First Thursday at Pacific Avenue Arts Colony in San Pedro on Thursday, August 4th @ 6 p.m. for our “TRIANGLE TRIBE” Artists’ Opening Reception. Three gifted, emerging female artists created a mind meld to bring you … Continue reading

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