Author Archives: EngAGE
News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Gardening
Gardening Class is a hands-on, once a week community project that teaches residents how to garden, work with the earth, and grow food to eat. Gardening promotes good nutrition, community building, and overall well being. The LBSAC garden is beautiful! It’s … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Doodling Helps Memories Stick
“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 7/21/15: “. . . something powerful happens when auditory learning is transposed … Continue reading
Problems Growing Old in the Suburbs
This thought provoking article in The Herald, a South Carolina newspaper, is about Boomers being in denial when they think about aging in place if that place is a home in the suburbs. But this issue affects many parents of … Continue reading
Experience Talks 7/24: Nicholas Meyer
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
News from PacArts: “Triangle Tribe” Art Show Opens August 4th
Please join us for First Thursday at Pac Arts 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 this unique, … Continue reading
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Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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Top Ten Health Benefits of Making Pottery Enjoyed at Long Beach Senior Arts Colony
We were delighted to read this post about the top ten health benefits our residents enjoy while making pottery. It’s more than a creative outlet; it can improve your health! EngAGE offers a variety of classes, workshops, and special programs … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Architecture, Community News, Long Beach Senior Arts Colony
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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California Health Report Cites EngAGE Intergenerational Programs Funded by Eisner Foundation
The Eisner Foundation is a generous supporter of EngAGE’s intergenerational programs, mentioned in the California Health Report article entitled, “How uniting kids, elders helps both,” written by Matt Perry: “It’s a solution for two problems at once: children desperately need … Continue reading
