Author Archives: EngAGE
San Antonio Gardens: Creative Hands at Work
The EngAGE workshops devoted to jewelry making (taught by Sandra Vargas) and hand-crafting (taught by Shirley Yu) are popular with San Antonio Gardens residents. Recently, they created lovely necklaces and bracelets using wood beads and silk yarn, as well as … Continue reading
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The Value of Older Workers
We wrote a post about Barbara Beskind almost two years ago, but she’s still making news: “At 91, Barbara Beskind is three times the age of many of the people around the table. She was hired at IDEO (a design and … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Doodling Isn’t Just Doodling Around
“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 10/17/14: Our urge to scribble is more significant than we think: “Scribbling … Continue reading
Community Collaboration: Garden, Kitchen and Culinary Arts Program
In June of 2011, we posted about the new community garden being created in a former empty dirt lot between Burbank Senior Artists Colony and Burbank Community Day School. (See post and pictures here.) The project was supported by active collaboration … Continue reading
“A Dose of Creativity” Shows What EngAGE Is About
“What happens when growing older becomes synonymous with growing creatively? People who were invisible become visible, says Tim Carpenter, founder and executive director of EngAge.” Take a look at this wonderful new video, “A Dose of Creativity,” produced by Aroha … Continue reading
It’s Time Again to Compare Medicare Plans
Compare plans yourself using a short assessment questionnaire created by the non-profit National Council on Aging—a trusted resource for Medicare information for 50 years. It can help you: Connect to resources online to research and compare plans. Talk to a benefits … Continue reading
Kip’s Toyland: A Happy History at L.A.’s Farmer’s Market
In 1945, when he returned from WWII, Irvin Kipper bought a store across the street from L.A.’s Farmer’s Market in Hollywood. It gradually evolved from a place that sold flags to a store that sold toys. A year-round place to buy toys … Continue reading
