Author Archives: EngAGE
Article in Journal on Active Aging Focuses on EngAGE Communities
The Journal on Active Aging has published an excellent article by Marilynn Arkin, M.A., on Arts Colonies, and we’re delighted that the focus is on the EngAGE flagship communities created and developed by Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter. If you want … Continue reading
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen Back New Theatre Company for Older Actors
Good news from the U.K.: The Frontier Theatre Company, backed by actors Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, has been launched specifically to showcase the work of older actors. The company was founded by James Roose-Evans, 87, who established the Hampstead … Continue reading
The Metro @ Compton Senior Apartments Joins EngAGE Communities
Thanks to EngAGE V.P. Nancy Goodhart for sending along the news and photos: EngAGE is always delighted to begin serving a new community. This past spring, we were welcomed to The Metro @ Compton Senior Apartments. Meet and Greet Night … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: A Body-Building Champion Helps Build Senior Bodies
“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 6/29/14: Martin Luther King Addo is a two-time winner of the Mr. … Continue reading
Poet and Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti at 96
“Sixty years ago, [Lawrence] Ferlinghetti, now 96, was the principal publisher of an iconoclastic band of writers and poets known as the Beat Generation. Today, he’s still co-owner of City Lights, one of the most celebrated independent book stores in … Continue reading
Experience Talks 6/28 @ 5 PM PT: Preston Maybank and Neil Koenigsberg
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
Artist Ed Moses at 89
Ed Moses has been painting for over 60 years. His was the second show at the now infamous Ferus Gallery in L.A., but his style of painting and drawing made him an anomaly there. His philosophy: “I asked myself one day, … Continue reading
