Author Archives: EngAGE
News from the Team: New American Media
New American Media has published a great article about EngAGE entitled, “Honored Arts Program Engages Ethnic Elders for Health and Vitality.” The article includes comments from EngAGE Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter and EngAGE COO Maureen Kellen-Taylor, and some … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, News from the Team, Tim Carpenter
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First Commercial Recording Discovered
CNN reports that the first commercial recording may be “a 12-second recording of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” captured on a ring-shaped cylinder phonograph, [that] was produced for Thomas Edison’s failed talking-doll business venture in 1888.” Historians are excited by … Continue reading
Posted in FYI, Music
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News from The Piedmont
Mid-summer gardening is fun — and hard work! — for the residents in North Hollywood. Programs Manager Sidni built the boxes for the contained beds at The Piedmont. They look great! Contributed by Sidni Louise Myles
Posted in Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Piedmont
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Gay Talese: Writer, Scrapbooker
Legendary writer Gay Talese is responsible for one of the most celebrated magazine stories ever published: “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.” (Esquire, April 1966) He has another distinction, too; he writes by creating scrapbooks. Click here to read the recent New … Continue reading
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News from the Team: Gloria Tinajero
Gloria is a Social Services Coordinator for EngAGE when she’s at home, but she’s currently on vacation up north in Oregon and British Columbia. Last week she was in four different locations and she’s sent a beautiful photo from each … Continue reading
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Radio Makes People Happier
From the Huffington Post: “A new study commissioned in the U.K. by the Radio Advertising Bureau concluded that listening to the radio makes people happier than watching TV or surfing the Internet.” Of course, this makes us very happy, too, because … Continue reading
Posted in Experience Talks, Radio/Podcast
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Experience Talks – Photos from the Live Show!
If you missed the live radio show at Barnsdall Gallery Theater in Hollywood last month that featured television producer Shawn Ryan and muscial guests David Garfield & The Cats, you can hear it on our “Listen Page” on the Experience Talks website. … Continue reading
Posted in Experience Talks, Music, Radio/Podcast, Video, Writing/Storytelling
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