Category Archives: 25th Anniversary

EngAGE25 Celebration: “Moves & Grooves”

Posted on September 13, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

How does EngAGE change aging? Here’s an example: our Arts & Creativity program goes beyond providing classes and exhibition opportunities in the visual arts; it also includes music and dance. In 2018, EngAGE brought a dance/drumming workshop to Long Beach … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Stories from Our Team – Henry Sotelo

Posted on September 6, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Thanks to EngAGE Program Director Henry for #MakingADifference and sharing this story. about the conclusion of our service at one community: It was a bittersweet Painting Class session this August at El Verano; it was our final meet-up. The students … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: “Experience Talks”

Posted on August 30, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

To take our message about creative, positive aging to a wider audience, EngAGE produced “Experience Talks: A Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” which aired weekly on 90.7 KPFK-FM Los Angeles and other Pacifica Network stations from 2003 – 2019. … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Pacific Avenue Arts Colony

Posted on August 23, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

In 2015, Meta Housing Corporation finalized its first “family arts colony” apartment project with programming provided by EngAGE. The Pacific Avenue Arts Colony is in the SPACE (San Pedro Arts, Culture, and Entertainment) district in San Pedro, CA, an area … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: “A Dose of Creativity”

Posted on August 16, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Get a taste of life at an arts colony! Aroha Philanthropies (now E.A. Michelson Philanthropy), our generous partner, produced this wonderful five-minute video about EngAGE in 2015. It features residents from Burbank Senior Artists Colony, North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony, … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: “Bandida” – An EngAGE Success Story

Posted on August 9, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Bandida ~ “A Pistol, a Plan, and Sensible Shoes” (2006) ~ is a funny, touching, 12-minute short film created by Burbank Senior Artists Colony resident Suzanne Knode. The story of its creation is also the story of personal transformation and … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Long Beach Senior Arts Colony

Posted on August 2, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

LBSAC is a 200-unit senior affordable housing community at the northern gateway into downtown Long Beach. It’s adjacent to light rail and the city’s major bus corridor. EngAGE provides residents with stimulating programming that promotes creative, healthy aging. Among the amenities … Continue reading →

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