Category Archives: Burbank Senior Artists Colony

Thanksgiving at EngAGE !

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Alma Wright

At EngAGE, community is something we create together one conversation and one shared moment at a time – transforming affordable senior and family housing communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness, and creativity. As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, … Continue reading →

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EngAGED Summer of 2025

Posted on August 29, 2025 by EngAGE

As Summer Comes to a Close, we reflect on some of EngAGE communities’ fun-filled programs offering creativity & connection! Residents took part in gardening, fitness classes, tournaments, art shows, hands-on workshops, field trips, ice cream socials, and intergenerational events—bringing vibrancy and joyfulness … 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: Resident-led Programs

Posted on July 26, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

EngAGE encourages and empowers residents in our communities to share their special talents through teaching a class or performing for their neighbors. Examples are these resident-led programs at Pacific Avenue Arts Colony (PacArts) and Burbank Senior Artists Colony (BSAC). We … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Burbank Senior Artists Colony Opens in 2005

Posted on June 21, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Located just south of downtown Burbank, California, the Burbank Senior Artists Colony was a breakthrough senior housing model when it opened in 2005. EngAGE Founder Tim Carpenter and John Huskey of Meta Housing Corporation formed a partnership that brought the … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: First Writing Class

Posted on January 25, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

EngAGE Founder Tim Carpenter reflects on the earliest days of creating an organization that would revolutionize the way older adults live and thrive in community: “I taught the first writing class at Heritage Park Duarte, a senior community. We did … Continue reading →

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BSAC vs. Piedmont in Third Chair Volleyball Tournament

Posted on August 28, 2023 by EngAGE

In July, Piedmont hosted the third installment of the Chair Volleyball Tournament with Burbank Senior Artists Colony, organized by EngAGE Program Director Arnold and long time Team Coach Jack. The afternoon began with some mixed team warm-ups with players from … Continue reading →

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