Category Archives: Burbank Senior Artists Colony

An “Origami for Animals” Update

EngAGE Team Member Sharon Springer sent in this photo, which represents the culmination of the “Origami 4 Animals” project that we posted about last week. See the previous post here and be sure to read the article in the Burbank … Continue reading

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Girl Scout and BSAC Residents Create “Origami for Animals”

Sharon Springer, Assistant to EngAGE C.O.O., reports on a wonderful intergenerational project involving Burbank Senior Artists Colony Residents and an ambitious Girl Scout: On the eve of her birthday, a 9-year old Girl Scout informed her parents that, as a … Continue reading

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Tim Carpenter and EngAGE Featured in Aroha Philanthropies Partner Spotlight

Aroha Philanthropies is currently featuring Tim Carpenter, EngAGE Founder and Executive Director, and EngAGE, Inc., in its Partner Spotlight on its website. Aroha Philanthropies made a major grant to support EngAGE’s expansion of our Senior Arts Colony concept to Minneapolis-St. Paul … Continue reading

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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

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“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

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EngAGE Poets Featured in Lit Crawl Performance 10/21

Join us for a retro night out at 7 p.m. on Thursday, at Studio 77 in NoHo, to hear, “On Being a Kid: A Poetry Reading By Los Angeles Senior Artists.” Talented EngAGE poets keep things old school by sharing memories … Continue reading

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Burbank Senior Artists Colony: Clarence Johnston’s “Beat the Drum” Class

Former resident Clarence Johnston brings his years of musical experience and knowledge of percussion to stress relieving and storytelling through the use of drum techniques and sounds. Clarence gets a lot of joy from the people who show up for … Continue reading

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