Category Archives: Burbank Senior Artists Colony
Plans for Healthy Eating for Older People
The National Institute on Aging provides several interesting articles about nutrition for older people. Click here to learn about choosing healthy meals as you get older, the importance of reading labels, tips for healthy eating for people with Alzheimer’s Disease, … Continue reading
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Movement Based Performance Art Class for Three EngAGE Communities
Here’s an example of the kind of creative programming our residents will enjoy in 2017. This is a shared class that is open to residents at North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony (NoHo SAC), Burbank Senior Artists Colony (BSAC), and the Piedmont … Continue reading
News from Burbank Senior Artists Colony: Indian Luncheon
Local Burbank residents Serykah Aggerwhil and her family returned to Burbank Senior Artists Colony to host their bi-monthly Indian luncheon. This month Serykah showed BSAC residents regional dishes from where she grew up in northern India. The room was decorated … Continue reading
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NoHoSAC and BSAC Poets Shared Their Work at a Reading
Thanks to two generous grants from Poets & Writers, poet Oshea Perry taught a series of nine workshops and held a reading at both the Burbank Senior Artists Colony and the North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony, with the BSAC class joining the NoHoSAC group … Continue reading
News from Burbank Senior Arts Colony: Community
Residents enjoyed treats and danced the night away as the Paul Damon Band played to an adoring crowd at the BSAC Halloween Party. Celebrating holidays together is one of the great joys of living in an EngAGE community! ~Megan … Continue reading
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News from Burbank Senior Artists Colony: Shibori Dyeing Workshop
Residents at BSAC enjoyed a Japanese Shibori Indigo Dyeing Workshop. Their designs were so popular that they have requested a second workshop to make holiday gifts. ~ Megan Hocking – Creative Programs Director
Radio Rewind: NPR’s Morning Edition Visits EngAGE Senior Arts Colonies
In July of 2013, Morning Edition broadcast this report filed by Ina Jaffe. Listen to learn how EngAGE Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter convinced developer John Huskey, president of Meta Housing, to join forces and create a radical new approach to senior housing: our … Continue reading
