Category Archives: Long Beach Senior Arts Colony

News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Creating Artists

Imagination is unleashed at the weekly art classes at LBSAC, in Long Beach, CA, and residents are evolving into artists. Working in various mediums such as clay and paint, these emerging artists are encouraged to create artwork they are proud … Continue reading

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Savvy Saving Seniors

In May, residents at LBSAC in Long Beach, CA, learned h0w to become savvy about saving money as Lori Watrous from Credit.org presented an informative workshop. Participants were each given a handbook with saving tips, resources and a handy budget … Continue reading

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Spring Fling

  At LBSAC, in Long Beach, CA, our “Spring Flings” included a free trip and tour of Union Station, courtesy of LA Metro. On a beautiful Spring morning, 25 residents walked over to the nearby Anaheim Station and were treated … Continue reading

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: EngAGE Your Own Way

LBSAC residents in Long Beach, CA, engage in their own way with Gardening, Research Studies, Ceramics, Reader’s Theater, and T’ai Chi. The residents are grateful for the variety of programming offered by EngAGE, and each month there is an EngAGE meeting … Continue reading

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Art, Wellness, & Lifelong Learning

In Long Beach, CA, staying active keeps LBSAC residents engaged in art, wellness, and lifelong learning. Recent programming included a presentation from LA Metro and from RUN-Resident’s United Network, an affordable housing advocates group. We also attended a dance/music performance … Continue reading

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: “Reader’s Theatre” Farewell Performance

In 2013, Long Beach Senior Arts Colony resident Barbara Fay organized a Reader’s Theatre troupe and for the next five years the group, who shared a love for theater, met every week to read through plays, scenes, monologues, and poems. … Continue reading

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Arts and Exercise

Residents at LBSAC in Long Beach, CA, are excited to jump into new sessions in fitness and art classes. Groundwork Fitness provides instruction on senior fitness each Friday. In the Art Makers class, instructor Ciana Lee begins a new session … Continue reading

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