Category Archives: Community News

Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Art Workshop + the Needlecraft Queens

The LBSAC Art Workshop has been finishing up their charcoal still life drawings. They are now venturing into oil painting, working from impressionist paintings. The dedicated Needlecraft Queens enjoy creating handmade, customized projects. In August, three members of the group joined EngAGE … Continue reading

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NEA Chairman Jane Chu Visits NoHo Senior Arts Colony

EngAGE was site-visited on 9/23 at NoHo Senior Arts Colony by the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Jane Chu. Jane is the top-ranking arts administrator in the country. She visited us as part of a tour of a handful … Continue reading

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Coventry Court: Summer Party

The Coventry Court Annual Summer Party gives residents a chance to socialize and have fun with friends and family. Residents brought food and danced all night to the JES band. Once of the benefits of living in an EngAGE community … Continue reading

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Metro Chinatown: Conversational English

The weekly conversational English class for non-English speakers develops and strengthens English language skills. The class offers an informal, yet structured program. Last month, residents showed up to class eager to learn new material. Cross-cultural community building is a bonus! … Continue reading

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NEA Chairman Jane Chu to Visit NoHo Senior Arts Colony

  Next week EngAGE will be site-visited by the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Jane Chu. Jane is the top-ranking arts administrator in the country. She will be visiting us as part of a tour of a handful … Continue reading

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Award-Winning Poet Michael C Ford in the Classroom, on Stage, and on Radio

Grammy-winning, Pulitzer Prize nominee Michael C Ford is an archetypal Venice, CA, poet, whose voice has been heard for decades, not only in the written word but also performed in concert with jazz and rock musicians. That his work remains … Continue reading

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Piedmont Thursday Night Jam Sessions

News from The Piedmont Senior Apartments in North Hollywood: Piedmont Thursday Night Jam Sessions feature some of LA’s top musicians: vocalist Cynthia Lee, Jon Hartman (piano), Michael Morera (sax), John Hart (bass), Tony Pretzello (guitar), Chauncy Isom (vocalist/guitarist), plus the comedy of … Continue reading

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