Category Archives: Community News
News from Portofino: Gardening
The residents of Portofino Villas in Pomona, CA, are embracing the warm weather, summer motivation, and community enrichment activities. Look at this lovely garden! ~ Alma Wright, Regional Program Director
Posted in Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Portofino
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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News from Pac Arts: Art Show Reception – August 3rd
Please join us at the Pac Arts Gallery on Thursday, August 3rd, from 6-8 p.m. for the Opening Reception of our new show, “Young at Art,” featuring the work of young emerging artist Alexis Velasco and the young art students … Continue reading
News from Good Samaritan Society – Waconia & Westview Acres: Art Class Goes Bananas
At the Good Samaritan Society – Waconia and Westview Acres in Waconia, MN, on day one of the drawing class, 2 teaching artists worked with 14 students on an unusual project: sketching bananas! The students also completed a survey … Continue reading
News from ACE/121: Arts Colony in Glendale Celebrates Grand Opening
A large crowd gathered in the courtyard to enjoy the official grand opening of ACE/121 on a beautiful, sunny day. There was a tasty buffet and entertainment was provided by some of the talented residents of this new 70-unit Glendale, CA, … Continue reading
News from The Grove: Greeting Cards and Bookmarks
The Volunteer Action Committee from SCAN Health Plan came to The Grove Senior Apartments in Garden Grove, CA, and worked with residents on a special creative project using photo paper to make beautiful greeting cards and bookmarks. ~ Meloney Morse, … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Architecture, Community News, Grove, Hand-Crafting
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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News from Park Plaza: Timeslips Storytelling
EngAGE tried something completely different at Park Plaza Senior Apartments in North Hollywood, CA, a property known for its fiercely separatist cultural diversity between the residents from Armenia and Russia. The factions seemed to be the last holdover from the … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, Park Plaza, Writing/Storytelling
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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News from Portofino: Paper Quilling
The residents of Portofino Villas in Pomona, CA, have taken on a challenging craft: paper quilling, an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Participants kept their motivation on … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Architecture, Community News, Portofino
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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