Category Archives: Writing/Storytelling

“Well Told” – Readings from EngAGE Northwest

Posted on July 20, 2021 by EngAGE

Residents Dayan Margan-Sylvaen, Gabrielle Redheart, and Mary Haislipat of Cascadian Terrace in Portland, OR, participated in an EngAGE NW class taught by renowned storyteller Will Hornyak. In his class, “Well Told!”, they experimented with narrative and poetry in a variety … Continue reading →

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Experience Talks ZoomCast 6/2: Betsy Gaines Quammen and David Quammen

Posted on May 18, 2021 by EngAGE Editor

Register here! DAVID QUAMMEN is an American author and journalist whose sixteen books include The Song of the Dodo (1996), The Reluctant Mr. Darwin (2006), and The Tangled Tree (2018).  His 2012 book, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human … Continue reading →

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Video: The Book Club at Magnolia @ Highland Discusses “One Hundred Years of Solitude”

Posted on March 15, 2021 by EngAGE Editor

EngAGE Program Director Alma Wright, who created this wonderful video, reports: “We finished reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez a couple of weeks ago, and these are clips of our final discussion on the book. I … Continue reading →

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Burbank Senior Artists Colony: 2020 VISION Published

Posted on January 10, 2021 by EngAGE

Congratulations to the creative writers at BSAC! 2020 Vision is the culminating project of “Writing for Life,” the creative writing class led by EngAGE teaching artist Sarah Jacobus. The book is a collection of student work over the first five … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Experience Talks ZoomCast 10/13: Writing for Life – Burbank Senior Artists Colony & Sarah Jacobus

Posted on October 12, 2020 by EngAGE

Tuesday 10/13: A special extra ZoomCast this month featuring EngAGE community residents! Register now: https://bit.ly/3jltnug

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Experience Talks 10/13: BSAC Writing for Life Class with Sarah Jacobus

Posted on October 1, 2020 by EngAGE

Register now: https://bit.ly/3jltnug Then check your email for a link to attend. Instructor Sarah Jacobus (top row center in photo below) facilitated her first virtual creative writing class for Burbank Senior Artists Colony residents on Zoom back in April. She … Continue reading →

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Video: The Magnolia @ Highland Book Club Discusses “The Help”

Posted on September 3, 2020 by EngAGE

This video montage of Book Club discussions at The Magnolia @ Highland Senior Apartments about “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett, shows a perfect example of EngAGE virtual programming. Thanks to Program Director Alma Wright for creating the wonderful video. She … Continue reading →

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