Category Archives: Writing/Storytelling
Author Francine Toder at Santa Monica Public Library
If you’re in the LA area, please join friend of EngAGE, Francine Toder, PhD, this week at her event at the Santa Monica Public Library:
You Can Help Connect Irish/U.S. Elder Theater Groups
The Arthur Guinness Foundation offers grants “to celebrate and reward the next chapter of Irish talent and creativity.” (Learn more here.) One proposed project would benefit EngAGE and our partner organization, Klawitter Theatre Group. Public voting helps determine which project will get … Continue reading
Maps and Stories Help Explore Identity
A recent symposium entitled “Exploring Identity Through The Power of Storytelling,” sponsored by The Music Center and La Plaza de La Cultura y Artes, included a map-making workshop: “Participants in the workshop were asked to reflect on their own community … Continue reading
Grandmother Power
“Paola Gianturco is an author/photographer who has documented women’s lives in 55 countries, had five books published—and is a grandmother. . . Her newest book, Grandmother Power, A Global Phenomenon (powerHouse Books, 2012), documents a new, unheralded international women’s movement. … Continue reading
Daily Rituals of Creative People
Mason Currey has written a book about the daily routines of writers, artists, and other creative people. What did he learn? “One’s daily routine is a highly idiosyncratic collection of compromises, neuroses, and superstitions, built up through trial and error and … Continue reading
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Spark Off Rose and EngAGE Present “Turning Points”
On Monday, May 6th, Spark Off Rose is co-producing an event with EngAGE that will feature storytellers age 60 and older who have been writing on the theme of “Turning Points.” The performance will also feature live music from David … Continue reading
William Klein Promotes His Latest Book of Photography
“Try to put him in a box and he’ll find his way out. Still working at nearly 85 years old, William Klein has gone rogue in at least four different fields: abstract painting, photography, filmmaking and commercial copy writing.” He … Continue reading
