Tag Archives: changing aging
Experiece Talks: KPFK’s “Almost Spring” Fund Drive
Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:00 PM PT on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online, and … Continue reading
Long Beach Senior Arts Colony News
Introduction to Ceramics class, taught by Colette Brown, instructs residents on working with clay, from learning different techniques of building through glazing and firing the work. Here we see Martha at work on her elaborate elephant. Art Workshop, taught … Continue reading
Next Avenue: How to Take Creative Risks After 50
Our friends at Next Avenue shared a podcast on a topic dear to EngAGE: being creative, no matter what your age. Click here to hear these stories from blogger Chris Farrell, “Unretirement Expert”: Listen to the story of Iris Shiraishi, … Continue reading
55
February 2, 2016 55 by Tim Carpenter Today I turn 55. As in years old. 55, interesting number, right? Sounds fairly harmless. Say it with me – 55, 55, 55. 55, that speed limit that singer Sammy Hagar just couldn’t … Continue reading
The Value of Elders: Saving a Language from Extinction
This fascinating short documentary (9:35) tells the story of Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language, and the dictionary she created in an effort to keep her language alive. Without her efforts, it would have been lost forever. … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: 90-Year-Old Inventor/Product Designer Barbara Beskind
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 1/26/15: Silicon Valley has been criticized for being ageist, but that’s not … Continue reading
Geriatrician Dr. Elizabeth Eckstrom
Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, was interviewed by host Dr. Connie Corley on our Experience Talks radio show on 1/3. Connie has shared an excellent New York Times article published this week that features Dr. Eckstrom: As Population Ages, Where Are the … Continue reading
