Tag Archives: changing aging
Worth Repeating: Gambling – A Serious Problem for Many Seniors
“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 1/12/14: “Seniors are the fastest growing population of gamblers. They are gambling away … Continue reading
Community News: Piedmont Celebrates in December
Thanks to Sidni Myles, Creative Programs Director at Piedmont Senior Apartments in North Hollywood, for sending along these cheerful photographs from the Piedmont holiday gift fair, the mentor program, and the holiday party. Looks like lots of fun! (Click on any … Continue reading
Experience Talks 1/17: MaRia Bodmann – Bali Shadow Play
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time 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 now syndicated … Continue reading
Ahmad Jamal at 84
“Ahmad Jamal has been playing piano for most of his 84 years. He’s been named an American Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts and released more than five dozen albums as a leader; his latest, Live … Continue reading
Channel 22: In-House TV at the MPTF Wasserman Campus for Seniors
EngAGE loves the creative activities offered by the Wasserman Campus of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, a retirement home for people who worked in the entertainment industry. Our favorite: the in-house TV station that airs exclusively in the retirement … Continue reading
Ricky Jay’s Magical Life
Here’s a fascinating in-depth story from The New Yorker about magician Ricky Jay, 66, who is a brilliant sleight-of-hand performer as well as an actor who has appeared in such films Heist, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia, as well as on the … Continue reading
Selma and Amelia Boynton Robinson, 103
“Five decades ago, she offered up her home in Selma, Ala., to civil rights activists for use as a base of operations in their voting rights efforts. The Selma-to-Montgomery marches were planned there, and they would have seismic implications for … Continue reading
