Tag Archives: creative aging

News from Tavarua: Thanksgiving Centerpieces

Last month, residents of Tavarua Senior Apartments in Carlsbad, CA, gathered to plan their Thanksgiving meal and create their centerpieces.  On November 22nd, they enjoyed the Resident Potluck. EngAGE Program Assistant Tracy Freeburg brought a delicious turkey to add their … Continue reading

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News from Cotton’s Point: Mosaics and Holiday Arts

Three wonderful organizations collaborated to bring joy to the Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments in San Clemente, CA: EngAGE, The Passionate HeArts mosaic artists, and the San Clemente High School Visits of Love Club. (Read more about these projects and see … Continue reading

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Worth Repeating: Drummer Viola Smith Celebrates 100th Birthday

“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 12/3/12: What 100-year-old women drummer got acknowledged by Zildjian Drums on her birthday? The fabulous Viola … Continue reading

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Art Makers Class Goes on the Record

The ART MAKERS class at LBSAC explores painting art on old record albums! Ethel (left) was delighted when she flipped over the record and discovered that the recording was of a favorite old song that she sang with “The Sweet … Continue reading

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Experience Talks 12/4: John Altman

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

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NoHoSAC and BSAC Poets Shared Their Work at a Reading

Thanks to two generous grants from Poets & Writers,  poet Oshea Perry taught a series of nine workshops and held a reading at both the Burbank Senior Artists Colony and the North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony, with the BSAC class joining the NoHoSAC group … Continue reading

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Encore.org Launches “Generation to Generation”

Congratulations to Marc Freedman and our friends at Encore.org on the launch of their new campaign that brings older and younger people together to make life better for all generations. From the Generation to Generation website: Building on innovative nationwide partnerships, Generation … Continue reading

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