Tag Archives: creative aging

Special Guest at 1st NoHoSAC Storytelling Night: Playwright Larry Dean Harris

North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony has a special event coming up next week featuring author Larry Dean Harris. Harris, an award-winning playwright, is a co-founder of Los Angeles based, playwrights-managed “Playwrights 6” and the Los Angeles regional representative of the Dramatists Guild. … Continue reading

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Experience Talks on Hiatus 8/21 and 8/28 for KPFK 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, … Continue reading

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Meet the Team: Helene Weinberg

EngAGE Creative Programs Director Helene Weinberg shares her thoughts about her work in this personal essay, “A Second Life.” Engaging in creativity lands me in a happy place; tweaking a new song, writing a blog, opening an art show, producing a … Continue reading

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News from Metro Chinatown: Art Class

Art classes provide an opportunity for residents to explore their creativity through various mediums. At The Metro @ Chinatown Senior Lofts in downtown Los Angeles, residents are working on color theory composition painting. Instructor Fabian Debora says that residents are amazed at their … Continue reading

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Welcome to the EngAGE Team: Lorraine Pope

EngAGE would like to welcome Lorraine Pope to our team. She is the new Creative Programs Director at the Piedmont Senior Apartments in North Hollywood, CA. Originally from the East coast, Lorraine is a graduate of Northeastern University, with a B.S. in Business Administration.  … Continue reading

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News from Dorado: Art Class

Art students at Dorado Senior Apartments in Buena Park, CA,  use acrylics, watercolors and color pencils, offering them the opportunity for creative expression as well as socializing. Instructor Essence Parker comments, “My star pupils, as I refer to them, enjoy the opportunity to … Continue reading

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Worth Repeating: The “Peanuts” Comic Strip Was Integrated Forty Years Ago

“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 8/2/15: Former Burbank school teacher Harriett Glickman, now 88, wanted to do … Continue reading

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