Tag Archives: creative aging
East & West Coast Musical Duos Have Entertained for Decades
By coincidence, we discovered two fascinating recent posts about long-time married musical duos Billy Shepard and Judi Jourdan in New York, and Marty and Elayne Roberts in Los Angeles. They represent a combined 83 years of shared professional musical experience! From the … Continue reading
Working with Your Hands Benefits Your Mental Health
“How well do you sleep? Do you exercise? How much alcohol do you drink? Those are questions your doctor asks when you get a physical. Here’s one more she could ask: How much meaningful handwork are you doing? Using your … Continue reading
LA Times Features Creative Residents at NoHo Senior Arts Colony
When EngAGE Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter decided that retirement living should offer more than bingo and doughnuts, he created a new, exiting, and far more fulfilling model for senior living: EngAGE, Inc., which brings intellectually and creatively stimulating … Continue reading
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Worth Repeating: Classical Guitarist Julian Bream at 80
“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 1/28/15: Although an injury forced Julian Bream, Britain’s greatest virtuoso of guitar … Continue reading
Experience Talks 1/31: Gary Ferguson
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
The Mystery of Bobbie Gentry
Remember singer/songwriter Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 Southern Gothic tale of doomed romance, “Ode to Billie Joe?” Remember the mysterious lyric that left you wondering what was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge? (We had our theories, of course.) Equally mysterious is Bobbie … Continue reading
90-Year-Old Inventor/Product Designer Barbara Beskind
Silicon Valley has been criticized for being ageist, but that’s not what 90-year-old designer Barbara Beskind discovered. She is on staff at IDEO, the legendary firm that designed Apple Inc.’s first mouse, the Pilates machine and dozens of high-tech gadgets and digital … Continue reading
