Tag Archives: creative aging
Last Call: Road Theatre’s Summer Playwright Festival Competition
ATTENTION PLAYWRIGHTS! *** SCRIPTS WANTED! *** Tired of seeing plays where the older characters are either demented, dying, or someone’s problematic parent? Want to see more plays where people over 50 are interesting, creative characters leading busy, productive, fulfilling lives … Continue reading
Moya Brennan, Vocalist in “Clannad”
“She’s been in the business more than 40 years and Clannad’s Moya Brennan [61] is enjoying the busiest period of her career so far. . . . Donegal-born Brennan will perform with harp player Cormac De Barra at The Ark in … Continue reading
Roberto Calasso: Writer/Publisher
From an interview in the Paris Review: Roberto Calasso [72] is a literary institution of one. He has directed Adelphi, Italy’s most prestigious publishing house, for forty years, while publishing twelve books of his own, including an international best seller … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Mad Men Illustrator Is An Original
“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 3/22/13: Are you a fan of “Mad Men?” Do you enjoy how … Continue reading
Harry Steinberg, 103, Has Solo Art Show in Chinatown
“Harry Steinberg is 103 years old and lives in Los Angeles, dedicating daily time to the creation of his playful ceramic characters. Steinberg was medically trained as a nose, throat and ear specialist and worked in the field during World … Continue reading
Sax Great Jimmy Heath Loves Life and Music
In addition to being an instrumentalist, Jimmy Heath, 87, composes, arranges and orchestrates. “He is one of the most important and essential soldiers in the armies of jazz’s greatest players,” says Phil Schaap, a curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Read … Continue reading
Albert Contreras: Studio Visit
“Albert Contreras, who was born during Franklin Roosevelt’s first term as President, is a lean and cheerful man around eighty years old. He lives and works in a small apartment two blocks from the Pacific Ocean. At least once a … Continue reading
