Tag Archives: creative aging
Ballet Teacher Inspires at Age 75
Finis Jhung continues to dance and teach aspiring dancers of all ages in New York City. Michelle Miller reports on CBS News. (E-mail subscribers: click the title of this post to go to the blog and see the video.)
Herb Alpert, 77, Celebrates a Life in Music
You may recognize his name thanks to “Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass,” the award-winning musical group he started in the ’60s. If you know a bit about the music business, you’ll also know that he’s the “A” in A&M Records, the successful … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: A Day in Radio – 1939
“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 10/4/11: It should come as no surprise that EngAGE likes radio … Continue reading
Connie Sawyer: Oldest Member of Motion Picture Academy
Somehow this LA Times article, published when the Academy Awards were imminent, slipped by us, so we’re catching up: “At 99, Connie Sawyer is one of the oldest members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences….Sawyer’s been in show … Continue reading
Jazz Great Toots Thielemans in Concert at Lincoln Center
We posted in May about Toots Thielemans 90th birthday and the tour he had planned to celebrate. On September 28th, he performed the first of two shows at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Click here to read about what must have been … Continue reading
EngAGE Across Generations Video: Claymation Project
Take a look at what happened when creative senior mentors from Burbank Senior Artists Colony worked with creative young students from Burbank Community Day School on a claymation project. You’ll enjoy the finished videos created in this collaborative effort! Congratulations … Continue reading
“EngAGEing Your Inner Artist” Article in Life After 50
Click here to read David Silva’s article in the current issue of Life After 50, both in print and online. He reports about the benefits of the many creative programs offered by EngAGE at Burbank Senior Artists Colony and other EngAGE communities: … Continue reading

