News from Burbank Senior Artists Colony: “Singing Ink” Photos
EngAGE CEO/Founder Tim Carpenter was in the house for the “Singing Ink” book reading and signing of our poetry anthology at Burbank Senior Artists Colony in Burbank, CA. Teaching artists Oshea and Melanie Luja served as hosts on the stage of the beautiful BSAC Theater. Tim took these photos of the excited resident writers/performers and perfectly summed up the event, “Great day!”
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News from North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony: An Evening of American Humor 10/2
Rehearsal
NOHOSAC READERS THEATRE
presents
An Evening of American Humor
with
Woody Allen, Fran Lebowitz, Burns & Allen, Abbott & Costello, Bob & Ray
and more!!!
Join us in the Lounge
MONDAY, OCT. 2nd at 7:30PM
Readers: Eleanor Anasar, Jackie Benoit, Vicki Finn, Judy Grimes, Gretchen Hailer, Martin Greene, Essie Neff, Naomi Monroe, Susan Taylor
refreshments will be served
NoHo SAC – 10747 W Magnolia Blvd. – North Hollywood, CA 91601
California Arts Council
This event is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
BSAC Reminder: “Singing Ink” Poetry Book Signing on 10/1
~ Megan Hocking, Program Director
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Experience Talks 10/1: Adam Bauer and Joe Treasure
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 now syndicated on up to 100 Pacifica Network stations! Experience Talks is produced by the non-profit EngAGE, Inc.
Miss the show? You can always hear it as a podcast on the Listen Page of our website! You’ll also find an archive-in-progress of all of our previous shows there for you to enjoy. New shows are usually posted within 48 hours after broadcast.
SUNDAY 10/1 @ 5 PM PDT
ADAM BAUER
JOE TREASURE
Host: DR. CONNIE CORLEY
ADAM BAUER is a favorite performer on the yoga festival circuit, playing to fans at Bhakti Fest, Wanderlust, and other events. Born and raised in Boston and deeply involved in the Kirtan and spiritual scene in New England, Bauer has been committed to the transcendent and musical life since the 1980’s. He is known for co-founding the popular reggae-rock band, The Equalites, and his Kirtan cred was solidified by his seven years of bass playing with the genre’s most well-known artist, Krishna Das.
Adam’s critically-acclaimed first solo record, Shyam Lila, debuted on Mantralogy Records in 2014. His new set, Wonderville, was co-produced by Adam and noted Kirtan producer Ben Leinbach. Musicians on the album include: Hans Christian on cello; Steve Gorn on bansuri flute; and Ben Leinbach on drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards, and programming. Learn more at his website.
Raised sixth in a family of nine, JOE TREASURE enjoyed a capriciously Bohemian childhood. Having received his educational grounding at the hands of Carmelite priests, he escaped to Cheltenham Grammar School where he excelled only in music and art. His architectural ambitions were thwarted by low grades in math and physics. The local college of further education allowed him to pursue more congenial subjects, after which he surprised everyone, not least himself, by winning a place to read English at Keble College, Oxford.
Along with his talent for writing, Joe Treasure has taught English and run a successful drama program in Wales. For a while he was in Los Angeles, but returned to the British Isles with his wife, Dr. Leni Wildflower, in 2004. Since that time he has studied creative writing. His most recent, and third book, is entitled, The Book of Air. It is his first venture into “speculative fiction,” and is “a story of survival, the shaping of memory, and the enduring impulse to find meaning in a turbulent world.” Learn more at his website.
News from Pacific Avenue Arts Colony: “Young at Art” Closes
For September’s First Thursday Art Walk in San Pedro, CA, Pac Arts hosted a closing reception for “Young at Art.” This show featured the work of emerging artist Alexis Velasco and the young students who attend weekly art classes. Alexis leaves for college this month and was thrilled to sell many of her pieces. Visitors from as far as Lake Tahoe attended the show and mingled with the artists. Pac Arts is a multi-generational residential artist colony and has several artist exhibitions throughout the year.
Talented artists and guests enjoyed the show.
Talented artists and guests celebrated the diversity of art.
Alexis with some of her art at the opening and closing receptions for the show.
~ Helene Weinberg, Program Director
EngAGE thanks our supporters!
This exhibition was supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
The Eisner Foundation
News from La Coruña: ESL
Lisa Cirincione is the teacher the ESL (English as a Second Language) class at La Coruña Senior Apartments in Van Nuys, CA. This month they have been working on vocabulary about travel and different landscapes around the world. They learned about arid landscapes versus humid landscapes, scorching landscapes versus frigid landscapes. Lisa chose six different diverse places on the globe and the students designed a vacation for each of these locations — what types of activities would be offered, what sites, what cuisine and the accommodations. They learned to ask and answer questions about the different locations. For pronunciation, they worked on the difference between /t/ and /th/ and between /s/ and /sh/.
Instructor Lisa with James (from Kenya)
One of the great moments of the month was having the students do presentations about their home countries. They talked about the landscape and culture, and also the history of their country. It was great fun to see students from Mexico asking questions about the history and culture of Kenya, and learning, and vice-versa. The students had so much pride in sharing their culture.
~ Elizabeth Sampson, Regional Program Director
