News from Pac Arts: “Art Tank” Group Show Opens 2/2

Posted on January 31, 2017 by EngAGE

Pac Arts is the place to be on February 2nd for First Thursday.

Dive into the “Art Tank” at Pac Arts – our next resident artist group exhibition with the Opening Reception Party from 6-8 pm.

Following the Lilyan Fierman Walkway mural celebration (click here and scroll down for info), you are invited to meet and greet the artists who live and thrive at Pac Arts. Meet the magnificent mural creator Luis Sanchez and his assistant Regina Argentin. See their current works and eclectic work featuring Bejan Amini, Monica Belni, Pati Monge and Lisa Mosely.

“Art Tank” will run through April.

We look forward to seeing you on February 2nd at Pac Arts!

~ Helene Weinberg, Program Director

 

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S. Mark Taper Foundation Grant Supports EngAGE Programming

Posted on January 30, 2017 by EngAGE

EngAGE thanks the S. Mark Taper Foundation for its generous grant of $25,000. This grant funding will support EngAGE programs in arts, wellness, creativity, and lifelong learning, as well as intergenerational programs and hunger relief efforts for seniors in need, all offered to low- and moderate-income seniors living in affordable housing communities. Our goal is to create healthy behaviors in the aging population most at risk, resulting in increased engagement, improved health, and greater independence.

 

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Audition Opportunity for Steve Harvey’s New Show: “Little Big Shots: Forever Young”

Posted on January 29, 2017 by EngAGE

EDIT: EngAGE has nothing to do with the production of this show! If you are interested in being a contestant, please contact the Senior Casting Producer, Kim Clevenger, at  kimclevengercasting@gmail.com 

Want to be a show biz star? Helene Weinberg, Program Director at Long Beach Senior Arts Colony, reports that recently she’s been in touch with the casting director of NBC’s new spinoff show hosted by Steve Harvey called, “Little Big Shots – Forever Young.” They are seeking seniors 65 + with BIG personalities and special skills/talent. Helene told the casting director that LBSAC has a talent show scheduled in their theater on Thursday, February 16th @ 7pm, and they will video the performers that evening for audition submissions for the show.

If you don’t have a handy local talent show coming up, you can still make your own video and submit it from wherever you are. You don’t have to live in the LA area! Here are the instructions:

We are excited to pitch your act to the network for consideration on Little Big Shots – Forever Young! We look forward to receiving your home video submission to get to know your personality and hear a little of your backstory. We want to give you the best possible chance of making the show, so have a lot of energy and enthusiasm – really let yourself shine! It is also important to have the best quality video possible, so please tape in a quiet location with great lighting and a nice background. If you need technical support, please ask a friend or family member to help you! A great cameraman can make all the difference in the world.

Here are a few of the questions we would like you to answer during your video:

Please give us a lively introduction with your name, age and where you live.

Tell us about your special talent, how long you’ve been doing it, and how you started.

What did you do for a living when you were still working (if you are retired)?

Tell us about your family.

Do you have special hobbies and interests that make you uniquely you?

Give a “shout out” to Steve Harvey! Let him know you’re looking forward to being on Little Big Shots – Forever Young.

Tell Mr. Harvey what skill or life lesson you’d like to teach him when you come on the show, since he’s just a youngster at 59!

Do one more great introduction at the end since you’re all warmed up now.

Say “Goodbye” to Mr. Harvey and let him know you look forward to seeing him in LA!

Be sure to turn your phone long ways if you’re using your camera phone to tape your video. We want full landscape view, not the skinny strip of video!

Please upload videos to You Tube or Vimeo and send us the links. Do not edit or add effects – we have a pro in LA that will select clips and polish them for the presentation! You can also send via large file transfer service like Hightail, We Transfer or Dropbox.

Please send recent photos of you displaying your talent, as well as a nice individual shot of your face. If your act is a group, please send group photos. If you have additional performance videos, please send us those video links as well.

Thank you again for your interest in participating in the show! Let us know if you have any questions, and please send your videos in the next two weeks. If you need additional time, please let us know ASAP. We look forward to seeing your video!

Best of Luck!!  Send submissions to:

Kim Clevenger
Senior Casting Producer
Little Big Shots – Forever Young
kimclevengercasting@gmail.com

 

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News from Cotton’s Point: San Onofre Elementary School Students Visit

Posted on January 28, 2017 by EngAGE

Camp Pendleton continutes to reach out to local residents at Cottons Point Senior Apartments in San Clemente, CA. Every year the students San Onofre Elementary school at Camp Pendleton come to Cotton’s Point to sing holiday songs and read to the residents. (Aren’t they a great group of kids?) Local service members also enjoy celebrating the holidays with our veterans at our property.

They extended their graciousness by sending cards to our local resident, Retired Gunnery Sgt. John Duffy, who is in the hospital. Over 30 cards were made expressing their appreciation for his service and get well wishes.  Mr. Duffy has always enjoyed listening to the kids sing and read.

~ Jennifer Fallon, Program Director

 

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News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Holiday Show

Posted on January 27, 2017 by EngAGE

The stage was adorned with a festive holiday tree and fifty residents gathered to enjoy the annual Holiday Show at LBSAC. “LOVE is the best Decoration” was written and produced by resident Dr. Gwendolyn Philips-Coates with musical direction by professional Long Beach musician, Charles Fearing. The group enjoyed the special guest performance by Charles’ son, Alex, and professional musician Larry Ball. The show included traditional and popular holiday songs, original poetry, and the audience adorned the tree with specially created “LOVE” ornaments.

~ Helene Weinberg, Program Director

 

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Experience Talks 1/29: Linda Grimes

Posted on January 26, 2017 by EngAGE

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.

JANUARY 29, 2017 @ 5 PM PT
LINDA GRIMES
with host TIM CARPENTER

Recorded at a special event at
Pacific Avenue Arts Colony (PacArts) in San Pedro!

LINDA GRIMES may well be the key to the arts scene in San Pedro. She is a committed Social Entrepreneur and has lent her considerable community organizing and marketing talents to many causes.

Using the skills she honed during 18 years at AT&T, she helped the Port of Los Angeles High School launch the first secondary charter school in San Pedro, worked with Pacific Energy Partners to inaugurate their Pier 400 Project with a new website and associated branding, and led the Golden State Pops Orchestra to
sustainability for seven years.

Linda is an avid student of creative urban redevelopment strategies and is a founder of the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District, whose mission is to promulgate more public art projects in San Pedro. Linda spearheaded the SP Mural project which was awarded to Luis Sanchez, an artist from PacArts in San Pedro, one of EngAGE’s first multi-generational artists colonies.

Join us for a celebration of the new mural on Thursday, February 2nd:

5p: The San Pedro Waterfront Arts District, in collaboration with the Council District 15 Office of Joe Buscaino and Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, invites you to join our celebration of the new mural in the Lilyan Fierman Walkway, 454 West 6th Street, San Pedro. Entertainment provided by the Alex Smith Trio and art prints of the mural available for sale.

6p Post-celebration at the Pac Arts Gallery for the Opening Reception of Group Exhibition, featuring mural winner Luis Sanchez, mural painter Regina Argentin, and other notable Arts District Resident Artists; 303 South Pacific Avenue in San Pedro.

Mural Photo: Michael Justice

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News from Coventry Court: “Paint and Sip”

Posted on January 25, 2017 by EngAGE

At Coventry Court Senior Apartments in Tustin, CA, Art Instructor Nicole Galardo and Regional Program Director Meloney Morse, with support from Greystar Management, hosted their first “Paint and Sip” with 27 residents in attendance. The two hour class mixed colors, jokes, and chit chat. Wine, peanuts, and paint were flying !

~ Nancy Goodhart, C.A.O.

 

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