Please join us for this event featuring some of our talented resident artists!
~ Helene Weinberg, Creative Programs Director
News from Pac Arts: Art Studios
Pac Arts packs a punch: “Upstairs…Downstairs”
The Pacific Avenue Arts Colony in San Pedro boasts two spacious artists’ studios. The upper studio is a creative space for artists of all ages, and families often share the joy of painting or crafting together. The lower level studio is a maker’s space workshop for adult artists working in various mediums: ceramics, woodworking, painting, and multi-media. Upstairs and Downstairs, the artistic juices are flowing. Pac Arts also has a beautiful art gallery which is open for the First Thursday Arts Walk each month in San Pedro.
~ Helene Weinberg, Creative Programs Director
News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Senior Olympics Moments
These two-year trophy Champions of the 2014 and 2015 Senior Olympics are the spirited team from the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony. LBSAC captured the Silver Medal for their Group Performance with a snappy rendition of, “I Love Living in Long Beach,” a song written by Creative Programs Director, Helene Weinberg. Helene commented, “Congratulations to Magnolia @ 9th for claiming the Senior Olympics Trophy this year! We plan to win it back next year!”
Below, LBSAC medalist, Veronica shakes it up on the dance floor with her daughter Audra, who is a professional musical artist.
~Helene Weinberg, LBSAC Creative Programs Director
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Worth Repeating: Kip’s Toyland: A Happy History at L.A.’s Farmer’s Market
“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! (We postponed this post from its usual Saturday slot to accommodate our Experience Talks show announcement.) From 10/20/15:
In 1945, when he returned from WWII, Irvin Kipper bought a store across the street from L.A.’s Farmer’s Market in Hollywood. It gradually evolved from a place that sold flags to a store that sold toys. A year-round place to buy toys was an anomaly back then, but by 1956, when he moved the store to Farmer’s Market, it became a favorite of both locals and tourists. And now, Steve Lopez of the LA Times reports:
The store moved to its current location in the Farmer’s Market in 2000, and last Sunday, Irvin Kipper’s creation celebrated a magical milestone.
Kip’s Toyland has turned 70.
Irvin Kipper is about to turn 99.
He and Gertrude have been married 76 years.
And a third-generation Kipper, Lily, now works in the store with her father and occasionally her grandfather, which means Kip’s Toyland could last another 70 years.
Let’s hope it does!
Experience Talks 10/30: Gregg Hurwitz
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.
Change in the Fund Drive schedule at KPFK has us on the air this Sunday after all!
SUNDAY 10/30 @ 5 PM PT
GREGG HURWITZ
with host TIM CARPENTER
GREGG HURWITZ is the New York Times bestselling author of 15 thrillers, including ORPHAN X. His novels have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been translated into 26 languages. He is also a New York Times Bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, Punisher) and DC (Batman, Penguin).
Additionally, he’s written screenplays for or sold spec scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. His upcoming film, THE BOOK OF HENRY, is scheduled for release in 2017. Listen in as Tim Carpenter talks to Gregg Hurwitz about the art of crime, and the perhaps even more elusive art of becoming a successful writer across different media in today’s ADD world.
Learn more about Gregg at his website.
Vote Early or Vote by Mail!
There are five weekend early voting locations available in Los Angeles County on October 29th and 30th, and on November 5th and 6th. Click here to find the location closest to you.
If you are registered in Orange County, click here for information. San Bernardino County information is here.
It’s also not too late to register to vote by mail. You can apply online. Click here for LA County information. Orange County voters, click here. San Bernardino County voters, click here.
Your vote counts! How do you feel about Social Security, Medicare, the cost of prescription drugs, and age discrimination? Your elected officials will make decisions about these issues and others that affect older people, so make sure your voice is heard.
Click here to see what issues top the list of concerns of all voters.
Experience Talks Rewind: Housing Alternatives for Older People
Experience Talks will be preempted for one more week (10/31) for the KPFK Fund Drive, so we’d like to call your attention to a previously broadcast show on a topic of interest to older people and most certainly to EngAGE: housing.
Listen here to a 2014 “Experience Talks” radio show hosted by Cynthia Friedlob that features author Beth Baker discussing her book, With a Little Help from Our Friends: Creating Community as We Grow Older, which presents a number of housing alternatives for older people. The show was recorded live with an audience at the North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony.
There’s also a Q&A session that took place after the interview. You can hear that here.
We think that living in an EngAGE community is a great way to age in a vibrant setting that offers many creative and social opportunities. How are you spending or planning to spend your older years?
