Experience Talks 12/6: Scott Carter

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Saturday 12/6 @ 8 AM PT

SCOTT CARTER

talks with Host Tim Carpenter

SCOTT CARTER

SCOTT CARTER  has been the Executive Producer of “Real Time With Bill Maher” on HBO since it debuted in 2003. He also produced “Politically Incorrect” with Bill Maher on Comedy Central and ABC. Scott is the creator, producer and writer of many television shows and has received 8 Emmy nominations.  His newest play, Discord: The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy, is currently playing at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood through December 21st.  Tim Carpenter talks to Scott Carter about the lost art of discord.

 

 

 

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Bill Murray: Free Spirit

FILM“Many of us have random impulses, but Bill Murray [64] is the man who acts on them, for all of us. Consider, for example, the time a couple of years ago when he caught a cab late at night in Oakland. Facing a long drive across the bay to Sausalito, he started talking with his cabbie and discovered that his driver was a frustrated saxophone player: He never had enough time to practice, because he was driving a taxi 14 hours a day. Murray told the cabbie to pull over and get his horn out of the trunk; the cabbie could play it in the back seat while Murray drove.” And the story gets even better! Read the Rolling Stone feature article here.

 

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First EngAGE Art Show at Solara Court on 12/5

L.A. and Orange County friends: Join the creative residents of Solara Court Senior Apartments, the Jasmine at Founder’s Village, Dorado Senior Apartments, and Villa Anaheim Senior Apartments for EngAGE’s first art exhibit!

Seasons Art Show

[Hat tip to EngAGE’s Laura Sardisco for sending the invitation!]

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The Spirit of Thanksgiving – EngAGE Staff Style!

News from EngAGE C.O.O. Dr. Maureen Kellen-Taylor:

In the madness that always seems to reach fever pitch on the afternoon preceding Thanksgiving, two generous-hearted staff – Nathaniel Hall and Elizabeth Sampson – contributed their time, energy and caring to deliver free Thanksgiving Dinners to residents of several EngAGE-served Senior Apartment buildings.

Nate’s constant mission is to get free and healthy food to those in need. He spends his Sunday afternoons picking up donated produce from the Brentwood Farmers Market (courtesy of FoodForward) and delivering it to places as far away as Panorama City and Long Beach. When he heard about the possibility of donations from Big Sunday he was first in line to request some.

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When Elizabeth heard that Nate was planning to drive the donated Thanksgiving dinners on Wednesday afternoon, in spite of her packed schedule, she volunteered to halve his journey by delivering dinners to Panorama City.

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One of their colleagues, Sharon Springer, spoke for all of us when she said

“You two are amazing!  I know your hard work was appreciated by the recipients.
Makes me proud to know and work with you.”

Me, too!

Thank you, Nate, Elizabeth,  Big Sunday, and FoodForward.

MKT

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Holiday Blues

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2013 at San Antonio Gardens in Norwalk, CA. One of the great benefits of living in an EngAGE community is a feeling of connection with neighbors, and the opportunity to participate in lots of spirit-lifting holiday classes and activities!

 

 

For most of us, the holidays are a time to gather with friends and family, celebrate, reflect on the past, and plan for the future. However, for some, especially some seniors, the holidays can be a difficult time. The American Geriatrics Society offers a few tips on how to deal with feeling sad during the holidays:

 

 

  • Get out and about. Ask family and friends for help traveling to parties and events or invite family and friends to your home.
  • Volunteer. Helping others can be a great mood lifter. Contact local schools, churches, synagogues and mosques to find out about volunteer opportunities.
  • Don’t drink too much alcohol, which can lower your spirits.
  • Accept and express your feelings. There’s nothing wrong with not feeling happy during the holidays — many people feel the same way. Talking about your feelings can help you understand why you feel the way you do.
  • Recognize the signs of depression, which include: sadness that won’t lift; loss of interest or pleasure; changes in appetite and weight; sleeping much more than normal; crying often; feeling restless or tired all the time; feeling worthless, helpless or guilty; slowed thinking; thoughts of death or suicide.

Feeling blue for awhile is understandable and that will pass with time. But if you or someone you know is having problems with depression, that is a medical condition, so please seek help from a medical professional. You can learn more about seniors and depression at the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation website.

 

 

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How the Arts Can Improve Aging

Hat tip to EngAGE C.O.O. Dr. Maureen Kellen-Taylor for this inspiring link!

The Wall: How the Arts Can Improve Aging (3:21) from Aroha Philanthropies on Vimeo.

 

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Worth Repeating: What’s Happened to the Fountain Pen?

WORTH-REPEATING“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 11/15/13:

If you’re a certain age, you probably remember learning how to write with a fountain pen, a beautiful but potentially messy instrument. But what’s happened to the pen in an age of digital posts and tweets? Read, and listen, here.

 

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