The drum circle is always popular and the aqua classes at all EngAGE properties have been their best in years. Must be the nice weather and the inspiring enthusiasm of young aqua instructor, Meloney . . . and maybe the warm water just feels good to the joints!
Contributed by Nancy Goodhart
Have you been following the saga of “The Boyfriend?” It’s a collaborative improvisational video project starring actors from BSAC and their counterparts across the pond in England. You can see Act One in an earlier blog post here. Act Two is posted here.
In the latest video, David Slater of Entelechy Arts leads the discussion in London as the actors rehearse for the final act using Skype to connect across the miles with Burbank!
Contributed by Maureen Kellen-Taylor
Ten Eagle Rock Girl Scouts visited Heritage Park Duarte, bringing frames and materials for an art project and snacks for refreshment. They paired up with the seniors for the art project and chatted and shared stories. One resident brought a picture of herself as a Girl
Scout!
Contributed by Vanessa Martin and Rose Cooke
Grandparents Day was celebrated with food, face-painting and fun at The Jasmine! The proof is in the pictures:
Contributed by Nancy Goodhart
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Summer schedule: Saturdays 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time 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!
Prolific, award-winning authors Gregg Hurwitz and James Brown are featured this week, each in a half-hour interview:
Gregg Hurwitz is the author of ten thrillers, including They’re Watching and The Crime Writer, which was a finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the ITW Best Novel of the Year awards. In addition to his novels, Gregg has written several screenplays for major studios, writes for Marvel Comics, and was a writer and consulting producer on the ABC-TV hit science fiction show “V.” Tim Carpenter talks with author Gregg Hurwitz about his latest book, You’re Next. For more information on Gregg and You’re Next, go to www.gregghurwitz.net.
Author James Brown has received the Nelson Algren Award for Short Fiction, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in fiction writing, and a Chesterfield Film Writing Fellowship from Universal/Amblin Entertainment. He received an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine. His writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, the Denver Quarterly and the New England Review. He is the author of several novels and two memoirs about his turbulent childhood and addictions, The Los Angeles Diaries and This River. Tim Carpenter talks with author James Brown about a life on the edge – and living to write about it. To learn more about Mr. Brown, click here.
It takes a lot of work to prepare for Second Harvest food distribution!
Contributed by Jewel Forga
All kinds of news and pictures from Casa Bonita: The Father’s Day celebration, drum circle, Food Group gathering, and the Loteria winners! (Be sure to click on the pictures to enlarge them.)
Contributed by Gloria Tinajero
