News from Magnolia@9th: Trajectory in Art Exhibit Photos

Posted on June 12, 2019 by EngAGE

EngAGE Program Director Alma Wright reports on another recent San Bernardino, CA, art show, this one at Magnolia at 9th Senior Apartments:

Different day, different art show!

The residents spent 10 weeks with Cal State University San Bernardino art student, Ryan Landrey. Thank you, Ryan, for your commitment and dedication to them. They really appreciated your one-on-one instruction.

And thank you Julio and Olivia (WSH Management) for always being so supportive of everything EngAGE does at this property.

Thanks to Alma for these photos of this wonderful event. Click on them to enlarge.

 

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News from Magnolia at Highland: Art & Choir Showcase Photos

Posted on June 10, 2019 by EngAGE

EngAGE Program Director Alma Wright reports on the successful Art & Choir Showcase on May 22nd at Magnolia at Highland Senior Apartments in San Bernardino, CA:

They came, they saw their art on display, they ate, they sang, and most importantly…they laughed.

A special ‘thank you’ to Erica Lizardi (Cal State University San Bernardino art/music student) for sharing her talents, and for keeping them engaged and learning twice a week for the last 7 weeks!

And another special ‘thank you’ to Jujuana Story and Stephanie Parker (WSH Management) for their continued support of our programs.

Thank you to Alma for these photos capturing the fun of the event. Click them to enlarge.

 

 

 

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Experience Talks 6/9: YOGI ARVIND CHITTUMALLA and JULIE CARMEN

Posted on June 6, 2019 by EngAGE

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:30 PM PDT 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.

 

Experience Talks - 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, JUNE 9 @ 5:30 PM PDT

YOGI ARVIND CHITTUMALLA
JULIE CARMEN
Host: DR. CONNIE CORLEY

Arvind Chittumalla is a spiritual teacher, entrepreneur and activist living in Los Angeles, originally from Hyderabad in India. He teaches and speaks on Raja Yoga, Samkhya, Vedanta and Shaivism. He is the founder the Moksha Festival  and Yoga Next, a non-profit dedicated to raising the standards of yoga education in the US. He also produced and directed a yoga documentary by the name, Yoga Maya.

 

Julie Carmen is a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), and Director of Mental Health at Loyola Marymount University Yoga Therapy Rx. She has launched an innovative advanced clinical practicum in conjunction with the Venice Family Clinic Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center. Learn more at yogatalks.com, and see a video entitled, “Yoga Therapy for Mental Health” here.

Julie also has starred in 75 films and TV shows, according to IMDB. She’ll be giving the keynote speech titled, “Why Support Women in Film,” on Sunday, June 16th, for the upcoming HOLLYWOOD WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL event at UCLA James Bridges Theatre.

 

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News from Portofino: An Intergenerational Celebration

Posted on June 5, 2019 by EngAGE

In the beginning of the year, EngAGE Program Director Clarissa Arostegui reached out to Mr. Jesus Peralta, Principal of Madison Elementary School in Pomona, CA, asking if the seniors at Portofino Villas could perform for the school children. The residents were thrilled that their invitation was accepted and prepared to give a performance the children would cherish.  After several months of rehearsing, the group presented the children with a colorful Chinese dance with beautiful songs.  The seniors were delighted to see the smiles and excitement on the children’s faces. After the performance, the performers were able to interact with the students and answer questions about their Chinese culture.

The seniors at Portofino were recently touched when they received a thank you poster from the students, showing their appreciation.

Program Director: Clarissa Arostegui
Date:  May 20, 2019
Made possible with funding from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission; the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; and The Eisner Foundation.

Portofino Villas is an AMCAL community.

 

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Experience Talks 6/2: SIR KENNETH BRANAGH and LORI LoCICERO

Posted on May 31, 2019 by EngAGE

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:30 PM PT on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 Ridgecrest/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.

 

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.Miss the show? You can always hear it as a podcast on 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, JUNE 2, 2019 @ 5:30 PM PDT
SIR KENNETH BRANAGH
Death Deck Creator LORI LoCICERO
on PASSION PROJECTS
Host: CHRISTAL SMITH

Photo by Robert Youngson. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

KENNETH BRANAGH is  a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), holds a prestigious Michael Balcon Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and has received five Academy Award® nominations in five different categories. In 2013, he received a knighthood for his services to drama and the community in Northern Ireland.

His current film, ALL IS TRUE, is a passion project ten years in the making for Branagh, who has been fascinated with the life of Shakespeare since his teens. Watch the official trailer here.

LORI LoCICERO describes herself as a writer, entrepreneur, and eternal optimist which explains why the loss of both her husband and mother ten years ago inspired her to create The Death Deck, a game designed to spark lively discussions about death.

Lori and her husband, Joe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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News from ACE/121: “glendaleOUT” multi-venue intergenerational LGBTQIA-based show

Posted on May 30, 2019 by EngAGE

Dakota Noot, “It’s a Painful Process”

opening: Saturday, June 1st, 6-9 pm

ace/121 Gallery and Roslin Art Gallery in collaboration with local chapters of Gay Straight Alliance in the Glendale Unified School District present

glendaleOUT

a multi-venue intergenerational LGBTQIA-based show that will do two things:

  • Announce to Glendale its queer population exists, is visible, is viable, and is part of Glendale’s narrative.
  • Share with Glendale and each other the stories of our coming out – either to ourselves, to our friends, to our families, in our schools, at our jobs, or any other way/place/moment we’ve arrived into our queer selves.

Coming out isn’t just an announcement. It’s a statement that we deserve public space and recognition. It’s the culmination of journey. For some this is an easy, funny, or celebrated event. For others, the journey goes from realization, to fear and dread, to considerations and options, and finally to proclamation. It’s a measuring of something about ourselves we fear is so primally unacceptable to some that it could end us, end everything we know as we know it — our parents’ love for us, the world’s response to us, our friends’ effort for us. It is the passage through fire and fear to self. Coming out is the moment we declare.

Some find ambivalence, others find their worst fears realized, still others discover love and celebration. We, LGBTQIA people, experience risk to live our lives as we are. When we take the risk of living self, we don’t know how claiming our identity publicly will affect us and those around us. This is the story of arriving at ourselves: the risk, freedom, and joy of Coming Out.

Associated Public Programs at ace/121 Gallery

  • June 1st, 6-9 pm: Opening night with poetry reading by Paul Manchester
  • June 13th, 6-9 pm: Closing night: 7:00 pm “Qreatures: The w(H)ole Story” – a special performance evening featuring Jason Jenn, The Boyfriend, and others
  • June 15th, 3-5 pm: glendaleIN, an intergenerational conversation around themes of LGBTQ life in Glendale
  • June 23rd, 6:00 pm: homo-centric, the LGBTQ reading series

For further related events, please visit www.ace121gallery.com as well as the ace/121 Facebook page. Follow @ace121gallery on Instagram for visual updates.

ace/121 Gallery
121 N. Kenwood Street – Glendale, CA
(entrance to Gallery via Louise and the YMCA parking lot)

 

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EngAGE CEO/Founder Tim Carpenter at Bridging the Generations Conference

Posted on May 29, 2019 by EngAGE

EngAGE CEO/Founder Tim Carpenter will be speaking at this event in Portland, OR. It’s sponsored by The Eisner Foundation, and  co-hosted by Generations United and Bridge Meadows.

Bridging the Generations
2019 Global Intergenerational Conference
June 12 – 14, 2019

Learn more here.

 

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