Arts + Culture

The 21st Century has delivered plenty of leading ladies in film that inspired a multitude of girls (and boys, too), from Hermione Granger to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. Now that…

During the first week of January, we hosted our first LABA session with our new NIGHT cohort. For me, night can mean many things. But the thing that resonates with…

Hello, world. I am Chanan Ben Simon—vocalist, multimedia artist, and Director of LABA NY. For those unfamiliar with LABA, it is a Jewish house of study and culture laboratory that…

You’ve probably heard it said, “Growing old is not for the faint of heart,” and it’s true that there are many challenges for older adults as they navigate the aging…

Our first annual Celebrate Arts Festival shines a spotlight on Educational Alliance older adult artists and their creative work for Older Americans Month. Behind these artists and their creative expression…

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural Celebrate Arts festival, hosted across five Educational Alliance older adult sites throughout the month of May to celebrate Older Americans…

I would like to share with you one of my favorite recipes – a recipe that was initially created by my mom and dad. Since I was a kid, this…

Since 2015, I have had the joy of working at Project ORE, inside of the Sirovich Community Center. I am surrounded by incredible older people every single day who have…

The word pride invokes a different feeling in every person who hears it. For me, I used to think about the feelings I felt while I was coming out of the closet.…

One of my favorite things when it comes to dating is holding hands. That moment where you aren’t sure if he’s going to interlace his fingers or if he’s going…