Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesMemory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesStudents from the Curtis Institute will be performing.
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels will be doing a presentation.
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesProfessional dancer R. Colby Damon will be leading a short dance class tailored specifically to the unique challenges of those living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesStudents from the Curtis Institute will be performing.
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin Darina Petrovsky in learning more about Russian Nativity celebrated on January 7 and hear traditional Russian Christmas songs and carols. Darina Petrovsky, PhD, RN is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She is a pianist and a nurse by training.
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesBeacon Theatre Productions will be presenting the play “Letters to Aunt Hattie.”
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEntertainment TBA
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesPenn a cappella group Quaker Notes will be performing.
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEntertainment TBA
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEntertainment TBA
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEntertainment TBA
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEntertainment TBA
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEntertainment TBA
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEntertainment TBA
Memory Café
Entertainment TBA
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States10:30 am-Noon Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA. Entertainment: Painting Workshop with Tom McCloskey RSVP to Alison Lynn Phone: 215-360-0257 Email: alison.lynn@uphs.upenn.edu
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States10:30 am-Noon Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA. Entertainment: Beacon Theatre Productions RSVP to Alison Lynn Phone: 215-360-0257 Email: alison.lynn@uphs.upenn.edu
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States10:30 am-Noon Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA. Entertainment: Improv Workshop with Jean Haskell RSVP to Alison Lynn Phone: 215-360-0257 Email: alison.lynn@uphs.upenn.edu
Memory Café
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States10:30 am-Noon Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA. Entertainment: The Curtis Institute of Music RSVP to Alison Lynn Phone: 215-360-0257 Email: alison.lynn@uphs.upenn.edu
Memory Café
Philadelphia's own Curtis Institute of Music will provide a quarantine concert featuring several Curtis students performing from their homes. Get the classical entertainment of Curtis from the comfort of your own home. Register Here If you have any questions please contact Meg Kalafsky, Program Coordinator, at megan.kalafsky@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Memory Café
I Want My Mummy! by Stephen Phillips, PhD via Penn Museum Join Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D., Curatorial Research Coordinator in the Egyptian Section of the Penn Museum on a trip to Ancient Egypt. Learn the 500-year history of mummies and how they hold such a fascination in our own culture. View Unpublished images of actual ancient Egyptian mummies, including royal mummies such as Ramses II as well as human remains recovered as part of Dr. Phillips’ own excavations in Egypt! Register Here If you have any questions please contact Meg Kalafsky, Program Coordinator, at megan.kalafsky@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Memory Café
Enjoy a poetry workshop with Sarah Lawson, poet and psychotherapist. Sarah's writing has been featured on Button Poetry and Everyday Feminism, and published by Write Bloody Publishing, FreezeRay Press and Drunk in a Midnight Choir. She is the founder of the Beltway Poetry Slam in Washington, DC, and served as the slam master from 2010-2015. She was also the coach of the Madeira High School Louder Than A Bomb Team from 2012-2015. Sarah currently works as a psychotherapist at Whitman-Walker Health in Washington, D.C., where she counsels LGBTQ and HIV+ young adults. Register Here If you have any questions please
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Memory Café
Elevate Your Sandwich with Matt Buddenstein of Liberty Kitchen Everyone has a favorite sandwich. Maybe it's a classic turkey BLT with mayo, the Italian Hoagie from your preferred deli, or mom's PB&J. All fine options, no doubt. But if you want to take your sandwiches up a notch, join Matt Buddenstein, co-owner of Liberty Kitchen, for a virtual sandwich making class. Buddenstein will take his experiences as a longtime cheesemonger and current purveyor of Liberty Kitchen, a locally-sourced deli and commissary kitchen right in Fishtown, to add a little pizazz to your next meal. Register Here If you have any
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Memory Café
BluejeansSpoken Word Poetry from Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
8-10 performers from Temple's OLLI will be sharing short stories, monologues, Broadway show tunes and some of their own original works.
Memory Café
Chair Yoga with Kiera Bohen Just because you're stuck inside doesn't mean you can't be active. Follow along with trained yoga instructor Kiera Bohen as she takes you through a variety of stretches and positions you can do from your seat at home. Yoga has been shown to increase flexibility, strengthen your core, and reduce anxiety. Register for Memory Café Here If you have any questions please contact Meg Kalafsky, Program Coordinator, at megan.kalafsky@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Memory Café
BluejeansSattriya A Classical Dance Tradition by Madhusmita Bora In this workshop, a performer of the Sattriya Dance Company takes you on a journey through a 600-year-old dance tradition. Until recently, this dance was only preserved, nourished, and practiced by monks on a little island in northeast India. Students are exposed to stories from Hindu mythology through the dance and also learn about the monks and their lives. Along the way, participants are led in movement exercises and learn some vocabulary of this ancient Indian tradition. Register here.
Memory Café
Stories from the Tamil Diaspora with Praveen Vijayakumar What does it look like when worlds collide and create new communities? “Stories from the Tamil Diaspora” traces a Singaporean Tamil family’s history back to Tamil Nadu, India, in the early 20th century. The presenter shares experiences of British colonialism, Tamil performing arts practices, and Singapore’s transition from colony to an independent, multicultural, and global nation. Students will gain intimate insight into Singaporean culture, much of which is reflected in its cuisines. Through storytelling, participants are invited to personally engage with global cultures, reimagine past histories, and discuss positive futures. Register here.
Meditation on Wednesdays (M.E.o.W.)
Meditation on Wednesdays, also called M.E.o.W, is a 10-week meditation and mindfulness program. On Wednesday mornings, Hia and Paula, master’s of social work students at Penn, will lead the group in short mindfulness exercises that can be done in a group or individually at home. Mindfulness practices and exercises can help ease stress, calm the mind, and ground you in the present moment. The program aims to build a community and a basic understanding of how mindfulness can be integrated into our daily lives. All families and individuals affiliated with Time Out, Weekly Smile, or the Penn Memory Center are
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Memory Café: Middle Eastern Dance and Drum Performance by Penn Yalla
The Penn Memory Center is pleased to invite our patients and friends to a virtual monthly pop-up café. This program is exclusively for people with memory problems, including Alzheimer’s disease, and their partners/families. Join us at the upcoming Memory Café for a Middle Eastern Dance and Drum Performance by student group Penn Yalla. Penn Yalla is the University of Pennsylvania's premiere Middle Eastern dance and drum troupe. The group is passionate about discovering dance styles across cultures and sharing that with audiences. Register here.
Memory Café: West Philly Swing: Performance and Jazz Dance Workshop
Don't miss the upcoming Memory Café! Via Zoom, West Philly Swing will perform and will lead a mini Jazz dance workshop. West Philly Swing is Penn's premier swing dancing troupe. They regularly organize and participate in the Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing scenes on campus, around Philly, and in the greater Northeast region. Register
The Problem of Alzheimer’s Virtual Book Launch
The Penn Memory Center is hosting a virtual event to celebrate the release of PMC co-director Dr. Jason Karlawish's book The Problem of Alzheimer's. We cordially invite all PMC friends and family to join. Dr. Karlawish will be joined by Barbara Grosz, PhD, daughter of a Penn Memory Center patient, to discuss and read from The Problem of Alzheimer's: How Science, Culture and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It, followed by a question & answer with the audience. Register here.
Healthy Brain Aging
Sharnita Midgett, MPH, clinical research and outreach coordinator at the Penn Memory Center, will discuss what healthy brain aging is and why it matters, provide healthy brain aging tips, and talk about brain aging research. This is a free virtual event hosted by Arden Courts and PMC. Get your brain aging questions answered and learn how to improve your brain health! Register here.
Memory Café
Join us for a fun virtual dance performance by Sparks Dance Co. at the April Memory Café. Sparks Dance Co. was founded in 1989 as the University of Pennsylvania's premiere dance company, dedicated to both performing and to community service. Sparks members are passionate undergraduate students with a diverse range of interests and a love for dance and are committed to sharing their love of dance with the Philadelphia community. Register here.
Memory Café: Rebuilding New Life: Photos Memories from Iraq by Yaroub Al-Obaidi
If you could choose only 10 items to fit in your backpack while leaving home for a new country, what would you bring? What would you leave behind? Will you choose based on your personal values or on necessity for survival? At this Memory Café, designer Yaroub Al-Obaidi will share his journey traveling from Iraq, through Syria, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and finally to Philadelphia. He “visits” each point of his journey with a set of items that he packed for his departure to a new land. Describing the memories, challenges, and hopes he had at each transition, Yaroub explains
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Memory Café: Elevate your Salad with Matt Budenstein of Liberty Kitchen
Virtual- ZoomClick here to register for this Memory Café This virtual program is open to everyone in the PMC community and is inclusive of people with memory problems and their loved ones. Matt Budenstein, co-owner of Liberty Kitchen, will show participants how to make tasty and filling salads. Participants are encouraged to follow along and make their own salad during the program. Below is a recommended shopping list for the class. Ingredients list All of these are the recommended ingredients for each salad but feel free to leave some out if you don’t like them or add something in if you prefer.
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Cognitive Comedy
Virtual- Zoom“It provides a sense of community and belonging. It is fun and gets older adults out of the house with something stimulating and meaningful to do,” said Felicia Greenfield, PMC executive director. “They are engaged, they’re learning new skills, they’re exercising their memory muscle.”
Virtual Forums for Caregivers
Virtual- ZoomIn 2020, Penn Memory Center began holding virtual caregiver forums in response to the uncertainty and tension caregivers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These forums are a place for caregivers with a loved one in facility care and caregivers with a loved one at home to connect and gather. Our goal is to provide you with a virtual place to meet, share stories, gain new perspectives, and share coping strategies with others going through a similar experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. We may not have all the answers, but we hope you will take this as an opportunity to feel
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Healthy Aging Series
Virtual- ZoomThis class will explore topics and provide practical advice related to keeping adults as healthy as possible during their later years. Many of us know to “eat right,” “exercise,” and “sleep enough,” but we don’t know what is eating right or what exercises are possible with physical limitations. People are curious about the vitamins and supplements they can take to help and how much alcohol is “safe” to drink. Research has shown countless benefits to social support and social engagement. Are older adults aware of the benefits and/or resources available to them? Meditation/mindfulness can help reduce stress, lower blood pressure,
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Caregiver Class
Virtual- ZoomThe Penn Memory Center offers a seven-week psycho-educational Caregiver Class for those caring for a family member/loved one with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia. Caregivers of people with AD or other forms of dementia may experience feelings of sadness, anger, confusion, hopelessness, or frustration. This course is designed help caregivers develop skills to better help their loved one – and themselves – cope with the many changes of living with dementia. Unlike a typical support group, this course offers a unique seven-week curriculum. While participants will learn some specific techniques to better care for loved ones, this class
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Mindfulness and Meditation Class
Virtual- ZoomWelcome to the Meditation and Mindfulness class! Kate Lietz, a social work student at the Penn Memory Center, has created a 10-week program of meditation and mindfulness. On Tuesday mornings, we will explore short mindfulness exercises that can be done in a group and/or solo when you are at home. In this group, we hope to build a community and a basic understanding of how mindfulness can be integrated into your daily life. Mindfulness practices and exercises can help ease your stress, calm your mind, and ground you in the present moment. We welcome all families and individuals affiliated with
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Memory Café: Penn Museum Destination North America!
Virtual- ZoomThis program is exclusively for people with memory problems, including Alzheimer’s disease, and their partners/families. Our calendar of events for the upcoming semester: 9/21/21: Elevate your Salad with Matt Budenstein of Liberty Kitchen 10/8/21: Penn Museum, Destination North America 11/12/21: Art with Tom 12/10/21: Mütter Museum, Bone Detectives Click here to register for this class. This class/program is free to patients/families seen at the Penn Memory Center and made possible from the philanthropic Caring Difference fund. Please consider making a donation so that we are able to continue offering support programs such as this. If you are not affiliated with
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Shake It Up
Virtual- ZoomMahnoor, An, and Tiffany, nursing students at the University of Pennsylvania, have created an 8-week program to get you up and moving. The program will meet each week, on Wednesday at 1:00 pm. Join our fun class on Zoom on. We recommend you have a chair, and if you’d like the additional resistance, either dumbbells or water bottles, available while we build a sweat together! We're open to all levels of mobility and family/friend caregivers are welcome to join us too! This class is free, but please RSVP using this form. Schedule: The class will be live every Wednesday at
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Empowering Caregivers Workshop: Managing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia
Virtual- ZoomClick here to register Every day at the Penn Memory Center, we hear caregivers describe the emotional, physical, and logistical challenges they face tending to their loved ones. We’re here to help. Through the Empowering Caregivers series, caregivers will have access to area experts who will present on a variety of intensive topics from symptom management to end-of-life care Managing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia with Rachely Wiley, MS, OTR/L, CDP Behavioral challenges (such as resisting bathing, resisting taking medication, rummaging, and more) are often reported as one of the most challenging aspects of caregiving. This presentation will explore reasons why
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Creative Expressions Through Music
Virtual- ZoomThis fun, free, VIRTUAL interactive program is powered by the talented Community Artist Fellows and showcases the expressive power of music. We invite those who love music to joins us in appreciating and discussing a variety of musical compositions over our 8-week class. We welcome all families and individuals affiliated with the Penn Memory Center. Carers (caregivers and care partners) are also encouraged to join. We welcome all experience levels and will make the class accessible to those with cognitive impairment or dementia, however, those with a diagnosis of dementia will need a partner for the program. Click here to
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Virtual Caregiver Forum
Virtual- ZoomIn 2020, Penn Memory Center began holding virtual caregiver forums in response to the uncertainty and tension caregivers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These forums are a place for caregivers with a loved one in facility care and caregivers with a loved one at home to connect and gather. Our goal is to provide you with a virtual place to meet, share stories, gain new perspectives, and share coping strategies with others going through a similar experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. We may not have all the answers, but we hope you will take this as an opportunity to feel
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TimeSlips Engagement Parties: How to joyfully invite friends and family into creative engagement with older adults
Virtual- ZoomEvery day at the Penn Memory Center, we hear caregivers describe the emotional, physical, and logistical challenges they face tending to their loved ones. We’re here to help. Through the Empowering Caregivers series, caregivers will have access to area experts who will present on a variety of intensive topics from symptom management to end-of-life care. TimeSlips Engagement Parties: How to joyfully invite friends and family into creative engagement with older adults A TimeSlips Engagement Party is an informal, grassroots gathering for anyone who wants to learn TimeSlips' evidence-based techniques for memory loss. Created with and designed for family caregivers (but fun for anyone),
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Premiere of MERCY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqoTWeMM6jk MERCY, an opera/film, is a production put on by the Curtis Institute of Music. The Curtis Institute partners with PMC to hold the program Creative Expressions Through Music and other events. PMC has 25 tickets to the premiere of MERCY that will be given out on a first come first serve basis. Masks and proof of vaccination are required. To reserve tickets, contact PMC Programs Coordinator Meg Kalafsky at megan.kalafsky@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or 267-624-4282. This event is happening Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Philadelphia Film Center.
Memory Café: Vincent Van Gogh: Expression Through Landscape
Virtual- ZoomThis program is exclusively for people with memory problems, including Alzheimer’s disease, and their partners/families. Our calendar of events for the upcoming semester: 9/21/21: Elevate your Salad with Matt Budenstein of Liberty Kitchen 10/8/21: Penn Museum, Destination North America 11/12/21: Vincent Van Gogh: Expression Through Landscape 12/10/21: Mütter Museum, Bone Detectives Click here to register for this class. If you would like to create your own landscape below are suggested materials: Drawing · Several sheets of paper · Pencil, pen, color pencils, marker, or charcoal Painting · Canvas or Primed Board (size around 12”’x16” or smaller is fine) · Acrylic
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Virtual Caregivers Forum
Virtual- ZoomIn 2020, Penn Memory Center began holding virtual caregiver forums in response to the uncertainty and tension caregivers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These forums are a place for caregivers with a loved one in facility care and caregivers with a loved one at home to connect and gather. Our goal is to provide you with a virtual place to meet, share stories, gain new perspectives, and share coping strategies with others going through a similar experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. We may not have all the answers, but we hope you will take this as an opportunity to feel
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