The Penn Memory Center is pleased to invite you to our monthly pop-up café at Christ Church Neighborhood House in Old City. This event is open to older adults and their family caregivers.
Each month features new artistic performances and educational, engaging presentations in a one-hour, free event. Guests add a new experience to their day-to-day lives and connect with others living with cognitive impairment in a safe, social space. Enjoy coffee and conversation at this program that is open to all members of the PMC community.
Questions? Contact Meg Kalafsky at 267-624-4282 or pennmemorycenter@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Upcoming Schedule
September: ARTZ Philadelphia
Date: Friday, September 27, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 10106.
Join Susan Shifrin, PhD, founder and executive director of ARTZ Philadelphia, for a joyful, interactive session that will bring out the best in everyone, inviting participants to engage in the ways that are most comfortable for them. The conversation will be inspired by visual art and communal poetry-making.
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October: “We Are What We Eat” tour at Penn Museum
Date: Friday, October 18, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. (please meet between 10:30am and 11am at the Museum East Entrance (side entrance next to the high-rise parking garage)
Location: Penn Museum
Join us as we travel to the Penn Museum and back-in-time for the “We Are What We Eat” one-hour guided tour and optional 30-minute, hands-on activity.
Unwrap prehistoric leftovers of food and plant remains, revealing the diets and traditions of communities who lived up to 6,000 years ago. Explore food production, economics, religion and spirituality, class, gender, and community—you’ll also get to examine seeds under a microscope. Those interested in the additional hands-on activity will be grinding cacao nibs and corn using ancient world tools.
Space is limited to 30 people, so register early to ensure your spot.
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Memory Café: Curtis Institute of Music
Location: Christ Church Neighborhood House (Great Hall, 2nd floor), 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 10106.
Experience music-making at its highest level by extraordinary students from The Curtis Institute of Music. These young artists will perform selections brimming with passion and energy from this year’s season, Curtis’ 100th anniversary.
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Memory Café: Fascinating Philly History Talk
Location: Christ Church Neighborhood House (4th Floor, theater), 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 10106.
Join Cara Schneider Bongiorno, former tourism marketing professional who hosts entertaining history talks around town. She’ll tell the tale of the Mischianza, an over-the-top, Medieval-style party in Old City during the Revolutionary War. Cara will describe this very Philly revelry with a few interactive breaks for all to join the fun.
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Memory Café: Partnered Dancing Workshop
Location: Christ Church Neighborhood House (Great Hall, 2nd floor), 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 10106.
Connect with your loved ones through the power of partnered dancing in a fun and creative environment. Join professional dancers and instructors from Concierge Ballroom as they guide you through the basics of Merengue. This is an easy and beginner-friendly Latin Dance that will be sure to have everyone grooving to the music!
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Some of our previous guests
- The Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels
- Curtis Institute of Music Student Performers
- Beacon Theatre Productions
- University of Pennsylvania a cappella groups
- Mütter Museum
- Philly Senior Stage
- Professional dancer R. Colby Damon
- Darina Petrovsky PhD, RN
- Penn a cappella group Quaker Notes
