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
March: Mütter Museum’s “Bone Detectives”
Date: Friday, March 15, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Doors open at 10:30 a.m.)
Location: Christ Church Neighborhood House at 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
What happens when a skeleton is discovered? How do scientists use bones to solve crimes? Learn about the role of forensic anthropology in criminal investigation and find out what can be determined from examining skeletal remains.
RSVP for Memory Café: Bone Detectives
April: Merengue Dance Workshop
Date: Friday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Doors open at 10:30 a.m.)
Location: Christ Church Neighborhood House at 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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.
RSVP for Memory Café: Merengue Dance Workshop
May: Mezzo-Soprano Singer Jennifer Johnson Cano
Date: Friday, May 10, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Doors open at 10:30 a.m.)
Location: Christ Church Neighborhood House at 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
You’re invited to enjoy select pieces performed by Jennifer Johnson Cano, the mezzo-soprano artist in the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society’s A Song by Mahler, a new work of music/theater premiering May 15 at Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater. This work centers on the changing realities of two characters: a concertizing singer who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s and her husband, who is also her accompanist.
RSVP for Memory Café: Jennifer Johnson Cano
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