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Date: 12/15/2025
Subject: This Week From Penn's Village: December 15, 2026
From: Penn's Village




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Still Needed....
 
Help our friends at Old Pine Community Center. Please bring your donations to the office, events at the MacColl Room, or our upcoming volunteer meetups.
 

Requested items include:
Peanut Butter, Jelly, Bread, Tuna Fish, Cereal, Soup, Tomato Sauce, Pasta, Cooking Essentials, Broth, Gravy, Oil, and Spices.

 
 

This Week at Penn’s Village: December 15, 2025

Penn’s Village Goes to the Movies: SMOKE
Monday, December 15th at  2 pm 
Philadelphia City Institute
1905 Locust Street
 
The lives of multiple characters intersect through their patronage of a small Brooklyn cigar shop whose ritual of daily photographs celebrates ordinary scenes within a few city blocks. 
 
 NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY 
 
Presentation and discussion with Danièle Thomas-Easton
215-732-2280
267-231-1893 



sully

CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

 

 Thomas Sully’s Philadelphians - Painting The Athens of America

 
This programming will be rescheduled for next Spring 

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Wednesday December 17, 2025

2 pm - 3:30 pm

MacColl Room


 

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

 

 


Next Week at Penn's Village 

creatures great and small

WHYY Presents a Special Preview of 

Episode One, Season 6

Masterpiece

All Creatures Great and Small 

Monday, December 22nd 2-4pm 

Parkway Central Library

1901 Vine St, Philadelphia

 

For everyone who has been charmed by this gentle lovely program about life in Northern England in the early 1900’s this is a welcome return. For those that are new to this program, you are in for a treat. 

 

Please register online here:        Register    

 

If you cannot, you may email info@pennsvillage.org or call 215-925-7333. If you cannot attend, please cancel your reservation to make room for others.

 

This program is free of charge to our members and volunteer partners.  Non-member guests are welcome to attend up to three programs before being required to join and/or volunteer with Penn’s Village, or pay $10 per additional program.


 FROM THE COMMUNITY
 
Please note that these activities are not Penn’s Village activities, so questions about fees, sign ups, and content should be directed to the community group holding the event

Sages and Seekers
 

Share your life experience with this intergenerational program. Register now for the January session. Find more information Here


Need Help Staying Warm This Winter?

 

If you, or someone you know, may need utility assistance, check this out for assistance:

Resources 




WE VALUE YOUR OPINION
 
 Do you have feedback about a recent program? Let us know here.  We would love to hear from you so that we can improve future programs.
 
Penn’s Village welcomes and actively encourages an inclusive and  diverse community of members, staff, Board of Directors and volunteers. Inclusiveness and diversity means welcoming all and excluding no one because of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, physical abilities, religious beliefs or political beliefs.