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MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
Is the Apple Watch a mini-iPhone on your wrist? Or, is it a $400 watch? What can it do? Should I own one?
This program is designed to answer these questions, and much, much more. Learn from presenter Yoav Zohar about the basic functions of the Apple watch, and why you might want to consider owning a $400 watch even if you only want to know the time. This program will also cover how the watch connects to the Apple Eco System and iCloud 4, various ways you might use the Apple watch in your daily life, as well as the Apple Watch‘s capabilities for fall detection and Emergency SOS 6.
Yoav Zohar is a veteran start-up industrial engineer who was sent by an Israeli software company to Michigan 35 years ago to help revolutionize the automotive robotics simulation industry. Currently, he bridges the technology gap for a generation that did not grow up with computers and who know their technology from “A to X” but need some help with the “Y to Z” of their Apple digital devices. Yoav is an “Apple Digital Wellness Specialist” and is the owner of the YtoZ LLC which is a company with a mission to help seniors remain on the best of terms with their Apple devices. Yoav is also a Penn’s Village volunteer that assists member with all things Apple.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
Immerse yourself in a stimulating Rorschach-like experience of mindfully seeing our everyday, overlooked world through Pareidolia 2.2. Engaging our conscious and unconscious, this approach finds deeper meaning in random textures and patterns that go beyond seeing faces or animals in cloud formations.
By seeing the world through a Rorschach lens, photographer Terry Frishman discovers fantastical figures and otherworldly landscapes from accidental patterns and inanimate textures. Tree bark, swirling water and wet asphalt reveal found imagery and visual narrative poems beyond the surface or objects themselves.
Her body of work explores how perspective and imagination can broaden our observations and understanding of the transformations we are living through. She investigates how we might view urban elements and decay while considering broader themes of visibility, recognition and the relationship between seeing and knowing. Where our gaze skims and sometimes ignores, Terry’s photos crop to unmask the invisible.
As well as having shown her work in many galleries, fine art photographer Terry Frishman (MBA, Columbia University, Art History BA, Smith College) is an art and food business consultant, educator and on the Board of the American Society for Media Photographers in NY and Les Dames d‘Escoffier in Philadelphia. She helps clients move forward by defining their “why,” setting goals, strategizing and identifying opportunities. Her artwork will be showing in 2026 in the Cosmopolitan Club. Her work has been exhibited in Barcelona, Miami (during Art Basel week), Molena, GA, New York City, Stamford, CT and Philadelphia. You can learn more about her art on her website TerryFrishman.com. Please follow and engage on instagram @TerryFrishman_Photographer
Old Buttonwood Hall, First Presbyterian Church
Take a break from your winter hibernating and join us for an informal gathering to celebrate what Penn‘s Village achieved in 2024 and what we‘re looking towards in 2025.
Light appetizers, wine, and soft beverages will be provided. Come share and socialize with your Penn‘s Village friends new and old!
This is an in-person event in Old Buttonwood Hall at the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, 201 S. 21st St. at the corner of Walnut St. The entrance is off of 21st St. on the side of the building - look for the Penn‘s Village sign on the door. There is a handicapped accessible entrance off of Chancellor St. behind the church, at the rear of the building.
Amma’s South Indian Cuisine serves the traditional South Indian dishes of idli (a steamed bun) and dosa (a crispy pancake). Both are made from a legume and rice and are served with a vegetable “stew” knowns as sambhar as well as accompanying chutneys. The spicing is mild but aromatic. Idli and dosa are famous throughout India and now internationally. Both idli and dosa are vegetarian and vegan and each person will receive a combination of both.
Lunch is $25 with no refunds. No shows will be donated to Penn’s Village general fund. You must register and pay by March 6, 2025.
We will meet at Amma’s at 12 noon sharp.
Whether you‘ve just joined, read our newsletter for years, or attended a couple of Penn‘s Village programs, we invite you to join us and learn more about what it means to be a Penn‘s Village member!
Learn more about all of the benefits of being a Penn’s Village member, from receiving services and volunteering to participating in social programs and interest groups.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
Come celebrate St. Patrick‘s Day with delicious tea and food, sparkling conversation, and a chance to socialize and enjoy the company of your Penn’s Village friends! There might even be time to share a favorite story, about what St. Patrick‘s Day means to you!
Penn’s Village will provide the tea, and attendees are requested to bring something sweet or savory to share at the tea.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
Michael Klein is an expert on eating out in Philadelphia. As the The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s food and restaurant scene reporter, and author of the well-known "Let‘s Eat, Philly!", he has written stories about eatery openings and closings, restaurant disputes and crimes, and unique dishes that you shouldn‘t miss.
Come hear this speaker share stories about his experience as a longtime journalist reporting on the many different aspects of the Philadelphia restaurant scene.
A graduate of Northeast High and Temple University, Michael Klein has a 45 year career as a journalist. He has been at the Philadelphia Inquirer for nearly 40 years as a reporter and editor. He writes the Inquirer’s “Let’s Eat” newsletter.
Penn’s Village will provide the tea, and attendees are requested to bring something sweet or savory to share at the tea.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
Join us to hear Dr. Jason Karlawish present up to date information on the status of Alzheimer’s disease, progress towards a cure, and some of the ramifications of the disease.
Dr Jason Karlawish is a nationally recognized leader in the study of Alzheimer’s disease. His research focuses on aging, neuroethics, and policy, and he is the author of The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture and Politics Turned a Rare Disease Into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It, Karlawish directs the Memory Center at the Perelman School of Medicine where he cares for patients. To learn more about his research and writing, visit www.jasonkarlawish.com.
Come hear this speaker share stories about his experience as a longtime journalist reporting on the many different aspects of the Philadelphia restaurant scene.
A graduate of Northeast High and Temple University, Michael Klein has a 45 year career as a journalist. He has been at the Philadelphia Inquirer for nearly 40 years as a reporter and editor. He writes the Inquirer’s “Let’s Eat” newsletter.
Penn’s Village will provide the tea, and attendees are requested to bring something sweet or savory to share at the tea.
The purpose is to enjoy and learn from finely-crafted short stories suggested by the facilitator or other participants.
The Short Story group meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
The animals and plants we eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner usually bear only a passing resemblance to their ancestors. Ever since humans became farmers 10,000 year ago, we have been consciously and unconsciously modifying the organisms we eat. Many of the foods we now consider “healthy”, were once toxic to us. Our speaker will discuss the many ways that both farmers and scientists have created the ingredients of everything you find in a supermarket. You will never look at your plate the same way again!
Scott Poethig is the John H. and Margaret B. Fassitt Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory has studied many aspects of plant development, but his primary interest is the mechanism of the juvenile-to-adult transition during shoot development. Dr. Poethig obtained his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1981 and went on to obtain post-doctoral training at Stanford University and at the University of Missouri before joining the Department of Biology in 1983. He received the Lindback Award for Distinguished teaching from Penn and has served on many advisory and editorial boards. He is a Fellow of the AAAS and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Poethig teaches a class on “The Biology of Food", and has given public lectures on the genetics and politics of food to community gardens, libraries, churches, and retirement communities.
Now that temperatures are finally starting to warm up, and flowers are beginning to bloom, come celebrate the start of spring with other Penn’s Village members!
This casual pay-as-you-go happy hour is a great opportunity to enjoy the company of old and new friends, and to share your plans for the coming year. We hope to see you there!
This venue is ?located on street level with no stairs to enter, and the happy hour is confined to the bar area.
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There is a 20 person limit for this social event.