Events - Month View

Open to all, each first Monday of the month.

Our city boasts some of the most delicious original sandwiches and passionate sandwich aficionados. From the cheesesteak to the hoagie, and many others, Philly‘s culinary history has resulted in some of America’s most established meals between bread. Join Mike Madaio, author of the recently released book, A History of Philadelphia Sandwiches, in a lively discussion about the origins of your favorite sandwiches, including some myth busting and an examination of how Philadelphia became the world’s best sandwich city. We will accompany his talk with a selection of mini hoagies from Primo including a vegetarian and a tuna option.

The Women’s History Tour at The Weitzman highlights the vital roles Jewish women have played in shaping American life from the colonial period to today. Through stories of women as mothers, educators, pioneers, workers, activists, artists, and leaders this tour explores themes of family identity, immigration labor, philanthropy, feminism and cultural expression. Visitors encounter figures from Rebecca Gratz to Ruth Bader Ginsburg alongside everyday women whose experiences illuminate resilience, innovation and advocacy across generations. The tour invites reflection on how Jewish women have both sustained tradition and propelled change; balancing family and faith while leading movements for justice, equality and creativity.

There will be an optional group lunch (private pay) after the museum tour at Red Owl Tavern (5th and Chestnut Streets). If you plan on attending the lunch, please also email communications@pennsvillage.org.

After the success of the first Ukemi Project series this past fall, the program is back for Part Two, this time with an exciting intergenerational focus. Penn’s Village members are invited to participate in this unique and valuable health and wellness series centered on movement, confidence, and connection.
The Ukemi Project draws on principles from formal martial arts practice and contact improvisation to teach safe falling techniques and ways to get off the floor—both independently and with a partner. Mastering ukemi—the Japanese term for “falling technique”—can improve balance, mobility, and confidence, while helping participants feel more in control of everyday movements such as walking, climbing stairs, and recovering from a trip or loss of balance.
This iteration of the Ukemi Project is intentionally intergenerational. Students from Zhang Sah will learn to teach falls-recovery tools to older adults in a shared learning environment. Elder participants will meet on their own for the first session, followed by two sessions alongside the students.

This film stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody and Keith David. It follows a frustrated African American novelist-professor (Jeffrey Wright) who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical “black books”, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise. Watch the film beforehand so you can discuss it in this small group gathering- The film is available for $4.00 to $6.99 on YouTube, Google Play Movies and TV, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Amazon Prime Video.

The Amazing Success of Philly’s William Penn: How he turned a howling wilderness into America’s fastest growing city. Jim Murphy has presented this PowerPoint program about 40 times to community groups, libraries, high-rise condos and even to the annual meeting of the Engineers Club of Philadelphia, to great accolades. It covers more than 300 years of Philly history in about 45 minutes plus Q&A. It includes facts about Philadelphia most residents don’t know … shows in out-of-this world photo of Philly … and ends with an easy way to remember Philadelphia Streets south of Market.
Bio of Presenter: Jim Murphy is the author of: “Real Philly History, Real Fast” – published by Temple University Press.
Cell: 610-506-3024
Email: jim@realphillyhistory.com
Check out his FREE History Blog: realphillyhistory.com

After the success of the first Ukemi Project series this past fall, the program is back for Part Two, this time with an exciting intergenerational focus. Penn’s Village members are invited to participate in this unique and valuable health and wellness series centered on movement, confidence, and connection.
The Ukemi Project draws on principles from formal martial arts practice and contact improvisation to teach safe falling techniques and ways to get off the floor—both independently and with a partner. Mastering ukemi—the Japanese term for “falling technique”—can improve balance, mobility, and confidence, while helping participants feel more in control of everyday movements such as walking, climbing stairs, and recovering from a trip or loss of balance.
This iteration of the Ukemi Project is intentionally intergenerational. Students from Zhang Sah will learn to teach falls-recovery tools to older adults in a shared learning environment. Elder participants will meet on their own for the first session, followed by two sessions alongside the students.

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Artificial Intelligence seems to be everywhere today. This talk will help you understand what AI is, and what it can and can‘t do. We‘ll talk about:
How do AI Chatbots work?
Do they really understand?
Why might we want to limit what AI programs can do?
Will we have super-intelligent AIs soon? (No! We‘ll talk about why.)

After the success of the first Ukemi Project series this past fall, the program is back for Part Two, this time with an exciting intergenerational focus. Penn’s Village members are invited to participate in this unique and valuable health and wellness series centered on movement, confidence, and connection.
The Ukemi Project draws on principles from formal martial arts practice and contact improvisation to teach safe falling techniques and ways to get off the floor—both independently and with a partner. Mastering ukemi—the Japanese term for “falling technique”—can improve balance, mobility, and confidence, while helping participants feel more in control of everyday movements such as walking, climbing stairs, and recovering from a trip or loss of balance.
This iteration of the Ukemi Project is intentionally intergenerational. Students from Zhang Sah will learn to teach falls-recovery tools to older adults in a shared learning environment. Elder participants will meet on their own for the first session, followed by two sessions alongside the students.