Date: 10/27/2025
Subject: This Week From Penn's Village
From: Penn's Village

This Week at Penn’s Village

A Penn’s Village Virtual Preview- Share with a Non Member Friend!

Tuesday, October 28, 2025,

4:00 PM until 5:30 PM

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.

Grandmothers Leading Community Change
Wednesday, October 29
2pm-3:00pm via Zoom

Please join to hear PV’s Executive Director, Dr. Lynsey Farrell share her expertise in how older women are using their lived experience, cultural wisdom and deep community ties to address urgent challenges and foster intergenerational belonging.

Register

Next Week at Penn's Village

Know your Medicare Options Educational Only Seminar

Wednesday, November 5th, 2:00pm-3:00pm

ZOOM

A 60-minute presentation and discussion on Medicare as a whole, changes to Medicare as we approach 2026, and answering questions from participants about what they need to consider with either their existing coverage or what to consider if they are just starting on Medicare.

Register here REGISTER

Thursday, November 6th.

11:30-12:30pm

with optional lunch in the Moore’s College Cafe

Tour the latest exhibit in the spacious, upbeat Galleries at the Oldest Women's Art College in the US and learn about the interesting History of the school and some of their illustrious graduates.

$15 CASH AT THE DOOR ONLY- This fee supports the students of the school

sign up here: Register

Penn’s Village Goes to the Movies

My Name is Khan

Thursday, November 6,

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Philadelphia City Institute
1905 Locust Street

161 minutes - Note that this film is LONG!

Daniele will start the film immediately and do

remarks discussion afterwards for those who have time

English and Hindi with English subtitles

A love story transcending social and religious

boundaries packed with interconnected

themes: overcoming prejudice,

power of love and living with Asperger’s syndrome.

No registration required.

Chess Group Wednesdays

from 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM

Location

This event is in a private home. Please contact m.muecke@comcast.net for more information & directions

We welcome all levels of chess players

THE PV SUPPORT GROUP HAS OPENINGS

The Penn’s Village Support Group has openings for new members. While originally set up as a Caregiver Group, it has broadened its focus to other issues of aging such as health problems, loss of a loved on, and any issue where mutual support might be beneficial. So far, only women have chosen to participate in the support group, although men are welcome to join the group.

The Support Group is facilitated by two retired clinical social workers who are member volunteers and were long-time colleagues before retirement.

The group meets via Zoom on the first Monday of the month at 11 AM.

New members would begin on DECEMBER 1, 2025.

If interested or would like more information, please contact

Eileen Glass at eileen.glass@yahoo.com or Elisabeth Doolan at edoolan329@gmail.com

You will receive the zoom link once you’ve reached out to Eileen or Elisabeth.

FROM THE COMMUNITY

CONCERTS@FIRST PRESENTS

NOSFERATU

A Halloween silent film with live organ accompaniment

The First Presbyterian Church

21st & Walnut

Friday, October 31 @ 8 PM

Tickets $20 at the door

($10 for students)

Performed by Organist, Kalle Toivio

Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for Caregivers

Its Medicare Open Enrollment Time

Here’s a recording you may wish to listen to to learn more:

LISTEN

Many changes, including potentially large price increases are on the horizon. If you need help understanding or navigating your current Medicare choices, please reach out to a professional to help you make your 2026 health care decisions.

A Penn’s Villager has provided this second resource

Steven Perlman contact info: https://mmeau.com/. 267-498-9707

Keeping Older Adults Safe During

the Winter Months

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

642 N Broad St - 2nd Floor Auditorium

Thursday, November 6, 2025

9:00 am - 12:30 pm

(continental breakfast provided)

You must register and request parking by

Thursday, October 30th contact:

Community.RelationsRSVP@pcacares.org or

call 215-765-9040.

Learn more about important resources

and programs from these participating agencies:

• Energy Coordinating Agency

• PCA Helpline and the Emergency Fund

• PECO

• Philadelphia Gas Works

• Utility Emergency Services Fund

Free parking – Entrance on 15th Street

between North & Wallace Streets

A Community Offering Especially for Penn’s Village

Ukemi Project: Mastering the Art of Falling and Recovery

A 3 Session Series, Saturdays from 2-3PM

on the following dates:

Nov 15th, 2025

Dec 13th, 2025

and Jan 10th, 2026

Penn’s Village members are invited to participate in this program - it draws on the principles of formal martial arts practice and contact improvisation to teach participants safe falling techniques and ways to get off the floor

Program Details:

Location: Zhang Sah Dojo, Queen Village, 530 Bainbridge St
Time: 2pm
Cost: $10 per class (cash or check, collected on site)
Accessibility: Participants will need to climb one set of stairs (with handrails on both sides). Shoes are not permitted inside the dojo; socks or bare feet are required.
Waivers/Insurance: Provided by the instructor, Judith Sachs, through Anyone Can Move.

For more information email Judith at judith@anyonecanmove.com

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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.

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