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1st Monday monthly @ 11 AM
1st Monday of the Month at 4 PM
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
A welcome and orientation session for new and prospective members in the MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
Join author Joy Manning for a practical talk on "How to Eat Healthy." As a seasoned health journalist and food writer, Joy can help simplify the often-confusing world of nutrition research, offering actionable tips to improve your diet that are easier than you might think. Drawing from her experience as nutrition editor at Prevention mag-azine and her research for her book, “Is Our Food Killing Us,” she’ll share how to minimize processed foods, reduce animal products, and embrace plant-based pro-teins and whole grains.
Joy’s personal journey using diet to manage high cholesterol has shaped her ap-proach to healthy eating. As a serious food lover and former restaurant critic, she’s learned how to balance flavor and wellness. Whether you‘re new to healthy eating or refining your habits, this talk will help you make better choices and take control of your health.
Joy Manning is a restaurant critic for Philadelphia Magazine and nutrition editor of Prevention magazine. She has written the books Is Our Food Killing Us? and Stuff Every Cook Should Know, and helped other people write theirs, including Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking and Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking. She has been nominated for awards from The James Beard Foundation and the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and has given talks on the topics of writing, storytelling, and networking.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
Golden, rich, flaky and the traditional complement to a continental breakfast, the croissant is the iconic French pastry. The “madeleine de Proust” for anyone who has visited France, its taste and smell will unexpectedly unlock past recollections of past trips to France!
Through its many evolutions, food specialists, historians and gastronomes agree that it has now become a uniquely French pastry. Hadn’t the French government already named it the “national French product” in 1920?
City Institute Free Library
Monday at 2:00pm | City Institute Free Library | 1905 Locust St.
Film Viewing and Discussion
By Alan Taylor with British actor Ian Holm
In English with subtitles.
What if Napoleon had managed to escape from Saint Helena?
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks
Join us for excellent food, drink and socializing at McCormick & Schmick‘s Seafood & Steaks. Relax and chat with other Penn’s Vil-lage members in a contemporary, casual atmosphere!
Please register on the Penn’s Village website, by emailing Info@pennsvillage.org or calling 215-925-7333. This program is pay as you go.
City Institute Free Library
Monday at 2:00pm | City Institute Free Library | 1905 Locust St.
Film Viewing and Discussion
by British director Stephen Frears.
In English with subtitles.
An amateur historian defies the academic establishment forcing them to rethink the legacy of Richard III.
MacColl Room, First Presbyterian Church
An in-person discussion of the 2023 film Origin at First Presbyterian Church, 201 South 21st Street, at 2 pm on Wednesday, October 30th.
In 2020, Isabel Wilkerson published the Pulitzer Prize, New York Times best-selling book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. In 2023, the Peabody and Emmy winning, Oscar nominated film director Ava DuVernay made a movie based on this book. DuVernay’s docudrama is not a lecture on race and class but rather the story of Wilkerson’s life and how and why she wrote Caste. This film encompasses decades and spans continents moving from the Jim Crow South to early 20th century India to Nazi Germany. It visualizes in a powerful way how our artificial construct of race is all about power—which groups have it and which do not. The movie can be seen for free on Hulu and Disney+ or rented for $3.99 on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and On Demand.
Prior to the discussion attendees are encouraged to see the movie.
Two members of Penn’s Village Inclusiveness and Diversity Committee, Wanda Mitchell and Mike Pulsifer, will lead this conversation.
Wanda Mitchell serves as a Penn’s Village board member and a member of Penn’s Village Inclusiveness and Diversity Committee. She has worked at Philadelphia Corporation for Aging for 26 years, currently serving as the Director of Community Engagement, providing leadership and direction to multiple operations within the department. During her tenure at PCA, Wanda has gained extensive knowledge and experience, developed key relationships while working with internal and external customers.
Mike Pulsifer is a charter member of Penn’s Village and a member of Penn’s Village Inclusiveness and Diversity Committee. He is a retired pastor who has served churches in Oklahoma,