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While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via a variety of platforms! Click an event to watch or join in.

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Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Fri, May 16, 2025 9:00 A.M.
Virtual

Please join us for a series of meetings on Zoom to talk about the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela and Elaine DePrince. This memoir tells the fascinating story of a child from Sierra Leone who was adopted by an American couple at the age of four, and went on to…

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  • Languages and Learning
  • Virtual Programs
Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Tue, May 20, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Let's meditate together!  We will explore various modalities of meditation in this ongoing program.  Meditation has many benefits.  It can reduce stress, help control anxiety, improve sleep and emotional health, and may reduce blood pressure and help control pain. Our…

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Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Tue, May 27, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Let's meditate together!  We will explore various modalities of meditation in this ongoing program.  Meditation has many benefits.  It can reduce stress, help control anxiety, improve sleep and emotional health, and may reduce blood pressure and help control pain. Our…

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  • Senior
Event Type
  • Health Programs
  • Other Great Programs
  • Workshops and Enrichment
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  • Meditation
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Threats to the Independence of PA's Judiciary

Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Threats to the Independence of PA's Judiciary

Wed, May 28, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Virtual

The independence of our Judiciary, the third branch of government, is crucial to the continuance of our democracy. There are various threats and challenges to this important instution. This will be a conversation about these threats, and how concerned Pennsylvanians can take action to defend…

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  • Speakers and Lectures
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  • Government Information
  • Law
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Fri, May 30, 2025 9:00 A.M.
Virtual

Please join us for a series of meetings on Zoom to talk about the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela and Elaine DePrince. This memoir tells the fascinating story of a child from Sierra Leone who was adopted by an American couple at the age of four, and went on to…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Discussion and Participation
  • New Americans
Event Tags
  • New Americans
  • Book Clubs
  • English Language Learners
  • Languages and Learning
  • Virtual Programs
Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Tue, June 3, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Let's meditate together!  We will explore various modalities of meditation in this ongoing program.  Meditation has many benefits.  It can reduce stress, help control anxiety, improve sleep and emotional health, and may reduce blood pressure and help control pain. Our…

Ages
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  • Young Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Health Programs
  • Other Great Programs
  • Workshops and Enrichment
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  • Meditation
  • Virtual Programs
 The Silent Submarine Service: History & Recollections of a Navy Veteran

The Silent Submarine Service: History & Recollections of a Navy Veteran

Mon, June 9, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

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“Torpedo in the Water!” Edward A. Sierra vividly remembers hearing those terrifying words loudly come across the speakers while submerged aboard a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine in the Mediterranean Sea. Ed joined the United States Navy at age 17, having just graduated from…

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Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Tue, June 10, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Let's meditate together!  We will explore various modalities of meditation in this ongoing program.  Meditation has many benefits.  It can reduce stress, help control anxiety, improve sleep and emotional health, and may reduce blood pressure and help control pain. Our…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Health Programs
  • Other Great Programs
  • Workshops and Enrichment
Event Tags
  • Meditation
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Fri, June 13, 2025 9:00 A.M.
Virtual

Please join us for a series of meetings on Zoom to talk about the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela and Elaine DePrince. This memoir tells the fascinating story of a child from Sierra Leone who was adopted by an American couple at the age of four, and went on to…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Discussion and Participation
  • New Americans
Event Tags
  • New Americans
  • Book Clubs
  • English Language Learners
  • Languages and Learning
  • Virtual Programs
Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Tue, June 17, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Let's meditate together!  We will explore various modalities of meditation in this ongoing program.  Meditation has many benefits.  It can reduce stress, help control anxiety, improve sleep and emotional health, and may reduce blood pressure and help control pain. Our…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Health Programs
  • Other Great Programs
  • Workshops and Enrichment
Event Tags
  • Meditation
  • Virtual Programs
Recapturing Black History: Preserving an Inclusive View of  Philadelphia History.

Recapturing Black History: Preserving an Inclusive View of Philadelphia History.

Wed, June 18, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Virtual

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Amy Jane Cohen is an educator, historian, and author dedicated to helping Philadelphians understand and appreciate the evolution of Black history in their hometown. She is the author of "Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Routes, Continuing Legacy", published by Temple…

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  • Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia History
  • Politics
  • Social Justice
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Early America in Three Songs.

Early America in Three Songs.

Fri, June 20, 2025 11:00 A.M.
Virtual

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Chase Castle is a Benjamin Franklin Fellow and a PhD candidate in Music at the University of Pennsylvania. He has selected three essential 19th-century American songs for us: "Rosalie the Prairie Flower," "O Susanna," and "Give Me a Home Neath the Old Oak…

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  • Central Senior Services Calendar
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  • Education
  • Music
  • Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia History
  • Politics
  • History
  • Virtual Programs
Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Meditation Club for Adults (Virtual)

Tue, June 24, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Virtual

Let's meditate together!  We will explore various modalities of meditation in this ongoing program.  Meditation has many benefits.  It can reduce stress, help control anxiety, improve sleep and emotional health, and may reduce blood pressure and help control pain. Our…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Health Programs
  • Other Great Programs
  • Workshops and Enrichment
Event Tags
  • Meditation
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Judicial Ethics & Discipline

Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Judicial Ethics & Discipline

Wed, June 25, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Virtual

Learn about Pennsylvania’s judicial ethics requirements, including recusal and disciplinary processes. Pennsylvania has a Judicial Code of Conduct, a Judicial Conduct Board, and a Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. This program will discuss what they each do, and what you can do if you have a…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Discussion and Participation
  • Speakers and Lectures
  • Workshops and Enrichment
Event Tags
  • Government Information
  • Law
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Fri, June 27, 2025 9:00 A.M.
Virtual

Please join us for a series of meetings on Zoom to talk about the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela and Elaine DePrince. This memoir tells the fascinating story of a child from Sierra Leone who was adopted by an American couple at the age of four, and went on to…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Discussion and Participation
  • New Americans
Event Tags
  • New Americans
  • Book Clubs
  • English Language Learners
  • Languages and Learning
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Virtual Book Club for English Language Learners - Intermediate & Advanced

Fri, July 11, 2025 9:00 A.M.
Virtual

Please join us for a series of meetings on Zoom to talk about the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela and Elaine DePrince. This memoir tells the fascinating story of a child from Sierra Leone who was adopted by an American couple at the age of four, and went on to…

Ages
  • Adult
  • Senior
Event Type
  • Discussion and Participation
  • New Americans
Event Tags
  • New Americans
  • Book Clubs
  • English Language Learners
  • Languages and Learning
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Navigating & Understanding PA Courts

Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Navigating & Understanding PA Courts

Wed, July 23, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Virtual

This workshop illuminates the organization and procedures of the Pennsylvania Judicial System with the goal of bringing Pennsylvanians' awareness of and confidence in their courts. We will discuss the different subject matters of each court, knowing your way around the courtroom, how judges…

Ages
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  • Young Adult
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Event Type
  • Discussion and Participation
  • Speakers and Lectures
  • Workshops and Enrichment
Event Tags
  • Government Information
  • Law
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Criminal Court

Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Criminal Court

Wed, August 27, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Virtual

When taken to court, criminal matters involve very high stakes for anyone involved. Therefore, developing knowledge of the criminal process beyond TV dramas and movies is vital to advocate on your own behalf and for others in your community. This presentation will provide a primer on Criminal…

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Event Type
  • Discussion and Participation
  • Speakers and Lectures
  • Workshops and Enrichment
Event Tags
  • Government Information
  • Law
  • Virtual Programs
Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Expungement

Virtual Event - PMC Shares Workshop: Expungement

Wed, September 24, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Virtual

In this presentation, we will navigate the process of expungement and clearing your record after a criminal incident, including a review of the documents required for completion and where to go to file documents.  Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts is a nonpartisan nonprofit that envisions a…

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