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April 2024
Tulsa reparations, Religion and Politics
04/09/2024
March 2024
Trumps War with Black Women
03/31/2024
Addressing The Needs of Older Adults Through Pasadena Village
03/25/2024
Coming Soon: More Resources for Older Americans, Online and in Person
03/25/2024
Community Building Locally and Nationally
03/25/2024
Preparing for the Future with Ready or Not
03/25/2024
Volunteering is at The Heart of the Village
03/25/2024
Women's Liberation: Then and Now
03/25/2024
Writing Memoirs Together
03/25/2024
Current Views on Current Events
03/20/2024
Unchained
03/18/2024
Rumr of Humor issue # 2409
03/10/2024
Blacks Portrayed by European Artists
03/03/2024
Rumor of Humor #2408
03/03/2024
February 2024
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
02/27/2024
Doug Colliflower Honored
02/27/2024
Great Decisions Connects Us to the Worldwide Community
02/27/2024
Letter from the President
02/27/2024
Pasadena Village's Impact
02/27/2024
The Power of Touch
02/27/2024
Villages as a New Approach to Aging
02/27/2024
Addressing Gang Violence in Pasadena-Altadena
02/21/2024
Rumor of Humor Issue 2407
02/19/2024
Thank You For Caring.
02/12/2024
Rumor of Humor 2405
02/11/2024
Curve Balls
02/10/2024
Sylvan Lane
02/10/2024
Rumor of Humor 2404
02/09/2024
Larry Duplechan, Blacks in Film
02/03/2024
January 2024
Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign
01/29/2024
Rumor of Humor #2403
01/28/2024
Pasadena Village Joins Two Healthy Aging Resource Projects
01/25/2024
Decluttering: Do It Now
01/24/2024
Village Volunteers Contribute to the Huntington Magic
01/24/2024
Villagers Creating Community
01/24/2024
Villagers Reflect on Black History Month
01/24/2024
Walk With Ease, 2024
01/24/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2402
01/21/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2401
01/15/2024
Re- Entry Programs, a Personal Experience
01/08/2024
CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS GROUP
By Blog MasterPosted: 10/26/2022
CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS GROUP
The Pasadena Village is a creative community of senior adults who support each other in living independently and aging together with grace and dignity. Members of the village find acceptance, friendships, and opportunities to learn and participate in activities of interest to them. These activities provide joy and combat the isolation that can come with aging.
The Village's Affinity Groups offer one way to accomplish just that. Any member who finds a shared interest among other Villagers can start an Affinity Group and plan their own meetings and activities. All Affinity groups are open to all Village members.
A new Affinity Group called “Cultural Explorations Group” (CEG) grew out of the interest of some members in learning about other cultures. This group started when a new member Prakash Shrivastava found that Toni Cavanaugh Johnson, like him, had also lived in Italy in the early sixties, and shared a common interest in other cultures. Rather than reading long books, they decided to form a group to focus on easily accessible articles, poems, films, documentaries, and short stories from other countries. As an extra attraction, their CEG meetings include potluck items of food from the cultures being studied.
At one recent event, the group watched the Italian film entitled “The Big Night” and dined on Italian food. Other meetings have featured short stories by Chekhov and Toni Morrison, a short film called “Baraka”, and a poem by Madeleine L’Engle. Particpating members have found these discussions interesting, even challenging and mind expanding. Sally Asmundson, a regular attendee says, "I’ve always loved talking about new ideas, history, art, philosophy, books, movies. The CEG has been stimulating, informative and fun”. Another participant Dick Myers said, “This is a very interesting group, it introduces topics that I would not otherwise likely to be aware”.
The Cultural Explorations affinity group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 6 pm to 8 pm in the home of one of its members. The host selects the topic and leads the discussion. The meeting usually consists of 10 to 12 participants.
If learning about other cultures with a small group of friendly fellow Villagers appeals to you, give the Cultural Explorations Affinity Group a try. Keep in mind that this group is open to Village members only, and that space at the meetings is limited, so it is best to sign up early via the Village's event calendar.