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Featured Events

FEBRUARY
Songsters
Black History
Concert

Wednesday, February 8th @1:00pm

Center in the Park’s Black History Concert is one of the best traditions at CIP. Come out for an afternoon of history and celebration!

Cost: Free
Refreshments will be
Provided

Love Café

Tuesday, February 14th
@ 1:00pm

Poetry is one of the universal languages of love, music is the other. Grab and cup of coffee, a pastry and your love for a fabulous afternoon of music, laughs, insight and LOVE.

Healthy Soul Food Cooking

February 17th
@ 2:30pm

Back by popular demand! Executive Chief of Del Frisco’s Steakhouse, Orin Barkley, will be back at CIP! This four hour demo will cover the entire food process, from purchase to preparation to presentation!
Cost: $5.00
If you were here last year then you know not to miss this!

Jacoby ARTchiving

February 21st @ 1pm

Want to learn how to catalogue your treasures?

Do you have a collection that you need to learn how to display? Do you want to learn how to research your family heirlooms?

Register Now!
Cost: $5.00

Legacy Class

February 28th @ 1:00pm

Cost: Free

This class is a great FREE way to make sure that your legacy lives on! Participate in this class and receive a FREE video voucher to have a DVD created commemorating YOU!

You are important to CIP and we want to help you document your life story !

Beer and BBQ

February 29th 2012 @ 6:00pm
Cost: $5.00

The Men’s Gathering is hosting the Men’s Hangout!

Get a back rub, have some beer and bbq, watch highlights of the boxing greats! Shoot some pool and hangout at CIP.

Fred Lewis and Ed Chun of CIP's Senior Environment Corps featured on Coming of Age ads on WHYY promoting civic engagement!

Center in the Park’s Harvest Health (Chronic Disease Self-Management) Program featured in National Council on Aging’s Summer, 2009 edition of Innovations . . .
Please click here to read the article.

Join The Men’s Gathering at CIP!

Hey Buddy…

Remember when we were young-uns? Hanging out with the boys, shootin’ the breeze and clowning on each other? But as we got older, our circle got smaller. Folks moved away, got busy raising families, working... As time went on some of our friends even started to pass away. Well, that was getting me down for a while. Then I got to thinking… why don’t I make some new friendships and start having fun again?

The Men’s Gathering at Center in the Park is just the place for that! Every Friday we get together in the CIP Technology Lab for a couple of hours. Our Facilitator, Mike Sommerville, Jr is very knowledgeable about computers and shares a lot with us! Last week we learned about how to get free music and movies!

We also have what he calls a “Friday’s Man” which is a monthly guest speaker. Mike brings in some very interesting men, so you can learn something you thought you already knew!

We even have trips! We just came back from a fishing trip and had a good time (even though we didn’t catch too much of anything)! We’re going to go fishing again in September-but this time to Massachusetts… I hear the catch is a lot better there.

And then there was the time we went to see the Phillies play the Brewers. It was a little chilly… and the Phils lost, but we still had fun just being out and having a good time.

You’re gonna have to come on out with me next time we all meet up, Bro! If you…

  • Enjoy talking, sharing ideas, debating with others
  • Have questions about the Internet, phones or computer virus protection
  • Have never used a computer, but want to learn how to use one
  • Have something to say about local and national politics
  • Are an Eagles, Phillies or Sixers fan
  • Want some tips for staying healthy as you grow older
  • Are a veteran with questions about accessing benefits
  • Enjoy reminiscing about growing up in Philly “back in the day”
  • …then this is the gathering for you!

    Check out the Men’s Gathering at Center in the Park!
    We meet every Friday 10 am to 12 Noon
    in the
    CIP Technology Lab
    Fee: $5

    For more info. contact Marie-Monique Marthol at 215-849-5100 ext. 304


    Unless otherwise noted, all events will be held at Center in the Park, in historic Vernon Park, 5818 Germantown Avenue – Parking is available on the lot at Rittenhouse & McCallum Streets. Call CIP’s Program Office, at 215-848-7722 for more information.

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