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ARBORIST WALK: NOT FOR TREE HUGGERS ONLY!
10/29/2024

Bill Wishner: Visual Hunter
10/29/2024

Can a Village Group Fix Our Healthcare System?
10/29/2024

Community Board Directors Strengthen Village Board
10/29/2024

Connecting with Village Connections: The A, B, C, & D’s of Medicare @ 65+
10/29/2024

Grief is a Journey: Two Paths Taken
10/29/2024

Message from the President
10/29/2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters
10/29/2024

What Will Be Your Legacy?
10/29/2024

1619, Approaching the Election...
10/27/2024

Beyond and Within the Village - A Star is Born
10/17/2024

Happiness by Priscilla Leonard
10/11/2024

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
10/11/2024

Unpainted Door by Louise Gluck
10/11/2024

In the Evening by Billy Collins
10/10/2024

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
10/10/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

September 2024

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1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

First Anniversary
08/19/2024

Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen
08/16/2024

Muse des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
08/16/2024

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy
08/16/2024

Ch – Ch – Ch –Changes
08/15/2024

Cultural Activities Team offers an ‘embarrassment of riches’
08/15/2024

Engaging in Pasadena Village
08/15/2024

Future Housing Options
08/15/2024

Message from the President
08/15/2024

There Are Authors Among Us
08/15/2024

Villagers Welcome New Members at the Tournament Park Picnic
08/15/2024

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
08/14/2024

A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
08/13/2024

Haikus
08/13/2024

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
08/13/2024

Poem 20 by Pablo Neruda
08/13/2024

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
08/13/2024

Trees by Joyce Kilmer
08/13/2024

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Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?
05/28/2024

Farewell from the 2023/24 Social Work Interns
05/28/2024

Gina on the Horizon
05/28/2024

Mark Your Calendars for the Healthy Aging Research California Virtual Summit
05/28/2024

Meet Our New Development Associate
05/28/2024

Putting the Strategic Plan into Practice
05/28/2024

Washington Park: Pasadena’s Rediscovered Gem
05/28/2024

Introducing Civil Rights Discussions
05/22/2024

Rumor of Humor #2416
05/14/2024

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Rumor of Humor #2418
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Springtime Visitors
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Freezing for a Good Cause – Credit, That Is
05/02/2024

No Discussion Meeting on May 3rd
05/02/2024

An Apparently Normal Person Author Presentation and Book-signing
05/01/2024

Flintridge Center: Pasadena Village’s Neighbor That Changes Lives
05/01/2024

Pasadena Celebrates Older Americans Month 2024
05/01/2024

The 2024 Pasadena Village Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
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CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS GROUP

By Blog Master
Posted: 10/26/2022
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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.


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