January Magazine for Pasadena Senior Center

2025 Winter Term Tuesdays, January 21 & 28 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

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Pasadena Senior Center an independent nonprofit organization January 2025, Volume 11, No. 1 85 East Holly Street, Pasadena CA 91103 Phone: (626) 795-4331 / Fax: (626) 577-4235 Travel (626) 685-6754 Email: info@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org www.PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Mission To improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, recreation, basic needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. Pasadena Senior Center was opened in 1960 as an independent nonprofit organization. PSC receives no federal, state or local government funding Akila Gibbs, Executive Director (626) 685-6703 / AkilaG@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Alan Barasorda, Director of Finance (626) 685-6723 / AlanB@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Annie Laskey, Director of Events (626) 685-6702 / AnnieL@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Dion Ferguson, Director of Operations and Classes (626) 685-6706 / DionF@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Charmaine Nelson, Director of Marketing and Communications (626) 685-6759 / CharmaineN@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Mary Merino-Avila, Director of Development (626) 685 – 6728 / MaryA@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Pam Kaye, Senior Associate Director of Development (626) 685 – 6756 / PamK@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org Food and Emergency Provisions Call Carmen Macias, Manager of Social Services and is funded entirely by private contributions, member and program fees, and special events.

LOOKING AT POLITICS M ichael A. Genovese, Professor of Political Science, author, and frequent political commentator will focus his two lectures on the recent election, and how art influences politics. Genovese’s deep understanding of presidential politics, coupled with his humor and insight, will make these lectures ones you won’t want to miss. Lectures are in-person and will not be recorded. Reservations are suggested. Tickets will be available at the door. January 21: The 2024 Presidential Election: What Happened and What Does it Mean for the Nation’s Future. Throughout the election cycle and its aftermath, Michael Genovese has been a go-to non-partisan political commentator for numerous media outlets. He brings his expertise to share with us his insights on this historic and divisive election. January 28: Art and Politics: Our Unconventional Road to Political Understanding. Presented by Michael Genovese

Michael A. Genovese holds the Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, and is Professor of Political Science, Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies, and President of the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University. In 2017 Professor Genovese was awarded the American Political Science Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Professor Genovese has written over fifty books, including How Trump Governs: The Trumping of American Politics, In his new book Art, Power, and Politics: Political Storytelling in Paintings, Music and Movies, Michael Genovese looks at how the power of “the story” overwhelms our judgment and seduces us. In this session he’ll explore how our brains are hard-wired to respond to stories, not statistics or even rational arguments.

(626) 685-6732 Center Hours Monday – Friday

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – Noon

Saturday Sunday

Closed

• Meters around the Center (Free before 11:00 a.m.) • 171 N Raymond Ave (Free with validation) • Lot on East side of Center (3 hrs Free Max, from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., M-F) Parking Options Fitness Center Open Monday to Saturday to all Members of the Fitness Center

and Leadership Matters (with Thomas E. Cronin, named Outstanding Leadership Book of the Year by the International Leadership Association). He frequently appears as a commentator on local, national, and international television and radio. During the presidency of George H.W. Bush, Genovese served as a consultant on crisis management at the Department of Defense.

TUITION $25 Members, $30 Non-Members INDIVIDUAL TICKETS $15 Members, $18 Non-Members

INFORMATION & REGISTRATION at www.PasadenaSeniorCenter.org or call (626) 795-4331

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