Exercise in the Solarium!
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:15 a.m.
Norman Yanovitz leads this long-standing group workout in the Solarium.
VOTER REGISTRATION HELP DESK
Main Lobby
Friday, April 25, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 26, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Courtesy of Washington Square Citizens League
Help Desk, forms – including Register to Vote by Mail Applications – and assistance will be available.
WASHINGTON SQUARE CITIZENS LEAGUE
All Hopkinson House residents are welcome! See details below on this and much more.
WSCL Membership Form 2024-25 Washington Square Citizens League is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to motivating Hopkinson House residents to become engaged in the political and social processes of the day.
Founded in 1996, WSCL offers an array of activities, including informative programs and regular meetings organized around interest groups. The membership year is from July 1 – June 30. Annual dues for 2024-2025 are $10 per person, $20 per couple. Questions? Contact .
Evening Discussion Forums and Speaker Series
Topical evening Discussion Forums and a Speaker Series take place on selected weekdays from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. in the Solarium unless otherwise noted. Knowledgeable Hopkinson House residents lead the Discussion Forums. Information packets generally are emailed to WSCL members about a week in advance and also posted here for access. The Speaker Series features local outside experts.
- May 6 (Tuesday), End of Life and Thereafter. David Kurkowski, Moderator
- May 19 (Monday), Climate Science and Policy Update. Featured speaker, Frank Niepold III, NOAA
- June 2 (Monday), Higher Education in Tumult. Vicky Kirkham, Moderator
Additional events TBA
WSCL Book & Crime Novels Groups
BOOK GROUP (General), Sunday, 4:30 pm, Upper Solarium
Meetings take place on the first Monday of the month.
- May 4, BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah
- June 1, PATRIOT: A MEMOIR by Alexei Navalny
CRIME NOVELS, Wednesday, 1:30 pm, Library
Meetings take place on the third Wednesday of the month.
- May 21, A MAN LAY DEAD by Ngaio Marsh
- June 18, INDEMNITY ONLY by Sara Paretsky
CURTAIN UP! WSCL Theatre Discussion Group
Theatre-lovers meet monthly on Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) to discuss plays
attended, do live readings, interact with guest speakers, and more. The group meets in the upper Solarium unless otherwise noted.
- April 29 – In-depth discussion of Rift, or White Lies produced by InterAct Theatre, plus other plays recently seen.
- May 20
REEL GROUP for Movie Discussions
This revived group meets on the second Sunday of the month (except for May) from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Upper Solarium. Group participants vote on the film to discuss based on a selection of movies playing at Landmark Ritz 5 or Philadelphia Film Society Bourse theater.
- June 8 – Film TBA on June 5