
Events
There’s always something going on at PAC Center. Join us.

Swarthmore Old Time String Jam
A welcoming jam for those who want to play bluegrass style music. Novices to seasoned players should bring their fiddles, banjos, mandolins, guitars, or other instruments. Listeners and BYOB welcome. Free for all. Hosted by Adam Silverman.

Sound Bath Session
Sound Meditation, also known as a Sound Bath, utilizes the therapeutic application of sound frequencies and vibrations to provide a powerful and gentle way to shift consciousness and enhance well-being. It is an opportunity to embrace mindful practices and reconnect with our inner selves.

Introduction to Cyanotypes
In this workshop, you will learn all about the mysterious and beautiful artistic process known as cyanotype. Over the course of three hours, you will learn the history of the process and how to create your own Prussian blue botanical prints.

Mural and Mosaic Making Workshop, with STC
Join us for a talk by local artists followed by a hands-on mosaic making class. The pieces created will be included on a new mural at the Swarthmore Co-Op this summer!
*Space is limited to 25 participants per workshop timeslot, pre-registration is required though it is free of cost. Please register below for which timeslot you will be attending. The preceding artist talk is open to all.

Swarthmore Song Circle
Pull up a chair, bring your instrument or just your ears for listening or your hands for clapping. All are welcome at the Song Circle! This welcoming jam is free for all.

CANCELLED! PAC Center Contra Dance
*THIS WEEK’S CONTRA DANCE IS CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT! *
This fun social dance is easy to learn with live music and professional callers teaching the moves. There's lots of swinging and lots of brisk walking and lots of smiles.

Celebrate International Yoga Day
Kids Yoga, Songs, Stories & Art! Join Allison for a fun, interactive outdoor yoga time of breathing, stretching, games, partner & group poses connecting to nature, ourselves and our community in honor of International Day of Yoga celebrated annually around the world. No experience necessary.
Suggested donation: $10 per family / $15 with 2+ kids or pay-what-you-wish. Proceeds support The PAC Center family programs.

Solstice Yoga & Sound Bath in the Amphitheater
Celebrate the summer solstice with an evening of tranquility and renewal in the Scott Arboretum’s outdoor amphitheater at Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore Song Circle
Pull up a chair, bring your instrument or just your ears for listening or your hands for clapping. All are welcome at the Song Circle! This welcoming jam is free for all.

English Country Dancing with Jenny Beer
ECD is an ideal low-impact exercise that engages your body, mind, and spirit. Plus, it's a great way to socialize and make new friends. Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
Sliding Scale $7 - $10

Restorative Chi Yoga Retreat for Summer
Tap into the fire energy of summer with this relaxing and informative mini-retreat designed to reduce anxiety and reset the central nervous system to the “rest and refresh” response.

Swarthmore Old Time String Jam
A welcoming jam for those who want to play bluegrass style music. Novices to seasoned players should bring their fiddles, banjos, mandolins, guitars, or other instruments. Listeners and BYOB welcome. Free for all. Hosted by Adam Silverman.

Swarthmore Song Circle
Pull up a chair, bring your instrument or just your ears for listening or your hands for clapping. All are welcome at the Song Circle! This welcoming jam is free for all.

PAC Center Contra Dance
This fun social dance is easy to learn with live music and professional callers teaching the moves. There's lots of swinging and lots of brisk walking and lots of smiles.

Busy Moms Workshop: Plan Summer for YOU!
Do you know how you make summer plans for your kids starting in January, and then June comes around and you realize you haven't planned anything for yourself? Let's change that.

Swarthmore Song Circle
Pull up a chair, bring your instrument or just your ears for listening or your hands for clapping. All are welcome at the Song Circle! This welcoming jam is free for all.

English Country Dancing with Jenny Beer
ECD is an ideal low-impact exercise that engages your body, mind, and spirit. Plus, it's a great way to socialize and make new friends. Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
Sliding Scale $7 - $10

Activity Group: For People Living With Disabilities, hosted by CADES
CADES facilitators lead guided games and activities to bring joy and social connection to participants. This group offers much-needed community connections for both individuals living with disabilities and their caregivers. Participation is free and open to all, no registration required.

Swarthmore Song Circle
Pull up a chair, bring your instrument or just your ears for listening or your hands for clapping. All are welcome at the Song Circle! This welcoming jam is free for all.

Activity Group: For People Living With Disabilities, hosted by CADES
CADES facilitators lead guided games and activities to bring joy and social connection to participants. This group offers much-needed community connections for both individuals living with disabilities and their caregivers. Participation is free and open to all, no registration required.

PAC Center Contra Dance
This fun social dance is easy to learn with live music and professional callers teaching the moves. There's lots of swinging and lots of brisk walking and lots of smiles.

Sound Bath Session
Sound Meditation, also known as a Sound Bath, utilizes the therapeutic application of sound frequencies and vibrations to provide a powerful and gentle way to shift consciousness and enhance well-being. It is an opportunity to embrace mindful practices and reconnect with our inner selves.

French Conversation Group
Join us in speaking French about a variety of subjects. Open to any skill level, but may be best suited for intermediate speakers. The primary purpose is for participants to practice speaking French and have fun doing it. Event is free.

Swarthmore Song Circle
Pull up a chair, bring your instrument or just your ears for listening or your hands for clapping. All are welcome at the Song Circle! This welcoming jam is free for all.

Community Conversation: Vaping Trends - What Every Parent Should Know About Nicotine and Cannabis
In recognition of World Tobacco Day, join us for a presentation by public health researcher Sean McCormick, Ph.D., M.S. on the advances in vape and e-cigarette technology, and the dangers of nicotine and cannabis addiction and how vaping affects adolescent development.

Activity Group: For People Living With Disabilities, hosted by CADES
CADES facilitators lead guided games and activities to bring joy and social connection to participants. This group offers much-needed community connections for both individuals living with disabilities and their caregivers. Participation is free and open to all, no registration required.

Swarthmore Old Time String Jam
A welcoming jam for those who want to play bluegrass style music. Novices to seasoned players should bring their fiddles, banjos, mandolins, guitars, or other instruments. Listeners and BYOB welcome. Free for all. Hosted by Adam Silverman.

Rotary Arts Conversation: Dancers Sharon Friedler and Jon Sherman
Join Jeannine Osayande in conversation with dancer/choreographer Sharon Friedler and Jon Sherman. Get an in-depth glimpse into their journeys into dance, creative processes and their current work leading dance classes with Parkinson’s disease patients to help them build more joyous and resilient lives.

His Girl Friday: A Radio Live Arts Performance
It’s the bustling newsroom of the 1940s with a fast-talking, headline-chasing radio play adaptation of the classic screwball comedy His Girl Friday!
Join us for an evening of rapid-fire wit, charm, and high-stakes journalism as star reporter Hildy Johnson goes head-to-head with her ex-husband and editor, Walter Burns, in a love-hate race against the clock. Five actors take on 40 roles!

Swarthmore Song Circle
Pull up a chair, bring your instrument or just your ears for listening or your hands for clapping. All are welcome at the Song Circle! This welcoming jam is free for all.

English Country Dancing with Jenny Beer
ECD is an ideal low-impact exercise that engages your body, mind, and spirit. Plus, it's a great way to socialize and make new friends. Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
Sliding Scale $7 - $10

PAC Center Contra Dance
This fun social dance is easy to learn with live music and professional callers teaching the moves. There's lots of swinging and lots of brisk walking and lots of smiles.

Park Avenue Concert Series: Sextet in G Major by Johannes Brahms
Park Avenue Concerts at the PAC Center closes its 2024-2025 season with a performance of one of classical music’s greatest masterworks: the Sextet in G Major by Johannes Brahms.