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SENIOR SERIES EXPLORES THE ROLE OF FOOD IN HISTORY

 SENIOR SERIES EXPLORES THE ROLE OF FOOD IN HISTORY 

The Free Library’s Central Senior Services Presents Foods That Shaped the Modern World

 PHILADELPHIA, February 8, 2013 – The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Central Senior Services presents two compelling lectures—given by University of Pennsylvania Professor Lisa Mitchell—that go beyond traditional discussions of the food and diet industries. Foods That Shaped the Modern World explains how three beverages and one food additive changed our world forever.

“Discussions about food in our society usually focus on calories or recipes,” Dick Levinson, Outreach Coordinator for Central Senior Services, remarks. “The point of this series is to explore the role that selected foods have played in shaping cultures around the world, building the global economy and determining labor practices from the plantation to the factory floor.”

Each of the following lectures will take place at 11:00 a.m. in room 108 at Parkway Central Library:

·         Coffee, Tea and Cocoa—Wednesday, March 20, 2013

·         Sugar—Wednesday, March 27, 2013

 Although Central Senior Services offers a wide variety of resources for seniors, customers of all ages are welcome, as the Library welcomes intergenerational dialogue.

 For more information on Foods That Shaped the Modern World, please call 215-686-5331.

 Central Senior Services is generously funded by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation.

 

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02/08/2013

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