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CV Lecture: Scam and Fraud Prevention
Cokesbury's senior residents are frequent targets for online scams ranging from harmless nuisances to serious threats. Even experienced users can be fooled, especially as AI makes scams more convincing.
Three Cokesbury residents will share real examples of scams received by email, phone, text, ...
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Quality of Life Presentation - The Gift of Sight
Jerilyn Giardina and Jim Quirk from Altruvision, a Lions Eye Bank gave a lecture on cornea transplants.
Jim Quirk Jim is President of AltruVision and Chair of the Eye Bank Association of America. AltruVision is grounded in altruism, authenticity, and diversity. We include and embrace different ...
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CV Lecture Series: Artesian Water
Presented by Elaine Christopher, Manager of Customer Relations &
Dean Hagans, Supervisor of Customer RelationsFounded in 1905, Artesian Water Company, Inc. owns, operates, and maintains water treatment and water distribution systems in Delaware.
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CV Lecture Series: Hagley Museum History
Presented by Erik Rau, Director, Library Services at Hagley Museum and Library.
This presentation will include a brief history of Hagley Museum and Library. Highlights include our origin as the DuPont Company powder yards, the creation of our institution in the mid-20th century, the expansion of...
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Quality of Life Presentation: Atrial Fibrillation
Presented by Audrey A. Sernyak, MD
Dr. Sernyak is a cardiologist and program director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship program at Christiana Care Health System. Dr. Sernyak joined Christiana Care most recently from St. Francis Healthcare, where she was director of the Cardiovascular Service Lin...
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CV Lecture Series: Willian DuPont Jr., Houses, Horses, and Hounds
Presented by Primus Poppiti
While in his youth William du Pont, Jr. developed interests in hunting, horse racing and breeding, fox hounds, and tennis and later began his lifelong career as a banker at the Delaware Trust Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware. He eventually designated Bellevue Hall...
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CV Lecture Series: U.S. National Interests and Foreign Policy
Presented by David Satterfield
The discussion will review domestic U.S. and global developments in light of the new Administration's decisions and actions. Russia-Ukraine, China, Iran, the Middle East, North American trade issues (Canada/Mexico) and tariffs will be considered. -
CV Lecture Series: The Historical Significance of the Hotel Du Pont
Tom Powderly gave a lecture on the history of the Hotel Du Pont on June 10, 2025 in the auditorium at Cokesbury Village.
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G&H: Barry Marrs Butterflies
Barry Marrs gave a lecture on Butterflies at the Garden and Horticulture meeting on June 10, 2025 in the auditorium at Cokesbury Village.
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Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi 2025 Return Concert
The piano duo, Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi gave a concert in the auditorium at Cokesbury Village on May 16, 2025
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CV Lecture Series: The Real Women Veterans of Vietnam
Presented by award-winning journalist Nancy E. Lynch. Inspired by Kristin Hannah's novel The Women, Lynch shares powerful war letters from military nurses and a Donut Dolly, featured in her News Journal column, Nancy's Vietnam Mailbag (19681972). Lynch contrasts real women's experiences with thos...
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Diversity Lecture: Del Redhair - This is Me!
In a lecture sponsored by the Cokesbury Village Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Del Redhair talked about Navajo culture and his life. The presentation was in the Atrium Meeting room on April 26, 2025.
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CV Lecture Series: Rediscovering The Washington Memorial Bridge
A lecture in the Cokesbury Village auditorium on April 22, 2025 by Jim Tevebaugh on his efforts to preserve and celebrate the Washington Memorial Bridge (it crosses the Brandywine by Christiana Care Hospital - Wilmington Division).
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Foss Travelogue - Central America: Route of the Maya
A travelogue presented by Helen and Bob Foss of their 2010 trip through Central America. Presented in the auditorium at Cokesbury Village on April 9, 2025.
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CV Lecture Series: Equestrian Activity in Chester County
Just a stone's throw from Cokesbury Village is Chester County, Pennsylvania. This is an area steeped in equestrian tradition from its great selection of competitive disciplines to its more bucolic recreational offerings. It is a hub for elite equestrian athletes and hobby horse farms alike, offer...
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Grounds & Horticulture: All About Woodpeckers
Lew Scharpf gave a lecture on Woodpeckers at the Garden and Horticulture meeting on April 8, 2025 in the auditorium at Cokesbury Village.
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Cokesbury Village Lecture - Mushrooms
On September 10, 2024, Tina Ellor from Phillips Mushroom Farms gave a lecture on mushrooms.
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Hidden Canyons in the Sea
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Eye Health - A Lecture by Dr. Robert Abel
Robert Abel, Jr. M.D. gave a lecture on eye health in the auditorium of Cokesbury Village on February 18, 2025
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Ron Wyatt Del Photo Soc Oct 2024
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Successful Aging
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Richard Flanagan 2 (1)
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Richard Flanagan 2
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A Conversation about Death