PACIM Events

This season, PACIM invites everyone to join us for relaxed, social bike rides exploring scenic trails around the Twin Cities. 🚴‍♀️ Don’t miss our inaugural ride! 📍 When: Saturday, May 24th at 9:30 AM 📍 Where: Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul We’ll enjoy a recreational ride along the Mississippi River toward Mendota Bridge, returning along the opposite riverbank trail. …

PACIM Board of Directors will meet at a monthly meeting at Landmark Center, Room 408 on June 5, 2025, from 6 to 8 PM. Please use the 5th Street entrance or Washington Street service door to access the building.

This season, PACIM and Fr. Cyprian invite everyone to join us for relaxed, social bike rides exploring scenic trails around the Twin Cities. 🚴‍♀️ All biking levels are welcome—just bring your bike, your energy, and your sense of adventure.  📍 When: Saturday, June 7 at 9:30 AM 📍 Where: Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul We’ll enjoy a recreational ride …

Fr. Cyprian will lead a group of riders for a relaxed and social bike ride from Wayzata to the Winery at Sovereign Estate on Dakota Rail Trail.  We are planning to stop at the winery for a glass of wine and live music by Jeff Carver and Friends. 🚴‍♀️ All biking levels are welcome—just bring your bike, your energy, and …

Stanisław Lem, The Star Diaries: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy, 1957, 273 pp., Satire/Sci-Fi Short Stories, Link An accessible introduction to Lem’s satirical style, Polish Science Fiction, and the challenges of writing around the censors.  There are 12 short stories that follow the cosmic experiences of Ijon Tichy, most of which can be read in one sitting. Zoom meeting details …