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    The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas

    Private Venue

    Fabulous Las Vegas has gone through several fascinating eras! It was a desert town that grew when the railroads came through. Las Vegas accommodated the railroad workers, a wide-open culture of brothels, saloons, and gambling developed in the dusty desert … Continue reading →

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  • Walt Disney – Animating America

    Private Venue

    It is no overstatement to say that Walt Disney is one of the most influential Americans of all time. His name alone has become synonymous with forms of entertainment and recreation known throughout the world. To call something "Disneyesque" or … Continue reading →

  • Alexander Graham Bell: Communicating with the Future

    Alexander Graham Bell: Communicating with the Future

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Alexander Graham Bell: Communicating with the Future If you mention Alexander Graham Bell, one word immediately comes to mind: telephone. Bell, a brilliant and determined educator as well as an important inventor of devices beyond the telephone, changed the future. … Continue reading →

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  • The Inconsistent Zen Of Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs: Marketing The Future

    Private Venue

    Click Here To Read About Steve Jobs - Entrepreneur Of The Future and his use of Zen When we speak of great American inventors, a few names leap to mind.  Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Edison. Alexander Graham Bell. Samuel Morse.  Each transformed the … Continue reading →

    This event is not open to the general public.

  • 2022/2023

    The Year In Review – And Predictions For 2023 (PM)

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Updated every year-my most popular program!   We will look at the top news stories of the year, remember the famous people who passed away, look at the top quotes and new words of the year, and I will fearlessly … Continue reading →

  • Current Events Discussion Presentation

    What Just Happened – January 2023 Current Events

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Once a month, you can be part of a current events discussion presentation discussion with a twist. Award-winning  professional historian Barry Bradford will help us learn "What Just Happened?" What makes this session so unique is that we will not … Continue reading →