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  • James Madison And James Monroe: Influential Founding Fathers

    Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Their names are similar; their life spans are almost identical and each was considered one of the most influential of the founding fathers. Yet despite their very different personalities, philosophies, and  achievements, most Americans today would have a hard time … Continue reading →

  • Lincoln Movie

    Movies About Lincoln – Abraham Lincoln On Film

    Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL

    No American President has been portrayed on film more often than Abraham Lincoln! From the earliest days of silent movies, Lincoln has been featured in more movies than all other Presidents combined. The most brilliant of these iconic performances can … Continue reading →

  • Billy Wilder – The Less Known Films

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

     Billy Wilder is the greatest film director of all time! Many of Wilder's films, such as "Stalag 17,""Sunset Boulevard,"  "Double Indemnity," "Some Like It Hot," and "The Apartment" are both critically acclaimed and popular favorites, This unique four week class … Continue reading →

  • George Washington The Mostly Highly Ranked American General

    Battle Of Trenton – Turning Point For Humanity

    Private Venue

    The Battle Of Trenton The iconic image of George Washington's little boat crossing the Delaware River is firmly ingrained deep in the consciousness of America. Many people remember, in general terms, that General Washington took his army on rickety boats … Continue reading →

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  • George W. Bush

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Few Presidencies have been tested as fast and as hard as that of George W. Bush. (2000 - 2008) Just eight months after his extremely controversial election, the USA came under foreign attack on September 11, 2001. The young, inexperienced … Continue reading →

  • Come From Away

    Chicago’s Best Broadway – 2019

    Aspen Drive Library 701 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills, United States

     Each year, this Cultural Historian (and self-described Broadway nerd) offers a dynamic program looking at some of the best Broadway musicals that will be playing in the Chicagoland area this year!   Every year brings a new crop of delights … Continue reading →

  • Cole Porter – Risque Master Of American Music

    Private Venue

    Cole Porter is one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His melodies were sublime. His lyrics were clever, witty, sophisticated, original and naughty. Cole Porter was the ultimate European oriented sophisticate - yet he was born in tiny Peru, … Continue reading →

  • Tom Hanks

    Private Venue

    If you were watching TV in 1980, you might have noticed a handsome, curly haired 26-year-old named Tom Hanks starring in an innocuous new show about roommates who dressed up in drag in order to live in a women's only residence. … Continue reading →

  • TV in the 1980s

    Zoom

    If the 1970s, comedies tented to be the ground breakers and dramas were mostly bland and formulaic.  TV  in the 1980s tended to be quite different. While there were important comedies, most notably  The Cosby Show, Cheers  and The Golden Girls, for … Continue reading →

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