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  • 1944 – History In Perspective

    Private Venue

    1944 was one of the most dramatic years in American history - indeed, it was a turning point in the history of the world! The liberation of Europe that began on D-Day was destined to change the trajectory of human … Continue reading →

  • Harriet Lane - The Greatest First Lady You Never Heard Of!

    America’s Greatest First Ladies

    IMPORTANT!!! The Venue Will Be The Libertyville Senior Center!!! Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the role of First Lady was not given so … Continue reading →

  • Billy Wilder – The Less Known Films

    Private Venue

     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 →

  • Alexander Graham Bell: Communicating with the Future

    Alexander Graham Bell: Communicating with the Future

    Private Venue

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

    Registration required; contact the organizer.
  • 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 the name Alexander Graham Bell, one word immediately springs to mind: telephone. Bell, a brilliant and determined educator as well as an important inventor of devices beyond the telephone changed … Continue reading →

    Registration required; contact the organizer.
  • Come From Away

    Chicago’s Best Broadway – 2019

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

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

  • History In Perspective – America in 1919

    Highland Park Country Club 1201 Park Avenue West, Highland Park IL, IL, United States

    What was life like in America in 1919? How did we live 100 years ago? Let's look back at what we would have seen if we could visit America in 1919. What were the top news stories, what were the … Continue reading →

  • Wedding Ceremony

    Private Venue

     You are seeing this notice because this block of time has been put aside for one of my favorite speaking opportunities! To learn more about my work as a wedding officiant, please click here. I am so blessed and so … Continue reading →

  • Carl Reiner

    Carl Reiner

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Carl Reiner is one of the funniest men ever to appear in - or write for - or direct an episode of TV! At 97, he is currently the oldest celebrity active on Twitter - and he is not even … Continue reading →

  • Grace Kelly – American Royalty

    Private Venue

    Grace Kelly American Royalty Grace Kellyhad a short, luminous and wonderful career as a movie star. She starred alngside some of the most famous leading men of her time, including Gary Cooper, (High Noon) WIlliam Holden, (The Country Girl, for … Continue reading →