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  • Tom Hanks

    Vernon Township Senior Center 16652 North Buffalo Grove Road,, Prairie View, IL, United States

    If you were watching TV in 1980, you might have noticed a 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 →

  • 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! I am so blessed and so humbled to be a licensed wedding officiant. I will be conducting the wedding … Continue reading →

  • Gracie Allen – Underappreciated Comic Genius

    Private Venue

     Gracie Allen is one of the funniest women ever to perform in American theater, radio, television and film. And yet if I asked you to name the greatest comedienne's of all time, you would probably mention names like Lucille Ball, … Continue reading →

  • The Fist Best Selling Cookbook:

    Julia Child: Spy And Chef

    Private Venue

    Julia Child: Serving America In 1963 Julia Child became the first national superstar chef on TV.! Her program "The French Chef" was so influential that the Smithsonian Institute features her kitchen, intact, as a permanent exhibit! Julia Child changed the way America … Continue reading →

  • Doolittle Raid Newspaper

    The Doolittle Raid – Flying Into Greatness

    Private Venue

    The Doolittle Raid: America Fights Back After the deadly surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the USA wanted. Pres. Roosevelt knew that it would inevitably be a long war when we took on the forces of the Japanese Army and Navy. … Continue reading →

  • Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Rachel McAdams

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Remarkable Redheads! Three of the greatest living actresses are the remarkable Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, and Rachel McAdams. These young, popular, superb actresses have four amazing traits in common other than their amazing acting ability. Each has just reached her forties, … Continue reading →

  • Modern Movie Stars: The Remarkable Redheads

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Three of the best actresses never to win an Oscar are working right now! Each is in her 40s, each has been an Oscar nominee and each is a redhead! Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, and Rachel McAdams are amazingly talented … Continue reading →

  • Mary Tyler Moore

    Private Venue

    Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her iconic show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to become more independent and to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. Moore’s own 50-plus-year … Continue reading →

  • RFK Campaigining

    Robert F. Kennedy – Fallen Leader

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

    Imagine If RFK Had Not Been Shot   The election of 1968 was a tipping point in American History. Protests over the war in Vietnam. marches for Civil Rights, demands for change roiled the country.  And then, just months apart, … Continue reading →

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  • Barry’s Best Of Broadway

    Fremont Public Library 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL, United States

    As a professional cultural Historian (and a self-described Broadway fanatic) I have actually seen well over 200 performances on Broadway! I truly love going to the theater in New York City! Accordingly, I make several trips a year to Manhattan … Continue reading →