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  • Looking Back, Looking Ahead – 2018 In Review

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

    This program is my most eagerly awaited event of the year!  Each December I present my choices for the top news stories of the year, the top ten quotes and the top ten new words of the year. Then I … 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

  • Grace Kelly – American Royalty

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Grace Kelly had a very short, luminous and wonderful career as a movie star. In her 11 films, she starred alngside some of the most famous leading men of her time, including Gary Cooper, (High Noon) WIlliam Holden, (The Country … Continue reading

  • Looking Back, Looking Ahead – 2018 In Review

    Prospect Heights Public Library 12 N. Elm Street, Prospect Heights, IL, United States

    This program is my most eagerly awaited event of the year!  Each December I present my choices for the top news stories of the year, the top ten quotes and the top ten new words of the year. Then I … Continue reading

  • Best Actresses To Never Win An Oscar!

    Private Venue

    The Oscars are designed to recognize the greatest achievements in the movies. But as you will see in this unique multimedia presentation, laden with film clips, Oscar has snubbed some of the greatest and most popular performers in cinema history! … Continue reading

  • Rita Hayworth – American Royalty

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    The pin-up photo of Rita Hayworth hung above the bunks of World War II American soldiers, airmen and sailors and airmen all over the world. She was called "The Love Goddess" and Fred Astaire declared her his best dance partner. … Continue reading

  • Rosa Parks And The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Rosa Parks: Real Story Of A Real Hero December 1, 1955.  One brave and determined woman made a fateful decision that changed the course of human history.  Rosa Parks’ decision to challenge the segregation of busses in Alabama sparked not … Continue reading

  • Who Killed JFK – Historian Presents a Modern Analysis

    Private Venue

     Who Killed JFK?  I'll Tell You! The murder of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, shocked the nation. A suspect was quickly arrested and subsequently murdered. President Lyndon Johnson appointed a blue ribbon committee – the Warren Commission – … Continue reading

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