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  • Jackie Robinson

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

     Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. The dramatic story of how Branch Rickey defied the baseball establishment by promoting to the major leagues the first African American players ever to walk on the field is a fascinating story. However, … 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

  • 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

  • Barry’s Best Of Broadway

    Cook Memorial Library 413 N. Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, 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

  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau – The Odd Couple Of Comedy!

    Private Venue

    Individually, they were two of the best screen actors of their generation. Collectively,they were one of the greatest movie teams of all time! Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau Like Fred and Ginger, Tracy and Hepburn, Burns and Allen, when you … Continue reading

    Registration required; contact the organizer.
  • The Life Of Lincoln

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

    When Abraham Lincoln became President, he was two years younger than George W. Bush was when he became Chief Executive! On the day he died, Lincoln was approximately the same age Barack Obama is today. Few people realize Lincoln was … Continue reading

  • Barry’s Best Of Broadway

    Niles Senior Center 999 Civic Center Drive, Niles, 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

    $15.00
  • 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

  • Tom Hanks

    Algonquin Area Public Library District 2600 Harnish Dr. , lgonquin, IL 60102

    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 a couple of male  best friends/roommates who dressed up in drag in order to live … Continue reading

  • Tom Hanks

    Algonquin Area Public Library District 2600 Harnish Dr. , lgonquin, IL 60102

    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