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Wedding Ceremony
Private VenueYou 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
What Just Happened – September 2023 Current Events
ZoomOnce a month, you can be part of a current events discussion presentation discussion with a twist. Award-winning professional historian Barry Bradford will help us learn "What Just Happened?" This session is so unique because we will not just talk … Continue reading
What Just Happened – September 2023 Current Events (PM)
ZoomOnce a month, you can be part of a current events discussion presentation discussion with a twist. Award-winning professional historian Barry Bradford will help us learn "What Just Happened?" This session is so unique because we will not just talk … Continue reading
America’s Closest Elections: 1876 and 2000
Private VenueAmerica is the most technologically advanced country in the world. We are the only nation to land a man on the moon. Our research universities are the envy of the world. And in the year 2000, we were confronted by … Continue reading
Houdini
Private VenueHarry Houdini The name of Harry Houdini has become synonymous with magic. Simply no magician or escape artist has ever captivated the American public's imagination the way that the legendary Houdini did. "The Great Houdini" started out his life in relative … Continue reading
The Crime of the Century – The Supermodel, The Architect, And the Insane Millionaire
Park Ridge Senior Center 733 N. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, ILClick here to read more about this amazing story! At the dawn of the 20th century, America was riveted by the first celebrity murder case in America. Every element of this story is fascinating! The murderer was already famous and … Continue reading
The Best Movies Filmed In Chicago (Mid-Day)
Zoom“Best Movies Shot In Chicago” Chicago and its suburbs have been the setting for some great movies over the years. In this fascinating multimedia presentation, we will look at film clips and hear the stories about some of the best … Continue reading
The Best Movies Filmed In Chicago (Evening)
Zoom“Best Movies Shot In Chicago” Chicago and its suburbs have been the setting for some great movies over the years. In this fascinating multimedia presentation, we will look at film clips and hear the stories about some of the best … Continue reading
Al Capone – Master Of The Mob
Private VenueOrganized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading
Brown v Board – SCOTUS Transforms America
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldIn 1896, The United States Supreme Court ruled 7 -1 that segregation was legal in the country that was begun with a document that said "...all men are created equal..." In 1954, The Supreme Court of The United States declared … Continue reading