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  • 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

  • Carol Burnett – Queen Of Comedy

    Private Venue

      Carol Burnett is one of the funniest women ever to star on television.  And on Broadway. And in films.  She is also, by reputation, one of the nicest, most thoughtful and highly respected women in the entire history of … Continue reading

  • The Sam Sheppard Murder Case – Victim or Liar

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    They were the All-American family: a handsome, highly respected doctor, his beautiful, athletic and pregnant wife, and their adorable son. They lived in the lovely town of Bay Village Ohio. They had a comfortable home, a secure place in the … Continue reading

  • Jackie Robinson

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     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

  • American Movies Set In Italy

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

    Italy!  Italy is a beautiful country - the weather and the colors are as warm as the people. Diane Lane Glows "Under The Tuscan Sun" Americans are welcomed in every part of the country. Whether tourists want to admire the … Continue reading

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  • The Civil War In 1863

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    SOLD OUT! SORRY! Our series on the Civil War continues with one of the most exciting and meaningful years in that great conflict. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln made the rationale for winning the war not just the preservation of the … Continue reading

  • Medgar Evers: Is It Ever Too Late To Do The Right Thing?

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Medgar Evers Is My Hero. Medgar Evers, a brave Civil Rights leader,was assassinated in the driveway of his home, murdered by a Ku Klax Klan leader bent on blood. What offense had Medgar Evers committed? He was trying to register African Americans … Continue reading

  • Sidney Poitier

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    Sidney Poitier is, without question, one of the greatest actors in the history of American film. Additionally, Sidney Poitier is the man who broke the color barrier in Hollywood. Like Barack Obama or Jackie Robinson, he was more than just … Continue reading