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  • Current Events Discussion Presentation

    What Just Happened – January 2026 Current Events (PM)

    Zoom

    Once a month, you can participate in a current events discussion presentation with a twist.  Award-winning  professional historian Barry Bradford will help us learn “What Just Happened?” This session is unique because we will not just discuss our opinions about … Continue reading →

    $5
  • Current Events Discussion Presentation

    What Just Happened – January 2026 Current Events (NSSC)

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Once a month, you can participate in a current events presentation and discussion with a twist. Award-winning  professional historian Barry Bradford will help us learn “What Just Happened?” This session is unique because we will not just discuss our opinions … Continue reading →

    $5

  • Great Fortunes Of The Gilded Age: Rockefeller

    Private Venue

      During the Gilded Age, a small circle of Americans accumulated fortunes so vast they reshaped the nation itself. But one man stood above them all. When asked to name the richest American in history, most people instinctively say Bill … Continue reading →

    $5

  • Great Fortunes Of The Gilded Age: Rockefeller

    Zoom

      During the Gilded Age, a small circle of Americans accumulated fortunes so vast they reshaped the nation itself. But one man stood above them all. When asked to name the richest American in history, most people instinctively say Bill … Continue reading →

    $5
  • CBS I Love Lucy

    Television In The 1950s

    Glenview Senior Center 2400 Chestnut Ave, Glenview, IL, United States

    The fabulous 1950s are often called The "First Golden Era" of Television!Mel With programs ranging from  "I Love Lucy" to Edward R. Murrow, Sid Caesar to live dramas weekly, , from rigged quiz shows, Gunsmoke, and soap operas, the 1950s … Continue reading →

  • The Beach Boys: America’s Band and Their Timeless Sound

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    With Brian Wilson's death on June 11, 2025, American music lost one of its most dynamic and original creators. As co-founder of the Beach Boys, Wilson was the musical genius behind the California sound, melding lush harmonies, inventive arrangements, and … Continue reading →

    $5
  • Legendary Bobby Darin

    Bobby Darin: A Brilliant Career Cut Short

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    With the debut of the new Broadway musical Just in Time on April 23, 2025, American music is experiencing a joyful revival of one of its most dynamic stars, Bobby Darin. The show has introduced a whole new audience to … Continue reading →

  • Howard Hughes

    The Richest Americans: Howard Hughes

    Private Venue

    Howard Hughes was a man whose ambition matched his fortune—and whose inner life was as complex as it was tragic. A record-setting aviator and aviation pioneer, Hughes was also a brilliant inventor, a powerful industrialist, a legendary Hollywood producer, a … Continue reading →

    $5.00
  • Howard Hughes

    The Richest Americans: Howard Hughes

    Zoom

    Howard Hughes was a man whose ambition matched his fortune—and whose inner life was as complex as it was tragic. A record-setting aviator and aviation pioneer, Hughes was also a brilliant inventor, a powerful industrialist, a legendary Hollywood producer, a … Continue reading →

    $5.00