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Martin Scorsese – Modern Master Of The Movies
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldMartin Scorsese is one of my favorite film directors! His greatest work: "Raging Bull," "Taxi Driver," "The Departed," "mean Streets and "GoodFellas" rank among the best American films of all time. Although he is widely known - and criticallt acclaimed … Continue reading
Offbeat Broadway
Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, ILSome Broadway musicals that are not big hits still produce unforgettable music, delightful characters, and fascinating plots. After all, who would have guessed a musical about singing pussycats in a London alley would be a hit!? Join Broadway historian Barry … Continue reading
John Ford – Making The Western An Art Form
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesJohn Ford's career as a movie director stretched from the eartly silent era (1917) through the very end of the 1960s! How long a career is that? He directed Will Rogers' most popular talkie and lived long enough to produce … Continue reading
Diana: Life And Death Of The People’s Princess
Private VenueDiana: Glamorous And Tragic Life And Death Of a Princess She was the "People's Princess" beloved for her compassion as much as for her glamour. Sweet, pretty Lady Diana Spencer was a shy and charming kindergarten teacher when she caught the eye … Continue reading
Martin Scorsese – Modern Master Of The Movies
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesMartin Scorsese is one of my favorite film directors! His greatest work, including: "Raging Bull," "Taxi Driver," "The Departed," "Mean Streets and "GoodFellas" rank among the best American films of all time. Although he is widely known - and critically … Continue reading
Best Actors Never to Win an Oscar
Private VenueAmerica has been in love with the movies for over 100 years. And every year the race for the Oscar is closely watched by movie fans around the world. Winning the Academy award connotes something special in the history of … Continue reading
Harry S. Truman – Bringing Independence To The White House
Private VenueWhen Harry S. Truman left office he was considered a failed President. Wags said, "To err is Truman!" A half century later, conventional wisdom was that Truman was a great President. Which statement is true? Or does the truth lie … Continue reading
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
The Great Filmmakers: Preston Sturges
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesIn a span of just seven years, Preston Sturges had an unparalleled run of making some of the greatest American movies of all time. The films of Preston Sturges are absolutely unique, unforgettable and utterly brilliant. However, although his … Continue reading
1944 – History In Perspective
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield1944 was one of the most dramatic years in American history - indeed, it was a turning point in the history of the world! The liberation of Europe that began on D-Day was destined to change the trajectory of human … Continue reading