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Best Movies Directed By Women – Part II
PLEASE NOTE: SPECIAL START TIME OF 6 PM From 1929 to 2024, 601 movies were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. Of those, 22 were directed by women. In this exciting, brand-new two-part multimedia presentation, we will examine all … Continue reading
Best Movies About Politics
Private VenuePolitics and the movies are a match made in heaven! Movies need compelling characters, suspenseful plots, unexpected twists, and a great conclusion. Politics provides all the above and then some! In this remarkable new presentation, Best Movies About Politics, I'll … Continue reading
Barry’s Broadway Blockbusters Part I
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldI am so excited about this program! Barry's Broadway blockbuster, part one, will examine some of the show-stopping moments on Broadway in the last 25 years. In this exciting brand-new program, cultural historian and Broadway maven Barry Bradford presents some … Continue reading
The History Of Political Satire
ZoomThe History of Political Satire – From Mark Twin To Stephen Colbert “Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reason,” or so said America’s first great political satirist, Mark Twain. Although the history of political … Continue reading
The History Of NBC
Private VenueThe history of NBC is perhaps the most storied and essential in broadcasting history. Its founder, the illustrious David Sarnoff, was the genius who turned a small local radio station into a gigantic, influential multimedia empire, always had dreams of … Continue reading
Barry’s Broadway Blockbusters Part Two
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldThis is a program that I am so excited about! Barry's Broadway blockbuster part one will look at some of the show-stopping moments on Broadway in the last 25 years. In this exciting brand-new program, cultural historian and Broadway maven … 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
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
Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement
Northbrook Public Library 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, IL, United StatesSome people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading
What Just Happened – September 2024 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