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  • 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

  • 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

  • Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Rachel McAdams

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    SOLD OUT! SORRY! Hollywood's Remarkable Redheads! Three of the greatest living actresses are the remarkable Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, and Rachel McAdams. These young, popular, superb actresses have four amazing traits in common other than their amazing acting ability. Each has … Continue reading

  • The Civil War In 1864 -65

    The Civil War In 1864 -65 marks the culmination of the battle to reunify the land, crush the terrorists and end the barbaric practice of slavery. Although the fighting ends when the brilliant leadership of Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and … Continue reading

  • Phil Spector And The Murder Of Lana Clarkson

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Phil Spector And The Murder Of Lana Clarkson It sounds like an Agatha Christie story – a brilliant but troubled music producer takes a very beautiful  actress who is down on her luck back to his Tyrolian mansion for a drink. Two … Continue reading

  • SOLD OUT! Mel Brooks

    Aspen Drive Library 701 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills, United States

    IMPORTANT - THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. SORRY! Mel Brooks wrote, directed and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, … Continue reading

  • Mel Brooks

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    Mel Brooks wrote, directed and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading

  • 1862 The Civil War Year By Year- The Battle For America

    Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL

    1862 The Civil War At 150 A Nation Divided - 1862 The Civil War When the Civil War began, both sides believed the war would end quickly. They could not have been more wrong. At the two-day Battle of Shiloh, there … Continue reading

  • Movies About Lincoln – Abraham Lincoln On Film

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

    No President of the United States has been portrayed in the movies more often than Abraham Lincoln! From the earliest days of silent movies, Lincoln has been featured in more movies than all other Presidents combined. The most brilliant of … Continue reading