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The Rat Pack – Icons Of Cool

Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United States

  The Rat Pack On Stage The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop – were the embodiment of cool for a short period of time in the late 1950s and very … Continue reading

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The Swinging, Controversial Life Of Frank Sinatra

Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

Frank Sinatra was one of the most charismatic and controversial American entertainers of all time. He was one of a kind!  Click here to read about his amazing record on Civil Rights. In this brand-new  multimedia presentation I will trace … Continue reading

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JFK – A Life

Garlands Of Barrington 1000 Garlands Ln, Barrington

JOHN F. KENNEDY - A LIFE JFK is one of our most well-known Presidents. However, much of what we "know" about him is fragmentary: his dalliances with women, his heroism in the aftermath of PT-109, his glamorous wife, his horrific death. … Continue reading

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The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas

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

Fabulous Las Vegas has gone through several fascinating eras! It was a desert town that grew when the railroads came through.To accommodate the railroad workers, a wide open culture of brothels, saloons and gambling developed in the dusty desert outpost. … Continue reading

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The Swinging, Controversial Life Of Frank Sinatra

Fremont Public Library 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL, United States

Frank Sinatra was one of the most charismatic and controversial American entertainers of all time. He was one of a kind!  Click here to read about his amazing record on Civil Rights. In this brand-new  multimedia presentation I will trace … Continue reading

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Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?

Patty Turner Center 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, United States

Forget Al Capone. He ran the Chicago Outfit brutally and very publicly for just a couple of years before being sent to prison on income tax charges. Tony Accordo and Paul RIcca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned … Continue reading

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The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas

North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

Fabulous Las Vegas has gone through several fascinating eras! It was a desert town that grew when the railroads came through.To accommodate the railroad workers, a wide open culture of brothels, saloons and gambling developed in the dusty desert outpost. … Continue reading

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The Mafia And The Building Of Las Vegas

Harper College, Main Campus 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, United States

Fabulous Las Vegas has gone through several fascinating eras! It was a desert town that grew when the railroads came through.To accommodate the railroad workers, a wide open culture of brothels, saloons and gambling developed in the dusty desert outpost. … Continue reading

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