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Disco Dance Workshop

Disco dancing will be taught by Roberta Kulik at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Kulik will teach the Bump, the Hustle and the Funky Chicken. Popular in the 1970’s, discotheque dancing music contained elements of funk, soul and pop. Disco was the last […]

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Monday Night Concert Series: French Twist

Singer Petra van Nuis and accordionist Don Stille will perform a French themed program titled, “French Twist,” at 7 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community located at 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The performance is free and open to the public. In addition to Great American Songbook tunes, van Nuis […]

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Paso Doble Dance Workshop

The Paso Doble will be taught by Roberta Kulik at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 19, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Based on Flamenco dancing, the Paso Doble, or Pasodoble, is a lively dance modeled after the drama of the Spanish bullfight. Paso doble actually means “two-step.” Described as […]

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Switchback Irish Music

Irish Duo Switchback

The Monday Night Concert at the Oak Park Arms features a performance by the Switchback Irish Duo at 7 p.m. Monday, March 12, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Avenue. For more than 20 years, Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack have been entertaining audiences around the world with their unique American Roots […]

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Oak Park Garden Club for Seniors

Flower class at Oak Park Arms gives seniors ‘a little lift’

The women behind the garden therapy group at the Oak Park Arms retirement community see firsthand the power of flowers. Held on the second Wednesday afternoon of every other month, the group allows for up to 25 people to make a floral arrangement that Sue Milojevic — the group’s organizer and vice president of programs […]

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