Card Making Workshop
A card making workshop will be held at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Ada Willer, administrative secretary for Oak Park River Forest High School, has volunteered to host. She will bring her own materials for participants to use. The workshop will allow participants […]
Polish Film Festival: The Pianist
The Polish Film Festival series continues with the Academy Award-winning film, “The Pianist,” at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The film will be viewed and reviewed with radio announcer Dan Kane. This 2002 film is a historical drama directed by Roman Polanski. Scripted by Ronald […]
Seniors dance night away at Oak Park Arms’ prom
Marcia and Martin Gutke met nearly 10 years ago, at a dance similar to the Seniors’ Senior Prom at the Oak Park Arms retirement community. As they swayed back and forth June 6 to Etta James’ “At Last,” the couple whispered to each other and smiled, Martin twirling Marcia now and then. “It’s just a […]
Seniors’ Senior Prom – Sock Hop
It’s Senior Prom time. Every year sees event venues filled with high school seniors dressed to the nines and enjoying this most special event. Well, it’s not just high school seniors… A different group of seniors will be rockin’ and rollin’ all night long at the 35th annual Seniors’ Senior Prom titled, “Rock Around the […]
Music Club: Summer Songs
The Oak Park Arms Music Club (record spinning club) will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Host Dan Kane will spin the oldies, and the public is invited to enjoy this evening of “Summer Songs.” A resident of Oak Park, Kane is a genealogist and radio announcer. He […]