Rumba Dance Workshop
Roberta Kulik will teach a rumba dance workshop at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 12, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Often called the dance of love, Afro-Cuban and ballroom are the two main types of rumba dance. At the beginning of the 20th century, the ballroom rumba was introduced into American […]
Open House
The public is invited to an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Oak Park Arms Retirement Community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The open house will offer tours of the grounds and the apartments, light refreshments and prizes. The public will get the chance to learn more about the […]
Engaging with Ageing
A discussion titled “Engaging with Ageing” will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, May 19, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Members of the baby boomer generation in the United States are turning 65 in record numbers, and soon there will be the largest senior population in the nation’s […]
Narrow Gallery Art Opening
A wine and cheese reception will take place for the opening of a new art installation from 2– 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18, in the Narrow Gallery at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. This is a senior group show, which includes students from Nancy Fong’s art class. They will present their […]
Reader’s Theatre: Spoon River
The Oak Park Arms Reader’s Theatre Ensemble (ARTE) presents readings from “Spoon River Anthology,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 17, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The lives of native Illinoisans are portrayed in soliloquies from “Spoon River Anthology,” written in 1915 by Edgar Lee Masters. The work is a collection […]