Events

The Oak Park Arms Music Club will feature a “Spring has Sprung” collection at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The music club is hosted by radio announcer Dan Kane. The OIn In celebration of the vernal equinox, otherwise known as spring, the public is invited to listen to the Oldies […]

The Reader’s Theatre presents a rendition of “The Gift of Gab” at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 16, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The Reader’s Theatre will perform a short story titled “The Gift of Gab,” originally written by American author Jack Vance and published in 1955. This science fiction plot

Lanny Lutz will lead a vocal projection class at 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The class will begin with breathing exercises and tension release in the upper body, head and neck. Vocal exercises will follow, covering all the vowel sounds. After warm ups,

An educational seminar titled “Caring for Your Older Parents” will be presented by Katie Matheny and Sarah Walstra at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Nearly 44 million American adults provide care for an older friend or family member, and with more Americans living

Roberta Kulik will teach an Irish dance workshop at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 13, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Kulik will teach user-friendly Irish folk dance steps and choreography. Irish dancing is a cultural form of dance, rich in tradition and ethnicity, which originated in Ireland hundreds of years ago.

The public is invited to a performance of “Schubert: Unfinished Symphony” with Oak Park Arms resident Alfred Schoepko at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. In each Exploring Music session, Schoepko focuses on a classical music selection. The piece is listened to, usually on a disc,

A discussion on rheumatology and osteoarthritis will be held by rheumatologist Max Harris, M.D. and orthopedic surgeon Sarkis Bedikian, D.O. at “Breakfast with the Docs” at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Roughly one in five adults is diagnosed with arthritis, and more than

A Polish Film Festival series kicks off with the film “Ashes and Diamonds” at 4 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The film will be viewed and reviewed with radio announcer Dan Kane. This 1958 Polish film, directed by Andrzej Wajda, and based on a 1948 novel

A representative from Interim HealthCare will present a talk titled “Sensory Changes in Later Life” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The seminar is part of the ongoing monthly series called, “Here’s To Your Health.” Most older adults experience changes in their sensory

The Oak Park Arms Music Club will feature Love Songs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The music club is hosted by radio announcer Dan Kane. The public is invited to listen to the Oldies such as classical, pop, Jazz and Big Band musical selections