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Seniors dance at the Oak Park Arms

Samba Dance Workshop

A Samba Dance Workshop will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The class is taught by Roberta Kulik. Samba is a Brazilian musical genre and dance style originating in Brazil with its roots in Africa via the West African slave

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Healthy Weight Seminar

A professional from Interim Healthcare will present a talk on “Healthy Weight,” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2016, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Many people set resolutions to “lose weight,” but not to reach a “healthy weight,” and there is a big difference. In order to become healthier, people

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Masters of the Italian Baroque

The Monday Night Concert Series presents, “Masters of the Italian Baroque,” at 7 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2015 at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The musical duo features Shimon Marcucci playing soprano saxophone and Bob Schiff on piano.The duo will play concertos and sonatas from the Italian Baroque period during which

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Veterans Day Musical Tribute

A Veteran’s Day tribute includes a performance by Roger Kotecki titled, “Songs of World War I” at 1 p.m. Sunday, November 11, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. It is free and open to the public. A resident of Oak Park, Kotecki is a vocalist, guitarist and pianist focusing

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Masquerade Ball Open House

The Oak Park Arms retirement community will be transformed into one of the grand old Chicago ballrooms of the ‘30s and ‘40s when it hosts a Masquerade Ball and Open House, with the Freenotes Big Band from 2 – 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Grand Ballroom of the Oak Park Arms, 408 S.

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Poetry Open Mic Night

Author Charles Rossiter will host an Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. Monday, October 26, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Sign in begins at 6:30 p.m. Readers are encouraged to bring selections of original works and/or works by other poets. Charlie Rossiter, NEA Fellowship recipient and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee,

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