The Oak Park Arms Music Club called, “Spinning the Oldies,” will feature a program titled, “Holiday Season’s Lesser Known Favorites”at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 10, in the Grand Ballroom of the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The Music Club is hosted by radio announcer Dan Kane. “Some Christmas songs are over-played on […]
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Roberta L. Raymond will lecture about her most recent book, “Three Sea Tales,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The book is for children of all ages. It contains three stories that reveal another world – the world under the sea where even fish work
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The Oak Park Arms Monday Night Concert features Rick Shandling’s Jazz Coalition at 7 p.m. Monday, November 7, at the Oak Park Arms retirement Community at 408 S. Oak Park Avenue. Shandling’s musical styles range from mainstream be-bop to contemporary jazz – rock fusion. Shandling is a drummer and composer who is a regularly featured
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The Monday Night Concert Series features a “Senior Variety Show” at 7 p.m. Monday, June 29, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Free and open to the public, the evening will be hosted by Desi Vasquez, social director at the Oak Park Arms. The members of the Oak Park Arms Chorus
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Senior citizens were dancing up a storm at the 36th annual Seniors’ Senior Prom titled, “A Garden Party,”Friday, June 12, at the Oak Park Arms Retirement Community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The Freenotes, an 18-piece orchestra, provided music from the Big Band era. A highlight of the prom was the crowning of the 2015
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A Maypole dance workshop will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 14, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Roberta Kulik is the instructor. Maypole dancing is a form of folk dance from Germany, England, and Sweden. There are two forms. The first and most popular consists of dancers
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Garden Therapy will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Sue Milovitch of the Oak Park River Forest Garden Club will guide and assist participants in making beautiful floral arrangements with plants, flowers and greens. The arrangements can be taken home. Giving
A wine and cheese reception will take place for the opening of a new art installation, “Over Fifty: The Portrait Series,” by Robert M. Proce. The event takes place from 2 – 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in the Narrow Gallery at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The reception is free
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A representative from Interim Healthcare will present a talk titled “Fall Prevention” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The event is free and open to the public. The commercial, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up,” is no joke. For seniors, falling rarely just
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The Monday Night Concert Series continues with composer Ray Coyle at 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The Ray Coyle Ensemble and special guests from the Matter Dance Company will explore the links between contemporary music and dance. Coyle is a vibraphonist and composer
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