A spring dance with the Falconaires titled, “When Music Was Music,” took place Saturday, April 22, at the Oak Park Arms Senior Living. This was the first ballroom dance open to the public since COVID.
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Young students from the Kindness Creators Preschool joined seniors from the Oak Park Arms Senior Living Community for a Valentine’s Dance. “Anytime you sit with kids, it makes your day,” said Nancy Thornton of Oak Park.
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Noteworthy, the award-winning show choir from Oak Park River Forest High School, performed for seniors and the community at the Oak Park Arms. “We used to have Noteworthy concerts often, so having them back after a couple years was very special for the seniors. Intergenerational programs are so much fun for everyone involved.”
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Oak Park Senior Living Community is home to a preschool that promotes intergenerational learning. As seen on CBS Saturday Morning
Roz Byrne, a seniors’ real estate specialist, will present a seminar titled, “The Upside of Downsizing,” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 16, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Her seminar will address the concerns of moving for seniors. The public is welcome to attend the free event.
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For the first time since the pandemic, the Oak Park Arms hosted a concert for the entire community. Renown blues guitarist Lurrie Bell, who is an Oak Park Arms resident, joined the concert to the delight of the audience and the performers.
Oak Park Arms resident and retired preschool teacher, Anne Gressle, finds passion in volunteerism at Kindness Creators Preschool, which is housed within the Oak Park Arms. On Wednesday, June 8, the four- and five-year-olds “graduated” from Kindness Creators.
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Ron Porter, 77, walked into the Kindness Creators Intergenerational Daycare, located inside of Oak Park Arms independent and assisted living retirement facility, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park, bearing gifts — two jumbo packs of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups he’d bought during a trip to Walgreens on Oct. 2. “It’s my 4-year-old granddaughter’s
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The Freenotes Big Band provided music at a Valentine’s dance on Saturday, February 8, in the grand ballroom at the Oak Park Arms. More than 130 seniors and members of the Oak Park community attended.
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Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear features actors and voice over artists who share a common interest – performing golden age or radio programs for the community. Actors and technicians donate their talent and time to make old time radio shows come to life in the ballroom of the Oak Park Arms.
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