Seniors draw on old passions at Oak Park Arms art classes
Having worked with senior citizens for the past 15 years, art instructor Nancy Fong knows they tend to have plenty of material for self-expression. “When you live a long life, you have lots of past,” she said. As a group, seniors — who frequently attend her classes at the Senior Citizens’ Center of Oak Park […]
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60s Dance Workshop
Roberta Kulik will teach dances from the 60’s at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan, 9, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Classic favorites such as the Twist, Watusi and the Pony will be taught with user friendly steps and choreography. The Twist, named after the song sang by Chubby Checker that started […]
OPRF Alumni Chorus Holiday Concert
The Oak Park River Forest Alumni Chorus will perform a concert of holiday classics at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Michael Colin Reed will conduct the OPRF Alumni Chorus in a special holiday concert for residents and the public at the Arms. The OPRF Alumni […]
Winter Wonderland Variety Show
The members of the Oak Park Arms’ Readers Theatre and the Oak Park Arms Chorus will present a “Winter Wonderland Variety Show” at 7 p.m. Monday, December 12, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The two groups are collaborating on a program of holiday classic songs and poetry. Oak Park Arms […]
Breakfast with the Docs: Nutrition
A doctor will lead a discussion on nutrition at “Breakfast with the Docs” at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 12 at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Healthy eating is importance at any age, but for those over 50, proper nutrition helps increase mental acuteness and resistance to illness and disease. […]