Happy New Year!

The board of Skyline Village Chicago requests the pleasure of your company in an all-out active year of building community, making friends and joining forces in our new freedom to keep hope alive. Watch for our newsletter and announcements in your inbox this year.

Speaking of freedom, we offer the following rallying cry from the late David Brower (1912–2000), former head of the Sierra Club and founder of Friends of the Earth. Some may think it’s too late to save the planet, too late to speak up for American values we hold dear. But as David Brower reminds us, age has brought us a new freedom. Let’s use it. Bat your fear out of the park. Run the bases shouting free!

VOICE OF AN ELDER: LATE FREEDOM

"At my age, they can't do much to hurt me. I have a new freedom. They can't change my career, I've got it made. If I go to jail or am executed, it doesn't matter--though I'd rather stick around. I'd rather be out of jail than in, but not at the expense of this new-found freedom. Young people don't have this liberty. They've got years ahead of them, families, need for income. They can't alienate themselves too much from the system. I say to people my age, 'You have this freedom. Please use it. You've had a role in whatever's happened to the earth, and it hasn't been that good. You now have a role in doing something about it. If you're going to die, make sure your boots are on. There are so many of us… More and more of us….. You've got to sound off. The older you are, the freer you are, as long as you last.

State Representative Kam Buckner 

An Insider's Look at How Illinois is Preparing for the New Administration

Monday January 13, 2025 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago

6th Floor Conference Room

Host: Cynthia Gissele of Enhance Design

A Brown Bag Lunch Conversation 

Description:  Every new Administration presents changes for state and local governments, businesses and individuals. State Representative Kam Buckner will discuss how the Illinois General Assembly is preparing for the new Administration. 

Bring your lunch and questions to this lively discussion.

REGISTER HERE: Registration requested, not necessary. We need a count for chair setup. Last minute guests are welcome.

Note: Potbelly Sandwich Shop on the 2nd floor of the Merchandise Mart will prepare your brown bag lunch for pick-up: (312) 836-1007 or potbelly.com/order/pickup

The Chicago Village Collaborative Presents

Movement-Revolutionizing Balance, Confidence, and Neurological Health

Thursday, January 9, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

REGISTER HERE - FREE



Join us for Movement Revolution, a part-education, part-exercise session for the Chicago Area Village Collaborative’s Aging Brain & Body series. In this session, we’ll explore the why and what behind specific movements and exercises to support neurological health, neuroplasticity, and overall brain function. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how movement can enhance balance, build strength, and improve mobility, followed by practical exercises to boost balance and movement confidence in your everyday life. Whether you’re managing a condition or simply aiming to stay active and safe this winter, this class will provide valuable knowledge and exercises to improve both your brain and body health at any fitness level.

Presented by Eric Johnson, CSCS, CIFT, NES, founder and CEO of Movement Revolution.

Women's Salon

EXPANDING OUR WORLD AS WE AGE

Monday, January 27, 2025, 7:00 PM

Register for Zoom Here



Third Annual Solo-Aging by Choice or Circumstance program Our Third Annual Solo-Aging by Choice or Circumstance program, Co-sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women.

Discussion of connections, longevity, health concerns, balance and core strength, building a community of care partners, using technology to maintain connections, and more.

Skyliner Social

Tuesday January 28, 4:30 - 6:00 PM

Aster Hall, 6th Floor

900 N. Michigan

Let’s get together. Deepen your connections, or connect anew with Skyliner friends. Kibbitz over dutch-treat drinks and nosh.

Free! Register HERE

Mindfulness Meditation

Every Monday and every Friday,

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Zoom) Free

Contact Regan Burke regan.burke@gmail.com for Zoom link

Rehearsal Wednesday, February 19

Orchestra Hall, 222 South Michigan

10:00 am-12:30 pm

Dame Jane Clover, Conductor

Elgar, Williams, Britten, Ravel, Hayden

Retrieve tickets in the CSO Lobby beginning 9:30 am.

Free but registration required. Register HERE



Near North Book Discussion:

Near North Library 

310 W. Division Street

Demon Copperhead

Saturday, January 11, 2025 (11:00 am-12:00 pm)

Poverty, By America

Saturday, February 8, 2025 (11:00AM – 12:00PM)

Daisy Jones & the Six

Saturday, March 8, 2025 (11:00AM – 12:00PM)

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

Saturday, April 12, 2025 (11:00AM – 12:00PM)

The Mountains Sing

Saturday, May 10, 2025 (11:00AM – 12:00PM

How Birdwatching Makes Chicago Winters Less Miserable — And More Magical

With fewer leaves on trees and rare Arctic visitors passing through the city, now is the time to grab your binoculars and get outside. Grace Xue from Block Club gives you the ABCs of birdwatching in Chicago. Take a look HERE. 

Monthly Book Group (on Zoom)

Second Tuesday of the month

2:30–3:30 p.m.

Led by Alan Bath

Free.

All are welcome.

January 4: The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

February 11: Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets it Wrong, and What it Means for Our Health by Marty Makary

March 11: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Register for Monthly Book Group

Purposeful Retirement

Combining Passions and Service for Impact

The Center for Life and Learning and the Volunteer Ministry Council at Fourth Church invite you to join a cohort who are nearing retirement or have recently retired to collaborate and support each other in combining their passions and service for greater impact.

The SHAPE model developed by Rick Warren and Erik Rees will be used to combine your heart —the roles you love, the people you want to help, the needs you like to meet, and the causes you care about)—with your abilities or talents. You will get a glimpse of your unique purpose for your retirement.

Contact the CLL office for more information: amileski@fourthchurch.org

Spring Repertoire: A Tribute to Broadway: Singin’ in the Rain, The Rhythm of Life, Oh What a Beautiful Mornin, Summertime, Somewhere, Everybody Says Don’t, Over the Rainbow, You’ll Be Back

Register HERE

Skyline Village Chicago has a long history of advocating for pedestrian safety. You see the results of this work with the “bump-outs” or rubber bollards at the corner of Michigan and Delaware, and the lengthening of the east-west crossing lights on Michigan Ave (though we still need them to be longer).

The Chicago Department of Transportation’s new Division of Planning and Policy put together the survey below to better understand the issues and programs you would like CDOT to research or develop.

Please take a moment and fill out this survey. “Pedestrian Safety” is a good enough issue but feel free to add details to what that may mean for you.

TAKE THE SURVEY

The deadline to submit your response is January 31, 2025.

At www.chicago.gov/cdot, you can read more about the services and programs within all ten divisions of CDOT. At a high level, they include infrastructure management (streets, sidewalks, bridges, traff signals, etc.), walking and biking safety and access, permitting activities and utility management on the public way, and implementing clean transportation policies and programs

Center for Life and Learning 4th Presbyterian Church: Website

Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease: website

Rush Generations Center for Excellence in Aging:  Website

Streeterville Organization for Active Residents: Website 

The Chicago Covenants Project: Website

Thank you to our Donors:

We are grateful to all of our members and donors for your on-going support.

Artist: Anna Rappaport

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