Message from the
Skyline Village Chicago Board
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Dear Skyliners,
In the coming months Skyline is embarking on some new initiatives. We are inviting all of the gubernatorial candidates to speak to us at our Friday Forums in a series called "Skyline Conversations with the Gubernatorial Candidates." We started with an invitation to Ald. Ameya Pawar. His campaign manager, Sam Hobert, joined us at our April Forum. In June we will host State Sen. Daniel Biss. Watch the calendar as more candidates accept our invitation.
Also, this year Skyline Village Chicago is excited to participate in the Chicago Community Trust's annual "On the Table" conversation. Each year in May the Trust invites people all over the Chicago area to invite friends and colleagues to meet over a meal and talk about ideas. On May 16, Skyline will host a conversation on behavioral health as we age, in collaboration with The Kennedy Forum. For more information about participating, contact Regan or Phyllis at
[email protected]
We really need your help. If you want to help plan events or have an idea for programs, please contact
[email protected],
or better yet -- join the Events Committee, which meets the first Monday of every month.
Happy Spring!
Phyllis
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Good Times with Skyline Village Chicago
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Did you enjoy one of SVC's events and want to tell us about it? Do you have some pictures to share? We'd love to have your reviews and your photos for the newsletter and website.
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Be sure to include the event you attended and the names of the folks in the photos
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Encore Illinois-Gold Coast Chorale with conductor Jonathan Miller performing "When I'm 64" at the annual American Society on Aging Meeting at the Hyatt Regency on March 20, 2017
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Phyllis Mitzen, John Holton, Bernie Want, Joyce Liput Gallagher
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| Sam Hobart, campaign manager for Ameya Pawar at the SVC April Friday Forum |
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Sam Hobart Addressing the April Friday Forum group
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| Sandy & Jack Herman, Regen Burke, Ariani Friedl, Phyllis Mitzen, Judy Karlov and towering over all - our wonderful speaker, Sam Hobart. |
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From Our
Members
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The Politics of Medicare, Medicaid
and the Affordable Care Act
On March 31, Skyline Village's monthly Friday Lunch Forum featured our president Phyllis Mitzen speaking about political aspects of health care and recent attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA). She addressed the question of why older adults should care about changes, even though we have Medicare, including what things could be at risk.
Affordable Care Act
Mitzen pointed out that the primary underlying goal of the Republican replacement plan was not necessarily to provide better health care insurance, but rather to cut government spending and reduce taxes on the wealthiest taxpayers. The AHCA would have repealed the Medicare tax surcharge on individuals whose annual incomes exceed $1 million. The surtax was included in the ACA to add years of solvency to the Medicare Health Insurance Trust Fund, and repealing this surtax would put that trust fund into "crisis mode."
The Affordable Care Act also includes incentives to improve public health, including programs that are important to seniors. For example, The Prevention and Public Health Fund provides $1 billion to states for initiatives such as Chronic Disease Self-Management and Falls Prevention.
Medicare and Social Security
When some lawmakers refer to Medicare and Social Security as "entitlements" they create a negative perception, which increases the risk that those programs will be cut. In fact, these social insurance benefits have been earned by the workers who paid into them throughout their working years, and they need to be protected. Republican lawmakers have called for converting Medicare to a program that would give participants vouchers to help them pay for private insurance. The risk to seniors would be that the values of the vouchers would not cover the actual cost of health care, thereby increasing out-of-pocket expense. Repeal of the ACA would not affect the 139 million Medicare recipients who receive drug coverage under Part D. However, threats to change Medicare into a voucher program could ultimately threaten access to drug coverage.
Mitzen commented on recommendations to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. With the elimination of those younger (and generally healthier) people from the risk pool, the remaining participants would be at risk of facing higher premiums. Also, even if people age 55 and older were grandfathered into the traditional plan, there would still be the risk that if the younger participants opted into the voucher plan, this result also could lead to higher Medicare premiums and deductibles for the older participants. Any fix to this would require greater federal support, which is unlikely in today's environment.
Medicaid and Federal Grants to States
Medicaid is another program in the cross-hairs of budget cuts. This federal/state partnership enables states to provide safety nets of health care for people who are impoverished, including older adults who can't afford the required Medicare premiums and co-pays. In Illinois, 20% of Medicare recipients also receive assistance from Medicaid, including coverage for nursing home care and home and community-based long-term care, which otherwise would be unaffordable for low-income seniors. Under current law, the federal government matches each state's Medicaid funding at a rate determined by a formula set in statute. Federal spending increases in response to the rise in costs of providing care, with no limit on total federal contributions. However, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price have advocated giving each state a "block grant" based on a specified growth rate, irrespective of the actual rise in Medicaid spending in a state. These limits on federal spending could put pressure on states, including Illinois, to limit Medicaid spending, resulting in reduced services to the most vulnerable older adults. Many of these individuals currently live in nursing homes or receive home care services that enable them to live in the community.
Speaker Ryan and Secretary Price also have advocated or legislated against giving federal social service block grants to states, which would put at risk funding in Illinois that pays for Adult Protective Services programs, which investigate cases of elder abuse and neglect.
Mitzen concluding the presentation by urging the audience to stay informed about proposed changes, and recommended some reliable sources of information:
National Council on Aging Straight Talk Blog
SKYLINE VILLAGE FRIDAY LUNCH FORUMS: "We believe that sharing ideas over a meal is a good way for Skyline members and their guests to expand their horizons and to meet and make new friends."
Each month the Skyline Friday Forum presents an outstanding speaker to discuss topics that are both interesting and challenging for older adults. We meet at Ditka's Restaurant, 100 E. Chestnut. To learn more, and to join Skyline Village Chicago, call us at 312-957-6060, or go to www.skylinevillagechicago.org.
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Skyline Village Chicago
News We Can Use
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New Medicare Cards Due in 2018
As anyone old enough to have a Medicare card in the U.S. knows, our Social Security number is right there in the middle of the card, not something that does a lot to curb identity theft.
Read more:
Willie Nelson celebrated his 84th birthday. Fittingly, he and released an album titled God's Problem Child this week including fantastic songs about aging. Read more and listen to a preview:
More information on the Lake Shore Drive project Alderman Hopkins talked about at Friday Forum
More Programs for Job Seekers Should Be Like This
A Guide for Your Later Years (Phyllis Mitzen quoted in this Tribune article!)
Is It Time for Hearing Aids to Be Sold Over the Counter
The
Best Exercise for Aging Muscles
If you find something you think would be beneficial or interesting to fellow members, please email it with News We Can Use in the subject line.
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The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected."
Robert Frost
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Skyline Village Chicago
Our Favorite Things
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by Colby Krouse
These little gloves are so darned -- dare I say it-- handy!
Soft, microfiber gloves for cleaning. It's easier and safer for dusting displayed items since you have much more control than swooshing a dust cloth around. Microfibers attract and hold dust. They are soft and don't scratch. They don't need to be sprayed with anything and they are machine washable.
There are many versions and prices. The gloves in the picture below are at Home Depot and cost $5.50. Can't beat that with a stick.
Do you have a Favorite Thing to share? Perhaps you particularly
enjoyed a show or exhibit, discovered a new favorite product or
service or have a fantastic place to take visiting grandchildren.
Please send it to us for the next newsletter, with Our Favorite Things
in the subject line.
Disclaimer: Skyline Village Chicago thanks its members for sharing recommendations.
These recommendations do not constitute endorsement by SVC.
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Skyline Village Chicago
Social Groups
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SVC Dining Club
900 N. Michigan Ave.
Monday June 5, 5:30pm -- TBD
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Thursdays
11:30am - 3:00pm
Prentice Women's Hospital Cafeteria
250 E. Superior, 2nd floor
If you are interested in joining this group or creating another Mah Jongg Group, please contact Carol Koenig at
[email protected]
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What Groups or Bulletin Boards Would You Like
to Have?
Would you like to start a Bridge group? Or maybe your bridge game needs a substitute. Looking for fellow aficionados of movies, poetry, board games, walking or other activities? Would Skyline members like to have a bulletin board for finding friends to share activities?
Tell us what groups or bulletin boards you would like to see and if you would like to manage one .
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SVC Community Partner Announcements
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Lake Shore Park Classes
Lake Shore Park Supervisor Jason Zaffaroni has done a great job in scheduling new fitness classes over the spring and summer. Starting in June there will be Conditioning classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Yoga on Wednesdays, all at 8AM.
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Jane's Walk / Streeterville Neighborhood Walk
Saturday, May 6, 10:00am
685 North Fairbanks
The Streeterville Neighborhood Walk is proud to partner with Jane's Walk to celebrate the birth of Jane Jacobs, urban designer and community activist, sharing common beliefs in the value of residents being engaged in their community.
Streeterville is a community of 30,000 people living on 168 acres of landfill. We will explore its history, learning about the colorful George Wellington Streeter and Chicago's first mayor, William Ogden. We'll explore great architecture from masters such as Mies van der Rohe and Graham and Kahn and learn about the Streeterville Public Art Project's vision of adding to our great works by Chagall and Butterfield. We'll also talk about the Broken Window Theory and what we all can do to keep our communities safer. With density comes traffic issues and we'll explore ideas to make our communities more walk-able. As we explore green spaces, we can expand on Jane Jacob's vision for a more sustainable urban environment and community engagement.
Click here for more information
Click here to register on Eventbrite
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
23rd Annual Alzheimer Day
Thursday, May 11
251 E. Huron Street
Feinberg Pavilion, Third-Floor Conference Center
Agenda:
11:30 am- 1:00 pm
"The Biomarker Revolution in Alzheimer Disease"
The Mendelson Lecture
John C. Morris, MD
Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Director, Charles F. & Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Lunch & Scientific Poster Viewing
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
"Living with Dementia: Fostering Connection, Creativity, & Contribution"
Honoring the Glen & Wendy Miller Family Support Program and celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Buddy Program
Questions?
For questions about Alzheimer Day, please contact Kristine at 312-908-9023 or
[email protected]
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Sinai Forum Lunch Series Presents
Louis Susman,
Former US Ambassador to UK and Northern Ireland
Thursday, May 25, 12:30pm
Chicago Sinai Congregation
15 W. Delaware
Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members
Louis Susman is a lawyer, investment banker, and was appointed by
President Obama to be the United States Ambassador to the United
Kingdom and Northern Ireland from 2009 - 2013.
Today, Mr. Susman is an
advisor to Henry Crown & Co. and chairman of CBI Holdings, L.P., a wholly owned
subsidiary of BDT Capital Partners.
In 2017 Mr. Susman was appointed by President Obama to the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Join us for a discussion to hear about his impressive work and his thoughts on the current
political climate.
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Sandra Guthman
President, Polk Brothers Foundation
Thursday, June 29, 12:30pm
Chicago Sinai Congregation
15 W. Delaware
Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members
Ms. Sandra Polk Guthman has been the Chairman of Polk Brothers Foundation since 1993 and also serves as its President. Ms. Guthman served as the Chief Executive Officer at Polk Brothers Foundation from 1993 to 2012.She has experience in the securities industry. She serves as Vice Chairman and Trustee of various funds in the fund complex of Northern Funds. She serves as a Director at Polk Brothers Foundation.
Chicago Sinai Lunch Series meets the last Thursday of every month.
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Grant Park Music Festival Special Event
Saturday July 8
8:00 pm
Tickets: $45
Registration /Payment Deadline: May 31
Join residents and guests of The Clare for a night at Grant Park Music Festival from a unique perspective - sitting on stage behind the orchestra in the choral riser seats!
Prior to the concert at 7 pm, participants will enjoy a light supper and pre-concert talk in the Choral Rehearsal Hall of the Pritzker Pavilion then move to the choral riser seats on stage to enjoy the performance. A very limited number of seats are available.
Program:
Conductor, Thomas Wilkins
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Did You Know:
The complex carbohydrates in sweet potatoes stimulate the brain's production of mood-boosting serotonin, while its magnesium and potassium help fight stress and lower blood pressure. Versatile and tasty, the sweet potato provides endless ways to live a sweeter life
- Mather Lifeways
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Skyline Village Chicago
Join us!
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SVC New & Renewing Members
Welcome new and renewing members!
New Members
Rosalind Rowns
Renewing Members
Gloria-Maria Cruz
Carla Lind
Marilyn Lipton
William & Judith Locke
Kerry Obrist
Dan & Danielle Roberts
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hank you to all of our new and renewing members. You are the core of our Village.
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Join Skyline Village
Chicago
Annual Dues
$75 Individual
$100 Couple
Send a check to:
Skyline Village Chicago
P.O. Box 81334
Chicago, IL 60681
Call us: 312.957.6060
Join online
Email us
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I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He'd just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.
- Don Rickles
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Handy Tip:
Don't destroy your nails! Use a staple puller to add or remove keys from a key ring
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Skyline Village Chicago
Event Calendar
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Skyline Village Event Calendar
May, 2017
SVC events are in green
Click underline to jump to event details
(Note: Internal links don't always work on mobile devices.)
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5:30pm
Frankie's Scalloppine
900 North Michigan Avenue
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3:30pm
Prentice Women's Hospital, 2nd Floor Cafeteria, Chicago Ave. side
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2:00pm
Buchanan Chapel,
Fourth Presbyterian Gratz Center,
126 E. Chestnut
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5:00pm
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
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12:10pm
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7:30pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary
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10:00am
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
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Jane's Walk / Streeterville Neighborhood Walk
10;00am
685 N. Fairbanks
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Elder Justice Center Free Seminar
Social Security/Medicare
Tues. March 9, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Daley Center, 50 W. Washington, Courtroom 2005 |
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11:00am - 4:00pm
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 E. Huron Street
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5:00pm
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
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12:10pm
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3:30pm - 5:00pm
200 E. Delaware
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7:30pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church,
Buchanan Chapel
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6:00pm
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
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12:10pm
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Common Financial Frauds and Scams Targeting the Senior Consumer
Tues. Jan 10, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Daley Center, 50 W. Washington,
Courtroom 2005
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Sinai Forum Lunch Series
Louis Susman
12:30pm
15 W. Delaware |
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6:00pm
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
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1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ditka's. 100 E. Chestnut
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12:10pm
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10:00am
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
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Bike the Drive
5:30am - 11:00am |
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6:00pm
LUMA
820 North Michigan
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Skyline Village Event Calendar
June, 2017
SVC events are in green
Click link to jump to event details
(Note: Internal links don't always work on mobile devices.)
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12:10pm
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Chicago Gospel Music Festival
Millennium Park/Chicago Cultural Center |
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4th Annual Encore Benefit for CLL
5:00pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Buchanan Chapel |
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A Revolution in Color
10:00am
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
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Summer Workouts in the Park
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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5:30pm
Frankie's Scallopine
900 North Michigan
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12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Clare, 55 E. Pearson
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SOAR Farmer's Market
7:00am - 2:00pm
MCA Plaza
220. E. Chicago Ave
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3:30pm
Prentice Women's Hospital, 2nd Floor Cafeteria, Chicago Ave. side
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Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Understanding and Preventing Elder Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation
Daley Center, 50 W. Washington
Courtroom 2005
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Looking Forward and Thinking Back
6:00pm
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Fourth Presbyterian Friday Concert
12:10pm |
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Chicago Blues Festival
11:00am - 9:30pm
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Summer Workouts in the Park
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
7:00am - 11:00am
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Encore IllinoisGold Coast Chorale Rehearsal
12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Clare, 55 E. Pearson
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Millennium Park Summer Music Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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SOAR Farmer's Market
7:00am - 2:00pm
MCA Plaza
220. E. Chicago Ave
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5:30pm - 8:00pm
220 E. Chicago Ave.
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3:30 - 5:00pm
200 E. Delaware
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Millennium Park Summer Film Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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Summer Workouts in the Park
7:00am - 11:00am
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Millennium Park Summer Music Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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Millennium Park Summer Music Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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12:10pm
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6:30pm
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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7:00am - 11:00am
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Grant Park Music Series
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
6:30pm
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12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Clare, 55 E. Pearson
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Millennium Park Summer Music Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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SOAR Farmer's Market
7:00am - 2:00pm
MCA Plaza
220. E. Chicago Ave
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5:30pm - 8:00pm
220 E. Chicago Ave
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Millennium Park Summer Film Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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Grant Park Music Series
6:30pm
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Make Music Chicago 2017 in Washington Square Park
12:00pm - 7:00pm Newberry Library/Washington Sq. Park
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Summer Workouts in the Park
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
7:00am - 11:00am
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Elder Justice Center Free Seminar
Managing Evictions and Code Violations; Useful Tools
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Daley Center, 50 W. Washington,
Courtroom 2005
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Millennium Park Summer Music Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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Fourth Presbyterian Friday Concert
12:10pm
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Grant Park Music Series
6:30pm
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Summer Workouts in the Park
7:00am - 11:00am
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Grant Park Music Series
6:30pm
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Gold Coast Chorale Rehearsal
12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Clare, 55 E. Pearson
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Millennium Park Summer Music Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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SOAR Farmer's Market
7:00am - 2:00pm
MCA Plaza
220. E. Chicago Ave
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5:30pm - 8:00pm
220 E. Chicago Ave
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Millennium Park Summer Film Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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Summer Workouts in the Park
7:00am - 11:00am
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Grant Park Music Series
6:30pm
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Sandra Guthman, President, Polk Bros. Foundation
12:30pm
15 W. Delaware
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Millennium Park Summer Music Series
6:30pm
Pritzker Pavillion
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Fourth Presbyterian Friday Concert
12:10pm
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Ditka's. 100 E. Chestnut
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Grant Park Music Series
6:30pm
Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavillion
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Encore Illinois Performance
Performance May 4, 2:00pm,
Buchanan Chapel, Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut, Chicago
Presented by: Encore Illinois
in collaboration with Skyline Village, The Clare, and the Center for Life & Learning.
Members of the Chicago-area Encore Chorales gather to create a super-sized spring concert at Buchanan Chapel featuring memorable songs from The Great American Songbook. Admission is complimentary. Seats fill up fast!
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Encore Illinois Summer Session
Rehearsals: Mondays beginning June 12
12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Clare, 55 E. Pearson
Presented by: Encore Illinois
in collaboration with Skyline Village, The Clare, and the Center for Life & Learning.
Revisit the classic hits of the '50s and '60s with Encore Rocks! Repertoire includes timeless tunes such as "Rock Around the Clock," "It's My Party," "Blue Moon," "California Dreamin'," and more!
Encore Rocks the Gold Coast will be a 10-week session, starting June 12. Practices will take place on Mondays midday, from 12:00-1:30 pm at The Clare, 55 E. Pearson, Chicago. $125 tuition (for 10 weeks) includes a practice CD, online practice tracks, and sheet music to keep.
Encore Rocks will finish the session with two concerts: (1) a combined downtown concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church on Sunday, August 20th at 5pm (3pm call for singers), featuring the Encore Rocks Chorales from Hinsdale and the Gold Coast. Joining the Encore RocksI final performance will be a 4-piece live band, The Unity Temple Players! There's also an earlier concert in Hinsdale - optional, not required - a neighborhood show at The Community House in Hinsdale on Wednesday evening, August 16.
Come join us for our summer session that will take you back to the decades you loved and that many still love today!
Encore Chorales provide choral singing opportunities for older adults (55+), regardless of experience of ability, who seek arts education and performance opportunities that are fun, challenging, and rewarding.
For more information or if you are interested in joining future sessions of the Gold Coast Chorale go to
www.encoreillinois.org
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Newberry Library
60 West Walton
The Newberry organizes and hosts programs illuminating topics in the humanities, through a variety of formats tailored to the subject at hand: lectures, staged readings, music and dance performances, panel discussions, workshops, and more.
Upcoming programs in May/June include
Thurs. May 4, 5:00pm
Ring Lardner's Chicago Lit hall of Fame Induction
Sat. May 6, 10:00am
Love's Labours Lost, (Performance)
Thurs, May 11, 5:00pm
Fanny Butcher's Chicago Lit Hall of Fame Induction
Weds, May 17, 6:00pm
Thurs. May 26
A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
Fri. May 26
Indigeneity, Gender and Sexualities
Sat. June 3, 10:00am
A Revolution in Color
Thurs. June 8, 6:00pm
For the complete list, more information and registration if required, go to
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Elder Justice Center
Free Seminar Series
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Daley Center, 50 W. Washington
Courtroom 2005
Registration: 312.603.9233
Tuesdays
May 11
Social Security/Medicare
May 25
Common Financial Frauds and Scams Targeting the Senior Consumer
June 8
Understanding and Preventing Elder Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation
June 22
Managing Evictions and Code Violations; Useful Tools
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SVC Women's Wine & Cheese Salon
The Women's Salon generally meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Note in April we are meeting the 3rd Tuesday due to Passover
Monday, May 15,
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday, June 13, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
200 E. Delaware
Presented by: Skyline Village Chicago,
Host: Phyllis Mitzen
Join fellow members for a lively discussion about what it means and how it feels to be an Aging Woman -- our hair, our outspokenness, our invisibility, our wisdom, our ...
SVC members and their guests only
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Loyola University Museum of Art
820 North Michigan Ave
Free Tuesdays
11:00am - 8:00pm
Tuesday, May 30, 6:00pm
Whirligigs, Folk Art and Beyond
In partnership with the Center for Intuit and Outsider Art, LUMA invites you to attend a presentation by Bill Swilsow: Whirligigs, Folk Art and Beyond. Art can turn up in in surprising ways and unexpected places.
Join us on May 30th at 6pm to learn about folk and outsider art with a focus on whirilgigs.
This talk is presented in conjunction with LUMA's current exhibition Peter Gelker: Whirligigs on view until June 3, 2017.
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Center for Life & Learning
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut
4th Annual Encore Benefit for CLL
Saturday, June 3, 5:00pm
Buchanan Chapel
Join us for Encore-the fourth annual Center for Life and Learning benefit-on Saturday, June 3!
Robert Chen-Chicago Symphony Orchestra concertmaster-and his children Noah and Beatrice will be accompanied by American cellist Gabriel Martins to offer a delightful string quartet performance. The program will feature selections from Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean Baptiste Barriere, and Zoltan Kodaly-among others. The performance will be followed by a cocktail reception in the Gratz Center Commons.
Event proceeds support the Center for Life and Learning, a learning community for older adults at Fourth Presbyterian Church.
$65 single ticket
$150 premium reserved ticket
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Free Lecture
Alzheimer's: Know the 10 Signs
Early Detection Matters
Monday, June 12, 11:00am - 12:30pm
This free class is presented in conjunction with Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter.
The warning signs of Alzheimer's disease are often dismissed as normal age-related memory changes. Attend this program to learn the ten warning signs of Alzheimer's disease. We'll separate myth from reality and address commonly-held misconceptions about Alzheimer's. Hear from people who have the disease, find out how to recognize the warning signs in yourself and others, and learn why early detection matters. The program is 1.5 hours, which includes time for questions and answers.
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The Center for Life & Learning offers daily opportunities for people 60 and older to explore new interests, strengthen friendships, and continue to shape their lives and communities.
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Our May guest speaker will be
Kevin Coval, Author of The People's History of Chicago.
Kevin Coval is the poet/author/editor of seven books,including The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop and the play, This Is Modern Art, co-written with Idris Goodwin. Founder of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival and the Artistic Director of Young Chicago Authors, Coval teaches hip-hop aesthetics at UIC. The Chicago Tribune has named him "the voice of the new Chicago," and the Boston Globe calls him "the city's unofficial poet laureate."
Lunch is Dutch Treat, plus $5 to cover the cost of our private room at Ditka's.
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16th Annual Bike the Drive
May 28
Lake Shore Drive
Museum of Science & Industry
to Bryn Mawr
With Chicago recently being named the #1 bicycling city in America by Bicycling magazine, what better way to celebrate than with a ride on the city's crown jewel roadway - Lake Shore Drive. So grab your bike and enjoy almost 5 hours of car-free riding on Sunday, May 28th. Proceeds benefit Active Transportation Alliance's work to improve biking, walking, and transit throughout Chicagoland.
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Tuesdays on the Terrace
5:30pm - 8:00pm
220 E. Chicago Ave
MCA continues it's Summer jazz on the terrace concerts beginning June 13. Free to the public
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We continue our "Conversations with the Gubernatorial Candidates" series with Illinois state senator from the 9th District. Daniel Biss.
Lunch is Dutch Treat, plus $5 to cover the cost of our private room at Ditka's.
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Music at Fourth Presbyterian
Ongoing schedule of free Friday concerts.
All Free Friday concerts start at 12:10pm
Ticketed events are as noted.
Friday, May 5, 12:10pm
Buchanan Chapel
Eugenia Jeong, pianist
Friday, May 5
Apollo Chorus
7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Tickets available from
www.apollochorus.org
Friday, May 12, 12:10pm
Sanctuary
Thomas E. Gouwens, organist
(Associate Organist at Fourth Church)
Tuesday, May 16, 7:30pm
Buchanan Chapel
Chicago Ensemble
Tickets available through
Chicago Ensemble
Friday, May 19, 12:10pm
Buchanan Chapel
Keiko Alexander, violinist
Friday, May 26, 12:10pm
Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, organist
(Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Church)
Friday, June 2, 12:10pm
Buchanan Chapel
Patrice Michaels, soprano
Elizabeth Bucchieri, pianist
Friday, June 9, 12:10pm
Sanctuary
Thomas E. Gouwens, organist
(Associate Organist at Fourth Church)
Friday, June 16, 12:10pm
Sanctuary
St. Giles' Cathedral Choir
Friday, June 23, 12:10pm
Buchanan Chapel
L and M Duo
Friday, June 30, 12:10pm
Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, organist
(Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Church)
For a full list of concerts at Fourth Presbyterian,
click here
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Millennium Park
May/June 2017
Millennium Park Pritzker Pavillion is action packed this summer.
Click the titles for schedules and details.
June 2-3
June 9-11, 11:00am - 9:30pm
Mondays & Thursdays: June 12 - August 21
6:30pm
Tuesdays, June 13 - August 29, 6:30pm
June 14 - August 19
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DCASE Events
Performances & Exhibitions
May/June 2017
The Chicago Cultural Center offers performances and exhibitions, free and open to the public.
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Every month
Register: Call 888.600.2560
or email [email protected]
Presented by: Mather Lifeways
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Replogle Center for Counseling and Wellness
Ongoing schedule of Seminars, workshops and drop-in sessions
Replogle Center, Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut
The Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being is-
- A resource for those yearning to find more contentment in a busy life, grow as a person, prevent and reduce stress, or strengthen relationships.
- An oasis for those seeking direction in the midst of chaos, loss, or trauma.
- A calming respite from the challenges of daily life.
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