Artists of the Village Come Together

The Village started the year with an art show in January organized by the Village Arts Committee, featuring Village artists working in a wide range of art styles and medias. To view more pictures of the opening at The Admiral at the Lake, click here.

Artist and Village member Susie Kealy with her painting in the group show.

Tech Tutoring With Students of Walter Payton

For the last several years, Village members have had the opportunity to bring their tech related questions to student volunteers of Walter Payton for a day of learning and making new friends. Click here to view more photos of this year's tech tutoring.

Ed. Note: The date has been set for the next Tech Tutoring With Walter Payton on March 4, 2019. Keep an eye on your calendar for more details!

The Annual Meeting and Honoring A Trailblazer

The much anticipated Annual Meeting of Members is always a highlight of the year, allowing members to catch up and learn more about the Village and the year ahead. This year was made more special by the presenting of the Village's first Trailblazer Award to the beloved Sister Jean of Loyola University. Click here to view footage of Sister Jean receiving her award, captured by ABC7 Eyewitness News.

Jean Dolores Schmidt, Sister Jean, of Loyola University.

First Longevity Symposium, Living Well to 100+

Dr. S. Jay Olshansky, one of the world's most trusted (and entertaining) authorities spoke this May on the topic of increasing health span -- the productive time in life that can begin with generations currently alive and continue for all that follow.

Dr. S. Jay Olshansky, photo by Diana S. Phillips.

9th Annual Benefit: A Homerun, Touchdown, and Hat Trick!

Thanks to the generosity of Village members and friends, and the hard work of many people, our 9th Annual Benefit was a record-breaking success with a happy crowd of 414 attendees made up of Village members, guests, volunteers, and the office team.

Members Ben Squires and Carol Rosofsky; Luigi Mumford and Village Board Treasurer, Dick Sullivan .

Walk With a Doc

Throughout the year, Village member Dr. Neelum Aggarwal has continued to lead the popular Walk With a Doc program.

From left: members Dr. Neelum Aggarwal, Gail Moss, and Mary Kaye walking in the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Village Members Enjoy Ongoing Pastime Groups

Here is a sampler of moments from the Village's favorite pastime groups. We hope you will join one this year!

Gail Moss enjoying a game of Scrabble; Diana S. Phillips and Jim Hickey playing Bridge.

Village members partaking in Six at the Table, photo by Bobbe Wolf.

The Village Green Team Now in Action

Village member Cynthia Linton, trained by Al Gore and his Climate Reality Project, gave a slideshow this July at the Peggy Notebaert Musuem about climate change and actions individuals can take to help stop it. The July event also included a climate action fair with advocacy organizations like the Sierra Club, represented by member Rick Stuckey. This led to the formation of the Village Green Team, which will have its inaugural event on January 17, 2019, ( click here for more details).

Village Members Take in a Riverwalk Tour

The Longevity Symposium on Virtual Reality

To view more photos of the Virtual Reality Symposium, click here to view a gallery of images from the reception.

The Village Fall Potluck - A Late Thanksgiving

In both the spring and fall, Village members came together to enjoy good food and good company; but the fall potluck was quite the feast! The presentation following the meal at the fall potluck centered on the results of the 2018 Member Satisfaction Survey.

The First Village Holiday Bazaar

The Village community has within it many talented artisans, crafters, bakers, and artists. This December, many came together to sell a variety of items at the first ever Holiday Craft Bazaar. Special thanks and recognition to member Susan Hoeksema, who served as the primary organizer and point of contact for vendors!

From left, Village members and vendors Dorothy French, and right, Susan Hoeksema.

The Village Toast to the Holidays

For one of the last programs of the year, member Hollis Hines once again opened her home to members of the Village for a holiday party and toast to the new year. Here's to many more opportunities to connect in 2019!

This year in review has been edited by Laurel Baer and produced by Megan Byrd

Coming in 2019: Marc Freedman Comes to the Village!

2019 will see the Village celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and for our kickoff event we are excited to host Marc Freedman on his How to Live Forever book tour on January 22, 2019 at the DePaul University Student Center. His book is currently #1 on the Wall Street Journal's "Best Books of 2018 on Aging Well." For more information and to register for this event, click here.

The event host committee continues to grow ( click here to see the host committee in formation), and there is still time to join! Your key responsibilities are to attend the event and recruit five additional people to attend. Please click here to read an invitation letter from Host Committee Chair Dick Sullivan and to find a form to join the host committee.

Announcing New Co-Mentoring Program:

Ageless Innovators

When it comes to building and managing an organization, everyone, no matter how old or young, has something to teach and something to learn. That's why starting in 2019, The Village Chicago in partnership with Chicago Innovators is launching Chicago's first intergenerational co-mentoring program for innovators.

Everyone involved in Ageless Innovators will be both a mentor and a mentee. We are looking for accomplished, successful leaders. Applications are now open for the inaugural February-July cohort. Participants receive one-on-one mentoring based on their needs/goals, access to unique events, and more. To apply for this new program, click here.

To learn more about this exciting program click here for a factsheet, and see this short video.