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Programs
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Programs & Lectures
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Social
Security Online Services |
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Learn what you can do online at www.socialsecurity.gov. A
representative from the Social Security Administration will
show you how to apply for benefits, how to see if you qualify
for benefits and how to estimate future benefits.
Tuesday, July
8, 7:00 pm, Auditorium |
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What
Is American Food? |
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Join food historian Penelope Bingham as she unravels the history
of American food and talks about our culinary melting pot.
She will discuss how cookbooks and the whole culture of food
and cooking have changed over the last 75 years.
Sunday, July
20, 2:00 pm, Auditorium |
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Historic
Route 66 |
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Get your kicks with historian David G. Clark as he discusses
the history of Route 66 and speaks about his most recent trip.
Sunday, July
27, 2:00 pm, Auditorium |
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Nature
in the White City |
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Architectural consultant Beth Johnson will explore the Chicago
World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, examining the
architecture, landscape design and the birth of the forest
conservation movement.
Sunday, August
10, 2:00 pm, Auditorium |
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Spoon
River Anthology |
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Join us for a theatrical adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters'
classic Spoon River Anthology. Initially
adapted and directed by English teachers Paul Swanson and
Mark Larson as a faculty production for the Highland Park
High School Focus on the Arts Festival, Spoon River
now has an expanded cast of actors and musicians.
Sunday, August
17, 2:00 pm, Auditorium |
Discussion Series
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First
Thursday Senior Group |
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Please join us on the first Thursday
of each month at 1:00 p.m. for information
of interest to older adults, along with conversation and light
refreshments.
NO JULY MEETING
Next Meeting:
August 7
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Current
Events Rountable |
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Voice
your opinion and hear the opinions of friends and neighbors
on the important events of the day. The roundtable is moderated
by Jerry Ripp and sponsored by the Friends of the Northbrook
Public Library.
First & Third Wednesday
of the month at 10:00 am,
Pollak Room
June 4 & 18 * July 2 &
16 * August 6 & 20
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Great
Ideas and Thinkers |
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This series focuses on ideas, thinkers and events from
Constantine to World War I.
Second and Fourth Wednesday
of the month
at 10:00 am, Civic Room
June 11 & 25 * July 9,
23 & 30 * August 13 & 27
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Low
Vision Group |
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Discuss the resources available in the community
for people with low vision at our monthly support group.
Next Meeting:
July 8 at 10:00 am, Pollak Room
Topic:
Resources for the visually impaired discussed by Beth Sullivan,
Certified Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapist from ENH
Hospital Group.
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Classes
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Writing
Workshops |
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Kathleen Anne Fleming will present a series of writing
workshops. She has led creative writing workshops at libraries,
schools, and art centers throughout the Midwest and is the
author of three mystery novels.
Saturdays,
at 2:00 pm in the Civic Room
June 21: Dialogue
July 19: Atmosphere
August 16:
Characterization
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