November & December 2019 Social Club Trips and Events

Activities include theatre productions, museums and Chicago trips!

Date: Wednesday, November 6 Departure Time: 10:45am from Village Hall Estimated Return Time: 2:00pm to Village Hall Location: Little Goat Diner Address: 820 W. Randolph Street, Chicago Code: 304740.B Cost: $20 - Members $25 - Non-Members Little Goat Diner offers a spin on the classic American diner. It’s a neighborhood hot spot for sharing coffee with friends, enjoying breakfast all day, and indulging in the diner staples you loved as a kid and creative takes on the classics! Registration is required to ensure an accurate reservation. The cost of the meal is your responsibility.

Member registration begins: Friday, October 18, 2019 Non-Member registration begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 Annual Thanksgiving Lunch @ L. Woods

Date: Thursday, November 14 Reservation Time: 12:00pm under Lincolnwood Social Club Location: L. Woods Tap and Pine Lodge Address: 7110 Lincoln Avenue, Lincolnwood Code: 304800.A Cost: $25 - Members Meet us there! $31 - Non-Members

‘Tis the season to be thankful. Join us at L. Woods Tap and Pine Lodge for our annual Thanksgiving Lunch. A traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the fixin’s will be served. Registration is required to ensure an accurate reservation.

6900 N. Lincoln Ave (847) 677-9740 Lincolnwood, IL 60712 Tour Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home & Studio

Date: Wednesday, November 20 Departure Time: 2:00pm from Village Hall Estimated Return: 5:00pm to Village Hall Location: Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Address: 951 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park Code: 304705.D Cost: $20 - Members $25 - Non-Members

Frank Lloyd Wright used his first home to experiment with design concepts that contain the seeds of his architectural philosophy. In his adjacent studio, Wright and his associates developed a new American architecture - the Prairie style. Trained interpreters offer insights into Wright's family life and architectural career. Walking required through the home and studio. The home is not accessible by wheelchair, and there are several stairs in each building. Theatre: Monty Python’s Spamalot

Date: Friday, November 29 Curtain Call: 3:00pm Departure Time: 1:45pm from Village Hall Estimated Return: 6:00pm to Village Hall Location: Mercury Theatre Address: 3745 North Southport Avenue, Chicago Code: 304700.A Cost: $95 - Members $119 - Non-Members

Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, featuring ridiculous men in tight pants - not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. SPAMALOT is an irreverent musical of the legend of King Arthur’s quest for the Holy Grail. Aisle and wheelchair accessible seating is available. No steps to our first floor seats, but a long ramp on each side of the theatre.

6900 N. Lincoln Ave (847) 677-9740 Lincolnwood, IL 60712 City Style Lunch: 3 Arts Club Cafe

Date: Tuesday, December 3 Departure Time: 11:45am from Village Hall Estimated Return: 3:00pm to Village Hall Location: Restoration Hardware Address: 1300 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago Code: 304740.C Cost: $20 - Members $25 - Non-Members

The Three Arts Club was an actual home and club for women built in 1914 in the Gold Coast. It served as a shared residential space until 2004, was empty for a few years, and is now the flagship store for Restoration Hardware, who teamed up with Chef Brendan Sodikoff to open a restaurant inside. The cafe in the first floor atrium is stunningly beautiful, with delicious food as well! Registration is required to ensure an accurate reservation. The cost of the meal is your responsibility. Holiday Tea at the Peninsula

Enjoy the elegant holiday atmosphere in this beautiful downtown hotel. We will sip on a blend of traditional afternoon teas and enjoy an arrangement of scones, sandwiches and seasonal desserts.

The annual Holiday Tea is one of our favorite events!

Date: Wednesday, December 11 Departure Time: 9:30am from Village Hall Estimated Return: 1:00pm to Village Hall Location: The Peninsula Chicago Address: 108 East Superior Street, Chicago Code: 304705.E Cost: $100- Members $120 - Non-Members

6900 N. Lincoln Ave (847) 677-9740 Lincolnwood, IL 60712 Theatre Trip: Phantom of the Opera

Date: Thursday, December 19 Curtain Call: 2:00pm Departure Time: 1:00pm from Village Hall Estimated Return: 6:00pm to Village Hall Location: Cadillac Palace Theatre Address: 151 West Randolph Street, Chicago Code: 304700.B Cost: $130- Members $160 - Non-Members

The Phantom is back, and he's here to bring you dreams and nightmares, music and mystery, opulence and wrath. The Phantom of the Opera is a masterpiece of spectacle. From heavily adorned costumes to pyrotechnics to shimmering chandeliers, this show sparkles from top to bottom. Seats are located in the Orchestra Left Center, Row T. Annual Turkey Trot

Date: Sunday, November 24 Race Start Time: 8:45am Start Line Location: Proesel Park Aquatic Center Address: 7055 N. Kostner Ave Cost: $37 until Nov. 15 at 5pm $42 from Nov. 16 – Nov. 23

Looking for some exercise before the big Thanksgiving meal? Why not register for the Turkey Trot Walk 5K? Walk along the beautiful streets of Lincolnwood and also get a workout! Walker/Racers receive a finisher medal and a long sleeve t-shirt. Take part in this Lincolnwood memory as it continues into it’s 43rd year. Looking to race instead of walk? The 5k/10k race is a chipped race which means you will have a finisher time to beat for next year!

6900 N. Lincoln Ave (847) 677-9740 Lincolnwood, IL 60712 Upcoming Community Events Rescue Rangers

In an attempt to help seniors with snow shoveling and other routine tasks like bringing the garbage toters out to the curb and returning them to the resident’s side yards, the Village created the Rescue Rangers program.

Rescue Rangers mainly consist of 7th and 8th graders who are allowed to charge a fee of $10 per hour for their services. Each participant will receive a ski cap that allows senior citizens to recognize the students as part of our Rescue Rangers program.

If you or someone you know is in need of a Rescue Ranger, please contact Carry Dick, Executive Secretary in the Administration Office at 847-745-4717.

6900 N. Lincoln Ave (847) 677-9740 Lincolnwood, IL 60712 Forever Fitness

Drop in fee collected at the door.

Members $2 Non-Members $3

For older adults and seniors who want to stay healthy and independent, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends four types of exercise. Strength exercises build muscle and increase metabolism which helps keep weight and blood sugar in check. Balance exercises build leg muscles which help prevent falls. Stretching exercises increase your heart rate and breathing. Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Community Center from 9am - 9:50am.

Mah Jongg at the Lincolnwood Library

Whether you are a pro or a beginner, come out and try your hand at Mah Jongg.

Wednesday afternoons at the Lincolnwood Library from 12:00-3:00pm.

This program is free for all who attend.

Thank you to Niles Township for your continued support of the Lincolnwood Social Club! Safe Driver Course

Cars have changed. So have traffic rules, driving conditions and the roads you travel everyday. By taking this course, you can expect to learn current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques and how to operate your vehicle safely in today’s challenging driving environment. You’ll learn to adjust to common age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time.

This eight-hour program is a classroom refresher course for drivers 55 years of age and over.

AARP Safe Driver Course class schedules are available at www.aarp.org/auto/driver-safety

Upcoming Lincolnwood Classes include:

January 14 & 16 February 11 & 13 March 10 &12

6900 N. Lincoln AveAve (847) 677-9740 Lincolnwood, IL IL 60712 60712

Pat’s Corner: Reviews from previous trips

Day Trip: The Odyssey Boat Tour & Lunch

What a wonderful Fall day spent on the new "Odyssey" Chicago Riverboat Architectural Lunch Cruise. The weather was perfect. After eating a delicious lunch, that was served with white gloves, you can retire to the deck to see the newest and tallest buildings of Chicago. A delightful day to spend with friends and family, and to quote, "Eventually all things merge into one, and a river runs through it."

Theatre Trip: Hamilton

What can I say in my review about the magnificent play, Hamilton. I have been lucky to have seen it 3 times and each time was like the first. Hamilton is a powerful presentation of a story inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton. It is the story of Hamilton's ascent out of poverty and into power against the backdrop of the America War of Independence. From the moment the curtains open, and the full cast is on stage, until the end when the curtains close, it is Magical, it is Rap, and it is Powerful.

City-Style Lunch: Offshore at Navy Pier A Chic 36,000 square foot rooftop venue overlooking a beautiful Lake Michigan. A spectacular meet and greet with a skyline like no other. It is opened all seasons and that makes it a fabulous place for special events. Lovely leather couches with low tables and high tables with stools make for a variety of places to sit and enjoy the exotic shared foods. The 360 degree view, while eating at the Offshore, are of the wonderful boats that fill our beautiful lake with all of their glory. Pat’s Book Review: The Ghosts of Eden Park

The Ghosts of Eden Park by Karen Abbott

A true crime story of a time, 1921, in the early days of prohibition, a man named George Remus became the most successful Bootlegger in America. It is a story of his rags to riches rise and downfall caused by sex, greed, corruption and revenge. The story of prohibition, "the nation's most unpopular law, " and the man who became the larger than life "King of the Bootleggers."

The characters ranging from an Assistant Attorney General of the United States named Mabel Walker Willebrandt, who was the most powerful woman in the country and the intriguing path she followed to bring George Remus to justice. Imogene Remus, the woman who pursued him, married him, and would eventually seal his fate, and a man named Dodge who started it all.

The courtroom drama that would have visits from Clarence Darrow and many other witnesses for the defense of a murder that shocked the nation. A thrilling narrative and the story of a time during prohibition that included "Gatsby," parties with high rollers and extravagance that would linger and be told for generations.

"And the Verdict is...... ? And All That Jazz. Shakespeare's "Othello," I Am Not What I Am."

6900 N. Lincoln Ave (847) 677-9740 Lincolnwood, IL 60712 November & December Member Birthdays

Lynne Lisco Nov. 4 Rita Witzgall Dec. 2

Doris Bratt Nov. 5 Rosina Neumayer Dec. 3

Barbara Mueller Nov. 8 Sandra Havdala Dec. 9

Heather Lartz Nov. 9 Irma Chulay Dec. 18

Barry Witzgall Nov. 11

Kathy Bellavia Nov. 18

Member Benefits

Join fellow Social Club members and non-members for these fun weekly drop-in programs. Please remember that if you are not a current member of the Social Club you must pay the non-member rate to participate. Members benefit from an earlier registration. Membership for 2019-2020 began on June 1, 2019.

Taxi Program

Lincolnwood residents ages 55 and over and/or Lincolnwood Social Club members are eligible to register for the Lincolnwood Taxi Program. The annual membership fee is $25. Each month, members will receive taxi coupons that can be used toward the cost of one-way taxi trips. Registration

Program registration is available on a first come first serve basis. Completed registration forms are accepted:

 By email at [email protected]

 In person at our Parks and Recreation Office at 6900 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood IL 60712

 By mail addressed to Parks and Recreation at 6900 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood IL 60712

Registration is not accepted over the phone

Refund Policy

Refunds will be granted on a case-by-case basis. If a refund is granted, it will be subject to a 10% administrative fee and will also reflect any charges already incurred by the Village (e.g., the ticket price for a theatre trip, the cost of food, etc.). If granted, a refund may be received in the form of a check (4-6 weeks processing time) or a credit to your account that can be applied to a future program.

Social Club Membership

Social Club membership is not required to participate in programs and activities, but members receive a discount, priority registration, access to drop-in and member only events. Members will be allowed to register for programs starting Friday, October 18, 2019 and Non-Members will be allowed to register starting Friday, October 25, 2019.