Vol. 10, Issue 1
LISLE PARK DISTRICT SENIOR CENTER 630-969-0992 • 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532 Northeast entrance of the Recreation Center
ISSUE PREVIEW HOURS Think Spring! Monday - Friday Don’t get the winter blues! We have several programs 8:30am - 4:00pm and trips to keep your spirits light and give you something to look forward to as the snow melts and CLOSED the flowers begin to bloom. Friday, March 25 3 MARK YOUR CALENDAR Save the date for these fun programs! REGISTRATION Come Fly With Me - Page 7 INFORMATION Hawaiian Holiday at the Abbington - Page 7 How to Register Who’s Really Knocking at Your Door? - Page 9 Registration is accepted in person at the Senior Center, by mail, charge by phone 630-969-0992, or online at LisleParkDistrict.org in the order in which received. Resident Registration Lisle Park District taxpayers • Sat., February 6 - Online • Mon., February 8 - Walk-in, phone or mail When someone is at your front door saying they are Nonresident Registration from the City’s Water Department...are they really? Come and see an actual ‘fashion show’ of people in • Sat., February 20 - Online uniform from various area businesses, organizations • Mon., February 22 - and departments. You don’t want to miss this program! Walk-in, phone or mail
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HOW TO REGISTER SENIOR CENTER TEAM
Registration by Phone or Walk-In Debbie Breihan Phone and walk-in registrations will be accepted Senior Citizen Coordinator during regular business hours of 8:30am - 4:00pm 630-353-4344 at the Senior Center front desk. [email protected]
• Lisle residents beginning Monday, February 8
• Nonresidents beginning Monday, February 22
Laura Gardner Mail-in Registration Trip Coordinator Registrations may be mailed to: 630-969-0992, ext. 4347 [email protected] Senior Center 1925 Ohio Street Lisle, IL 60532 Please do not mail cash.
Barb Marciniak Online Registration Administrative Assistant 630-969-0992 Register online at LisleParkDistrict.org. Instructions [email protected] for a successful registration are noted on the website and an instructional handout is available for pick-up at the Senior Center. Online registration requires your login ID & PIN #. You may call the Senior Center during regular business hours at 630-969-0992 to obtain this information. Please note: You will be Kimm Biedermann charged a $3 processing fee for each completed Administrative Assistant online transaction. 630-969-0992 [email protected] • Lisle residents beginning Saturday, February 6
• Nonresidents beginning Saturday, February 20
Paul Puccini Bus Driver [email protected]
1 Senior Center • 630-969-0992 • 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532 Program & Trip Information • Walking Guide
PROGRAM & TRIP INFORMATION Registration Guidelines Registrations are accepted in person at the Senior Center, by mail, by phone with credit card payment, or online at LisleParkDistrict.org. Payment due upon registration. Check your receipts! Confirm your program/trip, date, times, locations, meal choices, etc. by verifying your receipt. Receipts may be sent via email, USPS (50¢ fee), or pick-up in person. “Register by” dates are necessary so that we can meet the deadlines given to us by various venues and vendors. Of course, if the “register by” date has passed, don’t hesitate to call 630-969-0992 to check the status, as we frequently have cancellations resulting in open seats. Emergency contact cards are available at our office if you wish to provide us with that information. Home pick-ups are available to Lisle and Cameo residents for a $5 fee. Select this option during registration. Refund policy - If the Lisle Park District cancels a trip, a full refund will be credited to your park district account. If you cancel, giving at least two business days notice and the space can be resold, a full credit less a $2 service charge will be applied to your household Lisle Park District account; however, we cannot guarantee a resale. If you should prefer a refund to your charge card or receive a check, just let us know. Trip & Program Guidelines Please park your vehicle towards the middle of the parking lot rather than near the entrance when joining us on Barb Marciniak our bus trips. This gives you easy exit upon our return and frees up the front spots for patrons visiting the center throughout the day. Also, refrain from parking in lots not owned by the Lisle Park District. Administrative Assistant 630-969-0992 Review your receipt – Receipts are important! Be sure to verify all the information that is contained on the [email protected] receipt, and contact us immediately with any changes or discrepancies. Trips must depart promptly! Please plan to arrive 10 minutes prior to departure to allow for adequate time for check-in and bus loading. Limit the use of perfumes or colognes when traveling with us or participating in park district events to be sensitive to those who may have significant allergies. Kimm Biedermann Silence your cell phone when traveling on our bus or participating in a program at the Senior Center. If you must answer your phone, please move to a location away from the activity and/or keep your conversation to a Administrative Assistant minimum. 630-969-0992 [email protected] No dairy items are allowed on bus trips. All trips are via the Lisle Park District bus unless a motorcoach is specifically mentioned in the trip description. All trips depart from the Senior Center unless a different location is specifically mentioned in the description. WALKING GUIDE FOR TRIPS To assist you in selecting your trips, we include a walking icon with each trip description to indicate the level of physical activity for that specific trip.
Light walking Moderate walking Extensive walking with few stairs and/or some stairs and/or many stairs
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Index of Activities and Trips Advertised in this Issue of The Prime Times (Listed A-Z by category)
ACTIVITIES DAY TRIPS Bingo New Trips Bingo Pajama Party & Breakfast: 11461...... Page 5 Ameristar Casino: 11373...... Page 13 Coffee with Doc Williams: 11451...... Page 5 Behind the Scenes of Lyric Opera: 11453...... Page 12 Hospice 101: 11472...... Page 5 Butler: 11285...... Page 14 How To Stop Headaches From Stopping You: 11458..Page 5 Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals: 11482.....Page 22 Is a Reverse Mortgage Right For Me: 11452...... Page 5 Chicago is Green & Growing: 11348...... Page 23 Managing COPD: 11455...... Page 5 Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins: 11483..Page 22 Cirque de la Symphonie: 11392...... Page 20 Fun & Games Death Of A Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf: Celebrate the Oscar Movies: 11339 & 11340...... Page 6 A Parody: 11469...... Page 20 St. Patrick’s Day Bunco: 11454...... Page 6 Discover IL: Evanston: 11646...... Page 15 Wii Bowling Tournament: 11313...... Page 6 Evita: 11460...... Page 19 Wii Bowling Tournament Fabulous Frank: 11481...... Page 21 Lisle vs. Heritage Woods: 11470...... Page 6 Fooling Buddha: 11473...... Page 18 French Lick Overnight: 11308...... Page 17 Parties & Trips Hazel: 11480...... Page 20 Come Fly With Me: 11457...... Page 7 Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin: 11485...... Page 18 Happy Hour at Heritage Woods: 11323...... Page 7 iFLY - Indoor Skydiving: 11327...... Page 13 Hawaiian Holiday: 11044 & 11045...... Page 7 Limestone Lounge: 11478...... Page 16 Let’s Do Lunch - Sullivan’s Steakhouse: 11459...... Page 7 Macy’s Tour & Flower Show: 1149...... Page 14 Resaling Away: 11464...... Page 7 Museum of Contemporary Art: 11498...... Page 13 My Fair Lady: 11650...... Page 21 For Mind & Body Nice Work If You Can Get It: 11479...... Page 21 AARP Driver’s Safety: 11474...... Page 9 Purdue Varsity Glee Club: 10876...... Page 18 Art Insights: 11467...... Page 10 Shakespeare’s Treasure: 11281...... Page 12 Brain Gang: 11283...... Page 9 Shop & Play: 11307...... Page 12 CapTel Phone Presentation: 11500...... Page 10 Sister Act: 11456...... Page 16 Light Resistance Training: 11164 & 11165...... Page 8 Thaddeus & Solcum: 11556...... Page 22 Lisle Senior High School Presents: The Beat Goes On: 11372...... Page 14 The Addams Family...... Page 9 Lunch & Learn: Don’t Fall Into Spring: 11462.....Page 10 The King & I: 11499...... Page 19 Medicare Help Desk...... Page 11 Tribute to George Strait: 11477...... Page 16 Quilt Corner...... Page 11 Urban Safari Tour: 11376...... Page 15 Senior Community Service Employment Program: 11468...... Page 10 Previously Advertised Trips Senior Yoga: 11016 & 11019...... Page 8 Chicago Flower & Garden Show: 11278...... Page 25 S.H.O.E. Senior Housing Options Expo...... Page 11 Chicago Symphony Orchestra: 11274/11275...... Page 24 Strength & Bone Density: 11161 & 11162...... Page 8 High Tea & Downton Abbey: 11282...... Page 24 The Five Wishes: 11463...... Page 10 Jeeves at Sea: 10898...... Page 24 Walking Club...... Page 9 Wednesday Workouts With Manor Care: 11450....Page 8 Married to the Movement: 11276...... Page 25 Who’s Really Knocking At Your Door?: 11020...... Page 9 Quartet: 11280...... Page 25
3 Senior Center • 630-969-0992 • 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532 Regular Daily Activities
REGULAR DAILY ACTIVITIES Monday 10:00am - Cash Bingo: $1 for 2 cards and 50¢ each additional card. Enjoy a variety of bingo games sure to challenge your mind and luck! 12 Noon - Canasta: Join this friendly and ever-growing group to play the Hand and Foot version of this all-time favorite card game. Rules are available at the front desk for those needing to refresh and brush up on their skills prior to attending.
Tuesday 9:30am - Mah Jongg: Mah Jongg is an ancient tile game played by many cultures. Players use skill, wit and good fortune to build hands by drawing and discarding tiles. This group plays the American version of Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome, but please note that this game does take time, patience and good concentration skills to play proficiently. Basic rules are available at the front desk for beginners to review prior to attending. 1:00pm - Depression Poker: Attention experienced poker players! Grab your nickels and get ready for a fun and fast-paced afternoon. You’ll need $5 worth of nickels to get started. A limited number of nickels will be available for purchase if you are unable to get your own.
Thursday 12:45pm - Bridge: Join this friendly group for an afternoon of drop-in bridge. A basic knowledge of the game is needed to participate. 1:00pm - Rummikub: Combining features of some of the most famous pastimes, such as Mah Jongg, Rummy, Dominoes & Chess, Rummikub is a stimulating game that requires a large measure of strategy and small dose of luck. A copy of the rules is available at the front desk. 1:00pm - Chess: All levels are welcome to join this friendly and dedicated group. Basic knowledge of chess is expected.
Friday 9:00am - April-October - Walking Club: Put on your walking shoes, grab a water bottle and head on over to the Senior Center for a morning of exercise, friendship, and fun as we trek through the paved trails of the lovely Community Park. 10:00am - Games Galore: Bring your lunch and join this group of gamers for a round of Dominoes in the morning and a few hands of Hand and Foot Canasta in the afternoon. Rules for Hand and Foot and Mexican Train Dominoes are available at the front desk for those needing to brush up on their skills before attending. 1:00-5:00pm - 1st, 3rd & 5th Friday of the Month / 5:00-9:00pm - 2nd & 4th Friday of the Month - Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge: Prior registration is required. Please call John Spokas at 630-968-8154 for more details and to register.
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Coffee with Doc Williams How To Stop Headaches From Senior Center Stopping You Senior Center Join chiropractor, Doc Williams this morning for a breakfast and a special presentation. Come and hear how headaches account for over 10 Presentation & breakfast provided by million doctor visits each year. If you’re wondering Williams Chiropractic, Lisle how to effectively treat your headaches, and want to understand what causes them, come join us this Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By morning for a presentation by Advanced Wellness Center, an integrated medical clinic. Hear how they 11451 M Mar. 7 9-11:30am FREE Feb. 29 have achieved results in treating migraines, and ongoing tension headaches. Presentation & breakfast provided by Is a Reverse Mortgage Right For Me? Advanced Wellness Center, Woodridge Senior Center Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By As people grow older, more and more face health or economic challenges that can make it difficult for 11458 M Mar. 28 9-11:30am FREE Mar. 21 them to continue to live in their homes or downsize to a new one. Dolores Zimmerman from Eagle Home Mortgage will explain the new guidelines regarding reverse mortgages and how one qualifies. She will cover in detail what a reverse mortgage is and what Bingo Pajama Party & Breakfast it is not. Information regarding how one can use a Senior Center reverse mortgage to purchase a new home without having mortgage payments will also be presented. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! No need to get There will be plenty of time allowed for questions dressed this morning! Come in your comfy PJs for and answers. a delicious home-cooked breakfast and bingo. We’ll Presentation & breakfast provided by have a pajama fashion show and a special favor will Dolores Zimmerman, Eagle Home Mortgage be given to everyone who participates. As an added bonus this year, a special group of preschoolers Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By learning about the letter P will be joining us! 11452 M Mar. 14 9-11:30am FREE Mar. 7 Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By
11461 M Apr. 11 9-11:30am $5 / $5 Apr. 4 Managing COPD Senior Center BP, cholesterol, and blood sugar screenings will Hospice 101 be available beginning at 8:30am. Please sign up for a screening at the Senior Center desk when Senior Center you are registering for the presentation. During You don’t want to miss this important presentation breakfast a comprehensive presentation on better today. Chaplain Jeff Long will discuss what hospice living with COPD will be conducted by a registered and palliative care are and how they differ. Learn nurse. There will be plenty of time for questions where hospice care is given, how it’s paid for, and after the presentation. when an individual should enroll in hospice. Screenings, presentation & breakfast provided by Solace Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. and Insight Presentation & breakfast provided by Healthcare Services, Inc. Peace Hospice, Naperville Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By 11472 M Apr. 25 9-11:30am FREE Apr. 18 11455 M Mar. 21 9-11:30am FREE Mar. 14
5 Senior Center • 630-969-0992 • 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532 Fun & Games
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES when participating in a program or traveling on the bus. If you must answer your phone, please move to a location away from the activity or keep your conversation brief.
Wii Bowling Tournament Senior Center
Come in and enjoy the bowling everyone can do - Wii Bowling! Sign up today. Prizes will be awarded, and we’ll enjoy a delicious pizza lunch afterwards. Lunch provided by Passeros Pizza, Lisle
Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By 11313 F Mar. 4 10am-12pm FREE Feb. 27 Wii Bowling Tournament Lisle vs. Heritage Woods St. Patrick’s Day Bunco Senior Center Lisle Recreation Center, Multipurpose Rm. 2 Calling all Wii Bowlers! We have challenged Heritage Your Irish eyes will be smiling this afternoon as Woods of Bolingbrook to a Wii Bowling rematch! Sign you don your favorite green article of clothing and up today to help us bring the bowling trophy back to hope to win a little green by playing this fun and Lisle where it belongs! Prizes will be awarded and easy dice game. Prizes will be awarded for the most we’ll enjoy a delicious pizza lunch afterwards. buncos, most wins, the biggest loser and the best St. Lunch provided by Heritage Woods Patrick’s Day outfit! Prizes & refreshments provided by Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By Manor Care, Naperville 11470 F Apr. 22 10am-12pm FREE Apr. 15 Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By
11454 Th Mar. 17 1-2:30pm FREE Mar. 10
Celebrate the Oscar Movies Lisle Recreation Center, Multipurpose Rm. 1 & 2 50+FRIENDL MEMBERSHIPY. AFFORDABLE. FITNESS.S Join us as we enjoy a viewing of one of the Oscar Purchase nominated movies from 2015 on our very own ‘big’ Daily Admission Fee $7 1 Full Year screen. April 1: Bridge of Spies; April 29: Brooklyn. 1 Month Membership $28 at $204 Refreshments provided by Comfort Keepers, Wood 3 Month Membership $66 Continuous Membership $17/month SAVE Dale & Synergy Home Care, Glen Ellyn $132 Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By CALL 630-353-4318 NOW! 11339 F Apr. 1 1-3pm FREE Mar. 24 1825 Short St., Lisle, IL 11340 F Apr. 29 1-3pm FREE Apr. 21
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Happy Hour At Heritage Woods Bolingbrook
We’re invited to head on down the road to enjoy a Friday Happy Hour complete with appetizers, ‘mocktails’ and entertainment with our friends at Heritage Woods. Home Pick-Up Time: TBD Departure Time: 2:00pm Approximate Return Time: 4:00pm Hawaiian Holiday Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By Abbington, Glen Ellyn
11323 F Mar. 11 2-4pm FREE Mar. 4 Aloha! You’ll feel like you are in a tropical paradise today as you enjoy the tastes, sounds and dances of the Hawaiian Islands. Your day will begin with a Let’s Do Lunch - Sullivan’s Steakhouse delicious lunch. After lunch, you’ll enjoy a show filled with traditional dancers performing dances from the Naperville Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti and Polynesia! You may even feel inspired to join in! Sullivan’s Steakhouse in Naperville will transport you to another place and time. Physically located in Entertainment sponsored by Monarch Landing and the historic district of downtown, Sullivan’s offers The Springs, Naperville guests a unique steakhouse experience. Options on the lunch menu include a shaved steak sandwich, Home Pick-Up Time: TBD filet, ahi tuna, balsamic chicken, as well as a variety Departure Time: 11:30am of sandwiches and salads. Prices range between $13- Approximate Return Time: 2:30pm $22 for lunch. We’ll order from the menu and request Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By separate checks. Fee is for transportation only. *** SAVE $5 - Drive Yourself *** Home Pick-Up Time: TBD Departure Time: 11:15am 11045 Tu Apr.26 12-2pm $32/$35 Apr. 19 Approximate Return Time: 1:00pm On The Bus
Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By 11044 Tu Apr.26 11:30am-2:30pm $37/$40 Apr. 19
11459 Tu Mar. 29 11:15am-1pm $6/$9 Mar. 22 Come Fly With Me Resaling Away Lisle Recreation Center, Multipurpose Rm. 1 & 2 Lisle Celebrate Women’s History Month today with a special presentation by actress and historian Leslie Calling all bargain hunters! It’s time for our spring Goddard as she takes us back to 1937 with her resale excursion! We’ll scout the area’s best resale, portrayal of Amelia Earhart attempting to set a new thrift, and consignment stores. These stores are record by becoming the first person to fly around the filled with gently used housewares, clothing, and world at the equator. We’ll enjoy a delicious lunch more. We’ll stop for lunch along the way at a fast food of rosemary chicken, roasted potatoes and mixed restaurant. Fee includes transportation only. vegetables before the performance. Home pick-ups Home Pick-Up Time: TBD will be available for this party. Departure Time: 9:00am Entertainment sponsored by Pioneer Properties, Inc. Approximate Return Time: 4:00pm Home Pick-Up Time: TBD
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11464 W Apr. 13 9am-4pm $8 / $11 Apr. 7 11457 Th Mar. 24 12-2pm $15 / $18 Mar. 17
7 Senior Center • 630-969-0992 • 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532 For Mind & Body
Wednesday Workouts With Manor Care Lisle Recreation Center, Athletic Space
Join us at the Senior Center in the afternoon for a great cardio workout that can be done from either a seated or standing position. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Participants will receive a punch card and earn credits toward future senior programs and trips when they attend Wellness Wednesday sessions. March Focus: Total Body Strengthening Strength & Bone Density April Focus: Sit and Be Fit Lisle Recreation Center, Athletic Space In addition to the exercises there will be two special There is scientific evidence that shows the benefits presentations: of weight-bearing exercise on bone density. We reach March 16: Medication Management peak bone density in our twenties and begin to lose it April 20: AAA Keeping the Keys in our thirties. This is especially true without proper Class provided by Manor Care, Naperville exercise, diet and with a family history of osteoporosis. This class takes you through a wide variety of light Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By weight bearing exercises to help you stay strong and healthy. Our instructor, Jen Young, holds a Master’s 11450 W Mar. 2-Apr. 27 1-1:45pm FREE Feb. 24 Degree in Exercise Science and conducted her graduate studies on the effects of exercise on bone density.
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10:30- 11161 Tu,Th Mar. 1-Apr. 14 $64/$84 Feb.24 Senior Yoga 11:30am Lisle Recreation Center, Athletic Space 10:30- 11162 Tu,Th Apr.19-May 26 $64/$84 Apr. 13 11:30am Sign up to join this very popular yoga class! The benefits of yoga include improved strength, flexibility, and balance. A chair will be used for the first half of Light Resistance Training the class to perform various yoga poses. The second Lisle Recreation Center, Athletic Space half of the class will include poses on the floor. Participants using the floor should bring a yoga mat. Participate in mild resistance exercises to build strength You do not need to participate in the floor exercise to and flexibility. All exercises can be done seated or join this class. Come on out and give it a try! Wednesday standing. Each exercise is designed to decrease muscle Instructor: Rita; Friday Instructor: Holly. soreness and inflammation in the joints and muscles. This class is taught by, Jen Young, an exercise therapist Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By with a Master’s degree in exercise science and experience teaching group exercise classes for arthritis. 11016 W Apr. 6-May 11 10-11am $36/$39 Apr. 1 Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By 11019 F Apr. 8-May 13 10-11am $36/$39 Apr. 1 9:30- *** SAVE $10 - sign up for both days *** 11164 Tu,Th Mar. 1-Apr. 14 $64/$84 Feb.24 10:15am 9:30- 11165 Tu,Th Apr.19-May 26 $64/$84 Apr. 13 10:15am
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Lisle Senior High School Presents: The Addams Family Lisle Senior High School, 1800 Short St., Lisle
Lisle Senior High invites you to a special performance of this whimsical story for all ages! You’ll enjoy a special reception afterwards complete with lemonade and dessert and a chance to meet the cast. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the performance. Who’s Really Knocking At Your Door? Day Date Time R/NR Lisle Recreation Center, Multipurpose Rm. 1 & 2 Wednesday March 16 7pm Show FREE When someone is at your front door saying they are from the city’s water department...are they really? Do you have to let them in? Come Brain Gang and see an actual ‘fashion show’ of people in uniform from various Senior Center area businesses, organizations and departments. See their uniforms, badges and ID’s as they ‘walk the A new structure, but the same fun and challenging runway.’ The program includes a live demonstration activities. Join us on the second Wednesday of each of how easy it is to be the victim of a scam if you are month as Patti Terkovich from Autumn Leaves not vigilant. Coffee and refreshments are included. leads you through a morning of exercising your Plan to stay after the show and enjoy a St. Patrick’s most important muscle! On the third Wednesday of Day lunch and bingo. Home pick-ups are available the month, come back for a study group to complete for Lisle residents. homework and work on a special ‘extra credit’ puzzle with the group. This portion will be student Welcoming remarks by Mayor Joe Brode led. Attendance each week will earn you credit Presentation and refreshments provided by toward other senior programs. Lisle/Naperville TRIAD Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By Code Day Date Time Reg. By 11283 W Mar. 2-May 18 10-11am FREE Feb. 24 11020 F Mar. 18 10am-12pm Mar. 11
Presentation & Refreshments: FREE R/NR Lunch: $10.00 Bingo Cards: 50¢ each Walking Club Senior Center
It’s time to get out and enjoy the weather! Put on AARP Driver’s Safety your walking shoes, grab a water bottle and head on Senior Center over to the Senior Center for a morning of exercise, friendship and fun as we trek through the paved Refine your existing skills and develop safe defensive trails of the lovely Community Park. driving techniques in this two session course sponsored by AARP. A reduction in auto insurance There is no need to pre-register for this program, premiums is often available after successful but be sure to pick up your walking punch card and completion of this course.*Payment will be collected at the find out how exercise can earn you money off your first class. $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. next senior program!
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11474 F Apr. 8 & 15 8am-1pm $15 / $20 Apr. 1 F Apr. 1 - Oct. 28 weather permitting 9am FREE
9 Senior Center • 630-969-0992 • 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532 For Mind & Body
Lunch & Learn: Don’t Fall Into Spring Lisle Recreation Center, Multipurpose Rm. 3
Spring is in the air, and it’s time to get back outside! While the ice and snow have melted, there are always fall risks. Join us for lunch and an informative presentation on what you can do to avoid a fall and improve your balance this spring. Learn some simple exercises to help with both. Lunch and presentation provided by VCP Wellness, Joliet
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11462 W Apr. 6 11:30am-1pm FREE Mar. 30 Art Insights Lisle Recreation Center, Multipurpose Rm. 3 CapTel Phone Presentation Senior Center Monet and Manet: Is there a difference? Do you have a favorite? The early Chicago movers and shakers If you or someone you live with has hearing loss, collected a great deal of art including Monet and Manet. you don’t want to miss today’s presentation on how They donated much of their art work to the Art Institute a captioned telephone can change your life and of Chicago, so most of the art we will be viewing is at how you can obtain one free of charge. Our own the Chicago museum. Come and learn about the lives Mayor Broda has one and will be here along with and art of these two very famous painters. a representative from CapTel to tell you about the This free program is generously funded by the Hulda program, answer questions and get you started on B. and Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation. ordering your own phone. Breakfast and Presentation provided by CapTel, Inc. Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By
Code Day Date Time R/NR Reg. By 11467 F Apr. 15 1-2pm FREE Apr. 8
11500 M Apr. 4 9-11:30am FREE Apr. 1 The Five Wishes Senior Community Service Lisle Recreation Center, Multipurpose Rm. 1 Employment Program Jennifer Shea Hellman is a licensed social worker Senior Center who will talk about The Five Wishes, a living will that talks about one’s personal, emotional, spiritual, Are you currently unemployed or retired and need and medical issues. It allows one to share with their to get back into the workforce? The SCSEP can family and doctors what is wanted if ever faced help you achieve your professional goals through with a terminal illness. Complimentary copies of employment assistance and training. The program The Five Wishes will be given out. this morning will give an overview of the services and how the training works at Worknet, DuPage Program provided by located right here in Lisle! The Springs at Monarch Landing, Naperville
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11468 M Apr. 18 9-10am FREE Apr. 11 11463 F Apr. 29 10-11am FREE Apr. 1
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Medicare Help Desk Senior Center QUILT CORNER Sorting through your Medicare and insurance benefits & bills can be overwhelming. Even calling the customer service number can be confusing. Thank you for making Quilt Corner a success! Quilts Steve or Dan from Center Insurance & Financial are a beautiful art form, and we would love to see Services will be at the Senior Center on the 2nd yours. If you have a quilt that you would be willing to Monday of each month from 9-10am to answer your questions and assist you in interpreting share, we will display it on the wall in Laura’s office*. your statements. Please call the Senior Center Quilts will be hung with care from clamp hooks for ahead of time to schedule a time slot. one month at a time. Please be sure to stop in to admire the craftsmanship of each one! Day Date Time R/NR
M 2nd Monday of Every Month 9-10am FREE *Note: Quilts are currently scheduled through June 2016.
Senior Task Force
S.H.O.E. Senior Housing Options Expo Quilts by Patt Russo Naperville City Hall, Lower Level 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville
Senior housing comes in many different forms these days. There is a large spectrum of alternatives for you to choose from right in the Lisle/Naperville area including “aging in place” right in your own home. Don’t miss this informative, no pressure expo where you’ll be able to browse through multitudes of senior living options. Presented by the Lisle/Naperville TRIAD and Naperville Senior Task Force
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Friday April 22 9am-12pm FREE Quilt by Laurine DeMeo
11 Senior Center • 630-969-0992 • 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532 DAY TRIPS - Depart from Senior Center Unless Otherwise Noted
Shakespeare’s Treasure Behind the Scenes of Lyric Opera Wauconda, IL Lyric Opera & Lawry’s, Chicago, IL
It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to view Journey into the heart of opera at this backstage Shakespeare’s First Folio! Many of his plays were tour – from the moment you enter the beautiful and written to be performed, not published. The First impressive Civic Opera House foyer, you’ll be in for Folio wasn’t published until 1623, seven years after a special, one-hour experience with an engaging Shakespeare’s death. Two of Shakespeare’s fellow Lyric docent who will give you behind-the-scenes actors compiled 36 of his plays, hoping to preserve insights into the vibrant world of grand opera. See the them for future generations. Without it, we would not inside of the art-deco Ardis Krainik Theatre, enjoy an have 18 of Shakespeare’s plays, including Macbeth, up-close-and-personal view of the orchestra pit where Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Antony the acclaimed Lyric Orchestra plays, and then journey and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors, and As You Like It. Lake County Discovery Museum will be on to backstage destinations where you’ll learn about hosting this very special exhibit of the First Folio the vast array of skilled professionals who bring and explaining its very fascinating history. We fantastic operatic stagecraft to life. Whether you are a will then have a Shakespearean-themed lunch at seasoned opera fan or have never been to a single one, Lindy’s Landing, where you will have your choice you can’t help but be awed by what goes on behind- of 1) scotched carbonados of beef, a 6 oz. strip steak the scenes and will never look at opera the same way with mushrooms and grilled asparagus, 2) salmon again. After the tour, we will have lunch at Lawry’s, cressidas, sautéed salmon with garlic spinach housed in the 1890’s McCormick mansion. Its elegant and a maple butternut squash purée, or 3) chicken decor, impeccable service and world-class dining desdemona, roast chicken with saffron rice and have made Lawry’s a legend since 1938. You have your green peas. All are served with salad ariel with mixed choice of 1) prime rib with whipped cream horseradish, greens, strawberries, sliced apples, candied walnuts, 2) Chinese mustard glazed salmon, or 3) vegetarian crumbled red Liecester cheese with a malt vinaigrette, lasagna, all served with Lawry’s famous salad with and bully apple cobbler a la mode for dessert. Our last stop before heading home will be the Nut and Candy vintage dressing, warm sourdough bread with sweet House, which carries a wide variety of inexpensively cream butter, mashed potatoes & gravy, Yorkshire priced nuts and bulk candy, including sugar-free. Fee pudding, creamed corn and creamed spinach, and CC includes transportation, museum and lunch. Brown’s hot fudge sundae for dessert. Fee includes transportation, tour and lunch. Departure Time: 9:30am Approximate Return Time: 3:30pm Departure Time: 9:15am Approximate Return Time: 3:00pm Code Date R/NR Reg. By Code Date R/NR Reg. By 11281 Thu., Feb. 11 $44 /$47 Fri., Jan. 29 11453 Wed., Mar. 2 $79 / $82 Mon. Feb. 22
Shop & Play sure to have a good time. Rivers has several dining options, including the Canopy Buffet. You’ll have 4 Rosemont & Des Plaines, IL hours to choose if you want to spend all your time at one of the venues or spend a couples hours at each. The Fashion Outlets of Chicago is the premiere outlet Fee includes bus transportation. mall in Illinois. With over 150 outlet stores, a very nice food court, two restaurants and public art scattered Departure Time: 10:30am throughout, this indoor mall is a fun place to visit Approximate Return Time: 4:00pm whether you are shopping or just browsing the sale racks. Rivers Casino is just down the road, and with Code Date R/NR Reg. By over 1,000 slots and almost 50 table games, you’re 11307 Tue., Feb. 23 $15 / $18 Fri., Feb. 12
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Museum of Contemporary Art iFLY – Indoor Skydiving Chicago, IL Naperville, IL
The Museum of Contemporary Art’s permanent iFLY is an indoor skydiving experience that creates collection spans media and movements from the 1920’s true free fall conditions, just like skydiving, without to the present—and includes some 2,500 artworks and having to jump out of an airplane. iFLY’s vertical artists’ books. Come explore this dynamic art form, wind tunnel generates 1,600 horse power from 4 and especially enjoy the temporary Pop Art Design powerful fans, creating a wall-to-wall cushion of air exhibit. While we may think we know pop inside-out on which you can safely float. There’s no parachute, through the work of Andy Warhol and his peers, the no jumping, and nothing attaching you to planet Earth. It’s just you and the air, and it’s the most incredible spirit of pop not only manifested itself in Warhol’s adrenaline rush! An instructional class and video paintings of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s soup will prepare you and a flight suit, safety helmet, cans, it also influenced the look of chairs, sofas, lamps, goggles & earplugs are included. Each person will ‘fly’ and even architecture during the 1960’s and 1970’s. twice in the wind tunnel and will receive a video of A complimentary exhibition to Pop Art Design, The their flight experience. Afterwards, we’ll head out to Street, The Store, and the Silver Screen is organized a local restaurant for lunch on our own to relive our around three separate themes – the bustling energy of experience together. Fee includes transportation and the street with its preening passersby, garish signage iFLY experience. Note: People from age 3 to 103 have and automobiles; the commercialism that supported enjoyed iFLY; however, if you have had heart problems, mass produced consumer goods; and the allure of a prior shoulder dislocation, or back or neck problems, Hollywood glamour and celebrity. Explore the MCA on you should not fly. your own at your own pace. We will then drive the short Departure Time: 10:00am distance over to Eataly, a wonderful marketplace of all Approximate Return Time: 3:00pm things Italian, from fresh produce, cheeses, meats, fish, wines, and so much more. There are several stations Code Date R/NR Reg. By from which you can choose to have lunch on your own. Fee includes transportation, museum and Eataly. 11327 Wed., Mar. 9 $75 / $78 Fri., Feb. 26 Departure Time: 9:30am Approximate Return Time: 3:00pm Ameristar Casino East Chicago, IN
Code Date R/NR Reg. By Fun can’t be measured in square footage, of course, but if it could, the 56,000-square-foot casino at Ameristar 11498 Tue., Mar. 8 $18 / $21 Fri., Feb. 26 Casino Hotel East Chicago, with its four spacious playing levels, would come out on top. Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago has one of the largest selections of games in northwest Indiana, with more than 1,700 of the latest and most popular slots and video poker games and 65 table games. You will receive $10 slot play to get your winning started! Lunch is on your own and available at The Heritage Buffet, Stadium Sports Bar, Noodle Bar, Sbarro’s Italian Eatery, or Papasello’s Café. Fee includes transportation and $10 slot play. Note: Valid photo ID is required at the casino. Departure Time: 10:00am Approximate Return Time: 4:30pm
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The Beat Goes On Macy’s Tour & Flower Show Rosewood, Delavan, WI Chicago, IL
This is a winning combination – the venue is Rosewood, Although we Chicagoans still think of it as Marshall the completely new, gorgeous facility that used to be Field’s, the Macy’s on State Street is recognized as a Millie’s in Delavan, WI. The performers are Mark and National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Gretch, the very popular husband and wife duo, and Register of Historic Places. We will take a guided tour the food is gourmet “farm to table” prepared by their of the store, learning about the beautiful Tiffany-domed award-winning chef. Dine in upscale Midwestern ceiling, the iconic clock, and the important role Marshall ambiance, where you will have your choice of 1) roasted Field had in Chicago’s history. The Walnut Room has the citrus garlic crusted organic chicken with char-grilled distinction of being the first restaurant in a department asparagus, wild rice pilaf and roasted chicken herb store, and it’s also the longest continuously running demi jus, 2) char-grilled seasonal vegetable risotto, restaurant in the country. Docents will lead us on a tour arugula, parmesan cheese and sun-dried tomato basil to share the history and beauty of this landmark Chicago pesto, 3) pan-seared tilapia with sautéed ratatouille, building. Lunch will be in the Walnut Room and is your roasted baby potatoes and fresh tomato cilantro crudo, choice of 1) peach nest, their famous chicken slad in a nest 4) pan-roasted pork medallions with apple cider of shoestring potatoes with peaches, grapes, strawberries glaze, sautéed garlic spinach, sweet potato hash and roasted pork apple demi jus, all served with chef’s and a trio of breads, 2) Mrs. Hering’s 1890 original chicken choice of soup, fresh baked in-house breads, dessert pot pie, or 3) portabello burger, a marinated portabello, and beverage. Following lunch, Mark and Gretch carmelized onions, roasted red pepper, smoked gouda, perform The Beat Goes On in the lovely cabaret-style green onions, roasted garlic aioli on a potato bun, all served theatre, featuring the hits by Chuck Berry, Glen Miller with salad, beverage and Frango mint ice cream pie. After Band, The Andrews Sisters, Elvis, Ray Charles, Carl lunch, we’ll head up to the 9th floor for a stunning flower Perkins, The Monkees, The Four Seasons, The Jackson show. This year the theme is “America the Beautiful” – a Five, Johnny Cash and many more. Time is allowed celebration of America’s vast & varied landscapes and the to browse the gift shop. Fee includes transportation, beautiful flora indigenous to each, from purple mountain lunch and performance. majesties, across the wilderness and from sea to shining sea. Fee includes transportation, guided tour, and lunch. Departure Time: 9:30am Note: Escalators are required to participate in the tour. Approximate Return Time: 6:00pm Departure Time: 9:15am Code Date R/NR Reg. By Approximate Return Time: 3:30pm
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Butler the performance, we’ll dine next door at Jameson’s Charhouse, where you’ll have your choice of 1) London Northlight Theatre & broil with bordelaise sauce, 2) chicken picante Jameson’s Charhouse, Skokie, IL sautéed in white wine & mushrooms, or 3) vegetable kabob with green pepper, onion, mushroom, tomato Early in the Civil War, three escaped slaves arrive at and served with a baked potato. All are served with a a Union fort to seek sanctuary from Major General caesar salad, beverage and chocolate fudge cake. Fee Butler. Despite the conflict between the states, law includes transportation, lunch and performance. requires that the slaves be returned to their rightful owners. Seeking a solution that satisfies both ethics Departure Time: 10:00am and duty, Butler embarks on a battle of words and Approximate Return Time: 5:30pm wits, calling into question what is legal versus what is right, in a captivating story based on actual events. Code Date R/NR Reg. By The New York Times said, “It’s part comedy, part historical drama and part biography…yet the show is 11285 Wed., Mar. 30 $89 / $92 Fri., Feb. 19 easy enough to review. Just call it splendid.” Prior to
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Urban Safari Tour Discover IL: Evanston Chicago’s Finest Tours, Chicago, IL Evanston, IL
Join us as our tour guide leads us on a Pedway and Prior to the 1830’s, the area now occupied by Evanston Loop Walking Tour in Chicago. Chicago’s Finest Tours was mainly uninhabited, consisting largely of provides some of the most entertaining and informative wetlands and swampy forest. Today it is a vibrant hub tours offered, telling Chicago’s history through stories with the works of numerous prominent architects and visualization enhanced with photos. Burn off a and many beautiful mansions, home to world-class few calories, learn about Chicago’s rich history and Northwestern University, and the location of many its architectural wonders. We’ll walk a portion of the Hollywood movie filmings. We will tour the Dawes Pedway, the underground labyrinth of heated tunnels House, the lakefront mansion of Charles Gates Dawes. and corridors, all the while hearing stories about the He earned the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize and served as early chapters of Chicago’s history. A unique feature U.S. Vice President under Calvin Coolidge. Our guide of this tour is the option to wear listening headsets to will take us on a driving bus tour of Evanston pointing ensure you will always be able to hear the tour guide. out notable spots of interest and describing the We’ll stop at the exciting new Latinicity created by growth of the city. The Actor’s Gymnasium is a place world-renowned chef Richard Sandoval. It’s a multi- where people of all ages “Learn to Fly” – physically, sensory experience featuring 10 innovative kitchens, a emotionally, and creatively. Classes and training is tapas restaurant, coffee café, lounge and market all in offered to professional performers (the very acrobatic one place. Time is allowed for you to browse, shop and performances we’ve seen at some of the theatres eat lunch on your own. Our walking tour will resume exemplify this training), as well as non-professional after lunch and focus on some of the magnificent people of all ages. We will visit the gymnasium and architecture, exploring the interior and exterior of watch professional training students working on three shining examples of this country’s first true their acts on various circus apparatus, and then have skyscrapers. Fee includes transportation and walking a Q&A with some of the staff about circus training, tour. Note: Walking stairs is part of the tour and is very productions, and professional performers. Lunch difficult for walkers or wheelchairs. will be included at Farmhouse Tavern, a wonderful Departure Time: 9:00am restaurant with reclaimed barn siding and beams Approximate Return Time: 4:00pm from farms built in the late 1800’s. You have your choice of 1) farmers grilled cheese with goat cheese, Code Date R/NR Reg. By fontina, & Wisconsin cheddar, served with malted tomato soup, 2) Indiana po’ boy, a sandwich of beer 11376 Tue., Apr. 5 $42 / $45 Fri., Mar. 4 battered lake perch, tartar slaw, red barn white cheddar, garlic mayo, lettuce, tomato, French roll, tavern fries, or 3) chicken bacon ranch on brioche bun with tavern fries, all served with beverage and a cake pop for dessert. Fee includes transportation, lunch, tours and admissions. Alzheimer’s Association Support Group Departure Time: 9:00am Do you care for someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease Approximate Return Time: 5:00pm or a related dementia? Are you looking for information and support? You’re not alone. Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Code Date R/NR Reg. By Support Groups provide emotional, educational and social support for family and friends of individuals with Alzheimer’s 11646 Thu., Apr. 7 $83 / $86 Fri., Feb. 26 disease and other, related dementias.
Join us on the 1st Wednesday of Every Month at 6:30pm Sunrise of Naperville North, 535 W. Ogden Avenue Questions? Call 630-305-9400
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Tribute To George Strait “The King of Country” Starved Rock Lodge, Utica, IL
George Strait – The King of Country – is a living legend. Gordy and Debbie pay tribute to him – hear his greatest hits along with fun facts, trivia about George Sister Act and a dash of comedy sprinkled in. This husband The Fireside Theatre, Ft. Atkinson, WI and wife duo is a must see for all George Strait fans. They currently perform at the Jackie B Goode’s Café The Fireside Dinner Theatre is such a fun venue – in Branson, MO, but bring their talents to the Starved the lovely gift shops, the gourmet dining and quality Rock Lodge for a limited engagement. Lunch and performances held in-the-round where every seat performance take place in the historic Starved Rock offers a great view. Our luncheon starts off with the Lodge. A lunch buffet will feature fried chicken, Fireside freshly baked breads, broccoli & cauliflower assorted sides, dessert and beverage. A comfort stop salad (fresh cauliflower buds, red onion, golden raisins, grated cheddar cheese, Jones cherry wood smoked will be made en route. Fee includes transportation, bacon chips, and pine nuts folded into a creamy lunch buffet and performance. vinaigrette presented on flowering kale), Pacific rim Departure Time: 9:15am pork loin, flame marked on the grill, braised in a flavorful Approximate Return Time: 5:00pm Polynesian sauce, presented on a bed of blended wild rice with pineapple and macadamia nuts, served with Code Date R/NR Reg. By fresh sugar snap peas and a savory Shiitake mushroom carrot quiche, and raspberry & white chocolate bread 11477 Tue., Apr. 19 $67 / $70 Fri., Apr. 8 pudding topped with vanilla crème anglaise. Sister Act was first a blockbuster movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, and then became a hit Broadway musical that took New York and London by storm. This hilarious, tuneful, Limestone Lounge exciting show tells the tale of Deloris – a Las Vegas Jacob Henry Mansion, Joliet, IL lounge singer who witnesses a murder and is forced to hide in a convent pretending to be a nun – Sister Take a step back in time as the Victorian Ballroom is Mary Clarence. What follows is a rollicking, fast-paced transformed into “The Limestone Lounge,” a 1930’s Jazz comedy filled with nuns, cops, gangsters, mistaken Club. Relive this glorious era with a “live radio broadcast identities, comic chases, rapid fire jokes, and a terrific show” by The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra, score by the Academy Award winning composer of complete with vocalists and radio actors. You will also Beauty & the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of have time to browse the mansion, a historical city, state Horrors, and Newsies. Before heading home, we will and national landmark, boasting over 40 rooms built in stop at the Jones Dairy Farm retail store. For 125 years 1873, or tour the Old Central Church, with its beautifully and six generations, the Jones family has been making decorated exterior and interior being a classic example delicious sausages. Their store features their sausages of grand churches in the late 1800’s. Lunch is your choice along with their hams, bacon, Canadian bacon, of 1) Jake’s chicken cordon bleu or 2) pot roast, served braunschweiger & many other delicious Wisconsin with chef’s choice of sides, garden salad, warm rolls, products. Consider bringing a cooler to bring any dessert, and coffee or tea. Fee includes transportation, purchases home. Comfort stops will be made en route. lunch and performance. Fee includes transportation, lunch and performance. Departure Time: 9:15am Departure Time: 8:00am Approximate Return Time: 3:30pm Approximate Return Time: 7:00pm
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French Lick Overnight beautiful architecture. Our trip also includes a visit to Dorel Tech Center and Crash Test Facility, where we Indiana will see crash test dummies in action. Join us as we travel just far enough south to see Day One: Traveling by motorcoach, we’ll stop at the beautiful southern Indiana in all its spring-blooming Eiteljorg Museum, a landmark museum of Native glory! Back by popular demand, we are returning to American art and cultural objects (lunch included). the magnificent French Lick Resort, but doing all new We’ll arrive late afternoon at French Lick Springs excursions with it. Nestled deep within a quiet corner Resort to have our get-acquainted tour of the property. of southern Indiana is an oasis of luxury – enjoy the Dinner and evening is on your own at the resort/ splendor of a bygone era, where the rich and famous casino. came to play and stayed young with famous health Day Two: Breakfast buffet (included); Toyota Tour baths, spas and spring drinking water. Now, we’ll (lunch included); West Baden Springs Hotel tour. enjoy the same with all the grandeur of a time gone by, Dinner on your own at resort. maintaining the history of the era while affording all new, beautiful, modern conveniences. We’ll begin our Day Three: Breakfast buffet (included); Columbus, IN stay with a tour of the beautiful French Lick Springs architectural tour (lunch on own in quaint downtown Resort to get acquainted with all it has to offer (which area); Dorel Tech Center Tour; dinner stop en route includes an attached casino). A short distance away home (not included in fee). is the magnificent West Baden Springs Hotel, and we’ll also have the opportunity to visit this historic Fee includes motorcoach transportation, double landmark. The properties are so beautiful you won’t occupancy room at French Lick Springs Hotel (single want to leave – but you won’t want to miss our tour room available for additional $130); 2 hotel tours of the Toyota facility and Visitor’s Center. Sit back in detailed above; Eiteljorg Museum tour and lunch; the tram car as we tour the plant – hundreds of robots Toyota tour and lunch; Columbus architectural tour, join together steel parts with thousands of spot Dorel Tech tour; two breakfasts; $5 ‘destination welds, often signaled by a burst of flashing sparks; dollars’ at French Lick Springs Hotel. see where doors, fenders, hoods and the back hatches Departure Time: 8:00am from Community Center are installed to complete a body ready for paint; Approximate Return Time: 8:00pm see engines and axles, wire harnesses, instrument panels, headliners, seats, carpets and a wide range of Code Date R/NR Reg. By other parts and trim, which are added to the body to create the final product. You’ll never look at a vehicle 11308 Tue.-Thu., Apr. 26-28 $349 / $352 Fri., Mar. 25 in the same way again! We will also visit Columbus, IN, a small town that is rated #6 in the nation for its $50 deposit option • balance due Mar. 25
Toyota Plant Tour West Baden Springs Hotel
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Fooling Buddha Hershey Felder As Irving Berlin Mayslake Estate & The Patio The Royal George & Marcello’s, Chicago, IL
Come experience myth, mystery, and infinite jest in Hershey Felder brings to life the remarkable story of the latest show by the magician the Chicago Tribune Irving Berlin, long thought of as America’s composer. hails as a “Trickster Hero.” David Kovac has thrilled From the depths of anti-Semitism in Czarist Russia audiences at Second City, the Green Mill, and the to New York’s Lower East Side, and ultimately all famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, and now brings his of the country and the world, Irving Berlin’s story most personal show to First Folio and Mayslake Hall. epitomizes capturing the American Dream. Featuring Fooling Buddha is a delightful mix of thrilling magic the composer’s most popular and enduring songs from and inspirational humor, with a dash of jazz to round “God Bless America,” “There’s No Business Like Show it all out. Based in Chicago for over a decade, David is a Business,” “Blue Skies,” to “White Christmas” and beyond, magician, juggler, and raconteur who has presented his Felder’s signature creation of character and musical random acts of magic in venues all over the country. performance will make this afternoon with Irving Berlin The Chicago Tribune named him one of their Top Five an unforgettable journey. Prior to the performance, we Trickster Heroes, referring to him as “a Wizard of Odd will have lunch at Marcello’s Father & Son restaurant, who places art before effect and turns simple tricks where we’ll have a sumptuous family-style meal with into theatrical presentations.” Accompanying him on their homemade rolls and focaccia chips with garlic the piano will be Tim Green, who All About Jazz has herb butter, fresh mixed salad, garlic oregano broasted recognized as “one of a growing number of young jazz musicians who are shaping jazz for the 21st Century.” chicken, cavatappi pasta with meat sauce, grilled Prior to the performance, we will have lunch at The seasonal vegetables, beverage and specialty brownies Patio, home of Chicagoland’s finest barbeque for over for dessert. Fee includes transportation, lunch and 35 years. You will have your choice of BBQ ribs, chicken performance. dinner, beef brisket sandwich, or hamburger (selection Departure Time: 10:30am made at the restaurant), all served with side salad, Approximate Return Time: 5:30pm beverage and cookies. Fee includes transportation, lunch and performance. Code Date R/NR Reg. By
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Purdue Varsity Glee Club patriotic standards, familiar opera choruses, country and novelty tunes, and utilizes small groups and outstanding Theatre at the Center, Munster, IN soloists to further enhance each show. Lunch prior to the performance is in the theatre’s dining room and includes, You won’t want to miss this special performance of spring green salad, chicken epicurean with supreme the Purdue Varsity Glee Club! With integrity, passion, sauce (chicken dipped in flour, egg & sautéed – cream, unparalleled showmanship and attention to every sherry, parsley & pimento), Duchess potatoes, candy detail, the men of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club have glazed carrots, chocolate mousse cake. Fee includes proudly served as ambassadors of the university with transportation, lunch and performance. honor and dignity for more than 120 years. Founded in 1893, this select ensemble has entertained on behalf Departure Time: 10:45am of Purdue University for campus, community, state, Approximate Return Time: 5:00pm national and international events. This dynamic musical troupe employs a versatile repertoire including gospel, Code Date R/NR Reg. By vocal jazz, swing, contemporary hits, romantic ballads, classical choral selections, barbershop, folk melodies, 10876 Tue., May 10 $76 / $79 Fri., Apr. 8
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The King & I Lyric Opera & Carnivale, Chicago, IL
The King of Siam is an absolute ruler. But he meets his match in Anna, the feisty Welsh teacher he’s hired to instruct his many wives and children in the ways of the “civilized” West and help him learn to lead his country into the modern world. These two strong, passionate people from two very different cultures discuss, debate, disagree, and ultimately fall in love to the tune of some of Broadway’s greatest songs — “Shall We Dance?,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Hello, Young Lovers,” “I Have Dreamed,” “We Kiss in a Shadow,” Evita “Something Wonderful,” and more! Based on an Marriott Lincolnshire & Wildfire inspiring true story, The King and I is one of the most popular and ground-breaking musicals of all time. Evita is Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s complex and This production will marry huge Broadway power dynamic musical masterpiece, charting Eva Peron’s with pure lyric spectacle, featuring the acclaimed 2014 ambitious rise from poverty to First Lady of Argentina. production from Theatre du Châtelet in Paris that sent As an illegitimate fifteen year old, Eva escaped her dirt- “critics searching for superlatives...elaborate...brightly poor existence for the bright lights of Buenos Aires. colored...dazzling” (The New York Times). Driven by ambition and blessed with charisma, she Prior to the performance, we will dine at the renowned was a starlet at twenty-two, the president’s mistress Carnivale, whose motto Live a Colourful Life aptly at twenty-four, First Lady at twenty-seven, and dead describes this dining hotspot. It has been described as at thirty-three. Eva Peron ‘saint to the working-class, global, festive and fun! Our buffet meal will consist of reviled by the aristocracy and mistrusted by the jicama, cucumber & mango salad with mixed greens, military’ was destined to leave a fascinating political grilled marinated skirt steak with sweet onions & legacy unique in the 20th century. Told through a chimichurri sauce, sautéed chicken with mole sauce, compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with tortillas with pico de gallo, Mexican rice, and for exuberant Latin, pop and jazz influences, including dessert chocolate dulce de leche cake bites and tequila “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” it creates an arresting lime tart bites, served with coffee and tea. All food is theatrical portrait as complex as the woman herself. flavorful but not spicy. Fee includes transportation, Prior to the performance, we will have lunch at lunch and performance. Wildfire, where you will have a family-style meal consisting of Wildfire chopped salad, fresh mozzarella, Departure Time: 10:15am tomato & basil pizza, chicken breast morena (a Approximate Return Time: 6:30pm boneless, skinless chicken breast, marinated in an herb marinade topped with oven-dried tomatoes, Code Date R/NR Reg. By artichokes, arugula, and shaved parmesan cheese), 11499 Thu., May 12 $144 / $147 Fri., Apr. 8 cedar plank salmon, redskin mashed potatoes, fresh broccoli, beverage and for dessert, berry crisp with ice $50 deposit option • balance due Apr. 8 cream and chocolate peanut butter pie. Fee includes transportation, lunch and performance. Departure Time: 10:00am Approximate Return Time: 5:00pm
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Hazel Death of a Streetcar Named Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace Virginia Woolf: A Parody Writer’s Theatre & Chicago Botanic Gardens, The world premiere musical comedy Hazel, based on the character created by Ted Key and the hit television Glencoe, IL series, kicks off the 2016-2017 season. It’s the 1960’s, a time of great change for America, but not all of the Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf: A Parody, Baxter family is on board. What George Baxter finds not a collaboration between Writers Theatre and Chicago’s so funny about his wife joining the work force and his world-renowned comedy theatre, The Second City. It maid taking over his household and his life is a laugh asks the intriguing question: What happens when riot. Directed and choreographed by Emmy Award the most recognizable characters from some of the winner Joshua Bergasse, Hazel asks the question: greatest American plays of the 20th century suddenly can a simple maid debone a turkey, save a marriage, find themselves sharing the same stage? Writers uncover a matter of national security and lead a conga Theatre is moving into their new $34 million theatre line? She can if she’s Hazel! Prior to the performance, center, designed by internationally renowned Studio we will have lunch in their dining room, where you Gang Architects. Led by Founder and Design Principal will have your choice of 1) chicken breast marsala Jeanne Gang, the performance will take place in the with mushroom madeira sauce, or 2) lemon sole baked Gillian Theatre. with lemon dill sauce, both served with caesar salad, Prior to the performance, we will visit the Chicago rolls, chef’s choice of sides, dessert and beverage. Fee Botanic Gardens. Time is allowed to browse the includes transportation, lunch and performance. gardens on your own, visit the beautiful gift shop, and Departure Time: 11:00am purchase lunch in the Garden View Café (or bring your Approximate Return Time: 5:00pm own). Fee includes transportation, Botanic Gardens admission, and performance.
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11469 Wed., May 25 $69 / $72 Fri., Apr. 29
Cirque de la Symphonie is in the Harris Theatre, located in Millennium Park. We will arrive with time for you to have dinner on Harris Theatre, Chicago, IL your own at one of the many establishments located This promises to be an exciting evening - having in the area. A map will be provided for you showing already astounded audiences from Boston to Australia, the locations of nearby restaurants, ranging from the Cirque de la Symphonie’s cast of Olympians and world affordable to the expensive. You may also choose to record holders make their Chicago debut alongside brown bag it, and enjoy your meal seated in the park. the Chicago Philharmonic’s thrillingly virtuosic Fee includes transportation and performance. musicians. Orchestral favorites including selections Departure Time: 3:30pm from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, John Williams’ Star Approximate Return Time: 10:30pm Wars soundtrack, Bizet’s Carmen, Khachaturian’s Gayaneh, and more, set the scene for aerial flyers, Code Date R/NR Reg. By jugglers, strongmen, and contortionists in this one-of- a-kind fusion of two great art forms. The performance 11392 Sat., May 28 $69 / $72 Fri., Apr. 22
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Nice Work If You Can Get It My Fair Lady Theatre at the Center, Munster, IN Cahn Auditorium & L.Woods Tap & Pine Lodge Set in the Roaring Twenties, Nice Work If You Can Get It is a sparkling musical filled with exciting dance You loved the movie with Rex Harrison and Audrey numbers, glittering costumes and a wonderful love Hepburn – now enjoy Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle story between newly married New York playboy live! Lerner and Lowe’s joyous and witty battle of the Jimmy Winter and the feisty bubbly bootlegger, Billie sexes is one of Broadway’s most dazzling and beloved Bendix, who melts his heart. This new Broadway musicals. Song gems include “I Could Have Danced musical features a book by Tony Award winner All Night,” “On The Street Where You Live,” “I’ve Grown Joe DiPietro, and a treasure trove of George and Ira Accustomed to Her Face” and “Get Me To The Church Gershwin’s most beloved, instantly recognizable tunes On Time.” The preview performance features a full “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “Someone to Watch orchestra and general seating – sit wherever you like Over Me,” “S Wonderful.” Prior to the performance, best! After the performance, we will have dinner at we will have lunch in their dining room, where you L.Woods Tap and Pine Lodge. You’ll immediately feel will have your choice of 1) shrimp skewer with garlic the warmth and friendliness of a North Woods supper butter, or 2) grilled chicken breast with pesto cream club, right down to the high-beamed ceilings and pine sauce, both served with tossed garden salad, rice pilaf, wood paneling. Our family-style dinner will consist green beans and chocolate fudge cake for dessert. Fee of oven-dried tomato flatbread, salad, BBQ baby back includes transportation, lunch and show. ribs, almond crusted walleye, house-made coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, gooey chocolate cake, banana Departure Time: 11:00am cream pie and beverage. Fee includes transportation, Approximate Return Time: 5:30pm performance and dinner. Code Date R/NR Reg. By Departure Time: 10:15am 11479 Wed., June 1 $72 / $75 Fri., May 6 Approximate Return Time: 6:30pm
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11650 Fri., June 3 $88 / $91 Fri., May 20 Fabulous Frank White Fence Farm, Joliet
Peter Oprisko is the 2015 Chicago Music Award Winner: Best Jazz Entertainer, and it’s no wonder why! His Fabulous Frank show is the definitive tribute to the Chairman of the Board. A fresh and unique, ultra- modern salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes. This exciting centennial celebration showcases Sinatra like never before! Prior to the performance, we’ll enjoy White Fence Farm’s famous 4-piece fried chicken meal served with cole slaw, homemade corn fritters, kidney bean salad, pickled beets, baked potato, beverage and ice cream. Fee includes transportation, lunch and show. Departure Time: 11:00am Approximate Return Time: 3:30pm
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11481 Wed., June 15 $55 / $58 Fri., May 20
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Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
After the Cubs exciting 2015 season we can’t wait to see what 2016 will bring! Come cheer them on as they face their rivals the St. Louis Cardinals! Our seats are reserved infield terrace. We’ll arrive when the gates open with time for you to have lunch inside the park or at one of the many nearby restaurants. Unopened factory sealed water bottles and homemade sandwiches in clear plastic bags are allowed in the park – all other food and beverage is prohibited. Fee includes transportation and game ticket. Departure Time: 10:00am Approximate Return Time: Depends upon game length
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Thaddeus & Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure Chicago White Sox vs. Lookingglass Theatre & Beatrix, Chicago Minnesota Twins U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL It’s 1908 and Chicago’s Majestic Theatre is the jewel of the vaudeville circuit. The only thing stopping It’s an extra-special way to celebrate your White Thaddeus and Slocum from becoming the next great Sox fever – watch them take on division rival the stage act is as simple – and complicated – as black Minnesota Twins and be part of a patio party! An and white. Will laughter triumph and friendship all-you-can-eat and drink (including beer and wine) endure, or will racial boundaries destroy their dreams BBQ buffet lunch before the game, all while playing of making the “big time?” Lookingglass dives deep into bingo. A White Sox personality is the caller, and there the divided heart of American show biz with a daring are some terrific prizes. The lunch includes BBQ ribs, cavalcade of slapstick, song and dance, burlesque and fried chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, cajun chicken, bravery as two best friends risk everything to make it side salads, wine, beer and soda. After the party, we’ll to the top together. Prior to the performance, we will take our seats along right field (seats are shaded) to have lunch at Beatrix. The slogan is “taste over trend” watch the Sox beat the Twins! Let’s go, White Sox! Fee and it offers unique twists on old favorites. We’ll have a includes transportation, all-you-can-eat buffet, and family style menu with several items to savor, including game ticket. soup, potato salad, deviled eggs, supernatural chopped salad, herb-roasted chicken sandwich, caramel pie, Departure Time: 10:00am Approximate Return Time: Depends upon game length and tall, dark & handsome chocolate cake. Fee includes transportation, lunch and performance.
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The following trips were featured in a previous issue of The Prime Times. Tour the private gardens of renowned Chicago- based chef, Rick Bayless. The gardens are located Registration is now open to all residents and nonresidents. on three lots behind the Bayless residence in Bucktown. Bayless has a cooking show on PBS and he is a proponent of urban agriculture and local food production. The gardens are functional as well as beautiful and they offer ideas and techniques for your own garden. Enjoy a charming Italian lunch in a stunning downtown atrium that brings waterfalls, green plants, open space and light into the daily work Chicago is Green & Growing place. Lunch includes an open-face chicken pesto Chicago, IL sandwich, pasta salad, brownie, coffee and tea.
For almost two decades Chicago has championed Visit McCormick Place to see the largest “green” the green cause and has become one of the most roof in Illinois. Incredible vistas of the city skyline environmentally conscious major cities in the are the backdrop to gardens on over a half-acre of nation. With over seven million square feet of green rooftop. Gardeners cultivate vegetables to be used in roof space, hundreds of parks and gardens, and a convention center restaurants using a state of the art commitment to wildlife preserves, it’s no wonder planting bed atop the building. Chicago was ranked as the “No. 1 Green City.” Hear Fee includes transportation, lunch and tours. Note: the story of the 606, which takes its name from tours venues are subject to change. Chicago’s zip code prefix. It’s centerpiece is a 2.7 mile recreational and cultural trail, that is the bold Departure Time: 9:00am and potentially brilliant reinvention of a dormant Approximate Return Time: 5:30pm elevated freight line that blighted Northwest side Code Date R/NR Reg. By neighborhoods such as Bucktown and Logan Square. See one entry to the trail and, if time allows, we will 11348 Thu., July 7 $95 / $98 Fri., June 3 walk a short distance.
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High Tea & Downton Abbey Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Richard Driehaus Museum & Muti Conducts Respighi The Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL Symphony Center & Tesori Restaurant, Chicago, IL “Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times” is an exhibit of more than 35 costumes from the You won’t want to miss this elegant afternoon beloved television drama “Downton Abbey.” As fans of at Symphony Center. Ricardo Muti pays homage the series know, the period-perfect costumes worn by to his homeland with two enchanting Respighi the aristocratic Crawley family and servants on their scores: Fountains of Rome, the vivid tone poem that fictional Yorkshire country estate in the early 20th established the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi’s century often were more elaborate than the plotlines. reputation. Each of the four movements depict one of The clothes were created by the London costume Rome’s fountains at different times of the day, from house Cosprop Ltd., some using original fabrics and early morning light to the fading light of evening. embellishments, others recreated from photographs, Also played is Respighi’s Concerto Gregoriano, paintings, patterns and magazine pictures. The which CSO first introduced to America in 1924, and exhibit will be in the beautiful Gilded Age mansion, Alfredo Casella’s Third Symphony, commissioned for known as the Richard Driehaus Museum. An audio the CSO’s 50th anniversary by Frederick Stock, and tour and booklet are included. After the exhibit, we’ll was declared a “victory for the arts in Italy” after its go to The Drake Hotel for late afternoon high tea, a enormously popular Italian premiere. Choose your tea so special the Queen of England took tea there seating: main floor or lower balcony (we have limited in 1958. Take in the luxurious surroundings and the number of seats in each – first come, first served). harpist’s music as you enjoy an assortment of finger If you wish, consider having lunch on your own at sandwiches, petit fours, scones and tea. Fee includes Wheatstack restaurant before departing on our bus, transportation, museum admission & exhibit, and tea. or perhaps you would prefer dinner upon our return. Departure Time: 12:00pm Fee includes transportation and concert ticket. Approximate Return Time: 6:00pm Departure Time: 12:00pm from Wheatstack 5900 S. Route 53, Lisle Code Date R/NR Reg. By Approximate Return Time: 5:30pm 11282 Wed., Feb. 17 $85 / $88 Call for availability Code Date R/NR Reg. By
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Jeeves at Sea hearted comedy in a most unique setting. Prior to the performance, we’ll have lunch at the Honey Jam Café, Mayslake Estate & Honey Jam Café, IL a delightful, cozy restaurant with delicious food and a vast menu from which to choose. You will order off It’s the return of the ultimate gentleman’s gentlemen the menu that day. Fee includes transportation, lunch – Jeeves, the proper English valet to the well- and performance. intentioned but hapless Bertie Wooster! On board a yacht anchored in Monte Carlo, the feather- Departure Time: 12:45pm brained Bertie finds himself once more in the soup, Approximate Return Time: 6:00pm caught between the romantic intentions of both the mischievous Lady Stella and the stern Miss Minerva. Throw in twin brothers Percy and Alfred Crumpworth, Code Date R/NR Reg. By and it leads to a predicament that may stump even 10898 Thu., Feb. 18 $59 / $62 Call for availability the redoubtable Jeeves! It’s a wonderful light-
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Married to the Movement The 39 Steps DuSable Museum & Pearl’s Place, Theatre at the Center, Munster, IN Chicago, IL Mix a classic Alfred Hitchcock film with a juicy Celebrate Black History Month with this special spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you program! We’ll visit the DuSable Museum, America’s have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit farce for foremost museum of African American history. It was anyone who loves the magic of theatre! Packed with founded in 1957 to promote understanding and inspire nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by appreciation of the achievements, contributions, and a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane experiences of African Americans through exhibits, crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old- programs, and activities that illustrate African and fashioned romance! Prior to the performance, we will African American history, culture and art. We will be have lunch in their dining room, where you will have treated to “Married to the Movement,” a program by Joan your choice of 1) baked tilapia or 2) roast loin of pork, Collaso, who brings to life the story of accomplished both served with cream of broccoli soup, roasted red vocalist and First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement, potatoes, glazed carrots, chocolate tart, and beverage. Coretta Scott King, through a musical and concert. We Fee includes transportation, lunch and performance. will have time to tour the museum and its exhibits, highlighting the contributions of Jean Baptiste Departure Time: 11:00am Pointe DuSable, Harold Washington, and many other Approximate Return Time: 5:30pm influential people. After our museum visit, we will go to a late lunch at Pearl’s Place, a favorite restaurant of Code Date R/NR Reg. By the founder of the DuSable Museum and one of the best 11279 Wed., Mar. 16 $72 / $75 Call for availability places to get good Southern comfort food. You’ll have your choice from the ever-changing buffet of over 40 items. Fee includes transportation, lunch, museum admission and program. Quartet Departure Time: 9:15am Wheaton Drama, Wheaton, IL Approximate Return Time: 3:30pm Wheaton Drama performs in an intimate theatre Code Date R/NR Reg. By space ideally suited to their performances. We will see Quartet, a charming romantic comedy about 11276 Thu., Feb. 25 $49 / $52 Call for availability four retired opera singers who are living in Beecham House, a palatial residence for aged artists. Wilf and Chicago Flower & Garden Show Cissy performed Rigoletto “back in the old days,” and hope that Jean & Reginald might reunite to sing that Navy Pier, Chicago, IL opera’s famous third-act Quartet at the gala. However, Jean and Reginald, once married, are not sure this is a The tradition of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show good idea. Prior to the performance, we will dine across can be traced back to 1847 when it was created as an the street at Ivy, a historic building originally built as exhibition of prized fruits and flowers. This year’s theme a chapel in 1928 and covered with ivy. Select your is Flowers, Gardens & Chicago Roots, so join us when entrée that day from a choice of savory peach chicken, we welcome spring. The show is held in Festival Hall of crab encrusted tilapia, or ivy truffle prime burger, all Navy Pier. Concessions are available nearby, or there are served with soup du jour, beverage and crème brulee. many restaurants within Navy Pier that you may visit for Fee includes transportation, lunch and performance. lunch. Fee includes transportation and admission ticket. Departure Time: 12:30pm from Community Center Departure Time: 10:00am Approximate Return Time: 5:00pm Approximate Return Time: 4:30pm
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Senior Health Insurance Program Ride DuPage Also known as SHIP. The Illinois Department Ride DuPage is a subsidized transportation service of Insurance has trained volunteers to provide established to provide affordable transportation assistance in filing Medicare claims and answer for Lisle Township residents age 65 and over and questions regarding Medicare insurance coverage persons with disabilities. Ride DuPage service is for seniors. For more information, call Jenny Dawley available seven days a week, 24 hours a day. at Naperville Township at 630-357-8058. To be eligible for the program, you must: Senior Luncheon Program • Be at least 65 years of age or disabled Home delivered meals are available to area seniors who are unable to shop or cook for themselves. For • Live in Lisle Township additional information, call Home Delivered Meals at • Be registered in the Lisle Township 630-620-0804. Ride DuPage program Foot Doctor The cost of a one-way trip is a $2.00 flag pull Dr. John Mazzarella comes to the Senior Center on plus $1.00 per mile. For additional information, the second Monday of each month to care for Lisle call Jim Vondran, Assistant to the Supervisor, at residents’ foot needs. Please call 630-969-0992 to 630-968-2087, ext. 11. schedule an appointment. Taxi Subsidy Legal Aid A Transportation Subsidy Program is available to Eligible applicants may receive free legal aid from Village of Lisle residents who are at least 65 years Prairie State Legal Services. Call Prairie State directly of age or disabled. Participants must live within the at 630-690-2130 to schedule an appointment at their corporate limits of the Village of Lisle to qualify for Carol Stream office. the program. Program participants are allowed to purchase up to $50 worth of coupons each calendar The Benefit Access Program month at a cost of $25. All taxi and limousine (formerly known as Circuit Breaker) companies licensed to operate within the Village This assistance program offers low income seniors of Lisle must accept these coupons as if they were and persons with disabilities a reduction in license cash. For further information, please call the Village plate fees and qualifies them to apply for the RTA of Lisle Business Office at 630-271-4100. Ride Free permit. For assistance filing an application, please call Laura at Lisle Township at 630-968-2087. Paper Recycling When you’re done with this issue of The Prime Times, Notary Service Available recycle it in the bin located in the Community Center A notary public is now available by appointment. parking lot! We’ll take your newspapers, magazines, Please call the Senior Center at 630-969-0992 for shopping catalogs, office papers, school papers more information. Note that a current photo ID is and junk mail. No trash, cardboard, glass or plastic, required for notarization. please.
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COME FLY WITH ME Thursday, May 24
Celebrate Women’s History Month today with a special presentation by actress and historian Leslie Goddard as she takes us back to 1937 with her portrayal of Amelia Earhart attempting to set a new record by becoming the first person to fly around the world at the equator. We’ll enjoy a delicious lunch before the performance.
Entertainment sponsored by Pioneer Properties, Inc. SEE PAGE 7 FOR DETAILS.