Throughout February, Village member Marcia Whitney-Schenck is showcasing a selection of paintings from her Cloud of Witnesses series - watercolor and fluid acrylic paintings that interpret spiritual inspirers. Included in the series is a contemporary take of Mary Magdalene as a First Responder, St. Lucy as a twenty-first century adolescent, a psychological study of St. Paul's depression and […]
Members & guests: $11.50 Saturday Afternoon at the Movies is going to … the movies! Join the group for the 1:3o PM showing of 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films - Live Action, at the Landmark Century Cinema. After the film, the group will meet in the bar area of the theatre to discuss. No drink purchase required. Oscar nominated live-action shorts at 1:30pm. […]
Location: The Village Chicago office (2502 N Clark St) Members & guests: free Join member Ray Enriquez for a welcoming and informal Spanish conversation class. Various levels are welcome – this is a place to practice your spoken Spanish whether you are just beginning or more advanced. Space is limited – register now!
Location: The Village Office (2502 N Clark) Members & guests: free. Designed to introduce you to using collage as a visual tool to: Connect with your creativity Explore your inner world Express thoughts and feelings Manage stress and elicit positive emotions Generate insights and ideas to move you forward in life You’ll also learn mindfulness and grounding exercises […]
Location: via Zoom Members only–free. To RSVP, please scroll down. The day before the discussion, a confirmation email will be sent to registered attendees with additional details to join via Zoom. An informal ’round table’ morning coffee chat via Zoom with fellow Villagers to catch up on local issues, share your opinions, ideas, memories, have some […]
Members & guests–free. To RSVP, please scroll down. The day before each discussion, registered attendees will receive a confirmation email with a link to join via Zoom. RSVP to Join! This is an ongoing discussion group. After you register, you will receive weekly emails with Zoom details and a link to that week’s story. While […]
Members & guests: free Join member Beverly Livingston for a welcoming and informal French conversation class. This is a place to practice your speaking skills and learn some colloquial French. Various levels are welcome, but some experience is suggested. This event is accessible.
We are excited to invite you to attend this new program offering, in partnership with our local Lincoln Park Branch Library (1150 W Fullerton). This monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their care partners. Make friends, have lunch and have fun! Activities at this event will […]
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary (4400 N Simonds Dr) Members & guests: free. Come join Village member, David Baker, for the kick-off of our Spring bird walks at Montrose Point. There are some very interesting wintering species abroad, and an assortment of ducks we only see at this time of year. By popular demand, we are going to run this trip a […]
Members & guests–free A real Pain (2024) available on Amazon for $6.99 to rent and $7.99 to buy. Every Saturday afternoon, join fellow film aficionados of the Village for an in-depth discussion of films new and old, led by Village member Mel Washburn. Watch the selected film any time–or enjoy the discussion and be persuaded […]
