A+ Active Adults 2017 Fall Newsletter
(October, November and December)
Programs
Book Discussion Group
The A+ Active Adults Book Discussion Group meets the first Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the A+ room at The Community House. This is a small and friendly group that welcomes newcomers and reads some great selections! Please come by and join us for some interesting discussion.
October 2, 2017 – The Professor and the Madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester.Masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history.
November 6, 2017–A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. A novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. “If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down.”
December 4, 2017 – Make Your Bed by William McRowen. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achievemore, even in life's darkest moments.
Exercise Classes
Ageless YogaJoin this popular class, designed for those with limited mobility. Modified classic yoga exercises with easy standing poses and low impact work in a chair allow students the chance to improve strength and flexibility in an approachable and fun way. Fridays,10:30 – 11:30am,September 15 – October 27, Members $56; Guests $66; November 3 – December 22, Members $56; Guests $66.
Sit and Get Fit Our instructor Gail will lead the class as we work on increasing range of motion, circulation, flexibility, balance and strength with easy-to-follow moves. We sometimes use light weights or toning bands to improve strength. Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30am –12:30pm. Ongoing; purchase a 10-class punch card for $70 (Members) $85 (Guests).
Prime TimeThis is an easy-to-follow class where you will enjoy a low-impact workout designed to improve your cardiovascular fitness, strength, balance and flexibility. Sessions are on-going so you may register at any time.Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:45-9:45 am.Ongoing; purchase a 10-class punch card for $60 (Members) $80(Guests).
Walking Track
Don’t forget as members of the Active Adult program you have FREE use of The Community House walking track on the upper level of the Field House (whenever the building is open, usually 8 am. to 7 pm.). Rubber soled shoes are required. Non-members can use the walking track for a small fee. All track users must check in at the front desk.
Be sure to check out our other exercise classes too!! For more information call Kate Vogts (630) 323-7500 ext. 225
Gentlemen, if you love to sing and have a good ear for music, come join The Jolly Boys. We sing a wide variety of fun music, including numbers by Robert Shaw, John Rutter, Jerry Herman, Irving Berlin, Elvis Presley and Richard Carpenter. We practice Tuesday evenings at The Community House every two weeks each season. Our practices include extra time for socializing and general merriment. We provide a CD of the songs in your voice range so you can practice on your own between group practices. Public performances are in May, June and December. Annual dues are $175. For more information call Frank Kobes at (708) 246-3163.
Hinsdale Encore Chorale
Retired? What are you doing for an Encore? Join the Hinsdale Encore Chorale, for adults aged 55+, on Thursdays, September 7 through December 7 from 10:00 to 11:30am to rehearse music you’ll love. This fall, Encore’s musical program features seasonal music for Christmas and Chanukah in a mix of lively and contemplative songs. Encore supplies comprehensive audio learning tools, including CDs and online tracks to help you master your part. We’ll conclude the 15 week session with a free public performance at The Community House. Come check us out for a session or two if you want, or just sign up. As we like to say it’s the best 90 minutes you’ll have all week! We look forward to singing with you.
. For registration and information call 630-441-5157 or visit
MUSIC TOGETHER GENERATIONS
Create meaningful musical relationships across the ages as active adults join Tiny Toes Music’s music-making circle this fall. You will gather with babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them for 45 minutes of full-filled family music time. Spirits will be lifted and meaningful connections will be made. Children and families will discover the value of intergenerational relationships and elder participants will be a part of the children’s joyful music-making and learning.
Tuesday, September 19 – October 10, 10:00 – 10:45am, Members $40; Guests $45
AARP Driver Safety Program
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 19 & 20, and Wednesday and Thursday November 8 & 9,from 11:30 am – 3:30 pm at The Community House. Fee: $15.00 for AARP members (you will need your AARP number) and $20 for nonmembers. Payment is due the first day of class (Please make check payable to AARP.) These classes are for drivers over the age of 50 who wish to update their driving skills. It is a classroom-only session. Many insurance companies offer a discount to drivers who have taken this program. Pre-registration is required, and you must attend both days. Call the Front Desk to Register. 630-323-7500 ext. 0.
Indian Prairie Computer Club
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 9:30 am. This group offers periodic informational presentations by guest speakers or club members, as well as general question and answer sessions.
Card Groups
Fee: $1.00 per person for each group. We are always looking for new players! Please come and join us. You don’t need a partner and these are fun groups!!
Game / Day / Time / DescriptionRelaxed Bridge / Fridays / 12:00 pm / Soliciting advice is permitted
Men’s Bridge
/ Tuesdays / 12:00 pm / Call Wes Whittington 708- 246-9279 for more info.Women’s Canasta
/ Wednesdays / 1:00 pm / Fun and lively groupMah Jongg
/ 1st and 3rd (and 5th) Tuesdays / 12:30 pm / Enjoy American Mah Jongg with friends – call Shirley Gambill 630-323-3392 for more information.Special Interest Roundtable
The roundtable group invites you to hear a stimulating speaker on a subject of current or local interest. They meet monthly on the 4th Wednesday, starting at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and donuts. Fee: $3.00 at the door.
Date / Speaker / TopicSeptember 27, 2017 / Dr. Richard Bimler / Dr. Bimler will share his humorous approach to aging well, entitled “AGING IS THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE!”Aging is a blessing to celebrate rather than a burden to endure. We celebrate God's gift of aging by living joyfully and gracefully each day and by encourAGING others of all ages to do the same. Come celebrate the gift of aging with others!
October 25, 2017 / To be announced / To be announced
No meeting in November / No meeting in November / No meeting in November
December 20, 2017 / Active Adult Holiday party / See page 9 of this brochure for details.
The Investment group meets the 1st Wednesday of every month at 9:30 am. FinanceInterest group meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 9:30 am.For more information, please call Kate Vogts at 630- 323-7500 ext. 225.
Please see The Community House Fall brochure or visit for many new adult art programs!
Movies
NOW SHOWING MOVIES TWICE A MONTH!! We show videos of current films on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 12:30 pm. in the “movie friendly” Active Adults Program Room. Coffee and popcorn too. All movies are $1.00 per person.
Date / Movie / Actors / DescriptionOctober 12, 2017 / Breakfast at Tiffany’s / Audrey Hepburn,
George Peppard,Patricia Neal, Mickey Rooney / Holly Golightly is a flighty Manhattan party girl, who expects "money for the powder room as well as for cab fare" for her companionship. She has even gotten a lucrative once weekly job to visit notorious convict Sally Tomato in Sing Sing. Into Holly's walk-up apartment building and her life is Paul Varjak, a writer who reminds Holly of her brother Fred, who she has not seen in years and who is currently enlisted in the army. The two quickly become friends in their want for somethingoutside of their current lot.
October 26, 2017 / Gifted / Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer
(PG-13) / Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Mary's teacher, Bonnie’s,concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well.
November9, 2017 / North by Northwest / Cary Grant,Eva Marie Saint,James Mason / A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
December14, 2017 / Zookeeper’s Wife / Jessica Chastain,
Johan Heldenbergh,
Daniel Brühl
(PG-13) / War brews over Warsaw in 1939, and a young couple Jan and Antonina Zabinski continue their daily routine as owners of the Warsaw Zoo, but soon, as German bombs attack the Polish capital, their life's work together with the city, will turn to ashes. However, with the zoo liquidated for the war effort and many of its animals tragically perished, the zoo will now serve as a sanctuary where Antonina, the humanist veterinarian, and Jan can hide the persecuted Polish Jews in plain sight until safe houses are found. Their formidable, yet perilous plan, took matters into their own hands and sheltered 300 Jews under the Germans' noses.
December 28, 2017 / An Affair to Remember / Cary Grant,
Deborah Kerr / A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
Upcoming Trips and Events
A View From the Bridge – Goodman Theatre and Lunch
Join us to see a searing revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge, direct from sold-out runs on the West End and Broadway. Director Ivo van Hove, delivers “the stuff of Broadway legend” (New York Post). Arthur Miller’s tale of a Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece and his raging jealousy over her love of an immigrant will leave audiences feeling “ridiculously blessed to have been a witness to the events you just saw” (The New York Times). We’ll enjoy lunch before the play at Petterino’s.
Day / ThursdayDate / September 28, 2017
Time
Depart/Return (approx.) / 10:45am – 5:30pm
The Community House
Fee / Members $135; Guests $145
Code / 3049208-13
Includes / Main floor theatre ticket, lunch and coach transportation.
RIGOLETTO
No character in opera is more powerfully dramatic than the court jester Rigoletto, whoseacid tongue and all-consuming desire for revenge lead to catastrophe for himself and his sweet,love-struck daughter Gilda. Of all the great Verdi works, none boasts more unforgettable tunesthan this one. You’ll thrill to the licentious Duke of Mantua’s “La donna è mobile” and Gilda’sstunning “Caro nome,” not to mention the most celebrated quartet in all opera. Dominating thestory, though, is Rigoletto himself, one of Verdi’s greatest characterizations—a complex and tragicfigure, both pitiful and ferocious, with stupendous music to match.
Day / WednesdayDate / October 11, 2017
Time
Depart/Return (approx.) / 12:30 – 6:30pm
The Community House
Fee / Members $155; Guests $165
Code / 3049208-14
Includes / Main floor seats and coach transportation.
Queen Elizabeth II – The Extraordinary Life of a Modern Monarch
In this illustrated lecture, historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., explores the life of Britain’s famous monarch, from her childhood, the abdication of her uncle, her marriage to a navy officer names Philip, her World War II service, and her struggle to balance her roles as queen and mother. You’ll get a close-up view of her “red boxes” and her relationships with her children (and their often-disastrous marriages) and her grandchildren. Get to know the woman behind the images and the spirited personality, sense of humor and savvy intelligence with which she meets her demanding obligations. We will enjoy a buffet lunch before Ms. Goddard’s presentation.
Day / FridayDate / October 27, 2017
Time / 12:00—2:00pm
Where / The Community House
Fee / Members $23; Guests $25
Code / 3049604-2
Includes / Buffet lunch and presentation.
Studebaker Museum and Oliver Mansion – South Bend Indiana
The Studebaker National Museum houses the world’s largest collection of U.S. Presidential Carriages, including the Barouche that President Abraham Lincoln used the night of his assassination. In 1966, the Studebaker Corporation gifted its 33-vehicle collection to the City of South Bend. This collection, which includes the Presidential carriages, and the Studebaker family’s Conestoga Wagon, formed the nucleus of the current Studebaker National Museum. The collection also includes military vehicles supplied for the U.S. government from 1857 through the Vietnam era.
The Oliver mansion was built by19th century industrialist J.D. Oliver from 1895-1996. The mansion is a 38-room Romanesque Queen Anne house designed by New York architect Charles Alonzo Rich. The furnishings on all three floors are original, giving visitors a remarkable glimpse of how the mansion appeared during the 72 years the Oliver family lived there.Oak, cherry and mahogany woodwork are found throughout the mansion as well as leaded glass windows and 14 fireplaces. The furnishings include period porcelains, glass, silver, prints, and statuary,
Studebaker Museum and Oliver Mansion – South Bend Indiana (Cont’d)
including two bronze busts by noted Chicago sculptor Lorado Taft.We’ll have lunch at the Tippecanoe Restaurant in South Bend when we arrive. This trip requires a good deal of walking.
Day / WednesdayDate / November 8, 2017
Time
Depart/Return / 8:00am – 5:00pm
The Community House
Fee / Members $110; Guests$120
Code / 3049208-17
Includes / All admissions, docent-led tours, lunch and coach transportation
Turandot
Turandot, Puccini’s final opera and one of the biggest blockbusters in the repertoire, transports us to an exotic fantasy of ancient China. The regal, forbidding Princess Turandot poses three riddles to each prince who wishes to win her — but anyone who fails to answer correctly is executed. Prince Calaf answers correctly, and he declares that he’s willing to die if Turandot finds out his name by dawn. The plot unfolds to music of extraordinary brilliance, including “Nessun dorma,” the most popular of all Italian tenor arias!
Day / ThursdayDate / December 14, 2017
Time
Depart/Return (approx.) / 12:30 – 6:30pm
The Community House
Fee / Members $155; Guests$165
Code / 3049208-15
Includes / Main floor ticket, coach transportation
Active Adult Holiday Party
Celebrate the holidays with friends and neighbors at our annual holiday lunch with special holiday entertainment. Pianist Mark Streder and vocalist Rachel Peterson will entertain us with popular Christmas tunes and other classic songs of the season. Sing along with your favorite Holiday songs written by Irving Berlin and many other cherished American composers. A buffet lunch will be served before the performance.
Day / WednesdayDate / December 20, 2017
Time / 12:00 – 2:00pm
Where / The Community House
Fee / Members $23; Guests $25
Code / 3049604-3
Includes / Buffet lunch and entertainment
A+ ACTIVE ADULTS MEMBERSHIP
We do ask regular participants in our programs to become members, and we also welcome the support of anyone who values the existence of programs such as ours in the community.Members receive newsletters and update flyers by mail. Prices for trips and events are discounted for members. In addition, you have FREE use of The Community House walking track.
Membership is $45 forindividuals, or $65 for couples. To join, please fill out a registration form or mail a slip of paper with your name, full address and phone number and send it with your check, indicating that it is for the A+ Active Adults membership.
Refund Policy
- All refund requests will be charged a $10 processing fee. In House credits and program transfers will be charged a $5 administration fee.
- Refunds will not be given once a ticket to a performance or event has been purchased.
- Refunds will not be granted for withdrawals made three business days prior to the event/trip.
- Individuals who withdraw from a class, program, and event/trip less than five business days prior to the scheduled start date will be charged 75% of the total program fee.
- Refund requests must be approved by the Program Director.
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