Enrichment

CARD GAMES ARE BACK!

Mah Jongg - Open Play

This group meets weekly on Thursdays at 1:00pm. This is for intermediate & Advanced player. Fee is $2.00 to be collected at game. For more information contact group leader Cheryl Wrzesinski at 630-399-1524.

American Mah Jongg Lessons

These 4-week lessons are led by Pamela & Keith Baldwin each Wednesday! Mah Jongg is a game that has been sweeping the country! It is a stimulating game of both skill and luck. All you have to bring is your determination to learn! This class is for the beginner but are welcome! Fee/KH Fee: $28/$25 Code Day Dates Time ENR-SNR-1001-1 1/12 W 10:00-11:00am ENR-SNR-1001-2 2/16 W 10:00-11:00am

Relaxed Bridge - Open Play

This group meets weekly on Fridays at 11:00am. Fee is $2.00 to be collected at game. For more information contact group leader Susan Prichodko at sprichod@aol.com.

Duplicate Bridge – Advanced Games

This group is for the competitive bridge player and meets weekly on Mondays and Thursdays at 11:30am. To join this game contact group leader, Diane Martin at 708-207-1500.

Men’s Bridge

If you are interestead in joining this group email your contact information to jspizzirri@thecommunityhouse.org.

Bridge Lessons

If you are interested in a learn to play bridge we are working on establishing classes Monday mornings. If you are interested email jspizzirri@thecommunityhouse.org for possible start date and enrollment fees.

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A+ Active Adults

Whether you enjoy theatre, music, cooking or simply miss getting together with friends, the Active Adults program at The Community House has something for everyone. We have a variety of new classes, activities and groups in addition to our day trips and special in-house events. Come by yourself or bring along a friend and join in one of our many offerings for active adults in the community. The Community House is adhering to all Restore Illinois guidelines regarding all on-site activities.

Indian Prairie Computer Club

Meets every 2nd Wednesday of each month at 9:00am. Fee is $2.00. His group offers periodic presentations by guest speakers, club members as well as general question and answer sessions. For more information contact Ron at ipcc.ron@gmail.com.

INTERESTED IN LEADING A BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP OR CANASTA CLUB?

Call Jillian at 630-323-7500 X253

AARP

2022 AARP Tax Aide Assistance

Appointments available starting: Wednesdays, February 16-April 6. This tax assistance and preparation will be offered to low and middle income individuals with attention to those 60 years and older. To make an appointment call the front desk at 630-323-7500.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Volunteer training will be the week of January 17th. Need volunteers for upcoming 2022 tax filing season. Our tax assistance and preparation will be offered to low & middle income individuals and those 60 years and older. It’s not necessary to be a AARP member or have a tax accounting background to volunteer. Knowledge of personal tax matters and computer literacy will be helpful. To volunteer, visit www.aarp.org/taxvolunteer utilizing either the GOOGLE CHROME or MICROSOFT EDGE web browser to access and complete an application. Volunteer Registration for the upcoming tax season will close on December 31, 2021.

AARP Smart Driver Course

Tuesday & Wednesday, February 8th & 9th • 9:00am-1:00pm The AARP Smart Driver course is the nation’s first refresher course specifically designed for drivers age 50 and older. An evaluation of the course found that 97% of participants changed at least one driving habit as a result of what they learned! Our course will help you: Refresh your driving skills and your knowledge of the rules & hazards of the road, reduce your chances of receiving a traffic violation or getting into an accident. Upon completion, you may be eligible to receive an auto insurance discount. Consult your agent for details. You must attend both days of the session to receive your certificate. For more information on course contact David Brockmann at myspoonerlake@gmail.com Pre-registration is required - Register in person or call the Front Des at 630-323-7500, ext. 0. Fee: $20 for AARP members and $25 for Nonmembers. Payment is due the first day of class. (Cash or check made payable to AARP)

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Leslie Goddard Presents: Chicago’s Sweet Candy History

Ready for some sweet and delicious fun? Leslie Goddard will take us on a walk down Chicago's Candy Lane, explaining the history of the Windy City's role in producing one third of the nation's candy! Hear some great history & enjoy some of the tasty treats while you listen! Fee/KH Fee: $35/$30 Code Day Dates Time AF-SNR-1011-1 W 1/19 1:30-2:20pm

Setting Goals, Visualizations & Affirmations Lunch with Nancy Belda

Enjoy lunch, snacks and the kind of positivity that will help bring you out of your winter blues! A celebrated entrepreneur, speaker and trainer, Nancy Belda's presentations inspire! Learn on how to achieve your dreams as there is hope for success in all areas of your life at any age! Don't you believe that a better happier life exists for you? The use of affirmations does NOT qualify you as a practitioner of "woo woo" science. By using affirmations, you can achieve goals, recover from trauma, and live the life of your dreams. Nancy will teach you techniques of creating positive affirmations for your personal life. Fee/KH Fee: $35/$30 Code Day Dates Time AF-SNR-1011-2 W 2/09 11:30-12:30pm

Jump Start your Journey to Wholeness: Kelly Cox Watkins, MSN ZOOM

Are you seeking greater clarity to become the best version of yourself? In this mastermind group you will identify all aspects of Wholeness; Learn why Wholeness is essential to overall happiness and health; Develop a vision for your life and receive a private strategy session to customize your plan and begin your Wholeness Journey. Kelly is passionate about helping women claim their dreams and achieve wholeness in any season - whether choosing a career or life partner, balancing work, and motherhood, navigating an empty nest or designing and living their legacy. Fee/KH Fee: $295/$251 Code Day Dates Time ENR-SNR-1015-1 W 2/16 7:00pm

Tea & talk with Gloria J. Yorke, Bestselling author of, Medical Manslaughter

Join us for a wonderful selection of teas while Gloria will be with us to discuss her blockbuster Best- Seller, “MEDICAL MANSLAUGHTER “ - WILL YOUR DOCTOR CAUSE YOUR DEATH? Nearly 400,000 patients die each year due to Doctor ERROR, according to the British Medical Journal. Based on the TRUE STORY of her husband’s Death, which was due to doctor mistake! This book is a thorough recapping of events, a love story, drama, & mystery, with a spiritual ending. Learn what to do as an Advocate or Patient, that may save your life, in the hospital or nursing home! This is one book you will want to learn about, read, and refer to family and friends. Books will be available at a discounted rate at this presentation. Join us as Gloria offers advice, whether you are the patient in the bed or are the Advocate for the patient! Fee/KH Fee: $35/$40 Code Day Dates Time Steve Justman, Guitarist: AF-SNR-1011-3 3/16 W 10:00am Traveling by Song Lunch with Spiritual Channeler Gloria J. Yorke

Enjoy a boxed Lunch and have an one-of-a-kind experience as a Spiritual Channeler, Gloria can communicate with the deceased! They often relay messages, that they want given to their loved ones who are still here, to advise them, guide, and protect them. Many people find this hard to understand, but when you are given a gift from our Creator, you are obliged share it! Learn more about her gift and her experiences and possibly have one of your own! Fee/KH Fee: $35/$30 Code Day Dates Time AF-SNR-1011-4 4/20 W 10:30am Take a road trip through song with Folk/Americana singer and musician, Steve Justman. You'll feel like the windows are down and you're traveling down Route 66 on a summer day without having to leave your community or The Community House’s beautiful front patio. Soft drinks and snacks will be served. *If we have inclement weather, we will move this event inside to Kettering. Fee/KH Fee: $25/$20 Code Day Dates Time AF-SNR-1011-6 5/18 W 5:30pm

ADULT WINTER TRIPS

Mark Hoffman, Pianiost: Sing-along Songs of the Decades

Enjoy an and hour and 30 minutes of remembering Tunes of today and those going back to the roaring 20s including Broadway jazz and great American songbook! A dedicated audience makes this performance very participatory so sing-alongs to tunes such as when the Saints Go Marching In, to You are my Sunshine may break out! Make this a beautiful evening on our Patio. Soft drinks and snacks will be served. *If we have inclement weather, we will move this event inside to Kettering. Fee/KH Fee: $25/$20 Code Day Dates Time AF-SNR-1011-5 5/11 W 5:30pm

Tosca Lyric Opera of Chicago

A diva who has all of Rome at her feet. A woman who takes charge of her life and fights for what she wants. A heroine who is brave and loving, extravagantly emotional, yet utterly irresistible. Floria Tosca is all these things. She’s loved by Mario Cavaradossi, the revolutionary, and lusted after by Baron Scarpia, Rome’s vicious police chief. Puccini’s lushly grand-scale music illuminates these characters, and the entire opera bursts with a theatricality that makes Tosca a favorite of audiences everywhere. Sung in Italian with projectedEnglish texts. Fee/KH Fee: $100/$90 Code Day Dates Time ENR-SNR-1009-5 TH 4/7 2:45-7:20pm

ADVENTURE RETURNS WITH ADULT WINTER TRIPS

A Christmas Carol: Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights

This retelling of the Charles Dickens classic is filled with warmth, humor, music and holiday cheer. Wealthy miser Ebenezer Scrooge greets every Christmas with a “Bah, Humbug”. That all changes when he is visited by three holiday spirits who reveal to him his misguided past, reclusive present and tragic future, helping him to realize the errors of his ways and to embrace the kindness and generosity in his heart. Show starts at 3 pm. Fee/KH Fee: $32/$28 Code Day Dates Time ENR-SNR-1009-1 12/22 W 2:00-5:15pm

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Guided Tour & Lunch, Skokie IL

Join us for a docent guided tour through the Karkomi Holocaust Exhibitions to explore pre-war European life, the rise of Nazism, the Holocaust, and the post-war experiences of Survivors. After we will enjoy a boxed deli lunch and take a break. One done, we will have a chance to see the Interactive Survivor Experience while sitting in the theater listening to Auschwitz survivor Fritzie Fritzshall, and more as they recount their harrowing stories of the Holocaust. After watching a short intro film, you too will be able to ask questions to the holograms of Fritzie Fritzshall, Aaron Elster, and other Survivors in this award-winning innovative exhibition followed by some time to self-guide or shop. Vaccinations or COVID tests are NOT required to enter. Masks are required and must be worn over nose & mouth. Fee/KH Fee: $35/$30 Code Day Dates Time AF-SNR-1009-2 W 1/12 9:15-1:50pm

Teatro ZinZanni Brunch & Show Cambria Hotel, Chicago

From the moment you step through the doors you will be transported into another world where performers break free from the confines of the stage and the action unfolds all around you. No two performances are alike as the wall between artist and audience disappears. A few guests may be invited to participate, many will enjoy table-side interaction with artists, and everyone will share in being a part of a one-of-a-kind celebratory event creating a memorable evening for all. Brunch in included in your ticket price & begins at 12:00pm. This multi course meal includes an appetizer, soup or salad, entrée and dessert. There are five different entrees to choose from; one of which is vegetarian/ vegan. Entree selections are made at the table. Fee/KH Fee: $200/$175 Code Day Dates Time ENR-SNR-1009-3 SU 2/13 10:20-3:45pm

Groundhog Day (Lunch & Show) Paramount Theatre, Aurora

Join us for lunch in the Meyer Ballroom before the show. Cynical weatherman Phil Connors is stuck in a never-ending nightmare in a small hick town whose biggest claim to fame is meteorologist groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. What sounds like an outlandish fantasy becomes an insightful look at discovering what you’re capable of! Based on the classic Bill Murray comedy, Groundhog Day: The Musical is full of “fertile and feverish theatrical imagination,” The New York Times raved. Nominated for 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, Paramount Theatre is proud to present the Midwest regional premiere of this uproariously funny, touching and simply inspirational musical comedy. Fee/KH Fee: $79/$69 Code Day Dates Time EWR-SNR-1009-4 W 3/9 11:00am-4:45pm

Theatre COVID Protocols: All patrons will be required to wear a mask while in the theatre. Masks must cover the nose and mouth. All patrons 12+ will be required to show proof of vaccination, along with a photo ID, to enter the theatre. Those who are not vaccinated, must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test, either a PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance, or a rapid antigen test taken within 12 hours of the performance. All Covid Protocols are subject to change. We thank you in advance for helping us provide the safest environment possible for the return to live indoor entertainment.