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Live on the Links Classic Concerts
Featuring many talented musicians from Highland Park

Highland Park Country Club
Fridays, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Free, for members only
Pre-registration required

HPHS Chamber Orchestra
Friday, March 19
Under the direction of Stephen Hobson, the Highland Park High School Chamber Orchestra is sure to delight you with their musical talent. Their concert features music by popular composers including; Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Bach) Adagio for Strings (Barber), Octet in Eb (Mendelssohn), as well as Ragtime Favorites (Joplin).

HPHS Jazz Band
Friday, April 16
The Highland Park High School Jazz band features truly gifted students who will perform music from the Big Band Era with selections including music by Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and more. Directed by Dr. Jim Hile, this group is sure to have you dancing in your seats.

Pilgrim Chamber Players
Friday, May 21 (1 - 2 p.m., early start time)

Jazzmer Trio
Friday, June 4

Dave and Debby Duo
Thursday, July 22

The Lincoln Trio
Thursday, August 5

Las Guitarras de Espana
Thursday, September 2

HPHS Wind Ensemble
Friday, October 22

Pilgrim Chamber Players
Friday, November 19

Sponsored by Whitehall of Deerfield Healthcare Center

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
ManorCare Health Services
2773 Skokie Valley Drive - Highland Park
Wednesday, March 17
12 - 2 p.m.
Fee: $5 / NM: $8
“Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig” is the Gaelic expression of wishing that you have all the blessings of St Patrick’s Day and the “luck of the Irish” to go with them. On St. Patrick’s Day everyone is Irish, so come celebrate at ManorCare with a traditional Irish lunch buffet and delightful Irish entertainment You’ll also enjoy a few games of “Blarney Bingo,” complete with wonderful prizes. ManorCare will generously donate the registration fees back to the Highland Park Senior Center.
Sponsored by ManorCare Health Services

Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
Highland Park Country Club
1201 Park Avenue West
Thursday, April 22
11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Fee: $20 / Free for volunteers
The Volunteer Lunch provides an opportunity for staff and members to show their appreciation to Center volunteers for the valuable services they provide. Senior Center volunteers and general members are encouraged to attend this fabulous celebration of service. The delicious lunch features Salad, Chicken with Artichoke and Angel Hair Pasta, White Chocolate Mousse Cake for dessert, and coffee or tea. Following lunch, you’ll be delighted by the music of the Highland Park High School Swing Choir. When registering as a Senior Center volunteer, please indicate the areas in which you volunteered over the past year.

Funny Girl Drury Lane, Oakbrook (Wait List Only)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Fee: $60 / NM: $70
Motorcoach departs Toys R Us at 10:15 a.m. and returns at approximately 5:15 p.m.

Billy Elliot the Musical Oriental Theatre (Wait List Only)
Wednesday, April 21
Fee: $117/ NM: $127
Motorcoach departs Toys R Us at 12:15 p.m. and returns at approximately 5:45 p.m.

M atisse Exhibit Art Institute of Chicago
Radical Invention: 1913-1917
Tuesday, March 23
Fee: $48 / NM: $58
Mtorcoach departs Toys R Us at 9 a.m. and returns at approximately 3:30 p.m.
In the career of Henri Matisse, the time between his 1913 return from Morocco and his 1917 departure for Nice witnessed the production of the artist’s most demanding, experimental, and enigmatic works: paintings that are abstracted and rigorously purged of descriptive detail, geometric and sharply composed, and dominated by the colors black and gray. Lunch is Dutch treat at a local eatery of your choice.

Notre Dame University and South Bend With Bill Hinchliff
Thursday, April 29
Fee: $65 / NM: $75
Motorcoach departs at 7:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 5 p.m.
Notre Dame has one of the most beautiful campuses in the U.S., distinguished by its spacious quadrangles, the stylistic consistency of its architecture, and its beautiful landscapes and sculptures (many by Ivan Mestrovic). Visit Old Main, the stunning Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and the Hesburgh Library. Also tour the old parts of South Bend, home of some great industrialists, such as the Studebaker brothers and Joseph Oliver. Enjoy lunch at the former Studebaker mansion called Tippecanoe Place. There will be a LOT OF WALKING, and there may not be anywhere to sit during the tour. Please consider this when registering for the trip.

Million Dollar Quartet Apollo Theatre
Wednesday, May 5
Fee: $70 / NM: $80
Motorcoach departs from Toys R Us at 12:15 p.m. and returns at approximately 5:15 p.m.
On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley. The place was Sun Records’ storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was the “Father of Rock-n-Roll,” Sam Phillips, who discovered them all. The four legends-to-be united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording session that embodied the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time. Million Dollar Quartet captures the infectious spirit, freewheeling excitement and thrilling sounds of a singular moment when four of popular music’s most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, came together for a night that would raise the roof.

The 39 Steps Bank of America Theatre
Wednesday, May 26
Fee: $92 / NM: #102
Motorcoach departs Toys R Us at 12:15 p.m. and returns at approximately 5:45 p.m.
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced ‘whodunit’ for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance! A man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, this play amounts to an unforgettable event of pure pleasure.

Rick Bayless’ Kitchen Garden Tour and Lunch at Rick Bayless’ Frontera Grill
Thursday, June 24
Fee: $ 79 / NM: $89
Motorcoach departs Toys R Us at 9:15 a.m. and returns at approximately 3 p.m.
Learn about “Edible Landscaping” on an inspirational tour of the garden that supplies the famous local chef Rick Bayless at his three downtown restaurants. This organic garden serves as a model for urban food production and demonstrates that gardening can be both functional and beautiful. Tour leader Bill Shores focuses on small-scale intensive gardening systems, while also working with the Bayless’. Lunch will follow the tour in the private dining room shared by Bayless’ well known Frontera Grill and Topolobampo Restaurants. Enjoy a family-style menu including: Ensalada Frontera - a mixture of young seasonal greens with wood-grilled onions, radishes, homemade fresh cheese and roasted-garlic dressing; Carne a Las Brasas - wood-grilled Tallgrass beef chuck tenderloin with red guajillo chile sauce, black beans “maneados” (infused with Samuel’s artisan Jack cheese), grilled green beans, crispy onions; fresh shrimp prepared in a special seasonal recipe featuring fresh herbs and vegetables; a seasonal sampling of three dessert items. There will be a LOT OF WALKING, as the tour takes approximately one hour, and there may not be anywhere to sit during that time. Please consider this when registering for the trip.