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Oak Park Arms presents its popular series “You Be the Critic” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The 1970 film “Waterloo” will be shown and reviewed with radio announcer Dan Kane.
“Waterloo” stars Rod Steiger as Napolean Bonaparte, alongside Christopher Plummer and Orson Welles. This Soviet-Italian film depicts the Battle of Waterloo and is famous for its lavish battle scenes.

Months before the cameras started filming, 16,000 Soviet Army soldiers began training to learn 1815 drill and battle formations, as well as the use of sabers, bayonets and handling cannons. A selected 2,000 additional men were also taught to load and fire muskets.
Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk and written by Hal Craig, “Waterloo” was one of the most expensive motion pictures ever made with an estimated 100 million dollar price tag.
The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

Taught by Roberta Kulik, the Oak Park Arms’ monthly dance workshop takes place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Kulik will be teaching traditional ballet barre exercises and senior-friendly routines. Basic moves on the barre include plies, eleves, battement tendus and rond de jombes.

Plies stretch the leg muscles by bending at the knees either partially or completely. An eleve is performed by rising to the balls of the feet. In a tendu the working leg opens and closes, stretching along the floor and ending in a point. A rond de jombe requires the working foot to make a semi-circular motion either while in the air or on the floor.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

The Oak Park River Forest Garden Club of America presents “Garden Therapy,” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Club members will guide and assist participants in making beautiful floral arrangements with seasonal flowers and greens. These arrangements can be kept and taken home.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The workshop is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Call to reserve your spot. For more information, or to reserve a spot, call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

A health professional will present a talk titled “Pneumonia and Flu” at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Terrace Room at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The public is welcome to attend this free event.

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by infection. Bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites can cause pneumonia. Pneumonia is a particular concern if you’re older than 65 or have a chronic illness or impaired immune system. It can also occur in young, healthy people.

Pneumonia can range in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. Pneumonia often is a complication of another condition, such as the flu. Antibiotics can treat most common forms of bacterial pneumonias, but antibiotic-resistant strains are a growing problem. The best approach is to try to prevent infection.

Pneumonia symptoms can vary greatly, depending on any underlying conditions you may have and the type of organism causing the infection. Pneumonia often mimics the flu, beginning with a cough and a fever, so you may not realize you have a more serious condition.

Common signs and symptoms of pneumonia may include:

•    Fever
•    Cough
•    Shortness of breath
•    Sweating
•    Shaking chills
•    Chest pain that fluctuates with breathing (pleurisy)
•    Headache
•    Muscle pain
•    Fatigue

Ironically, people in high-risk groups such as older adults and people with chronic illnesses or weakened immune systems may have fewer or milder symptoms than less vulnerable people do. And instead of having the high fever that often characterizes pneumonia, older adults may even have a lower than normal temperature.

Because pneumonia can be life-threatening, someone with symptoms should see the doctor as soon as possible, especially if there is a persistent cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and unexplained fever — especially a lasting fever of 102 F (38.9 C) or higher with chills and sweating.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The program is free and open to the public. For more information call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040

Taught by Roberta Kulik, the Oak Park Arms’ monthly tap dance workshop takes place at 11:30am, Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

The first 15 minutes features basic tap moves that can be done either sitting or standing. Kulik continues the class with 45 minutes of basic tap steps and routines. Tap shoes are welcome, though not required.

This type of dance is a left-brain/right-brain workout great for coordination, balance and memory.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

Visitors are welcome at the next meeting of the Mills Investment Club at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. New members are always welcome to join or visit.

The club group provides a fun, easy, way to learn about investing. Mills Investment Club combines camaraderie, education and buying power, and confidence.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

Chicago actor Lance Brown will present his show, “Will Rogers, Now!” at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The public is warmly welcome to this free show.

In addition the day features The Oak Park Arms’ open house and pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is warmly welcome to enjoy pancakes, oatmeal, specialty drinks, and to listen to the music of the Farmer’s Market musicians.

Pancake breakfast and open house guests won’t want to miss the Will Rogers show. Rogers was born in 1879, in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). His diverse talents and humanitarian work kept him in the public eye most of his life. He wrote a column for the New York Times, was a radio and film personality, humorist, and a grass-roots philosopher. Rogers’ direct, straightforward attitudes about life, politics, and the world reflect the values of the cowboy culture in which he was raised.

Lance Brown’s performance of “Will Rogers, Now!” takes an entertaining and insightful look at the cowboy’s life and values. As Will Rogers, Brown speaks on subjects ranging from leadership and teamwork to human folly and today’s headlines. He uses Rogers’ famous trick roping and playful humor to bring America’s most loved citizen to life. He points up the irony of how many of Will Rogers’ comments apply directly to what is happening today.

Brown, 60, has done extensive research at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, OK, having authored the book, “On the Road with Will Rogers.” He has spent more than 16 years touring the country performing his theatrical production, “Lance Brown’s Tribute to Will Rogers.”

The universal quality of Will Rogers’ humor still holds true today, some 68 years after his death. It was Will Rogers who was quick to point out “I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” Or looking on the bright side of taxes, he quipped, “Thank God we don’t get as much government as we’re payin’ for.”

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

There is no cost to attend the breakfast, open house, or “Will Rogers, Now!” show. For more information, call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

The Oak Park Arms is proud to welcome artist, Mary Kay Weiderman to the Narrow Gallery. Weiderman is presenting her collection entitled Gone To The Dogs, which will be available to view until April 27th. Weiderman is a local artist who uses pastels as her medium and enjoys drawing realistic representations of animals. She bases most of her work off of pictures her clients submit to her of their pets.

She writes, “With all of my clients, my motivation and mission is to paint for them a portrait which goes beyond simply an accurate rendering of the physical features and reflects the personality and characteristics of each beloved pet.” For more information please check out her website here. The Oak Park Arms is very excited to include Weiderman in our growing collection of spotlighted artists. We hope you’ll come over and check it out!

The Oak Park Arms Narrow Gallery is a wonderful space we’ve dedicated to housing local artists. Collections are rotated every couple of months and range from photography, watercolors, oils and sculpture. We’re constantly on the look out for new artists to highlight. Inquiries or requests for more information should be directed to Desi Vasquez at (708) 368 – 4040 or desi@oakparkarms.com.

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Here is a little background on our retirement community:

The Oak Park Arms is an independent and assisted living rental retirement community located in Cook County’s historic Oak Park, Illinois, just minutes from downtown Chicago.

The Oak Park Arms was once a luxury hotel in the middle of Oak Park. In the mid 1970′s, the Arms was purchased by two friends who wanted to create active retirement living in a community that would be full of life, service and spirit. That vision and their experience have created the Arms of today. Now, with more than 30 years of experience, the Oak Park Arms has been the leader of senior living. By combining exceptional senior care in an ideal setting, the Arms has been used as a model in developing many other senior communities.

The Arms houses the Oak Park Township Senior Services and the Lifelong Learning Center (the local Senior Center). In addition, it offers office space to ten other providers of senior-centered care. The winner of many awards, the Oak Park Arms has maintained its original charm while realizing its vision of being an affable and affordable home for older adults and a great resource to Oak Park and surrounding towns such as River Forest, Forest Park, Berwyn, Cicero, Riverside, Elmwood Park, Maywood and Chicago. The Oak Park Arms’ events and activities draw people of all ages. The large scale ballroom is frequently alive with “the sound of music” at monthly ballroom dances for residents and the public. The Oak Park Arms, an industry leader, provides unsurpassed services, amenities and programs.

The original vision continues to this day as the Oak Park Arms is still owned and operated by the same two partners who created it. They remain involved and committed to excellence. Their strong support to the management staff ensures that the Arms continues its legacy of distinction.