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Oak Park Arms presents its popular series “You Be the Critic” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The 1975 film “Cooley High” will be viewed and reviewed with radio announcer Dan Kane.

Based upon Cooley Vocational High School, the real high school located in Chicago (which is no longer standing), “Cooley High,” set in 1964, was directed by Michael Schultz and starred Glynn Turman and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs.

The movie is considered a classic of black cinema. It follows two teenagers, Preach (Turman) and Cochise (Jacobs), as their carefree lives take a turn for the worse when they wind up getting involved with street criminals.

After cutting class for a trip to the zoo and a party that goes bad, Preach and Cochise get mixed up with street thugs in connection to a stolen Cadillac. Although the two kids were let off the hook, they find themselves on the receiving end of vengeance from the street thugs who get arrested.

Following the high school seniors as they deal with girl, school and police troubles as they prepare for post-high school life, this movie ranked number 23 on Entertainment Weekly’s “50 Best High School Movies” list.

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.

Visitors are welcome at the next meeting of the Mills Investment Club at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. New members are always welcome to join or visit.

For more than 30 years the investment club has come together to learn how to follow economic trends and use that information to expand its portfolio. With guidance from club President Pat Koko, club members jointly purchase stocks and make decisions as a group.

The club provides a fun and easy way to learn about investing by combining camaraderie, education, buying power and confidence.

“Our year-to-date is 9.7 percent right now which puts us ahead of the Dow,” Koko said. “We’ve got a variety of stocks, and we’re doing really well.”

To make the best financial choices, a special presentation is given by a different group member each month. In addition, each member is in charge of following one stock throughout the month and presenting a report of the stock’s activity.

There are currently 15 members. To formally join, attendance to at least three meetings is required, and the final decision is voted on by the group. However, anyone can attend as often as they like without becoming a member.

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.

An afternoon concert will pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Most well-known for his campaigns to end racial segregation and efforts for racial equality, Martin Luther King, Jr. was an influential American civil rights leader.

As an advocate for non-violent protests and his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, he became the youngest man to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

Shortly after his assassination in 1968, a campaign was started to turn his birthday into a holiday in his honor. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was first observed in 1986, but it wasn’t acknowledged by all states until the year 2000.

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. For more information call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

Auditions for the Delta Dance Crew will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

High school students from the western suburbs of Cook County and the Chicagoland area will be competing in the Delta’s Top High School Dance Crew Competition.

The fundraising committee of the Glen Ellyn Area Alumnae Chapter (GEAAC) of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority has put together the competition, whose tagline “Is your Dance Crew C.R.A.Y?” stands for “A Clear Representation of Ambitious Youth.”

The dance competition was inspired by American’s Best Dance Crew (ABDC), a reality TV series in which dance crews from across the country compete to see who has the better moves and is the better crew. This dance fundraising activity strives to showcase the talent of high school students grades nine through 12.

Started in 1977, the GEAAC currently has a membership of nearly 300 college-educated women dedicated to public service, providing the communities it serves with inspiring and impactful programs and events.

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.

The Oak Park River Forest Garden Club of America presents “Garden Therapy,” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 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, and reservations are required. For more information call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

Oak Park Arms presents its popular series “You Be the Critic” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The film “Call Northside 777” will be viewed and reviewed with radio announcer Dan Kane.

The movie is set in Chicago in 1932. An officer is murdered inside a speakeasy, and two men are quickly arrested and sentenced to 99 years imprisonment.

After the mother of one prisoner, Frank Wiecek, puts out an ad 11 years later offering $5,000 in exchange for information on the true killers, a Chicago Times reporter is assigned to write a story on the case. Although he believes the prisoners to be guilty, the reporter’s opinion begins to change as the story develops.

He is met with increased police resistance followed by political pressure to end a story that may embarrass the administration. Despite the government’s insistence, Wiecek eventually is proved innocent.

Directed by Henry Hathaway and starring James Stewart, Richard Conte and Lee J. Cobb, this documentary-style film noir was the first movie filmed in Chicago. It received mostly positive reviews both when it was originally released and when it was released again on DVD in 2004.

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 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. This month Kulik will teach square and round dancing.

Square dancing is typically a dance of four couples arranged in a square with each couple facing the middle of the square. Movements are based on steps and figures used in traditional folk dances from many countries and prompted by a “caller” to the beat, often from a stage.

Round dancing is broken down into two categories. The first belongs to an ethnic, folk or country category, while the second resembles ballroom dancing. Modern round dancing is cued ballroom dancing progressing in a circular pattern counter-clockwise around the dance floor.

Kulik will teach senior-friendly square and round dance steps and choreography.

Both forms of dance are great ways to reduce stress and improve balance, coordination 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.

Taught by Roberta Kulik, the Oak Park Arms’ monthly tap dance workshop takes place at noon, Thursday, Jan. 10, 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.

Ajay Nehra, M.D., will present a discussion on urology and aging at “Breakfast with the Docs,” at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Roughly 13 million Americans suffer from urinary incontinence—the involuntary leakage of urine. Though it can happen at any age, it is often a condition seen in the older population.

One in five individuals over 40 suffers from overactive bladder or symptoms of urgency or frequency and over 50 percent of seniors in the nursing home population experience elderly urinary incontinence.

As a person gets older, muscles in the bladder and urethra lose strength. Changes with age reduce how much the bladder can hold and can increase the chances of elderly incontinence. Despite weakening muscles, however, incontinence isn’t normal at any age except during infancy.

Causes of incontinence can widely vary, from simply not drinking enough water to more serious conditions like an inflamed bladder wall.

Types of urinary incontinence include:

•    Stress Incontinence- Pressure exerted on the bladder from sneezing or coughing causing loss of urine
•    Urge Incontinence- A sudden, intense urge followed by an involuntary loss of urine
•    Overflow Incontinence- Frequently or constantly dribbling urine
•    Mixed Incontinence- Suffering from more than one type of incontinence
•    Functional Incontinence- Inability to make it in time due to physical impairment (i.e. arthritis)
•    Total Incontinence- Continuous leaking

There are ways to improve this condition. Changes in diet, such as eliminating alcohol, acidic foods and caffeine, and regular exercise to strengthen the lower body can help. Medications may also be used in conjunction with behavioral techniques to decrease incontinence.

Dr. Nehra serves as the vice chairperson and professor and director of men’s health in the Department of Urology at the Rush University Medical Center. Prior to his current position he was a professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

He received his medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, where he also completed an internship. He went on to complete a transitional surgical internship at Malden Hospital in Massachusetts, a surgical residency at Boston University School of Medicine, and a residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he served as chief resident in urology.

Currently Dr. Nehra serves as president-elect of the International Society of Men’s Health and as editor of the Journal of Men’s Health. In addition, he has contributed over 130 articles and 170 abstracts to numerous peer-reviewed journals.

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. And it’s not called “Breakfast with the Docs” for nothing: Participants who attend will also be served a healthy breakfast.

For more information, or to reserve a seat, call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

The Oak Park Arms hosts a popular monthly movie series titled, “View and Review: You Be the Critic” at the retirement community located at 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Hosted by radio announcer Dan Kane and offered to the public at no cost, “Windy City Films” is the theme of the 2013 movie selections.

Chicago’s history of filmmaking is almost as old as the films themselves. Before the rise of Hollywood, Chicago was the central hub for the motion picture industry. In 1895 the first motion picture camera was manufactured, and just two years later former magician William Selig was producing and showing films in Chicago.

Chicago quickly became a leader in the industry in the early 1900s with innovative trailblazers and an interested and supportive public.

Each month at “You be the Critic” a different movie filmed in the Windy City between 1947 and 2000 will be featured and discussed.

“Dan has planned an extraordinary line-up of films,” said Desi Vasquez, social programming director at the Oak Park Arms. “It’s an enjoyable way to learn about Chicago’s movie industry.”

All films are shown at 3:30 p.m. on the first or second Friday of every month in the Terrace Room. The line-up for the year includes:

•    Jan. 11: “Call Northside 777” starring James Steward
•    Feb. 8: “Cooley High” with Glynn Turman and Garret Morris
•    March 8: “Medium Cool” starring Robert Forster and Verna Bloom
•    April 5: “Ordinary People,” Robert Redford’s directorial debut
•    May 10: “Sixteen Candles” starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Michael Schoeffling
•    June 14: “The Father Clements Story” with Louis Gossett Jr., Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Carroll O’Connor
•    July 12: “The Breakfast Club” directed by John Hughes
•    Aug. 9: “A Family Thing” starring Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones
•    Sept. 6: “The Package” directed by Chicago native Andrew Davis
•    Oct. 4: “Backdraft” starring Kurt Russell and William Baldwin
•    Nov. 8: “The Fugitive” starring Harrison Ford and directed by Andrew Davis
•    Dec. 6: “Return to Me” with David Duchovny and Minnie Driver

“Following each film, Dan leads a discussion that occasionally morphs into a spirited debate,” Vasquez said. “It’s all in good fun.”

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.

See one, or see them all. Each movie is free and open to the public. For more information contact Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.