Dear Members and Friends of Skyline Village Chicago

Happy Older Americans Month 2024

As we celebrate Older Americans Month in May, we align with the Administration for Community Living's theme for 2024: ' Powered by Connection '. This theme underscores the significant role that meaningful relationships and social connections play in our health and well-being.

At Skyline Village Chicago, we understand connectedness's vital role in supporting independence and aging-in-place by combating isolation and loneliness. We aim to promote the benefits of connecting with others by:

• We are sharing facts about social connection's mental, physical, and emotional health benefits and how it contributes to overall well-being.
• Providing speakers, luncheons, and social and cultural events, including in-person and online group conversations that help older adults engage and connect with others.

Let us know what interests you and how we can help you connect. Please tell us how you move through the community and connect with others. We're always looking for new ideas! Email us at svcchgo@gmail.com.

Speaking of connections, Skyline Village Chicago recently hosted Nancy Stevenson in a pre-book talk about her latest adventure: writing. Nancy encourages us all to write what we know and write what we don’t know—just write! On the brink of her 90th birthday, Nancy models how writing keeps aging minds agile through nagging curiosity that leads to researching what we don’t know or what we’ve forgotten. She connects to others through her "Nancy Presents" chats about writing. Thank you, Nancy!

Watch for Nancy Srevenson’s book release in mid-July. No, she hasn’t written anecdotes about her life campaigning for her late husband, Adlai Stevenson. She’s written a barn-burning mystery novel, Long Reach. Her motto is, "It's never too late."

Women's Salon

Lucky Penny Lunch

Friday, May 31, 1:00 pm

Register Here

Chase Hopkins, General Manager 

and

Craig Trompeter, Artistic Director

If you never loved opera before, you'll be won over by Craig Trompeter and Chase Hopkins's enthusiastic fondness for the music, the instruments, and their performers. Since its founding in 2010, Haymarket Opera has offered more than 30 productions using period instruments and historically informed staging conventions, shining a spotlight on many lesser-known but quality pieces by a wide diversity of composers, sung and played by a combination of international stars and top regional talent. The company has received glowing reviews including in the Chicago Tribune, Italy’s L’Opera, Opera News, and Early Music America. The New York Times praised Haymarket’s “finely played, carefully sung, lovingly detailed period performance.”

Haymarket takes its name from both Chicago’s Haymarket Affair of 1886, which gave focus to the worldwide labor movement, and from the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket District of London, where Handel produced his Italian operas.

Learn about how these versatile artists began in the back of a Chicago saloon and their meteoric rise to fame. 

Lucky Penny Lunch

Friday, June 28, 1:00 pm

Register Here

Northwestern Medical Group

Howard B. Chrisman, MD

President and CEO

Northwestern Medical Group

Since joining the organization in 1997, Dr. Chrisman has served Northwestern's health system in numerous leadership roles, including executive vice president of clinical operations and president of the Northwestern Medical Group. Most recently, Dr. Chrisman was the health system’s chief operating officer and president, a role he continues to hold as CEO.

Join us to hear Dr. Chrisman discuss Northwestern's latest "firsts", improvements in its Patient First policy, including administration and operations. Bring your questions!

Lucky Penny Lunch

Friday, July 26, 1:00 pm

Register Here

Carron Little, Executive Director. Carron engages us in conversation about the Chicago Women’s History Center and its latest projects: 

Women Building Chicago 1790 – 1990, A Biographical Dictionary and “Documenting Women’s Activism and Leadership in the Chicago Area, 1945 – 2000” 

Carron Little is an educator and activist working at the intersection of public policy and public engagement, conducting artistic and scholarly research focusing on racial and gender inclusion. 

Free download of the book, Women Building Chicago: A Biographical Dictionary, 1790-1990: https://www.chicagowomenshistory.org/wbc-book

Good Memories

Free! Concert – Tuesday, May 7, 12:15 PM

Fourth Presbyterian Church

126 E. Chestnut, Chicago

Sounds Good

Free! Concert – Tuesday, May 15, 2:00 PM

Fourth Presbyterian Church

126 E. Chestnut, Chicago

Fourth Presbyterian Church, 880 N. Michigan

12:10 pm Free Friday Concerts

May 3   (Cosponsored by Musicians Club of Women) Mingfei Li, piano

May 10  Michael Finlay, piano

May 17  ChiArts Chamber Singers acappella ensemble

May 24  Klesis ensemble, violin, cello, piano, and flute

May 31  John W. W. Sherer, organ

June 7   (Cosponsored by Musicians Club of Women) Rannveig Marta Sarc, violin

June 14 John W. W. Sherer, organ

June 21 Duo Forzando, violin and piano

June 28  Michael Rees, organ

Mark your calendars! Grant Park Music Festival

Meet Skyline Villagers at Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion

• Wed. July 24, 6:30pm -- Beethoven Symphony No. 5
• Wed. August 7, 6:30 pm-- Mozart Jupiter Symphony & Copeland Appalachian Spring.
• Watch your email for details.

Higher Education:

Weeding Through the Cannabis Stigma

 Thursday, May 23, 2024

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Free Zoom Register HERE

Led by Lauryn Wyatt, a seasoned communications strategist dedicated to cannabis education, this event aims to illuminate the historical injustices of prohibition while empowering our communities to make informed choices regarding cannabis use.



We’ll delve into crucial topics such as Illinois’ qualifying conditions, navigating the process of obtaining a medical card, understanding local laws and federal regulations, and addressing common risks and concerns.

Chicago Area Villages: Aging Brain and Body Program,

in partnership with Bonfire Media Group.

The Future of Social Security

May 9^th from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Free Reception Immediately Following

CME Center, ZO, 10 S Wacker Dr, Chicago

Register HERE 

Moderated by award-winning journalist and broadcaster Robin Robinson. Conversations with Chicago Leaders: A Discussion about the Future of Social Security and its importance to Chicago retirees. Featured panelists include: John W. Rogers, Jr., Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Investments; Cherita Ellens, President & CEO, Women Employed; Maria Castro, Founder & CEO of Inspiration of #Love Purse & Regional External Affairs Manager, Comcast; and Sheila Weinberg, Founder and CEO of Truth in Accounting.

April’s Lost Penny Lunch featured Ali Medina, Health and Aging Organizer for Health & Medicine Policy Research Group. Ali introduced us to Illinois Aging Together, a grass roots Campaign for Illinois to develop a state-wide strategic plan for aging. Our aging population is growing at a faster rate than at any other time in history. To achieve Aging Equity, enabling all of us to thrive in Illinois as we grow older, we need a multi-sector plan that engages all state departments and municipalities across Illinois in working together to achieve this goal. See the fact sheet that Ali distributed, and support the Campaign. Go to www.IllinoisAgingTogether.org to sign on as an individual, or as an organization 

Beth Finke Memoir Writing Classes: Website

Center for Life and Learning 4th Presbyterian Church: Website

Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease: website

Rush Generations Center for Excellence in Aging:  Website

Streeterville Organization for Active Residents: Website 

The Chicago Covenants Project: Website

Thank you to our Donors:

We are grateful to all of our members and donors for your on-going support.

Artist: Anna Rappaport

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