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Lectures & Learning Spring Arrangement with Sunset Floral Designs Thursday, March 22 3:00 pm $10 (Maximum 10) Sunset’s Floral Designer, Joanne Willing, is back for a hands-on spring floral workshop. Learn to arrange flowers using simple tricks of the trade! All materials provided. You will leave with a pretty seasonal arrangement of your own making! Bring an apron, clippers or scissors and a box to bring your arrangement home. Sponsored by Freedom Home Care Continuing Spanish Conversation Wednesdays 12:30 - 1:30 pm February 7 - February 28 (4 sessions) $24/$34 Non-Member March 7 - March 28 (4 sessions) $24/$34 Non-Member April 4 - April 25 (4 sessions) $24/$34 Non-Member May 2 - May 30 (5 se ssions) $30/$40 Non-Member Have you studied Spanish in the past, and would like to renew your conversational skills en español? Join Leslie Fenster in this language skills class for weeks of fun and learning! Advanced Spanish Conversation Wednesdays 1:30 - 2:30 pm February 7 - February 28 (4 sessions) $24/$34 Non-Member March 7 - March 28 (4 sessions) $24/$34 Non-Member April 4 - April 25 (4 sessions) $24/$34 Non-Member May 2 - May 30 (5 sessions) $30/$40 Non-Member Join us as we continue our Spanish adventure! This class is designed for our students who are intermediate Spanish level or have previously taken classes with Leslie Fenster and are continuing on! iPhone Afternoons with Katie Tuesdays 1:00 - 3:00 pm Free to DH Members Come with your questions and Katie will help you with the basics of operating your iPhone. These 30-minute appointments will help you get smart with your smartphone. Call 847-234-2209 now to schedule your appointment. Knit One, Purl Two Mondays 1:00 pm Free to DH Members Interested in learning how to knit? Enjoy knitting, but have questions on how to do something? Join our knitting group and our talented knitting leader, Caryl Sclove, will help with instructions, inspiration and assistance on specific projects. Just come with your needles, yarn and questions. Trips Join with friends, old and new, for fun and interesting trips throughout the area! Reservations for trips in this issue open on Thursday, February 1 at 9:00 am. When submitting your request, please list your trips in the order of preference. You may send your requests via email at [email protected] or leave a message at 847-234-2209. It is only necessary to leave one message. You will receive a confirmation call from Dickinson Hall within 24 hours. Payment must be made within 3 days to secure your reservation. Credits for cancellations will only be issued if we can fill the opening from a wait list. All trips leave from Dickinson Hall. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. Meal costs are not included unless noted. Come join us! *SOLD OUT* - Wait List Only Love Never Dies, Cadillac Theatre Thursday, February 15 10:30 am $55/$65 Non-Member The ultimate love story continues in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. We will enjoy lunch at City Social and walk from the restaurant to the theatre (approximately 1/2 block). (Minimal walking) An Adventure in Elmhurst Thursday, February 22 9:30 am $25/$35 Non-Member First stop on this adventure is a visit to the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art where we’ll have a guided tour of the museum’s beautiful collection. Next stop? Lunch! We’ll dine at 100 South Chop House and Grill. Final stop for the day will be at the Elmhurst History Museum where we will be guided through their new exhibit, FREEDOM: A History of US. “The evolving concept of freedom and its pursuit is explored in this touring exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, illuminating critical figures and events from our nation’s birth until 1968.” (Minimal walking) Kavakos Performs Shostakovich, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, March 9 10:30 am $95/$105 Non-Member Charles Dutoit conducts a colorful program ranging from the warm-hearted wit of Kodály's Háry János to Debussy's portrait of the sea. Leonidas Kavakos, an artist of superb virtuosity, returns as featured soloist in Shostakovich’s haunting First Violin Concerto. We will enjoy lunch at Tesori. Have your own ticket? Ask about a seat on the bus. (Minimal walking) Chicago Flower and Garden Show Friday, March 16 9:00 am $30/$40 Non-Member Join us as we welcome spring after a long, cold Chicago winter. “Flowertales, Every Garden Has a Story” is the 2018 show theme and will be applauding all that is wonderful about Chicago’s neighborhoods, cultural institutions and green scene. From urban design innovations to cutting-edge food fusions to leaner and greener living. Lunch will be on your own, or join the group at Riva’s Crabhouse. Let us know if you will be joining us for lunch when you register. (Substantial walking) 6