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as inspiration, we will examine representative sentences from texts such as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and A Moveable Feast to discover techniques that gave his work such lasting power. Join Michael Harrington as he presents a Curiosity University lecture by Dr. Mark Cirino, who will discuss Hemingway’s legendary career.
Park Place Resident Car Show
Tuesday, September 16 10a.m-2p.m, Courtyard
We invite you to “rev up your life” and enjoy cool & classic cars in our Courtyard. Roger Macnider and his friends are again bringing their cars to Park Place. In the event rain is in the forecast, the rain date will be Thursday, September 18. We sincerely thank Roger Macnider and his friends for once again bringing their cars to Park Place for our residents to enjoy!
Opera At the Met: Die Walküre Saturday, September 20 1:00 p.m., Community Room
Drury Lane Presents:
Join fellow residents for a drama-filled Opera in
Dial M For Murder Wednesday, September 17 12:45 p.m., Main Entrance Jealousy. Deception. Murder.
the Community Room this afternoon. In Die Walküre, Siegmund and Sieglinde are the mortal children of Wotan, king of the gods, and are separated early in their lives. In a storm, Siegmund seeks shelter in the home of Sieglinde and her husband, Hunding. The siblings recognize each other, fall in love, and run away together. Special Presentation: Green Street in Black and White—A Chicago Story
An affair, a fortune on the line, and the perfect murder…But what happens when it all goes wrong? Find out in this riveting new adaptation. Dial M for Murder contains violence and adult themes. Run Time: 2 hours, including intermission. Sign up with the Concierge by Monday, September 15. Tickets are $45, and we have 12 available.
By Dave Larsen Monday, September 22 1:30 p.m., Community Room
Curiosity University Ernest Hemingway: One True Sentence Friday, September 19 1:00 p.m., Community Room
In the early 1960s, on Green Street, a boy and his friends face challenges in a neighborhood brimming with racial change. Dave Larsen takes us back to a summer of social upheaval, when youthful mischief collided with the weight of adult fears. The novel is set in Englewood,
Ernest Hemingway’s cartoonish “Papa” persona – the brawler, boozer, braggart, big game hunter, and chronic womanizer— often overshadows his singular greatness as a writer. In this presentation, we will ignore the temptation of biography and myth to concentrate instead on the most enduring contribution of Hemingway’s life: his writing. Using Hemingway’s “one true sentence” credo
on Chicago’s South Side, a community like countless others across America that were marked in that era by the lively interaction of families, despite ethnic divides and the realities of integration and
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