Events and Activities Calendar

 

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for this is funny word game where players make up definitions to obscure words!

Strum, a string quintet by acclaimed New York composer Jessie Montgomery, Amanda Harberg’s Hall of Ghosts, written in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, evokes haunting loneliness through the use of a single...

In-person activities are back! Join us in the Social Hall for Jewish Studies with Jonathan Schwartz, Director of Jewish Life.

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he’d stolen in a robbery. Starring Robert Mitchum and Shelly Winters.

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he’d stolen in a robbery. Starring Robert Mitchum and Shelly Winters.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.

Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers in the U.K. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill of increasing difficulty

Please feel free to contribute articles for the Friday’s discussion group. Bring the articles to the activities office by Tuesday noon. Ask the activity staff or front desk for the Zoom link!  

Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers in the U.K. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill of increasing difficulty

Join us for Friday Night Shabbat Services with Jonathan in person or via Zoom Live Stream!

 

Observe Friday Night Shabbat Services with Cantor Berger!

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Leonard Bernstein conducts three works by Tchaikovsky: Symphony in F Minor, op 36 (performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra), Symphony in E Minor, op 64 (performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra) and Violin Concerto...

Pianist Carolyn Enger is a pianist based in the greater New York City area, with roots reaching back to Breslau, now Wroclaw, Poland. She has gained critical acclaim for her lyrical and dynamic playing, as...

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Leonard Bernstein conducts three works by Tchaikovsky: Symphony in F Minor, op 36 (performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra), Symphony in E Minor, op 64 (performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra) and Violin Concerto...

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Let your creativity flow in the art studio!

Watch on Selfhelp Live Channel 2!    

Trivia is back! Join us for fun in the Social Hall!

An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson.

An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for a Virtual Chicago River Architecture Tour! If you’ve taken a boat tour in Chicago — which many of us have — this tour will be the most engaging, perfect complement to that...

Watch on Selfhelp Live Channel 2!    

  Explore a unique bird species and learn fun facts every month with Alyse! Contact Benna for the Zoom info at [email protected]!

An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson.

An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Lincoln Center Theater Presents: A play by Christopher Durang with Chekhovian themes. Vanya and Sonia have never left their childhood home in Bucks County, PA while their sister Masha has been touring the world as...

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Pianist Carolyn Enger is a pianist based in the greater New York City area, with roots reaching back to Breslau, now Wroclaw, Poland. She has gained critical acclaim for her lyrical and dynamic playing, as...

In-person Bingo is back! Join us in the Social Hall! Bring your Bingo boards!

Lincoln Center Theater Presents: A play by Christopher Durang with Chekhovian themes. Vanya and Sonia have never left their childhood home in Bucks County, PA while their sister Masha has been touring the world as...

The Virtual Family Support Group meets every other Wednesday at 3:30pm. Please RSVP to Arielle at [email protected] or call (773) 596-5864.

This documentary recounts the history of The Selfhelp Home and the stories of six former Selfhelp residents who survived the Holocaust.

 

Pianist Carolyn Enger is a pianist based in the greater New York City area, with roots reaching back to Breslau, now Wroclaw, Poland. She has gained critical acclaim for her lyrical and dynamic playing, as...

Yom Hashoah Memorial Service will take place in the Social Hall.

This documentary recounts the history of The Selfhelp Home and the stories of six former Selfhelp residents who survived the Holocaust.

Do you need help using your iPhone? Join us for an informative workshop on Zoom!

This documentary recounts the history of The Selfhelp Home and the stories of six former Selfhelp residents who survived the Holocaust.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.

Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers in the U.K. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill of increasing difficulty

Please feel free to contribute articles for the Friday’s discussion group. Bring the articles to the activities office by Tuesday noon. Ask the activity staff or front desk for the Zoom link!  

Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers in the U.K. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill of increasing difficulty

Join us for Friday Night Shabbat Services with Jonathan in person or via Zoom Live Stream!

 

Observe Friday Night Shabbat Services with Cantor Berger!

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

A shining star in the Baroque constellation, Telemann is the centerpiece of this concert featuring five of H+H’s principal musicians. Fiery passions are laced throughout the rhythms, sure to warm a winter’s day. Performed on...

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan’s daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan’s daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

A shining star in the Baroque constellation, Telemann is the centerpiece of this concert featuring five of H+H’s principal musicians. Fiery passions are laced throughout the rhythms, sure to warm a winter’s day. Performed on...

The Selfhelp Home has partnered with the Illinois Holocaust Museum to offer a special virtual program… The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021...

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan’s daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan’s daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Let your creativity flow in the art studio!

Documentary series focusing on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.

Musicians from the Lyric Opera Stage Artists, the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, and friends perform a collage of musical favorites, opera, and more. Watch on Selfhelp Live Channel 2! Contact Benna for the Zoom info...

A comedy about what happens when a small town becomes the main attraction for two rival political consultants. Starring Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, and Rose Byrne.

A comedy about what happens when a small town becomes the main attraction for two rival political consultants. Starring Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, and Rose Byrne.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

This program is geared toward people who are unable to participate in Zoom programming: reminiscence/storytelling group for people with dementia. Located in the Activity Room.

Documentary series focusing on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.

We will watch TED Talks videos and discuss. Ask the front desk or activity staff for the Zoom meeting ID and passcode..

A comedy about what happens when a small town becomes the main attraction for two rival political consultants. Starring Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, and Rose Byrne.

A comedy about what happens when a small town becomes the main attraction for two rival political consultants. Starring Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, and Rose Byrne.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Virtual News and Views with Lynn Samuels is back! Ask the front desk or activity staff for the Zoom meeting ID and passcode.

Mozart’s Gran Partita is a sublime achievement in wind music, easily capturing the many emotions of the heart — sometimes all within a single movement. It is a playfully subversive variation on the popular serenade,...

In-person Bingo is back! Join us in the Social Hall! Bring your Bingo boards!

Rebecca Abarbanel lives in Jerusalem. She is the only daughter of an Orthodox Jewish family. Unhappy with her life, Rebecca becomes interested in the secular world. And then one day she runs away with a...

Rebecca Abarbanel lives in Jerusalem. She is the only daughter of an Orthodox Jewish family. Unhappy with her life, Rebecca becomes interested in the secular world. And then one day she runs away with a...

 

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Giants in the Park brings the statues of Lincoln Park to life.  It includes a collection of crisp, clear and well-researched stories about the people depicted by these bronze figures as well as the people who funded...

Mozart’s Gran Partita is a sublime achievement in wind music, easily capturing the many emotions of the heart — sometimes all within a single movement. It is a playfully subversive variation on the popular serenade,...

In-person activities are back! Join us in the Social Hall for Jewish Studies with Jonathan Schwartz, Director of Jewish Life.

Rebecca Abarbanel lives in Jerusalem. She is the only daughter of an Orthodox Jewish family. Unhappy with her life, Rebecca becomes interested in the secular world. And then one day she runs away with a...

Rebecca Abarbanel lives in Jerusalem. She is the only daughter of an Orthodox Jewish family. Unhappy with her life, Rebecca becomes interested in the secular world. And then one day she runs away with a...

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.

The story of a haredi family in Jerusalem. Shulem Shtisel, the father of a large family, is dealing with his younger son who he wants to see married soon. His daughter, Giti, is dealing in...

Please feel free to contribute articles for the Friday’s discussion group. Bring the articles to the activities office by Tuesday noon. Ask the activity staff or front desk for the Zoom link!  

The story of a haredi family in Jerusalem. Shulem Shtisel, the father of a large family, is dealing with his younger son who he wants to see married soon. His daughter, Giti, is dealing in...

Join us for Friday Night Shabbat Services with Jonathan in person or via Zoom Live Stream!

 

Observe Friday Night Shabbat Services with Cantor Berger!

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Features the Grammy Award-winning trumpeter performing with vocalists Sy Smith and Veronica Swift, violinist Caroline Campbell and more. Watch on Selfhelp Live Channel 2!

During a recording session, tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother of the Blues”. Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.

During a recording session, tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother of the Blues”. Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Let your creativity flow in the art studio!

Challenge your brain in a fun way with Rey!

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join Us for a Virtual Tour: The Architecture Crash Course! Hillary takes you on a virtual crash course in some major Chicago architectural styles you’ll see downtown, spanning from the 1800s to today. What is...

We will watch TED Talks videos and discuss. Ask the front desk or activity staff for the Zoom meeting ID and passcode..

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents participate in a virtual movie of the week review on Zoom!     ZBIGNIEW BANAS BIO Zbigniew Banas is a film critic, teacher, and a radio and television journalist.  Over the years, his reviews...

Join us for Book Club in the Activity Room!

The Virtual Family Support Group meets every other Wednesday at 3:30pm. Please RSVP to Arielle at [email protected] or call (773) 596-5864.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Spring is in the air and the flowers are blooming! Make your own fresh bouquet in the Social Hall!

In-person activities are back! Join us in the Social Hall for Jewish Studies with Jonathan Schwartz, Director of Jewish Life.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.

Please feel free to contribute articles for the Friday’s discussion group. Bring the articles to the activities office by Tuesday noon. Ask the activity staff or front desk for the Zoom link!  

Join us for Friday Night Shabbat Services with Jonathan in person or via Zoom Live Stream!

 

Observe Friday Night Shabbat Services with Cantor Berger!

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Let your creativity flow in the art studio!

Musicians from the Lyric Opera Stage Artists, the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, and friends perform a collage of musical favorites, opera, and more. Watch on Selfhelp Live Channel 2! Contact Benna for the Zoom info...

Visiting Scholar: Rabbi Shoshanah Conover, Temple Sholom Date: Monday, April 26 at 4:00 pm Topic: A Passage From the Talmud to Carry Us Through Difficult Times. A close look at one of the most comforting...

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join Jonathan for Jewish Book Club in the Activity Room!

We will watch TED Talks videos and discuss. Ask the front desk or activity staff for the Zoom meeting ID and passcode..

The Illinois Holocaust Museum invites you to a virtual event… The Righteous: A Play Reading & Discussion Date: Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30 PM (CDT) Registration: Free to the public! Registrations are required. What would you...

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for an interactive discussion on healthy lifestyle choices, day-to- day health, and preventative measures to sustain healthy living that is centered on incorporating wellness into daily living. This will take place in the...

In-person Bingo is back! Join us in the Social Hall! Bring your Bingo boards!

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for some theater fun…Rita’s Drama Club with Rey! This will take place in the Social Hall, NOT Zoom (maximum 10 people).

In-person activities are back! Join us in the Social Hall for Jewish Studies with Jonathan Schwartz, Director of Jewish Life.

The Illinois Holocaust Museum invites you to a virtual event… THE LAST MILLION: EUROPE’S DISPLACED PERSONS FROM WORLD WAR TO COLD WAR Date: Thursday, April 29 at 6:30 PM (CDT) Registration: Free to the public! Registrations...

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.

Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.

Please feel free to contribute articles for the Friday’s discussion group. Bring the articles to the activities office by Tuesday noon. Ask the activity staff or front desk for the Zoom link!  

Join us for Friday Night Shabbat Services with Jonathan in person or via Zoom Live Stream!

 

Observe Friday Night Shabbat Services with Cantor Berger!