This HBO TV special celebrates the 25th Anniversary of The Rock and Roll Of Fame. It originally aired on Saturday Nov. 28, 09. The concert opens with Jerry Lee Lewis performing his timeless hit: "Great Balls Of Fire,” and ends with Aretha Franklin performing "Baby I Love You,” "Don't Play That Song" and joins Annie...
Western Australia, 1931. Government policy includes taking half-white, half-Aboriginal children from their Aboriginal mothers and sending them a thousand miles away to what amounts to indentured servitude, "to save them from themselves." Molly, Daisy, and Grace (two sisters and a cousin who are fourteen, ten, and eight) arrive at their Gulag and promptly escape, under...
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute...
Residents can stay active with morning exercise classes in person or watching Channel 2 on TV.
The Academic Orchestra was once again a guest at the Konzerthaus Freiburg. Under the direction of conductor Joonas Pitkänen, Sergei Rachmaninoff's official orchestra of the University of Freiburg played Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op.27.
Residents can stay active with daily morning exercise classes.
Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.
A weekly discussion group of various topics led by residents and a staff member. Topics range from current events to historical topics.
Carl Sagan examines the possibility of extraterrestrial life and discusses his skepticism about UFOs.
Each week residents watch an episode or two of a different classic TV comedy and then discuss!
In the frame of the anniversary of the 100 years from the birth of Maria Callas, the Symphony Orchestra and the Chorus of the City of Athens present a concert that pays tribute to the great diva of opera. Arias and pieces from operas that Maria Callas had interpreted, having performed in both musical and...
In the frame of the anniversary of the 100 years from the birth of Maria Callas, the Symphony Orchestra and the Chorus of the City of Athens present a concert that pays tribute to the great diva of opera. Arias and pieces from operas that Maria Callas had interpreted, having performed in both musical and...
The Board of Directors of The Selfhelp Home invite you to join us for Selfhelp Swingin’ Sunday! Sunday, June 4, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Join us for a memorable afternoon of re-connection and re-acquaintance! This delicious gathering will feature Chicago jazz legend Spider Saloff singing “Jewish Songwriters and The American Songbook” at...
This movie tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves, and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which...
With her business teetering on the brink of failure and her marriage to husband Waymond on the rocks, Evelyn Wang struggles to cope with everything, including tattered relationships with her judgmental father Gong Gong and her daughter Joy. She must also meet with an unpleasant bureaucrat: Deirdre, the shabbily dressed IRS auditor. As the stern...
Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.
A weekly discussion group of various topics led by residents and a staff member. Topics range from current events to historical topics.
Carl Sagan considers the significance of science and discuss the importance of human survival in the nuclear age.
A bouquet of the very finest music is in store for you at the International Classical Music Awards 2023 Gala Concert. The NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero, will perform with the award winners, who will present the most beautiful pieces from their repertoire. The 13th ICMA concert takes place on April 21, 2023...
Featuring shades of Edgar Allan Poe's and "The Black Cat", 1922, with a Bonny and Clyde sub-plot, based on the Stephen King novella of the same name, centers on simple but proud farmer, Wilfred James, who, with the reluctant help of his teenage son, murders his wife to gain ownership of her inherited land. Shortly...
A bouquet of the very finest music is in store for you at the International Classical Music Awards 2023 Gala Concert. The NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero, will perform with the award winners, who will present the most beautiful pieces from their repertoire. The 13th ICMA concert takes place on April 21, 2023...
Featuring shades of Edgar Allan Poe's and "The Black Cat", 1922, with a Bonny and Clyde sub-plot, based on the Stephen King novella of the same name, centers on simple but proud farmer, Wilfred James, who, with the reluctant help of his teenage son, murders his wife to gain ownership of her inherited land. Shortly...
Ukrainian vs. Jewish Lullabies An Interactive Musical Presentation Monday, June 12th at 2:00 PM We invite you to join us for an interactive musical presentation featuring Ukrainian and Jewish songs by Cantor Pavel Roytman and Chicago based Ukrainian singer-songwriter Sofi Fraser... Cantor Pavel Roytman is Selfhelp's June Visiting Scholar. This is an in-person event at...
Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.
A weekly discussion group of various topics led by residents and a staff member. Topics range from current events to historical topics.
Each week residents watch an episode or two of a different classic TV comedy and then discuss!
Live Father's Day Concert & Coffee Klatsch Pianist, Bob Solone, returns to The Selfhelp Home for a LIVE Father’s Day concert on Sunday, June 18th at 2:30 PM. Celebrate Father's Day with us and bring the kids, grandkids, family and friends to Selfhelp. This event will be followed by a special coffee klatsch. Click here...
Finding Your Roots ASSEMBLING THE PIECES OF YOUR FAMILY HISTORY PUZZLE Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM In this presentation, professional genealogist Debbie Kroopkin shares many examples of documents, resources, and methods you can use to explore your family history. Families are encouraged to attend! Click here to view the flyer. Debbie Kroopkin is...
Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.
A weekly discussion group of various topics led by residents and a staff member. Topics range from current events to historical topics.
Each week residents watch an episode or two of a different classic TV comedy and then discuss!
Join us for Yiddish with Benna! An hour of music and schmooze. Prior Yiddish knowledge is not required.
A weekly discussion group of various topics led by residents and a staff member. Topics range from current events to historical topics.
