October Regent Report

The Regent Report

OCTOBER

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Regent Center Membership Fees: Residents: $20 | Nonresidents: $30

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Questions? Contact Marissa Moravec, Recreation Supervisor at 847.566.4790 or mmoravec@ mundeleinparks.org

Sample Local (Mundelein)

Once a month we will be exploring hidden gems in Mundelein and neighboring communities. RSVP to the Regent Center so that we can make reservations. Transportation and cost of your meal will be on your own. Join Marissa or another Regent Center employee as we have dinner and try new foods!

Friday, October 20

Park Street Restaurant, Mundelein

Message from Marissa

Dear Regent Center Members,

We are up and running at full speed with our fall programs, events, and trips. Adult Bingo is coming up on Saturday, September 30. That event sold out two weeks in advance. Fast Times at the Regent Center is coming up on Friday, October 13. We still have space available if you are interested in signing up. I will close that event on Monday, October 9 so that I can order the food.

As for trips, we still have space on the Four Winds Casino trip coming up on Thursday, November 2. The Chicago Christmas Lights & Christkindlmarket trip is almost sold out, so make sure to sign up for that one soon. Many of you know that our Alaska Cruise Tour sold out within weeks of advertising. We do have space on the Greek Island trip in October 2024. I am also planning a Canadian Holiday trip for December 2024. I am officially signed up to chaperone London & Paris. The deadline to sign up for that trip is October 11, so if you have had your eye on it but haven’t signed up, you need to do so ASAP.

As mentioned in my weekly email the other week, in 2024 we are going to be adopting a new philosophy around our programs. We are going to focus on adding and enhancing the programs that will help us all to live our longest, healthiest lives. I will be sending out several surveys the last couple of months of the year to find out your program interests. So when you see the surveys in your email, please take a few moments to give your feedback.

Lastly, I want to wish our group traveling to Ireland safe travels! We can’t wait to see your pictures when you return. Stay well, Marissa Moravec

Day Trips

Trips depart from the Regent Center

Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo

Thursday, November 2

9 am–6 pm

Cost $49 members/$59 nonmembers

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Join us as we spend the day in New Buffalo, MI at the beautiful Four Winds Casino. Registration will include $15 instant slot credit and $10 food credit to be used at the buffet, Timbers Fast Food & Deli, Grab N Go, or Kankakee Bar and Grill. Registration deadline: October 19

Chicago Christmas Lights & Christkindlmarket

Monday, December 4, 11:30 am–7:30 pm

Cost $105 members/$119 nonmembers

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The annual Chicago Christmas Lights is back to brighten up the Holidays! After a late morning departure, visit the colorful Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza. Called the most authentic traditional holiday market of its kind outside of Europe, it offers a unique shopping experience. We’ll also shop at Macy’s, see the Christmas Tree inside the Walnut Room and the decorated Christmas Windows, a Chicago Tradition since the days of Marshall Fields.

Enjoy a late, great lunch at the Grand Lux Café located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile on North Michigan Ave specially decorated for the Holidays. Later enjoy a narrated, guided tour of the breathtaking Christmas Lights, the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival along Michigan Avenue, and the Chicago Christmas Tree and Skating Rink at Millennium Park. Departs from the Regent Center. Registration Deadline: October 13.

Mundelein Park & Recreation District Presents

Extended Trips

Extended Trips by Collette

Deadline Approaching October 11

Extended Trips by Premier World Discovery

London & Paris April 10–18, 2024

Tour Highlights

• 7 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners

• Big Ben

• Buckingham Palace

• Covent Garden

• Eurostar Train

• Arc de Triomphe

• Westminster Abbey

• Windsor Castle

• Eurostar Train to Paris

• Dinner in the Eiffel Tower

• Tour Choices - Paradis Latin or Brasserie Dinner

• Latin Quarter or Versailles

Athens & The Greek Islands

October 15–26, 2024

Featuring Mykonos and Santorini

• Tour Highlights

• 3 Nights in Athens

• 2 Nights in Mykonos

• 2 Nights in Santorini

• Athens City Tour

• The Acropolis & Parthenon

• The Acropolis Museum

• The Plaka & Syntagma Square

• Ancient Olympic Stadium

• Mykonos

• Delos Tour

• Santorini Tour

• Santorini Winery Visit & Tasting

• Oia Village Walking Tour

• Greek Island Ferry Rides

Bingo and Lunch

Join your Regent Center friends once a month for lunch before Bingo! Lunch will be served at noon, Bingo begins at 1 pm. Curious about what we’ll be having for lunch each month? Check the monthly Regent Report for our featured restaurant each month. Held at the Regent Center.

October Menu: Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves, your choice of Falafel or Chicken Schwarma, and rice from Pita Inn.

Turkey Trot

Turkey Trot

Wednesday, November 1, 11:30 am–12:30 pm

Cost: $15 members/$19 nonmembers

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Take a lap around the Regent Center pond before you enjoy a delicious turkey dinner. Meal will include turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, and pumpkin pie. Participants are welcome to stay after and play bingo!

Thank you to our sponsor

Happy Birthday!

Sutini Ngadiman

Mary Jo Jeray

Jim Ellliot

Anne Karolczak

Carol Suvanich

Elain Noworyta

Danuta Stavostecka

Carole Agase

Donna Lobaito

Rhonda Schuessler

Marsha Corl

Suwit Boorandaphonsa

Jesse Ortega

Karolyn Swanson

Eileen Frederick

John Rizzotto

Barb Tonkery

Jim Smith

Robert Alfredson

Polly Andrews

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Anthony Grasch

LaVerne Racanelli

Marianne Schroeder

Vern Lappe

Mary Ellen Kramer

Rose Csukor

Elaine Kielgas

Debbie Kritch

Kit Semkus

Adrienne Weiss

Flor Morales

Rose Domeny

Linda Thompson

Carol Van Dussen

Sheryl Eshkenazi-Mann

Ruth Kelly

Nilesh Shah

Brigitte Goldberg

Catherine Henning

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OCTOBER REGENT CENTER SCHEDULE

HAVE SOME FUN (Please bring exact change.)

BINGO: Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. $2/card. 18 games are played including the New Yorker, Charlie Bingo, Cover All, and Postage Stamp.

BRIDGE: Drop in and play! Fridays at 12:30 pm. Please let Carol know if you’ll be attending.

BUNCO: NEW! Bunco is a dice game generally played with twelve or more players, divided into groups of four, trying to score points while taking turns rolling three dice. Please RSVP each week so that we can ensure we have at least 12 players. $1 to play.

DOUBLE DECK PINOCHLE: Social Pinochle on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. Call Shelia for more information at 847.899.2590.

GOLDEN PINOCHLE: Social Pinochle on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. For more information, call Sheila at 847.899.2590.

HAND & FOOT: Tuesdays at 11:30 am.

MAH JONGG: National Mah Jongg on Tuesdays at 1 pm and Thursdays at 12:30 pm.

MEXICAN TRAIN: Fridays at 12:30 pm.

PINOCHLE: Mondays at 12:30 pm. Call Debbie at 312.339.3485 for more information.

POKENO: Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 pm

POKER: Men’s and Women’s. Tuesdays at 12:30 pm.

Interested in playing chess? Call or text Erik C. at 224.864.7927.

HEALTH & WELLNESS (Please bring exact change.)

A.C.E.S. (Active Citizens Exercising Simultaneously): This one hour aerobics class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 9:30 am. $2 per session payable at class time. Led by Anne McKenna.

BALANCE: Wednesday mornings at 9am. Led by RUSH Physical Therapy.

ED’S STRETCHING: Join your friends on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:15 am to listen to a recorded routine of Ed’s Stretching exercises.

LINE DANCE: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:15 am. Led by Margie Nison. $2 per class.

GENTLE YOGA: Tuesdays at 9 am. Led by Diane Capasso. $6 per class.

RANGE OF MOTION (ROM): Master proper technique to keep your joints happy. Thursdays at 9 am. Led by Diane Capasso. $6 per class.

ZUMBA GOLD: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 am–11:15 am. Led by Anne McKenna. $4 per class.

Fast Times at the Regent Center (Ages 50+)

Friday, October 13, 5–9 pm

Cost: $20 member/$25 nonmember

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Grab your poodle skirts and leather jackets, and join us for a night of dinner and dancing. For dinner, we’ll be munching on burgers and fried chicken. After dinner, we’ll dance to the tunes of Big Cat Entertainment. Please let us know your meal preference at the time of registration. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

Regent Center Readers

Wednesday, October 25

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Thank you to our sponsor

This group will be moderated by Janis Nowak. Books are available in the Regent Center office. Please note only 20 copies will be available, but you can also read using Hoopla, Overdrive, and Libby. Audio versions of the book are also available.

For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelley’s original 1818 text, introduced by National Book Critics Circle awardwinner Charlotte Gordon. 2018 marks the bicentennial of Mary Shelley’s seminal novel. For the first time, Penguin Classics will publish the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley’s original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also emphasizes Shelley’s relationship with her mother—trailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who penned A Vindication of the Rights of Woman—and demonstrates her commitment to carrying forward her

mother’s ideals, placing her in the context of a feminist legacy rather than the sole female in the company of male poets, including Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. This edition includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by National Book Critics Circle award-winner and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon, and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson.

Upcoming Regent Center Readers Books

*2024 books will be selected at the October meeting

November: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

December: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus