1. WILMETTE- Oh sure, now the local press has picked up on Seymour Rifkind and his remarkable story of training for the Badwater Ultra-Marathon.
Stories were posted on Thursday in the Pioneer Local and the Triblocal…
But we’ve been on this story for over 40 years. Here’s a quote from Reflections ’69, The Niles East Year Book. “Two important goals were set by Seymour at the start of the year and he attained both of them by placing first (in the State) in parallel bars and All-Around.”
Seymour in 1969!
So, come on out to The Wilmette Theatre on Sunday, October 25 to see the film and hear Seymour speak about the power of human potential.
Here’s what Tom Mastandrea, President of Human Resources Concepts, Ltd. had to say about one of Seymour’s recent presentations:
Almost all of us have dreams that seem out of reach. Maybe just beyond our fingertips, or maybe so wild that we know they will remain just that – dreams. …We content ourselves with “Would’a,” “Could’a,” “Should’a,” “If Only,” “Someday.”…Seymour Rifkind has been there and come out on the other side… He shows us how our limiting beliefs stand in the way of achieving the greatness that is in each and every one of us. Once you listen to Seymour talk, you will never be the same.
Wilmette Theatre 1122 Central Ave. Wilmette
6:30 Free Wine Tasting (sponsored by C.J. Arthur’s Bar & Grill also 25% off food and drink at CJs the night of the premiere).
7:00 PM: Premiere of “135 Days to Badwater.” $10 in advance(click here to order online), $15.00 at the door.
Don Shearn will be the MC for the evening.
2. HIGHLAND PARK- As the Spirit Moves You!
Rider-Waite Tarot
The Art Center in Highland Park hosts an Evening of “Magic, Mystery, Music, Martinis and Art!” This Halloween celebration will include a Tarot Card Reader, Astrologer, music by the Downhome Sophisticates, Hand Writing Analysis, Henna Applications, and the ever popular surprises.
From the Downhome Sophisticates myspace page: Our instrumentation is probably what you would hear out of a bus depot in Atlanta before 1955. Just think what Mel Torme would sound like if he spent his formative years as a Southern sharecropper and his young adulthood as the proprietor of a used 8-track store in a Jackson, Mississippi strip mall.
Friday, October 23rd,
From 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door
3. EVANSTON- Evanston Public Library Used Book Sale (their March 2009 sale was named the best in Chicago by the Reader)
Friday, October 23rd from 10 am to 5:30 pm ($5 cost to get in from 10 am to noon…get first dibs on the really good stuff)
Saturday, October 24th from 10 am to 5:30 pm
Sunday, October 25th from noon to 5:30 pm (all books will be half price).
All proceeds benefit the library.
The Book Sale Room is on the 3rd floor at the Main Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue in downtown Evanston. For more information call 847-448-8600.
Rhino Poetry Magazine
4. EVANSTON- Before you go to the library on Sunday, why not bring 15 copies of an original poem (no longer than 2 pages) to be critiqued at the RHINO Poetry Forum. Participate in an ongoing discussion of poetry and documentary poetics lead by Tony Trigilio, Creative Writing – Poetry Associate Chair, English Department of Columbia College.
No registration is required, and the workshop is free, though a $5 donation is appreciated. Sunday, October 25 -1:30-4:30 — Room 108
5. HIGHWOOD- How about some Steak And Sinatra? Bertucci’s Italian Steakhouse presents Tony Ocean singing the music of the Rat Pack. The music starts at 8:30, Friday, October 23. Call 847-432-6663 for reservations. Bertucci’s is at 246 Green Bay Road. It’ll be a real “clambake,” as the Chairman of the Board used to say.
