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Wednesday August 13, 2025- 4:00 PM
Folk Music Coffee House with Ruthie Seidner
5959 N. Sheridan Road
Folk Music Coffee House: With Connecting Edgewater’s own…. Ruthie Seidner
Register Here Or RSVP by calling 773-234-0630 if electronic communication is not possible.
Light refreshments will be served.
Join us for live folk music with longtime folk musician, Ruthie Seidner, at Connecting Edgewater. This relaxed gathering celebrates the spirit of folk music; the words, the tunes and the atmosphere are as familiar and comforting as a shared cup of coffee.
Singing along not required but is welcome and encouraged!!!
Everyone is welcome! Leave with songs on your lips and music in your heart!
Ruthie has been singing for as long as she can remember. At age 13, she received her first guitar from her dad, just as the folk music renaissance was in full swing in 1967. Inspired by the movement and its message, she was motivated to play, write, and find her voice—both musically and personally. She’s been part of the folk scene ever since.
Ruthie brings a rich and diverse repertoire to her performances, including several original pieces. She currently serves as the Music Director at Emanuel Congregation and is a Cantorial Soloist, singing regularly at congregations across Michigan and Indiana.
Ruthie is thrilled to be part of Connecting Edgewater and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to such a meaningful and community-centered program.
Wednesday August 27, 2025- 4:00 PM
The Admiral on the Lake Play Reading Group presents "Fatal Loins" - A Shakespeare Spoof of "Romeo and Juliet"
5959 N. Sheridan Road
Register Here Or RSVP by calling 773-234-0630 if electronic communication is not possible.
"Fatal Loins" considers what would have happened if Romeo had learnt from Friar Laurence that Juliet wasn’t dead and there was therefore no reason for either of them to kill themselves. The unhappy couple now have too many children, Romeo has taken a mistress and Juliet is putting on weight. The good friar endeavors to bring joy back to their marriage.
Play readers include community members and employees of Admiral on the Lake.
Wednesday September 10, 2025- 4:00 PM
Learning from Lake Shore Drive with Julia Bachrach
5959 N. Sheridan Road
North Lake Shore Drive has a fascinating history. Conceived as a pleasure drive at the Lake Michigan end of Lincoln Park, the Drive was built in stages between the 1870s and late 1950s. The lakefront boulevard continued to develop and expand along with the adjacent park which grew to become a 1200-acre green space. Throughout the Twentieth Century, the drive and adjacent streets became increasingly fashionable places to live. As a result, fine residences rose along the north lakefront including spacious single-family homes and row houses, and luxury apartments and apartment hotels.
In this presentation, Julia Bachrach, author of The City in a Garden: A History of Chicago’s Parks will share what she learned from a recent intensive study on the fascinating history of North Lake Shore Drive’s architecture, landscapes, and residents.
Julia S. Bachrach is an award-winning author, historian, preservationist, and urban planner. She served as historian and planning supervisor to the Chicago Park District for more than two decades. Her books also include Inspired by Nature: The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago’s West Side. She contributed essays to AIA Guide to Chicago Architecture, Oxford Companion to the Garden, Midwestern Landscape Architecture, and Encyclopedia of Chicago.
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