Watch the recorded version of this event.   The recording will be available to view through the end of December 25, 2025.

Event title: Unwrapping the Charms of German Holiday Traditions

Description: Historian Anette Isaacs explores beloved customs, from Advent calendars and Christkindlmarkt to festive treats like lebkuchen and stollen!

Speaker bio: German historian Anette Isaacs

A true cosmopolitan, German born and raised Anette Isaacs did her graduate work at EMORY University, Georgia, the University of VIENNA and at the Free University in BERLIN and holds Master´s Degrees in American Studies, Political Science, and History. During her tenure as Director Germany for New York based GROUP I.S.T. Anette ran and organized all German I.S.T. / Road Scholar (formerly ELDERHOSTEL) programs. In her capacity as academic director, she created a number of very successful seminars, programs and lectures introducing her native country Germany to thousands of American, British, and also German tourists. An avid opera lover, she conceived the Road Scholar seminar Opera and Classical Music in Berlin, Dresden, and Leipzig which, over the last two decades, has ranked among the most popular programs in Road Scholar’s offerings.

In 2012, the creative whirlwind launched her newest project: A&M Tours: Art and Music in Germany (www.artandmusicingermany.com), a service providing exclusive unique, tailor-made travel and educational in-depth experiences solely for Companies and Organizations!

In addition to her extensive work in the travel industry, Anette, who is currently residing in vibrant Miami, FL, is also a faculty member of the College of Lake County (in August of 2014 Anette was given the CLC Excellence Part Time Faculty Recognition Award for 5 years of service.), Harper College (Anette was  the keynote speaker for Harper College’s Lifelong Learning Day in August of 2015), Oakton College, the College of DuPage, and McHenry Country Community College and greatly enjoys teaching and lecturing on various German historical, cultural, social, and political topics. Since April of 2023, she has been serving as the Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami.

The live version of this event occurred on December 10, 2025.

Watch the recorded version of this event.   The recording will be available to view through the end of December, 2025.

Event title: Nostalgic Roseland

Description: Explore the rich history of the region. Reminisce as historian Dan Bovino presents pictures and stories of Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood.

Here is a link to a photo album Dan Bovino created on his Facebook page, in case you’d like to see more.

Thank you, Dan!

The live version of this event occurred on March 26, 2025.