Dickinson Hall Senior Center Lake Forest/Lake Bluff

Dickinson Hall Senior Center Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Dickinson Hall serves as the hub of activity and services for older adults in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff and Knollwood.

๐Ÿซ“๐€ ๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ! โ˜•Today we celebrated our first ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ at Dickinson Hall...
03/13/2026

๐Ÿซ“๐€ ๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ! โ˜•

Today we celebrated our first ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ at Dickinson Hall and kicked things off by celebrating ๐๐ข ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ (๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ!) with some delicious pies in the library. It was the perfect treat on this very windy day, and weโ€™re so grateful to everyone who stopped in to enjoy a slice and spend some time together.

Weโ€™re already looking forward to our next celebration โ€” ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ next month! โ˜•๐Ÿฐ Hope to see you there!

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: ๐–๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ“ฃ On ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐Œ ๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ), we are gathering our...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: ๐–๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ“ฃ

On ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐Œ ๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ), we are gathering our community to discuss priorities, challenges, and opportunities facing older adults in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.

Your experiences will help guide future decisions, services, and investments.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐.
๐Ÿค ๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐.
โญ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ.

๐Ÿ“ง ๐‘๐’๐•๐ ๐ญ๐จ: [email protected]

๐Ÿฌ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ & ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ญ! ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿ“…๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽDue to the bitter cold, our ๐Œ๐š & ๐๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  trip to charmi...
02/09/2026

๐Ÿฌ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ & ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ญ! ๐Ÿฌ
๐Ÿ“…๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ

Due to the bitter cold, our ๐Œ๐š & ๐๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  trip to charming Long Grove was rescheduledโ€”but now we still have space for you to join us!

Satisfy your sweet tooth as you create ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ฌ, choosing your favorite chocolate and toppings. While your candy sets, enjoy browsing Ma & Paโ€™s nostalgic shop filled with vintage treats and old-fashioned favorites. ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿญ

Weโ€™ll wrap up the day with a delicious lunch at ๐’๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญโ€”the perfect finishing touch to this fun and flavorful outing!

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐žโ€”๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง!

๐ŸŽฅ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ซ ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“… ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆWhat do Singinโ€™ in the Rain, The Shawshank Redemption, and Field of Dreams ha...
02/03/2026

๐ŸŽฅ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ซ ๐ŸŽฅ
๐Ÿ“… ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ

What do Singinโ€™ in the Rain, The Shawshank Redemption, and Field of Dreams have in common? Theyโ€™re beloved movie classics that ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿคฏ

Join ๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐š๐๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ for this fascinating multimedia program as he takes us behind the scenes of some of Hollywoodโ€™s greatest films that went home empty-handed. Enjoy rare video clips, insider stories, and thoughtful insights into why these movies continue to capture our heartsโ€”proving that awards arenโ€™t the only measure of greatness โญ

๐ŸŽž๏ธ A must-see for movie lovers!

Line Dancing kicked off yesterday at Dickinson Hallโ€”and wow, what a hit! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿค  Everyone who attended couldnโ€™t stop talking ...
01/30/2026

Line Dancing kicked off yesterday at Dickinson Hallโ€”and wow, what a hit! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿค  Everyone who attended couldnโ€™t stop talking about how amazing and fun it was as they headed out the door. The energy was high, the smiles were big, and the music kept everyone moving!

Thereโ€™s still time to sign up, so donโ€™t miss out on the fun. Check out the flyer for details and come dance with us! ๐ŸŽถโœจ

Yesterdayโ€™s ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ was truly a special treat! We welcomed ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐€๐›๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ง, author of the memoir ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š...
01/29/2026

Yesterdayโ€™s ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ was truly a special treat! We welcomed ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐€๐›๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ง, author of the memoir ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™‰๐™ค ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ง๐™š, and ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐‡๐š๐ ๐š๐ง, the illustrator behind the stunning cover and artwork inside the book. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the presentation, and it was wonderful hearing the stories behind the memoir as well as the creative process that brought the cover and illustrations to life.

If you havenโ€™t read it yet, be sure to pick it upโ€”especially if you enjoy behind-the-scenes storiesโ€”and take a moment to check out Julia Haganโ€™s artwork. It truly is stunning. ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

And a big thank you to one of our new sponsors, ๐‰. ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐ , for their support! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

The cold weather is here, and your safety matters to us โ„๏ธWe encourage staying home if possible during this bitter cold,...
01/22/2026

The cold weather is here, and your safety matters to us โ„๏ธ

We encourage staying home if possible during this bitter cold, but please know that ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐. If you need a warm, safe place to go, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง.

Take care, bundle up, and check in on one another ๐Ÿ’™

๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™ฎ ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š: ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ & ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ!Presenter ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐ข...
01/07/2026

๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™ฎ ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š: ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ & ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ!

Presenter ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  with Joy Of Downsizing, shared practical, easy-to-use strategies for tackling clutter, reducing stress, and making thoughtful decisions about downsizing and rightsizing. Topics included aging in place, preparing for a move, and the role of a Senior Move Manager.

Thank you to everyone who attendedโ€”weโ€™re glad this program was so well received and helpful.

Happy Holidays from everyone at Dickinson Hall! Wishing you a season filled with happiness, good health, and cheer. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’™W...
12/25/2025

Happy Holidays from everyone at Dickinson Hall! Wishing you a season filled with happiness, good health, and cheer. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’™

We will be closed Wednesday and Thursday for the holiday and canโ€™t wait to see you back on Friday!

๐ŸŽ„We had an amazing time celebrating the season at our Holiday Party last Thursday! ๐ŸŽ„ We had wonderful music from Ludy an...
12/23/2025

๐ŸŽ„We had an amazing time celebrating the season at our Holiday Party last Thursday! ๐ŸŽ„ We had wonderful music from Ludy and His Lady, a visit from Santa, and lots of smiles all around, it was truly a special afternoon. A huge thank you to our sponsor Whitehall of Deerfield! We are so grateful for our incredible Dickinson Hall community!

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