Wise Years is Stephen Wise Temple’s seniors group for members and guests 60 years and better. You are invited to join us for our regular series of learning, lunch, leisure, and community. Mornings feature speakers on a wide range of timely and timeless topics. Following lunch together, afternoons offer a choice of films or games.
Upcoming Programs
Thursday, May 9, 2024
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. | Registration & Coffee |
| 10 a.m. | A Morning of Music with Beth Sussman  Beth Sussman received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the age of twenty-one from The Juilliard School where she was on full scholarship. She has performed throughout North America and Europe including appearances at Lincoln Center, The Ravinia Festival (Summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Royce Hall (UCLA), The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and The Huntington Gardens and Museum. She has also performed on live radio broadcasts on radio stations WQXR (New York), WFMT (Chicago) and KUSC (Los Angeles).
Beth is a favorite performer at museums, retirement communities, libraries, schools and Cultural Centers. Her performances are warm and intimate and include brief and witty stories about the music and composers featured in the program. Beth has released two CDs: one is an all-Gershwin CD as well as “Just Desserts” which features short pieces by Chopin, Debussy, Brahms and other composers. A television pilot loosely based on her life was executive produced by Kelsey Grammer for Paramount Pictures Television for NBC. |
| 11 a.m. | Ask the Clergy with Stephen Wise Temple Clergy |
| 12 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. | Movie: Exodus (The second half. First half was in April) Mahjongg or Bridge |
Previous Programs
May 13, 2021 – Juilliard trained pianist, Beth Sussman, hosted a delightful afternoon of both classical and jazz music by George Gershwin. Selections performed included some of his own amazing arrangements of songs including “S’Wonderful”, “Lady Be Good” and “The Man I Love.” Beth introduced his music with brief remarks that enhanced the appreciation of Gershwin’s genius.
Whether you’re a Bagel or Blintz, join us for a humorous and inspirational multimedia history of the delicatessen across four generations of Jews in America, led by comedian Seth Front, creator of the Jewish Zodiac, a deli food parody of the Chinese zodiac.
February 11, 2021 – Making Babka with Deborah Turobiner, founder of the Holla for Challah community on FaceBook.
You’ll find Deborah’s recipe for babka here.
November 12, 2020 – Legal Journalist Linda Deutsch and Law Professor Laurie Levenson discuss celebrity justice over the decades.