Step out for hot nights of summer dance at Cheney Mansion. Join us in June, July and August for both instruction and open dancing on the patio at Cheney Mansion.  …

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Enjoy a summer evening hour long performance from the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest on the lighted patio of Cheney Mansion. The Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest is the country's oldest community symphony and have performed all around the Chicagoland area. Bring along your comfy chair or blanket to spread out …

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Enjoy one of the greatest Jazz albums of all time performed live @ Cheney Mansion. Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue is the best- selling Jazz Album of all time and 2024 marked it's 65th anniversary; it is a true timeless classic. This Friday evening happy hour concert will take place in the beautifully landscaped yard and garden outside historic …

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Start your Sunday relaxing at Cheney Mansion with an all-levels, one-hour yoga practice on the grounds with one of the Park District's expert instructors.  As a reward, enjoy and socialize with your fellow classmates during a lovely brunch on the patio.  In the event of rain, yoga and brunch will take place inside Cheney Mansion.  …

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Step out for hot nights of summer dance at Cheney Mansion. Join us in May and July for both instruction and open dancing on the patio at Cheney Mansion.  Each month will be themed music and instruction from our PDOP expert dance instructors.  You will work up an appetite, so we will have tasty appetizers …

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Join us for a spine-tingling murder mystery set in the dark and atmospheric confines of two century-old estates. As the winds howl through the towering oaks and the mist clings to the iron-wrought gates, the story begins with the shocking murder.  Amid this web of deceit and treachery, an ambitious detective, Inspector James Hartwell, arrives …

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Step out for hot nights of summer dance at Cheney Mansion. Join us in May and July for both instruction and open dancing on the patio at Cheney Mansion.  Each month will be themed music and instruction from our PDOP expert dance instructors.  You will work up an appetite, so we will have tasty appetizers …

Continue reading "Sizzling Summer Dance — On an Evening in Roma!"

Start your Sunday relaxing at Cheney Mansion with an all-levels, one-hour yoga practice on the grounds with one of the Park District's expert instructors.  As a reward, enjoy and socialize with your fellow classmates during a lovely brunch on the patio.  In the event of rain, yoga and brunch will take place inside Cheney Mansion.  …

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