Wednesday, May 21, 9:30-11 a.m. Join other ALL members for the Annual Meeting where the Academy will celebrate and recap their successful 2024-25 membership year! (Note: This registration code is for those who would like a $15 breakfast from Arena Catering.)

Wednesday, May 28, 1 p.m. Book Lovers: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb. One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her practice. The next day, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands.
As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients’ lives – a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday, and a 20-something who can’t stop hooking up with the wrong guys – she finds the questions they struggle with are the very ones she is bringing to Wendell.
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone offers a deeply personal yet universal tour of our hearts and minds, a revealing portrait of what it means to be human and a funny, illuminating account of our own mysterious lives and our power to transform them.

Thursday, June 5, 8:30 a.m. MCL Restaurant and Bakery, 2151 Wabash Ave. Joan Stevens Thome is director of health education for the Sangamon County Department of Public Health. Her current focus is drug overdose education and naloxone distribution. Using opioids, whether prescribed or not, comes with a significant risk of overdose, but naloxone can save lives. Joan will present information regarding local drug recovery and how to administer naloxone and the laws which can save lives.

Thursday, May 8, 1-3 p.m. Join the May Chautauqua as we expand our journey into baseball history with a look at women's leagues. None other than Philip Wrigley founded the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was active from the late 1940s until 1954 and included teams throughout the Midwest.  We will learn about Springfield's role in this league from Anna Sielaff, local history librarian with the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library.

Tuesday, May 20, 1 p.m. Hand & Foot, a fun and challenging card game, is a great way to spend afternoons on the first and third Tuesdays of every month. If you've never played and wish to learn, you can call and arrange for an instructor to meet you 30 minutes before play time. That's all it takes for you to be able to join the fun. 

Tuesday, May 13, 10 a.m. Miranda Bailey-Peetz, an intern with the Illinois State Historical Society, will demonstrate how a Victorian lady dressed on a daily basis. In addition, ALL’s Mike Kienzler will discuss wedding ceremonies in Victorian-era Springfield, including fashions, shivarees and macaroon pyramids.

Monday, May 19, 1 p.m. Mah Jongg has a large group of regular participants, and the energy in the room is warm, social, fun and exciting! Any ALL member who knows the basics of this game is invited to join. 

Monday, May 12, 1 p.m. Mah Jongg has a large group of regular participants, and the energy in the room is warm, social, fun and exciting! Any ALL member who knows the basics of this game is invited to join. 

Monday, May 12, 10:30 a.m. Members interested in learning Mah Jongg are invited to take a beginner’s class in May. 

Monday, May 19, 10:30 a.m. Members interested in learning Mah Jongg are invited to take a beginner’s class in May. 

Monday, May 19, 5:30 p.m.  Join MGE’s dinner group this month at Mariah's Steakhouse, serving a wide range of menu items. (Please note that we will be meeting on the third Monday of May due to the Memorial Day observance.)

Friday, May 30, 1 p.m. Salvation Army, 1600 E. Clear Lake Ave., second floor. Noncompetitive pickleball play for ALL members continues Friday afternoons.  Our sessions are open play, meaning returning players may need to help newbies. 

Friday, May 9, 1 p.m. Salvation Army, 1600 E. Clear Lake Ave., second floor. Noncompetitive pickleball play for ALL members continues Friday afternoons.  Our sessions are open play, meaning returning players may need to help newbies. 

Friday, May 16, 1 p.m. Salvation Army, 1600 E. Clear Lake Ave., second floor. Noncompetitive pickleball play for ALL members continues Friday afternoons. Our sessions are open play, meaning returning players may need to help newbies. 

Friday, May 23, 1 p.m. Salvation Army, 1600 E. Clear Lake Ave., second floor. Noncompetitive pickleball play for ALL members continues Friday afternoons.  Our sessions are open play, meaning returning players may need to help newbies.