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Exciting Ravinia News – Limited lawn tickets available for
Thu, 8/20 @ 7:00 PM – Ricky Martin
Fri, 7/17 @ 8:00 PM – Paul Simon
Contact Jaci Carroll for more details at:
Preferred via text 847 894 4203
Secondary via email myhcaa@outlook.com
Alumni Relations and Harper Music Department presents – Harper Guitar Legacy Summer Pavilion Concert
July 16. 7:30 pm in the Drs. Kenneth and Catherine Ender Pavilion ( near the lake and outside Buildings D & E. ) Use Euclid Avenue entrance and park in lots 9 and 10.
A Summer Celebration of Women Composers – Music of Kruisbrink, LaVine, Leonarda, Linneman, Price, Presti and more!
Featuring Harper Music Guitar Program Alumni. This concert is dedicated to the benefit of Harper Alum Kraig Kenning, who has recently been diagnosed with ALS. Come enjoy a wonderful summer evening of classical guitar music played in large group, quartets, trios, duos and solos! Featuring the music of women composers from throughout the Baroque Era to contemporary works. Including Reflections, by Harper Alum MJ LaVine.
Featured Harper Alumni: Dr. Brian Torosian, Nanae Fujiwara, MJ LaVine, Dr. Alia Jyawook, Ben Sullivan, Ron Eshoo, Steve Serra, Nahum Hugh-Smith, Nigel Haye, Brian Trautschold, and Steve Vazquez
- Latest from Springfield – Legislative updates
- A note of appreciation from the Harper College Educational Foundation, “I wanted to share a thank you for the HCAA’s continued support of Harper students during Harper Heart Day.” HCAA Thank You Video (click here)
- The SUAA Foundation offers scholarships ($1000 each), professional development grants (up to $1000 each) and emergency assistance to members. For more information, contact a-medenwald@neiu.edu and include “SUAA Foundation information request” in the email title.
- The SUAA website suaa.org lists a number of discounts and other benefits for members see https://www.suaa.org/savings-discounts
- List of Harper Retirees click here
Book Club
Please contact Jaci Carroll (myhcaa@outlook.com ) if you are new to the book club and interested in attending. A ZOOM link will be sent to you a day or two before the discussion. All are at 3 PM Central time unless otherwise noted.
June 3, 2026 The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali”This beautiful book takes you on an emotional journey, following a profound friendship during the Iranian revolution. The plot is rich and the characters are captivating. Your heart will break in the best way.”–Sarah Dupriest, Rainy Day Books, Fairway, KS
July 2024 Indie Next List
August 5, 2026 Twice by Mitch Albom “What if you got to do everything in your life—twice? The heart of Mitch Albom’s newest novel is a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we’ve had all along.”–Barnes & Noble
October 7, 2026 How to Read a Book by Monica Wood “A charming novel about the power of books to heal, connect, and teach. A prison inmate, her reading group teacher, and the man damaged by the inmate’s crime are drawn together by their love of reading and their need for human connection.” Susan Taylor, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY May 2024 Indie Next List
December 2, 2026 Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash”The plot of Laura Spence-Ash’s Beyond That, the Sea is rooted in the home-front upheavals of World War II, but it’s also a timeless exploration of what it means to create a family, of how dreams can die and be reborn in surprising ways.”–The New York Times Book Review
February 3, 2027 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans – is a bestselling debut epistolary novel about Sybil Van Antwerp, a retired lawyer in her 70s, who navigates life, grief, and past trauma through letters and emails. Told through her correspondence with family, friends, and strangers, the book explores themes of connection, forgiveness, and finding late-life love, becoming a word-of-mouth hit praised for its memorable character and unique format.
Our Purpose, Your Benefit…
To promote the individual and collective interests and welfare of Harper College annuitants (retirees) and their survivors, and employees through:
- Early notification and perceived effects on HCAA members of proposed changes to State law
- Relevant updates to HCAA members on healthcare/Medicare coverage
- Discussions with and service to Harper College
- Improved communications between Harper and its retirees
- Scheduled social events for members
- Discussion/participation with other IL annuitant and state organizations
- Active communication with legislators on relevant concerns
- Workshops/ presentations on relevant topics
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- Reduced admission to select Harper events