Martina Mathisen, a well-known and talented portrayer of historic women, will visit the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s historic Central Schoolhouse, 103 S. Maple St., at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 1 for a first-person presentation on the life of Cleopatra, the ancient female Egyptian pharaoh.
Attendees will enjoy tea, pastries and other treats during the presentation.
Cleopatra’s story is more amazing and incredible than a fiction author could imagine! She will share her astounding story, audacious spirit, and astonishing guile in this educational, entertaining, and engaging presentation about “the real Cleopatra” who was strikingly different from the Hollywood impression of her.
Mathisen has been an educational entertainer since 2013, annually giving over 200 first-person presentations for libraries and women’s groups and at fundraisers for various organizations.
The cost of the tea is $25 for Society members and $30 for non-members, plus an on-line handling fee. Take note that attendance is limited to 36 people, ages 18 and over. Advance registration is required and there are no refunds. Visit www.mtphist.org/afternoon-teas/ to register.
Tour-goers will have plenty of time at the Railway Museum to peruse and possibly ride (on their own) the many trains (both diesel and steam) and streetcars on display there. Then, after lunch they will tour Frank Lloyd’s Wright’s Muirhead Farmhouse, built in 1951. Unlike the Wright homes in Chicago, Oak Park and River Forest which display Wright’s early “Prairie style” of architecture, this farmhouse shows his later Usonian architectural style. Wright built most of this style of homes outside of Illinois, so it is a treat to see one here.
Participants should be aware that the trip requires considerable walking and the ability to climb and descend bus stairs.
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