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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sweet Home Chicago Seminar: Classic Candy
Representatives from classic candy companies Wrigley Co. and Primrose Candy Co. share the history of their companies, why they chose to set up shop in Chicago, and how their brands continue to grow.
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR 2/23/10.**
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m.
Bookstore Owners Talk Business
Three independent bookstore owners talk about their businesses. The panel discussion features Leslie McLean of The Book Stall, Augie Aleksy of Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore and Allison Platt of Bookie's Paperbacks & More.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 2:00 p.m.
Changing Public Radio
In this conversation, four leaders from two states share views on their stations’ changing goals and roles and how they envision local nonprofits as partners and audience members.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 12:15 p.m.
The Skyscraper and the Modern City: Chicago and New York
Merwood-Salisbury and Fenske discuss their new books. The authors use iconic early skyscrapers as lenses through which to view the distinctive cultures of Chicago and New York at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 4:30 p.m.
Otomo: Film Screening and Discussion
Otomo is part of the Center for Black Diaspora’s Winter Quarter film series "Cinema: Transnational Subjects, African & Black Diaspora Immigrant Experiences".
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Middling Folk: Three Seas, Three Centuries, One Scots-Irish Family
The Hammill family moved from North Ayrshire, Scotland to Northern Ireland, then to various locations throughout North America. Hammill family descendant Linda Matthews documents a multigenerational middle-class family’s journey.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
How Chinese Art Became "Contemporary"
This lecture defines the "contemporary turn" in Chinese art from the late 1980s to early 1990s through analyzing key art projects, experimental exhibitions, and the language of art criticism.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 12:00 p.m.
Social Media Success
There’s a lot of buzz about social media but what are the facts? Hear from two organizations that have invested in new technology, done well with it, and gained institutional benefits.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 10:30 a.m.
The History of Science, as told by Mark Twain
This presentation is a first-person Chautauqua style program by Warren Brown as Mark Twain. You will journey on water, land, and air sharing insights from the "Diaries of Adam and Eve" to friendships with inventors and thoughts about Galileo and Newton.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 2:00 p.m.
A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
David Lehman’s new book A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs is a warm and witty look at the Jewish writers of the great American songbook. In this special Valentine’s Day presentation, he imparts some of his vast knowledge.
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