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Wednesday February 13, 2008
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Why We Eat What We Eat: What Food and Food History Tells Us About Ourselves
Start: 10:00 am
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Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Traditional Fairy Tales
Start: 10:30 am
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What Should an Athlete Look Like? Disabilities & the Olympics
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:30 pm
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American Dream
Start: 7:00 pm
'American Dream' is a historical narrative with accompaniment by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Abraham Lincoln Association, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Springfield Race Riots, and celebrates the centennial of the founding of the NAACP.
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What Should an Athlete Look Like? Disabilities & the Olympics
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Thursday February 14, 2008
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How I Got Over: Black Women, Music, and Laughter
Start: 11:00 am
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Illinois: Gateway to the American West in Story and Song
Start: 1:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Rick Pickren
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The World According to John Muir
Start: 1:00 pm
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Illinois: Gateway to the American West in Story and Song
Start: 3:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Rick Pickren
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Clandestinos: Contemporary Cuban Film and Video Featuring Cristina Venegas
Start: 6:00 pm
Clandestinos is a festival of film and video bearing witness to the Cuban people's ingenuity, capacity for self-examination, and courage. The festival is a testament to how digital media has made its way into the landscape of Cuban film production.
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What Should an Athlete Look Like? Disabilities & the Olympics
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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What Should an Athlete Look Like? Disabilities & the Olympics
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Friday February 15, 2008
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What Should an Athlete Look Like? Disabilities & the Olympics
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
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Clandestinos: 'Horizontes,' 'Gozar, Comer, Partir,' 'Malegria,' and 'Video de Familia'
Start: 8:00 pm
Clandestinos is a festival of film and video bearing witness to the Cuban people's ingenuity, capacity for self-examination, and courage. The festival is a testament to how digital media has made its way into the landscape of Cuban film production.
Saturday February 16, 2008
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Civic Cinema: Iron Ladies of Liberia
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Join us for the Chicago premiere of the acclaimed documentary Iron Ladies of Liberia.
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The Odyssey Project: Southside Basic Course
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Odyssey Project is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level.

Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit.

Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University.

Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities.

This course meets on Mondays and Thursdays.
Admission is by application only. Refer to syllabus for changes in course schedule.

Sunday February 17, 2008
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'Bajo Habana,' 'Santa,' and 'Tres Veces Dos'
Start: 5:30 pm
Clandestinos is a festival of film and video bearing witness to the Cuban people's ingenuity, capacity for self-examination, and courage. The festival is a testament to how digital media has made its way into the landscape of Cuban film production.
Monday February 18, 2008
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Your Obedient Servants: The Presidential Papers Collection of Joseph and Lucille Block
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
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'Buscandote Habana' and 'Suite Habana'
Start: 6:00 pm
Clandestinos is a festival of film and video bearing witness to the Cuban people's ingenuity, capacity for self-examination, and courage. The festival is a testament to how digital media has made its way into the landscape of Cuban film production.
Tuesday February 19, 2008
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Peoria Reads 2008: Sam Weller
Start: 2:00 pm
Sam Weller, author of 'The Bradbury Chronicles,' will speak to Illinois Valley Central High School students and faculty about Ray Bradbury and 'Fahrenheit 451.'
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The Odyssey Project: Southside Basic Course
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Odyssey Project is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level.

Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit.

Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University.

Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities.

This course meets on Mondays and Thursdays.
Admission is by application only. Refer to syllabus for changes in course schedule.

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Discovering the Middle East through Literature and Poetry: A Human Connection with Naomi Shihab Nye
Start: 7:00 pm

Naomi Shihab Nye, poet and author, was born to a Palestinian father and American mother. She is the author of numerous books and poems and has received multiple prestigious awards for her writing.

Naomi gives voice to her experience as an Arab-American through poems about heritage and peace.

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Peoria Reads 2008: Sam Weller
Start: 7:00 pm
Sam Weller, author of 'The Bradbury Chronicles,' will speak about Ray Bradbury and 'Fahrenheit 451.'
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The Binga State Bank and the Development of 'Bronzeville'
Start: 7:00 pm
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The Middle East: A Humanity Misunderstood, featuring Naomi Shihab Nye:Poems About Heritage and Peace
Start: 7:00 pm
Naomi Shihab Nye, poet and author, was born to a Palestinian father and American mother. She is the author of numerous books and poems and has received multiple prestigious awards for her writing. She gives voice to her experience as an Arab-American through poems about heritage and peace.
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Democracy in Dire Straits: Will There Be Another Genocide in Africa?
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Wednesday February 20, 2008
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Peoria Reads 2008: Sam Weller
Start: 9:00 am
Sam Weller, author of 'The Bradbury Chronicles,' will speak about Ray Bradbury and 'Fahrenheit 451.'
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Peoria Reads 2008: Sam Weller
Start: 10:30 am
Sam Weller, author of 'The Bradbury Chronicles,' will speak about Ray Bradbury and 'Fahrenheit 451.'
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Peoria Reads: Lunch with Sam Weller
Start: 12:00 pm
Luncheon with keynote by Sam Weller, author of 'The Bradbury Chronicles.'
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Democracy in Dire Straits: Will There Be Another Genocide in Africa?
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:30 pm
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Rhythm and Beauty: An Explanation of World Percussion
Start: 6:00 pm
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Lincoln Tales Tall and True
Start: 6:00 pm
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Literature & Medicine: "The Sun, The Moon, and the Stars"
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Discussion of "The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars," by Junot Diaz.

Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare is a discussion-based program that brings hospital staff together monthly to reflect on the larger mission of medicine through facilitated conversations about literature.

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Frontier Home: Life on the Illinois Prairie
Start: 6:30 pm
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Peoria Reads 2008: Sam Weller
Start: 7:00 pm
Sam Weller, author of 'The Bradbury Chronicles,' will speak about Ray Bradbury and 'Fahrenheit 451.'
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Democracy in Dire Straits: Will There Be Another Genocide in Africa?
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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