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Start: 9:30 am
A Road Scholar Program by Chris Vallillo
In this engaging and entertaining performance, Illinois singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo presents a musical performance geared towards younger audiences. Chris introduces and discusses traditional Illinois folk music for guitar, slide guitar, Jew's harp, and hammer dulcimer. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Join us for a special screening of the acclaimed documentary Iron Ladies of Liberia, which chronicles the first year in office of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state. After the film, Prexy Nesbitt, speaker and educator on Africa, foreign policy, and racism, will lead the post-screening discussion.
Start: 1:30 pm
The Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) will celebrate the graduation of The Odyssey Project's class of 2008. Juana Goergen, Ph.D. will give the keynote address. | ||
