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Saturday September 13, 2008
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3rd Annual Free Teacher Resource Fair
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
This event offers middle and high school teachers an opportunity to meet with over 30 exhibitors who provide free civic education resources for the classroom and beyond. Multiple organizations, including the Freedom Museum, will feature election-related materials, as well as resources designed to inspire youth civic engagement. With Constitution
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American Railroad Leaders and the Progress of an Industry
Start: 10:00 am
A Road Scholar Program by Simon Cordery

Monday September 15, 2008
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Looking for Democracy Short Film Contest
Start: 5:00 pm
Image courtesy Guillermo BertImage courtesy Guillermo BertThe Public Square, the Independent Television Service, Independent Lens, Kartemquin Films, Independent Feature Project (IFP) Chicago, Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV), and the Columbia College Television Department present…

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An Evening with Thomas Frank
Start: 7:00 pm

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[R]The Mortgage Crisis: How Little We Really Know
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Wednesday September 17, 2008
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The Mortgage Crisis: How Little We Really Know
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:30 pm

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Literature & Medicine: ''Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress''
Start: 6:00 pm
Discussion of "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress," by Dai Sijie

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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The Mortgage Crisis: How Little We Really Know
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Thursday September 18, 2008
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Literature & Medicine: "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down"
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
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.

Discussion of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down," by Ann Fadiman.

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The Odyssey Project: Northside 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 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Admission is by application only. Refer to syllabus for changes in course schedule.

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Abraham Lincoln in American Art
Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Mark Pohlad

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The Mortgage Crisis: How Little We Really Know
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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The Mortgage Crisis: How Little We Really Know
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Friday September 19, 2008
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Puerto Rican Cuatro Music Festival
Start: 10:30 am

A family music workshop about the history and practice of Puerto Rican music.

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The Mortgage Crisis: How Little We Really Know
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

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''The Atom Smashers''
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:15 pm
Physicists at Fermilab, the world's most powerful atom smasher, are closing in on one of the universe's best-kept secrets.  This film chronicles American physicists in their gripping search for the tiny "god particle" using an aging, cantankerous, four-mile machine beneath the Illinois prairie.
Saturday September 20, 2008
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Chicago Printmakers Discuss the Personal Art of Dissent: The Art of Democracy
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Stephen Fredericks, VoteIn a program moderated by Theaster Gates, Chicago artists Michael Goro, Brandy Pudzis, and Marilyn Propp will discuss their art and use of printmaking as a vehicle to voice political dissent.
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The American Folk Song
Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Mark Dvorak

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Folksongs of Illinois
Start: 7:30 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Clark (Bucky) Halker
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