06 / 17
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Please join us for a special partnership between Café Society and Ella's Daughters on June 17th at Café Efebos (see details below). On May 26th, President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor will be the first Latino and the first woman of color to sit on the nation's highest court. The fact that Justices serve until retirement or impeachment and play a powerful role within a Court that can, and has, overturned laws and executive actions it deemed unlawful or unconstitutional means that most nominations are met with a certain amount of scrutiny. The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor is no exception. It has been protested and praised as racial and gender stereotypes take center stage. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh started what many have deemed "right-wing hysteria" over the nomination when Gingrich called Sotomayor a "Latina racist" and Limbaugh called her a "bigot." And although Gingrich later apologized he simultaneously asserted that Sotomayor "betrayed American values." Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Please join us for a special partnership between Café Society and Ella's Daughters! On May 26th, President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor will be the first Latino and the first woman of color to sit on the nation's highest court. The fact that Justices serve until retirement or impeachment and play a powerful role within a Court that can, and has, overturned laws and executive actions it deemed unlawful or unconstitutional means that most nominations are met with a certain amount of scrutiny. The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor is no exception. It has been protested and praised as racial and gender stereotypes take center stage. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh started what many have deemed "right-wing hysteria" over the nomination when Gingrich called Sotomayor a "Latina racist" and Limbaugh called her a "bigot." And although Gingrich later apologized he simultaneously asserted that Sotomayor "betrayed American values." Start: 6:30 pm
This June week in northwestern Illinois, we will cycle from park to park, sleep in tents, encounter trees and bugs and rivers and sky.Some might describe this activity in the following way: 'we are getting back to nature.'
But if we are getting back to nature, what exactly are we getting back to? And why would we be getting back to it instead of, say, finding it anew? And why, in any case, would we want to do such a thing? Velosophie 2009 will revolve around these and similar questions, and, as usual, will consider these questions through the lens of some excellent literature. These stories, poems, and essays will open up conversations about nature in many of its forms: benign and beautiful nature, fit for a postcard; threatening, uncontrollable nature, from which we seek shelter; and, most of all, the nature within us, wild or not. Up for discussion tonight is a collection of poetry. | ||
06 / 18
Start: 12:00 am
The Sycamore History Museum will coordinate a bus trip to the Chicago History Museum, as part of the "Journey Stories" exhibion and programming. Participants will enjoy a guided tour of the exhibit, "Chicago: Crossroads of America," delivered by its chief curator, Libby Mahoney. There will be a charge for this program which will cover the costs of the field trip and food. Start: 6:30 pm
This June week in northwestern Illinois, we will cycle from park to park, sleep in tents, encounter trees and bugs and rivers and sky.Some might describe this activity in the following way: 'we are getting back to nature.'
But if we are getting back to nature, what exactly are we getting back to? And why would we be getting back to it instead of, say, finding it anew? And why, in any case, would we want to do such a thing? Velosophie 2009 will revolve around these and similar questions, and, as usual, will consider these questions through the lens of some excellent literature. These stories, poems, and essays will open up conversations about nature in many of its forms: benign and beautiful nature, fit for a postcard; threatening, uncontrollable nature, from which we seek shelter; and, most of all, the nature within us, wild or not. Up for discussion tonight is James Salter's, Solo Faces. Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Warren Brown
Mark Twain said "Inventors are the creators of the world-after God." 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. "I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them."- Mark Twain. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
On May 26th, President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor will be the first Latino and the first woman of color to sit on the nation's highest court. The fact that Justices serve until retirement or impeachment and play a powerful role within a Court that can, and has, overturned laws and executive actions it deemed unlawful or unconstitutional means that most nominations are met with a certain amount of scrutiny. The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor is no exception. It has been protested and praised as racial and gender stereotypes take center stage. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh started what many have deemed "right-wing hysteria" over the nomination when Gingrich called Sotomayor a "Latina racist" and Limbaugh called her a "bigot." And although Gingrich later apologized he simultaneously asserted that Sotomayor "betrayed American values." | ||
06 / 19
Start: 1:00 pm
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois AmeriCorps volunteers will discuss 'Dry Dock and The Lesson' by Margaret Sutherland and Toni Cade Bambara The Meaning of Service (MoS) is a reading and discussion program for Americorps volunteers featuring discussions that use short philosophical and literary texts on the nature of justice, service, and related themes. Meaning of Service presents participants with the opportunity to examine, refine, and regenerate the beliefs underlying their work. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
On May 26th, President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor will be the first Latino and the first woman of color to sit on the nation's highest court. The fact that Justices serve until retirement or impeachment and play a powerful role within a Court that can, and has, overturned laws and executive actions it deemed unlawful or unconstitutional means that most nominations are met with a certain amount of scrutiny. The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor is no exception. It has been protested and praised as racial and gender stereotypes take center stage. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh started what many have deemed "right-wing hysteria" over the nomination when Gingrich called Sotomayor a "Latina racist" and Limbaugh called her a "bigot." And although Gingrich later apologized he simultaneously asserted that Sotomayor "betrayed American values." | ||
06 / 20
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Exhibition of objects carried by local veterans during their military service This exhibit runs from May 23, 2009 - July 11, 2009. Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Exhibition of 42 original works of art on loan from the National Vietnam Veterans Arts Museum This exhibit runs from May 23, 2009 - July 11, 2009. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
 Journey Stories tells how we and our ancestors came to America. From Native Americans to new American citizens and regardless of our ethnic or racial background, everyone has a story to tell.
Our history is filled with stories of people leaving behind everything - families and possessions - to reach a new life in another state, across the continent, or even across an ocean.
This exhibition runs from May 30, 2009 - July 11, 2009, at the Engh Farm at 1730 North Main Street in Sycamore. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
 We live between fences. We may hardly notice them, but they are dominant features in our lives and in our history. Built of hedge, concrete, wood and metal, the fence skirts our properties and is central to the American landscape. We use them to enclose our houses and neighborhoods. They are decorative structures that are as much part of the landscape as trees and flowers. Industry and agriculture without fences would be difficult to imagine. Private ownership of land would be an abstract concept.
But fences are more than functional objects. They are powerful symbols. The way we define ourselves as individuals and as a nation becomes concrete in how we build fences. Through an examination of boundaries, place, and space, Between Fences will explore how neighbors and nations divide, protect, offend, and defend through the boundaries they build. This exhibit runs from June 14, 2009 - July 26, 2009 Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
The Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) will celebrate the graduation of The Odyssey Project's class of 2009. Rita Arias Jirasek will give the keynote address.
The Odyssey Project is a free, eight-month program of college-level humanities courses for people living in poverty. Students in the class of 2009 took classes from September through May at the Gads Hill Center in Chicago. Start: 3:00 pm
Join the Sycamore History Museum and historian Tim Draper in a moderated discussion about the past and present immigration history of Sycamore and the surrounding area. Representatives from several immigrant groups will share their 'Journey Stories.'
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06 / 21
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Journey Stories tells how we and our ancestors came to America. From Native Americans to new American citizens and regardless of our ethnic or racial background, everyone has a story to tell. Our history is filled with stories of people leaving behind everything - families and possessions - to reach a new life in another state, across the continent, or even across an ocean.
This exhibition runs from May 30, 2009 - July 11, 2009, at the Engh Farm at 1730 North Main Street in Sycamore. | ||
06 / 22
Start: 6:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Antonio Delgado This program visually depicts Chicago's rich and vibrant history of Mexican presence dating back to World War I. Today, Chicago has the second-largest Mexican population in the U.S. The audience will learn about the highly personal nature of immigration and its impact on the development and growth of Chicago. Early Mexican Chicago reflects U.S./Mexican relations, immigration law/policies, and the forces that bind two nations together. Learning about Mexican immigrant contributions will foster a greater appreciation and understanding of the Latino family, community, and its place in US society. It makes sense to know your neighbors. This program, available in either Power Point or slide projector formats, is suitable for general audiences and middle school through college students. The presenter is bilingual. | ||
06 / 23
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Journey Stories tells how we and our ancestors came to America. From Native Americans to new American citizens and regardless of our ethnic or racial background, everyone has a story to tell.
Our history is filled with stories of people leaving behind everything - families and possessions - to reach a new life in another state, across the continent, or even across an ocean.
This exhibition runs from May 30, 2009 - July 11, 2009, at the Engh Farm at 1730 North Main Street in Sycamore. "Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Exhibition of objects carried by local veterans during their military service This exhibit runs from May 23, 2009 - July 11, 2009. Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Exhibition of 42 original works of art on loan from the National Vietnam Veterans Arts Museum This exhibit runs from May 23, 2009 - July 11, 2009. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
We live between fences. We may hardly notice them, but they are dominant features in our lives and in our history. Built of hedge, concrete, wood and metal, the fence skirts our properties and is central to the American landscape. We use them to enclose our houses and neighborhoods. They are decorative structures that are as much part of the landscape as trees and flowers. Industry and agriculture without fences would be difficult to imagine. Private ownership of land would be an abstract concept.
But fences are more than functional objects. They are powerful symbols. The way we define ourselves as individuals and as a nation becomes concrete in how we build fences. Through an examination of boundaries, place, and space, Between Fences will explore how neighbors and nations divide, protect, offend, and defend through the boundaries they build. This exhibit runs from June 14, 2009 - July 26, 2009 | ||
06 / 24
Start: 1:00 am
A Road Scholar Program by Warren Brown Mark Twain said "Inventors are the creators of the world-after God." 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. "I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them."- Mark Twain. Start: 6:30 pm
Join folksinger and songwriter, David H.B. Drake, as he performs a set of travel tales. Mr. Drake has been performing for more than 25 years, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Midwest Folk Alliance in 2003.
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