11 / 1
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
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 October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 1:30 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Brian (Fox) Ellis Tracing his rise from Prairie State rail-splitter to America's favorite president this blend of history and humor will attempt to disentangle the man from the myth. Told from the perspective of Austin Gollaher, a childhood friend of Lincoln who once saved his life, Brian Fox Ellis steps into character to allow audiences to step back in time and meet Lincoln during many facets of life, including his childhood, his career as a lawyer, and his presidency. | ||
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11 / 3
Start: 9:00 am
A Road Scholar Program by Heineman & Marcotte Bruno Bettleheim in The Uses of Enchantment, Jane Yolen in Touch Magic, and other acclaimed writers and psychologists have discussed the power of fright in children as a necessary and useful tool. Listening to narrow escapes and horrible demises in ghost stories and gothic tales strengthen human survival instincts. The imagination is primed to act in reality should these dangerous situations arise, thus justifying the enjoyment shared in hearing a good scary story. This program challenges the popular, modern versions of fairy tales by reinstating the original gothic tales long before the stories were edited in the Victorian era. For example, what happened after Sleeping Beauty is awakened by the Prince's kiss? Most people believe they lived happily ever after, but this was far from the truth or intent of the original tale. Find out more through this innovative program. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
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 October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
AmeriCorps of Belleville volunteers will discuss 'Mending Wall' by Robert Frost. 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: 12:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Mark Pohlad This presentation traces the image of Abraham Lincoln in the history of American art. It illustrates how and why artists have used images of the great man. From Mathew Brady's photographs, to statues by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, to paintings by contemporary artists such as Ed Paschke, the sixteenth President has been the subject of many important American works of art. Besides description and analysis of these pieces, this lively multimedia presentation will also involve history, art, media, and the biography of Abraham Lincoln. Start: 4:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
In the Fall of 2009, the Chicago Teen Museum will engage in partnership with the Chicago Children's Museum (CCM) to create a Teen Council made up of Chicago youth from various backbrounds and neighborhoods of Chicago. The Council will engage other area youth and museum professionals in order to advise the CCM on the design of 8-9 future exhibits. The Council will also continue to work with the CCM and an advisory board to comprise the driving force behind the nation's first teen museum. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Abner Mikiva will discuss Simon's state legislative work on improving state government and how it has carried forward today. Exhibit open for viewing. Part 2 of a traveling exhibit and a series of four public programs that will explore the life and work of Senator Paul Simon. Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Ellie Carlson
At the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876, Mary Florence Potts' cold-handled sad iron was the toast of the fair. She spent the next two decades touring the country with a promotional lecture. Mrs. Potts will visit your group as a stop on her tour to promote her invention. She will discuss domestic life in the 19th Century, the science and technology behind the development of her invention, and what it means for a woman to hold a US Patent and manage her own affairs. Mrs. Potts can appear at your event in 1885, or if you prefer, in 1893 when she was in Chicago for the Columbian Exposition. Mrs. Potts arrives costumed in the preferred year, with examples of her invention and period appropriate promotional materials. | ||
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11 / 5
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
In the Fall of 2009, the Chicago Teen Museum will engage in partnership with the Chicago Children's Museum (CCM) to create a Teen Council made up of Chicago youth from various backbrounds and neighborhoods of Chicago. The Council will engage other area youth and museum professionals in order to advise the CCM on the design of 8-9 future exhibits. The Council will also continue to work with the CCM and an advisory board to comprise the driving force behind the nation's first teen museum. Start: 6:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Heineman & Marcotte Take a magic carpet ride to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt in story and song with storyteller Judith Heineman and musician Daniel Marcotte in an engaging and interactive performance. Learn how tales like Star Wars and Harry Potter got their start. Hear of ancient quests, magic, monsters, epic battles between good and evil, and how mummies are made. Replica artifacts, early musical instruments (the oud), and period costumes enhance their lively presentation. The epic story of the world's first superhero, Gilgamesh, deals with the basic qualities of what it means to be human-courage, strength, friendship, loss, betrayal, death, and the quest for immortality. It lay hidden for over 4500 years until it was literally unearthed about 150 years ago. This program brings these lost stories to life. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore will be a special guest at Valois, this Thursday, November 5 from 7:00pm -8:00pm. In a piece entitled Women are Diamonds: A Brilliant Future for Cambodia Means Creating Female Employment Now, author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore explores the dwindling employment opportunities for young Cambodian women. She writes, "While education may be a way to move the country forward, and volunteerism an excellent means to bolster education with hands-on skills, the fact remains that Cambodia's job opportunities are few and far between. A full 40 percent of the country is in poverty, and most Cambodians survive on only a dollar a day." Moore gives the reader background on Cambodia's economy: "In recent years, Cambodian industry - most natural resources save rice were destroyed under the Khmer Rouge regime - had begun to edge away from agriculture toward garment export. Women's long association with textiles made them the go-to labor force in the emerging market. This sudden increase in women's economic opportunities had begun to shift, however slightly, the assumption that women were valueless." 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: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
In a piece entitled Women are Diamonds: A Brilliant Future for Cambodia Means Creating Female Employment Now, author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore explores the dwindling employment opportunities for young Cambodian women. She writes, "While education may be a way to move the country forward, and volunteerism an excellent means to bolster education with hands-on skills, the fact remains that Cambodia's job opportunities are few and far between. A full 40 percent of the country is in poverty, and most Cambodians survive on only a dollar a day." Moore gives the reader background on Cambodia's economy: "In recent years, Cambodian industry - most natural resources save rice were destroyed under the Khmer Rouge regime - had begun to edge away from agriculture toward garment export. Women's long association with textiles made them the go-to labor force in the emerging market. This sudden increase in women's economic opportunities had begun to shift, however slightly, the assumption that women were valueless." | ||
11 / 6
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
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 October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Join us as Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College, discusses “Diversity in Higher Education.” Prior to her tenure as dean, Hammonds served as Harvard University’s first Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity from July 2005 to June 2008. She is also the Barbara Gutman Rosenkrantz Professor of History of Science and of African and African American Studies. Her scholarly interests include the history of scientific, medical, and sociopolitical concepts of race and sexuality; the history of disease and public health; gender in science and medicine; and African-American history. Welcome and introductions will be made by Professor Barbara Ransby, Director of Gender and Women’s Studies at UIC; Michael Tanner, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; and Professor William Walden, Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity. | ||
11 / 7
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
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 October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 2:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Penelope Bingham Nine out of ten Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving, and most do so around a family table. Food and tradition are the heart and soul of this most-loved, most-observed holiday. Thanksgiving has become the origin myth of America and the expression of deeply held American cultural ideals. As it considers the evolution of Thanksgiving, from the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621 to the present day, this program invites the audience to think about what this holiday and its food traditions mean for American culture and identity. | ||
11 / 8
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
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 October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 2:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by John Hallwas An exciting lecture and slide presentation that delves into the dark side of Illinois history, from the frontier killers at Cave-in-Rock to later horse thieves, bandits, and murderers. Groups such as the Brown Gang, the Johnson Gang, and the Berry Gang - and outlaws like Joe Brice, Ed Maxwell, and Frank Rande - will be discussed, and then slides, based on lithographs and historic photographs, will depict some of the outlaws and the locations associated with their nefarious activities. The lecture will also include comments on the early lawmen and vigilantes who tracked down the desperadoes. | ||
