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The Way We Worked\, the Smithsonian's newest Museum on Main Street exhibition\, is curated by Bruce Bustard\, from the National Archives. \;The Way We Worked\, the Smithsonian's newest Museum on Main Street exhibition\, is curated by Bruce Bustard\, from the National Archives. \;
American work takes place everywhere - on the land\, on the streets of our communities\, in offices and factories\, in homes\, in schools\, in water\, and in outer space. \; Through an exploration of the tools and technologies that enabled and assisted workers\, from early American history through to the present day\, this exhibit will explore how technology\, society\, and culture have shaped a more complex\, and oftentimes more stressful\, work environment. \; \;
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The Way We Worked will also explore the diversity of the American workforce - one of its greatest strengths and biggest challenges - and will showcase how people from different racial and cultural backgrounds both came to identify and segregate from one another. \;
llinois has a rich tradition of folksongs related to death and disaster in the state. Tornados\, murders\, hangings\, floods\, shipwrecks\, gang violence\, assassinations\, fires\, and train wrecks all claimed victims in song. Bucky Halker's new CD\, Caskets in the Cornfields\, features his renditions of some of these songs and was based on his research about this important material. Join Bucky for a performance and commentary on these "\;lively"\; Prairie State songs and their history.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120211T084351Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120212T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120212T220000Z UID:http://www.prairie.org/events/25216/2012-communiversity URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.prairie.org/events/25216/2012-communiversity SUMMARY:2012 CommUniversity DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy lively discussions\, free exchange of ideas and a mental challenge? CommUniversity is for you!
Every year in February\, CommUniversity students and instructors gather for four enjoyable Sunday afternoons to learn from each other and to delight in the breadth and depth of ideas that can make even a Midwestern winter bright.
Share the fun as you explore new ideas and opportunities in a friendly learning atmosphere. You choose what interests you for the four Sunday sessions. Attendees get new learning experiences in a casual\, friendly environment. There are no exams or papers. You decide how much you want to do.
To register\, please download\, complete\, and mail the registration form.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120211T084351Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120212T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120212T200000Z UID:http://www.prairie.org/events/25227/lincoln-work URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.prairie.org/events/25227/lincoln-work SUMMARY:Lincoln at Work DESCRIPTION:What kinds of work did people do during the time of Abraham Lincoln? Did Lincoln work when he was just a boy? This children's program will explore the themes in The Way We Worked and help young people think about what work was like 150 years ago.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120211T084351Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120213T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120214T010000Z UID:http://www.prairie.org/events/25240/039-way-we-worked-039-exhibition-beardstown URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.prairie.org/events/25240/039-way-we-worked-039-exhibition-beardstown SUMMARY:'The Way We Worked' Exhibition - Beardstown DESCRIPTION:![\\"\\"](\\"http\://www.prairie.org/files/ihc/images/pineapplecanneryworkers.img_assist_custom-150x122.jpg\\" "\\\"\\\"")
The Way We Worked\, the Smithsonian's newest Museum on Main Street exhibition\, is curated by Bruce Bustard\, from the National Archives. \;
American work takes place everywhere - on the land\, on the streets of our communities\, in offices and factories\, in homes\, in schools\, in water\, and in outer space. \; Through an exploration of the tools and technologies that enabled and assisted workers\, from early American history through to the present day\, this exhibit will explore how technology\, society\, and culture have shaped a more complex\, and oftentimes more stressful\, work environment. \; \;
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The Way We Worked will also explore the diversity of the American workforce - one of its greatest strengths and biggest challenges - and will showcase how people from different racial and cultural backgrounds both came to identify and segregate from one another. \;
Mardi Gras is not only a day of celebration and feasting amongst the Illinois French\, but also marks the end of the season known as "\;Carnival."\; Usually associated with New Orleans and the state of Louisiana\, this event is also a well known and cherished cultural treasure that has been practiced by Creoles in the Illinois country of "\;Upper Louisiana"\; for over three centuries. This exciting presentation will discuss the western European and Celtic nature of Mardi Gras\, how it relates to other celebrations throughout the year\, the Illinois French Creole songs performed\, and the festivals still held in the Midwest.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120211T084351Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120214T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120214T003000Z UID:http://www.prairie.org/events/24888/panthers-and-beyond-wider-vision-black-power-and-economic-justice-1960s-chicago URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.prairie.org/events/24888/panthers-and-beyond-wider-vision-black-power-and-economic-justice-1960s-chicago SUMMARY:The Panthers and Beyond\: The Wider Vision of Black Power and Economic Justice in 1960s Chicago DESCRIPTION:A Road Scholar Program by Erik Gellman
Erik Gellman will present five myths of late 1960s Chicago history. These myths show how popular memory (and the lack of memory altogether) have prevented students and citizens of Illinois from better understanding our contemporary urban problems around issues like access to jobs\, the pipeline from failing schools to prisons\, and the use of urban space. By using film footage and images\, along with Gellman's extensive research on Chicago civil rights activities during this period\, Erik Gellman illustrates a much more relevant urban history of the late 1960s. This talk addresses touchstones like the campaign of Martin Luther King\, the Democratic Convention of 1968\, and the assassination of Fred Hampton as points of departure to understand the context of social change and its repression during this tumultuous era.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120211T084351Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120215T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120216T000000Z UID:http://www.prairie.org/events/25246/039-way-we-worked-039-exhibition-beardstown URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.prairie.org/events/25246/039-way-we-worked-039-exhibition-beardstown SUMMARY:'The Way We Worked' Exhibition - Beardstown DESCRIPTION:The Way We Worked\, the Smithsonian's newest Museum on Main Street exhibition\, is curated by Bruce Bustard\, from the National Archives. \;
American work takes place everywhere - on the land\, on the streets of our communities\, in offices and factories\, in homes\, in schools\, in water\, and in outer space. \; Through an exploration of the tools and technologies that enabled and assisted workers\, from early American history through to the present day\, this exhibit will explore how technology\, society\, and culture have shaped a more complex\, and oftentimes more stressful\, work environment. \; \;
The Way We Worked will also explore the diversity of the American workforce - one of its greatest strengths and biggest challenges - and will showcase how people from different racial and cultural backgrounds both came to identify and segregate from one another. \;
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From \\"Pew Research Determines Love is Dying in America\\" by \;Doug Barry
A new \;infographic \;from Pew\, the think tank that sounds like a baroness's delicate sneeze\, shows that fewer Americans believe in marriage and are trying to fill the emptiness in their hearts with expensive Valentine's Day gifts and fancy\, last-minute dinners. While about 39% of all Americans (and 44% of all those cynical\, emotionally numb 18-29 year-olds) say that marriage is obsolete\, that won't stop them from spending $17.6 billion this year…Valentine's Day dinners will run Americans about $3.4 billion\, a shade less than their jewelry purchases ($3.5 billion)\, and way more than they'll spend on flowers ($1.7 billion). \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120211T084351Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120217T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120217T220000Z UID:http://www.prairie.org/events/25252/039-way-we-worked-039-exhibition-beardstown URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.prairie.org/events/25252/039-way-we-worked-039-exhibition-beardstown SUMMARY:'The Way We Worked' Exhibition - Beardstown DESCRIPTION:The Way We Worked\, the Smithsonian's newest Museum on Main Street exhibition\, is curated by Bruce Bustard\, from the National Archives. \;
American work takes place everywhere - on the land\, on the streets of our communities\, in offices and factories\, in homes\, in schools\, in water\, and in outer space. \; Through an exploration of the tools and technologies that enabled and assisted workers\, from early American history through to the present day\, this exhibit will explore how technology\, society\, and culture have shaped a more complex\, and oftentimes more stressful\, work environment. \; \;
The Way We Worked will also explore the diversity of the American workforce - one of its greatest strengths and biggest challenges - and will showcase how people from different racial and cultural backgrounds both came to identify and segregate from one another. \;