The Levy Lecture Series, proudly sponsored by the LSCF, offers a platform for older adults who are passionate about continued learning. This enriching series is free of charge, but registration is necessary.
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Note: To register for a virtual Levy Lecture, you’ll need a free Zoom account. Sign up at zoom.us using your email. Be sure to register with the email linked to your Zoom account. After registering, you’ll receive an email with the program link.
'Momma Kemba' quilt by Carina Yepez
Tuesday, February 4, 2:30
'Momma Kemba' Portrays Sojourner Truth
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with a special hybrid performance by storyteller 'Momma Kemba.' She will present a fully costumed, dramatic portrayal of Sojourner Truth, a formerly enslaved woman who became a powerful advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women's rights in the nineteenth century.
This program will be held in person at the Levy Senior Center in Bobby's Room, and online via Zoom. It's free, but advance registration is required.
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About the Presenter:
'Momma Kemba' travels the U.S. and abroad, keeping the spirit of strong black women in American history alive through dramatic storytelling and song. Extensive research is evident in each of her presentations described as "spiritual, riveting, dynamic, fine-tuned, motivational, inspirational and educational." The stories of Harriet Tubman, Mary McLeon-Bethune, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, Aunt Clara Brown and Fannie Lou Hamer are done in full costume. Kemba conducts workshops that demonstate teaching and learning through drama and storytelling.
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You can contact 'Momma Kemba' at mommakemba@att.net. Her reperatoire includes these fierce historic women: Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Aunt Clara Brown, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Sojourner Truth.
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Tuesday, March 11, 4:00 pm
Protecting Your Identity
In this hybrid workshop, Judette Kurtsz will look at some of the ways fraudsters gain access to your personal information and tips on how to spot these scams. An open discussion will follow. Participants are encouraged to share questions and personal experiences of fraud with the group.
Join us in person at the Levy Senior Center in Bobby's Room, and online via Zoom. It's free, but advance registration is required.
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About the Presenter:
Judette Kurasz is Vice President and Financial Literacy Manager at Byline Bank. Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.
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With over 35 years of experience in banking, Judette has worked in various roles and was a founding member of First Bank & Trust of Evanston, later acquired by Byline Bank. For the past seven years, she has led the development of Byline’s financial literacy program, which provides community workshops focused on money management, with a special emphasis on underserved populations and children.
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An Evanston resident for 30 years, Judette is a former board member of the Forrest E. Powell Foundation and the Gus Giordano Dance Company.​​
Judith Kurtsz
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The Cherokee and the Politics of Indian Removal
There Are Places I Remember with Leslie Cavendish
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Everyday Improv with Sue Gillan
Calm, Cool and Catalytic: How Older Americans Can Lead During an Era of Existential Threats
Talking Senior Advocacy with AARP’s Philippe Largent
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Blues Legend Corky Siegel and Journalist Neil Tesser
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Quilting, Community, and the African American Aesthetic
Tracy Vaughn | Ph.D., Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University
A Circumnavigator's View: The Gorillas of Rwanda with Virginia Mullin
Virginia Mullin | Ph.D., at Mullin Vickrey Communications
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A Black American's Experience in Theater
Tim Rhoze | Artistic Director at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
Chicago by Gaslight: A History of Chicago's Netherworld
Rich Lindberg | Author, Journalist, Research Historian
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Dark Money: The Money Behind Our Politics
Julie Strauss | Lecturer in American Politics
Understanding the Persistence of Unethical Behavior
Maryam Kouchaki | Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
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When Women Invented Television
Jennifer Armstrong | Writer
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