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Jul 12, 20214 min read
‘The Nazi’s Granddaughter’ Author Silvia Foti Bravely Confronts Truth
The Levy Lecture on June 29 featured author Silvia Foti discussing how a deathbed promise to her late mother led to uncovering a...
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Jun 30, 20214 min read
Motown: The Music that Moved the World
Music aficionado Gary Wenstrup presented the Levy Lecture on June 22. He is a retired ad sales executive with a passion for music of all...
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Jun 17, 20214 min read
Storyteller Donna Washington Shares the History of Juneteenth
The esteemed storyteller Donna Washington returned to the Levy Lecture Series on June 8 to explain the history of Juneteenth, a holiday...
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Jun 8, 20213 min read
Levy Lecture Crowd Enjoys an Armchair Tour of the Universe
Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing at The Adler Planetarium, has a special talent as a public speaker. She is an expert in...
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
Amanda Seligman and the History of Chicago’s Block Clubs
The Levy Lecture topic on May 25 centered around Chicago’s block clubs, presented by a former Evanston resident Amanda Seligman, a...
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May 18, 20213 min read
David Chack Discusses Leonard Bernstein with Levy Lecture Crowd
David Chack embraces many roles, but he shines as a teacher, actor, and artistic director. Through the magic technology of Zoom, he...
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May 14, 20214 min read
Local Author Patrick T. Reardon Discusses History of The Loop at Levy Lectures
Local author Patrick T. Reardon is an expert on many aspects of Chicago history. As an investigative reporter, feature writer, columnist,...
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May 14, 20215 min read
SURF’s Up as Levy Audience Hears About Underground Science in the Heart of South Dakota
On April 27, Deb Wolf, education and public relations director at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, S.D.,...
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May 1, 20214 min read
Jill Wine-Banks Discusses Impact of Scandal, Lessons Learned, and Relevancy Today
Jill Wine-Banks, author of The Watergate Girl was featured as a Levy Lecture speaker on April 20 as she spoke via Zoom to a group of...
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Apr 21, 20215 min read
Sheila Arnold Interprets Social Activist Daisy Bates
On April 13, the Levy Lecture Series audience was entertained by professional storyteller and historical interpreter Sheila Arnold who...
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Apr 16, 20214 min read
Wendy Pearlman Recounts Conversations with Syrian Refugees
Dr. Wendy Pearlman described the presentation as a “microcosm” of her third book, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria.
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Apr 6, 20214 min read
Filmmaker John Anderson Shares Stories from His Career Filming His Rock and Roll Heroes
John Anderson is a well-known musician, producer, and filmmaker with a specialty: he directs and films rock and roll legends
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Mar 31, 20213 min read
A Conversation with Riva Lehrer, Author of ‘Golem Girl’
Riva Lehrer, portrait artist, educator, curator, and author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Golem Girl.
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Mar 31, 20214 min read
Fruteland Jackson Explains the Emergence of Blues in America
On March 23, Fruteland Jackson, a nationally known blues musician, teacher, and blues historian, shared part of his vast knowledge.
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Mar 20, 20214 min read
Fred Guttenberg Is a Dad on a Mission
Fred Guttenberg, father of Jesse and Jaime, spoke about his recently published book, “Find the Helpers”.
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Mar 19, 20212 min read
Tales of Forgotten Chicago
Rich Lindberg regaled the Levy Lecture crowd with wonderfully detailed stories about obscure happenings in and around Chicago.
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Mar 3, 20214 min read
‘Bette Davis: A Living History’ Enthralls Levy Audience
Leslie Goddard is a historian with a Ph.D. from Northwestern, a former museum director, an actress, and a storyteller.
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Feb 26, 20213 min read
Paddy Lynn Delights Levy Center Audience With ‘The Belle of Amherst’
Storyteller and actress Paddy Lynn presented her interpretation of “The Belle of Amherst,” a play by William Luce about Emily Dickinson.
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Feb 24, 20213 min read
Welcoming the Year of the Ox
Yvonne Liu Wolf treated the Levy Lecture crowd to a fun, interesting, webinar on the Lunar New Year and celebration
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
History of Chicago Theater Takes Center Stage at Levy Lecture Series
On Feb. 2, Evanston author, retired Evanston Township High School teacher, and Golden Apple Award winner Mark Larson discussed his book.
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