In The Know: Debate Watch 2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 @ 7:00pm
@ Chicago History Museum
Sep. 26, 2012
Join other politically inclined people for a special edition of In the Know, a contemporary issue series moderated by journalist Laura Washington at the Chicago History Museum.

In the Know: Studs Terkel's Race, Then and Now

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 @ 6:30pm
@ Chicago History Museum
Apr. 14, 2012
To commemorate the 100th birthday of Studs Terkel, we take his book Race off the shelf to see what it may have to say about race in society today.

Summit or Plummet? NATO Comes to Chicago

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 @ 6:30pm
@ Chicago History Museum
Apr. 4, 2012
NATO is on and G8 is off. Many Chicagoans breathed a sigh of relief, while city officials expressed disappointment and quick resolve to forge ahead with NATO.

Chicago Rocks: The Honorable Story of The Indie City

Thursday, April 5, 2012 @ 6:30pm
@ Chicago History Museum
Apr. 2, 2012
Chicago served as the setting for a virtual fairy tale of “new” music beginning in the 1980s.

The Music of John Cage: A John Cage Festival Concert

Saturday, April 14, 2012 @ 1:30pm
@ Chicago History Museum
Mar. 30, 2012
The Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble presents Living Room Music (1940), scored for percussion and speech quartet, and Amanda DeBoer interprets Cage’s Aria (1958), a piece for solo voice that employs a graphic notation of curved lines in various c

Chicago Rocks!

Thursday, March 22 – Saturday, April 14, 2012
@ Chicago History Museum
Mar. 20, 2012
Grab your dancing shoes and groove with the Chicago History Museum this spring at a variety of events celebrating Chicago’s rich musical past and present. From lectures and concerts to tours and dinners, this series has something for any music aficionado and lover of city history.

In the Know: Chicago's Spy in the Sky

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 @ 6:30pm
@ Chicago History Museum
Mar. 2, 2012
Do the new “automated speed enforcement” laws just raise city revenue or benefit citizens in other ways?

When Identities Collide: Sexuality and Black Feminism

Saturday, February 18, 2012 @ 8:00am
@ Chicago History Museum
Jan. 27, 2012
Join us to explore issues of identity, sexuality, and race with scholar Kimberly Springer, author of Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968-1980, an essential reference on the history of the women's movement.

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