TUESDAY PASSAGES SERIES I Fee: $84 Registration is by series only. Lectures meet on Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m., ($74 in-district seniors age 60 and above).
HUM S09, 7 Tue., 7/11-8/22, 1-2:30 p.m. In person at Skokie Campus CRN 50021 Virtual attendance CRN 50009 Tuesday, July 11 Art Crimes: A Growth Industry
For centuries, theft in the art world has been basically two types: stealing or looting, and theft by deception. Join Ruth Nelson as she explores the survey of the ever-expanding world of art theft including the looting of the Elgin Marbles, museum theft in Chicago and Boston, fraud in New York’s most prestigious art gallery, and plenty in between. Beware the “red flags” that can fool even the savviest art professionals. Tuesday, July 18 Speaking of Unmentionables: The Rise and Fall of Ladies’ Underwear and Cup Check Please: A Scholarly Talk on a Jocular Subject Ellie Carlson of Ellie Presents will present this double feature: Unmentionables will chart the course of a lady’s silhouette throughout time and how it was not always entirely her own— she had help. Cup Check is an examination of masculine protective equipment beginning with the fig leaf and focusing on protection for the downtown business district whilst engaged in sporting activities. Tuesday, July 25 Mongolia: The Farthest Horizon Join Cynthia Clampitt as she explores Mongolia, from Lake Khuvsgul in the north to the Gobi in the south, and across the vast expanses of the central plains where Ghengis Khan once marshaled his Golden Horde. Learn about the surprising impact of the “Pax Mongolica.” See yaks and reindeer, towering sand dunes, the first milking of the mares, the opening of the Nadaam Games, and more. You’ll even take home a Mongolian recipe. Tuesday, August 1 I Left my Heart in San Francisco: The Life of, and Musical Dedication to the Great Tony Bennett Join professional musician Tim Wilsey as he celebrates the life, times and artform of one of the true geniuses of jazz, Tony Bennett, from his early days of singing at the age of 10 to his career decline of the 1970s and Tony’s revival of the 1990s. Tim will also perform some of Tony’s classics. Don’t miss this special dedication.
Tuesday, August 8 When You Wish Upon a Star: The History and Films of Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney famously said, “I hope we never forget that it all started with a mouse,” but did it? Join Valerie Gugala as she discusses the history of Walt Disney Studios and talks about many of the films Disney has produced over the years. Some were instant classics, and some less so. Which are your favorites? Tuesday, August 15 A New Era of Chicago Theater A changing of the old guard, new theater spaces on the horizon, and new talent on the rise. Explore what is happening now at the start of a new era for the Chicago theater scene with Mark Larson , author of Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago. He will draw on his recently recorded interviews with people at the forefront of what's next. Tuesday, August 22 A Look Back at Anniversary Celebrations The semiquincentennial (250th birthday) of the United States of America is coming up in 2026. Jeanne Schultz Angel shares how communities and states have commemorated and celebrated these kinds of milestones in the past.
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