VIRTUAL WINTER LECTURE SERIES 2021
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WHAT'S OLD
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2020 might have felt like a wild ride, but Chicago residents have been fighting against health pandemics, corrupt political figures, labor abuses, and mass unemployment for nearly two hundred years. Join Chicago for Chicagoans for yet another pay-what-you-can series of history lectures designed to reflect on our past and use it to inform our future. From quarantines and deadly disease, to protests for civil and worker rights, to contested elections and bribed officials, our speakers will examine the plights of our ancestors to give Chicagoans of today a better appreciation for the strength & endurance of humanity throughout the ages.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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A Shitty Way to Go: Cholera, Diphtheria, & Dysentery • ADAM SELZER
Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Adam Selzer for a talk covering the down & dirty history of Chicago's struggles with cholera, diphtheria, and dysentery. Happy hour features SCUZZI. Learn about the role of water in a classic Martini! The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Strikes, Strife, & Worker's Rights! Chicago's Labor Unions • PATTI SWANSON Join Chicago for Chicagoans and lecturer Patti Swanson for a talk diving into the rich history of Chicago's labor unions and our city's fights for workers' rights. Happy hour features NIGAL VANN. Learn about different cocktail shaking techniques & make a whiskey sour! The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Trolleys and Trouble: Chicago’s Traction Wars • AVA FRANCESCA BATTOCCHIO Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Ava Battocchio for a talk exploring the swindling corruption associated with Chicago's streetcars & transit lines. Happy hour features RACHEL SANDRA JOHNSON. Learn to make an "Airmail"! The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Rowdy Railroads and Pullman Protests • WALTER KIEFER Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Walter Kiefer for a closer look at railroad uprisings throughout the years, including the notorious Pullman strike. Happy hour features STEVE SHREVE. Learn to make a 1903 Pullman Manhattan. The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Cultural Epidemic: The HIV/AIDS Pandemic • MANDY GOLEC Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Mandy Golec for a history of Chicago's fight against HIV/AIDS, and its lasting impact on our queer community. Happy hour features FRANKIE VEGA. Learn to make the "Naked & Faded." The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. The Particulars of the Pineapple Primary • BEN ARCHER Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Ben Archer for a story of the boozy, bomb-laden, thoroughly corrupt 1928 Chicago primary election. Happy hour features DAVÍD LEÓN JR. Learn to infuse spirits with tropical ingredients! The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Bribery, Corruption & Operation Silver Shovel • HEATHER CHERONE Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Heather Cherone for a lecture exploring the history of Chicago's bribery, political corruption, and the notorious "Silver Shovel" operation. Happy hour features ANDREW RATHGEBER. Learn to make Capone's East Side Cocktail. The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. The (Not So) Great Depression in Chicago • WENDY BRIGHT Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Wendy Bright for a talk covering the impact and effects of the 1930s Great Depression in Chicago. Happy hour features GRAHAM ESSEX. Learn to make a classic "French 75." The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Eight Anarchists Walk Into A Crowd: The Haymarket Affair • LANCE BAKER Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Lance Baker for a talk that will explore the 1886 Haymarket Affair and its thoroughly corrupt aftermath. Happy hour features CARLOS E. CUARTA. Learn to make "The Wink"! The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. A Never-Ending Quarantine: Tuberculosis in Chicago • LEYLA ROYALE Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Leyla Royale for a look at tuberculosis quarantines, life in Chicago's sanitariums, and other intriguing facets of this legendary disease. Happy hour features AREN BELLANDO. Learn all about daiquiris, from history to recipes! The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Downtown Devastated: The Chicago Loop After 1950 • ANTHONY ALFARO Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Anthony Alfaro for a look at Chicago's downtown after the devastating effects of suburban growth & "white flight". Happy hour features ANGELA SANKS. Learn to make a "Ginger Spice"! The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. Chicago in 1968: Riots, Revolution, & Radical Change • BEATRICE HARDY Join Chicago for Chicagoans and guest lecturer Beatrice Hardy for a look at Chicago in 1968. From peaceful protests, to police brutality and political upheaval, Bea concludes our series with lessons from a notoriously wild year of our past. Happy hour features GARY RAMOS. Learn to make punches featuring Oleo Saccharum. The ten-minute tutorial starts at 5:40pm. View the ingredients list. |
All of our events are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis. We suggest a tax-deductible donation of $10-20 per viewer for those who are able. Your donations help us cover the costs of hiring speakers, pay for our website, cover our annual tax & paperwork filings, buy supplies, and otherwise compensate for the myriad of expenses that small nonprofits accrue. Our staff is entirely volunteer. You can learn more about our mission here!
BUT WHAT ABOUT WALKING TOURS?!
REST ASSURED, WE MISS GIVING THEM AS MUCH AS YOU MISS TAKING THEM.
Unfortunately, due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently not planning to offer public walking tours until summer of 2021... pending it being safe enough to do so then, of course!
BUT WHY? Having even a medium-sized group stand 6 feet apart on a sidewalk in Chicago is not possible in the majority of neighborhoods where we conduct tours. It would also be hard to hear your tour guide if you were so far away from them! Unfortunately, masks also complicate our guides' ability to project their voices.
WHAT ABOUT REDUCING TOUR CAPACITY? We pride ourselves on offering affordable, pay-what-you-can programming. We want every Chicagoan to be able to afford to learn about their city! However, this model only works with the financial wiggle room of larger group sizes. It would go against our mission to charge sky-high prices for tours only a select few can attend. Instead, we're focusing our energy this season on creating new, equitable educational programming that can be safely accessed by everyone.
WHAT ABOUT PRIVATE TOURS? If you and several of your household members would like to book a private, 5-person tour, we might be able to accommodate you! Email us to inquire about the possibility. Please note that we are working with fewer tour guides this season, so availability is limited.
WHAT WILL YOU DO INSTEAD? Right now our board of directors is knee deep in paperwork, long-term strategy planning, self-evaluating, and generally gearing up for the best 2021 ever. Check back here or follow us on Facebook for updates. In the meantime... watch a recorded lecture by clicking a thumbnail below!
BUT WHY? Having even a medium-sized group stand 6 feet apart on a sidewalk in Chicago is not possible in the majority of neighborhoods where we conduct tours. It would also be hard to hear your tour guide if you were so far away from them! Unfortunately, masks also complicate our guides' ability to project their voices.
WHAT ABOUT REDUCING TOUR CAPACITY? We pride ourselves on offering affordable, pay-what-you-can programming. We want every Chicagoan to be able to afford to learn about their city! However, this model only works with the financial wiggle room of larger group sizes. It would go against our mission to charge sky-high prices for tours only a select few can attend. Instead, we're focusing our energy this season on creating new, equitable educational programming that can be safely accessed by everyone.
WHAT ABOUT PRIVATE TOURS? If you and several of your household members would like to book a private, 5-person tour, we might be able to accommodate you! Email us to inquire about the possibility. Please note that we are working with fewer tour guides this season, so availability is limited.
WHAT WILL YOU DO INSTEAD? Right now our board of directors is knee deep in paperwork, long-term strategy planning, self-evaluating, and generally gearing up for the best 2021 ever. Check back here or follow us on Facebook for updates. In the meantime... watch a recorded lecture by clicking a thumbnail below!
WATCH OUR RECORDED LECTURES:
Click the thumbnail to watch the recording. Woo-hoo!
All donations from this online series will directly benefit speakers in need & out-of-work tour guides.
All donations from this online series will directly benefit speakers in need & out-of-work tour guides.
2021: WHAT'S OLD IS NEW(S) AGAIN
2020 VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES
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SELF-GUIDED FUNCOMMUNITY SUPPORT BINGO!This Bingo board has 25 suggestions to help you explore your city, support local businesses, get engaged, reach out to friends, and practice self-care. Print it out and get started in your own community!
1. Print or download the board 2. Play BINGO! 3. When you win, send a picture of your board to our email. 4. We'll send a little thank-you gift in the mail for being an explorer, ally, and contributor to your community! |
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