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.
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.
In-person registration space is limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to Levy Senior Center members.
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The LSCF aims to enrich the lives of older adults by providing engaging lectures in a wide range of topics.
Tuesday, October 20, from 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Wirtz Center Season Preview
Learn about the 2026–27 season at Northwestern University’s Wirtz Center, featuring a lineup of musicals and dramas that explore what it means to live truthfully and the courage it takes to do so!
Join us on Tuesday, October 20, at 3:30 pm in Bobby’s Room at the Levy Senior Center for a 40-minute presentation with Tanya Palmer, Executive Artistic Director of Northwestern University’s Wirtz Center.
Palmer will preview upcoming productions, including the musicals She Loves Me and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, as well as the dramas Taming of the Shrew and Cyrano de Bergerac. A Q&A will follow the presentation.
This in-person Levy Lecture is free to attend, but registration is required.
Lecture Archive
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Note: Not all lectures are recorded.
Don't Believe Everything You Read
Xandi Wright | Founder of Wright to Learn
In the Time of the Butterflies
Juan José Castaño-Márquez | NU PhD Student, Dramaturg
Robots, AI, and the Future of Everything
Rohan Kota | Mechanical Engineering PhD Student
Hannah Probst | Interdisciplinary PhD Student in Theatre and Drama
Candace Browdy | Former Executive Director of ConnectLakeCounty
Momma Kemba | Historical Reenactor
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Juniper Viernes | Dramaturg
Noah Marcus | Dramaturg
The Cherokee and the Politics of Indian Removal
Joyce Haworth | Historian
Snapshot Profiles: This is...'70'
Alan Huffman | Author, Journalist
Shane DuBow | Writer, Moderator
Emry Sottile | Dramaturg
Sophie Lucido Johnson | Author, Cartoonist
Shane DuBow | Writer, Moderator
Paddy Lynn | Historical Reenactor
Henry Godinez | Director
Phoenix Gonzalez | Dramaturg, Scholar
Leslie Cavendish | Author, Beatles' Hairdresser
Sue Gillan | Actress, Founder of The SG Collective
Calm, Cool and Catalytic: How Older Americans Can Lead During an Era of Existential Threats
Jill Riddell | Writer
Philippe Largent | State Director at AARP Illinois
An Innocent Victim of Incredible Good Fortune
Corky Siegel | Creator of Chamber Blues
Neil Tesser | Journalist
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
Chicago by Gaslight: A History of Chicago's Netherworld
Rich Lindberg | Author, Journalist, Research Historian
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
When Women Invented Television
Jennifer Armstrong | Writer
