Miep Gies, a Largely Unknown Heroine
Ms. Wells describes how each day Miep would go grocery shopping, trying desperately not to attract attention with the items or quantities sh
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Jun 23, 20202 min
Megan Wells’ Storytelling for Adults
Within minutes, the nearly 400 listeners from all across Chicagoland were transported to the Green Town, Ill., in the year 1928. In this sm
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Jun 17, 20203 min
Levy Lecture Audience Enjoys Cozy Tea with Miss Florence Nightingale
Florence said in the 1800s nursing was considered a vile occupation and hospitals were where one went to die rather than be healed. Nursing
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Jun 10, 20203 min
Eleanor Roosevelt, America’s Most Admired First Lady
Mrs. Roosevelt was in good spirits and happy to share her reflections about her life as the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the mother o
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Jun 10, 20203 min
Jackie Kennedy: Charting a New Path Forward
Ms. Goddard scrupulously researches each portrayal and the resulting performance did not disappoint: It helped the viewer to understand Mrs.
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Jun 8, 20201 min
The Virtual Levy Lecture Series adds Storyteller and Actress Megan Wells to June Lineup
The popular virtual Levy Lecture Series continues in June with five new living history Zoom presentations featuring storyteller and trained
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May 18, 20204 min
Living History with Leslie Goddard
The multi-talented Leslie Goddard combines her skills as public speaker, actor, author and historian into presentations and portrayals about
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May 2, 20205 min
Leslie Goddard Portrays Rachel Carson, Author of "Silent Spring" in Webinar
Author, actress, and historian Leslie Goddard transformed into biologist, ecologist, and science writer Rachel Carson on Tuesday, April 28 a
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Apr 16, 20205 min
The Crime that Captured the World
Curious elements contributed to the mystique, including the question of why the kidnappers would send a ransom note after the murder had alr
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Mar 17, 20203 min
The History of the Blues in 40 Minutes, as told by Chicago’s Own Fruteland Jackson
Fruteland Jackson spoke to a sellout crowd at the Levy Center on March 10. A Chicago native, Jackson,whose motto is “Try, Trust and...
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Mar 17, 20202 min
Dee Alexander Packs the House for the first Jamming Jean Concert of 2020
Chicago’s own Dee Alexander and her band played to an at-capacity crowd Friday, March 6 at the Levy Center.
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Dec 13, 20193 min
Audience Twists and Shouts at the Year's Final Jamming Jean Concert
December 6, Rosie and the Rivets performed a retro concert, complete with vintage clothing and instruments
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Nov 19, 20194 min
Lecture on Interracial Relationships Provokes Discussion at Levy Center
There is a numerical imbalance between Black men and Black women of marriageable age in the U.S. The marriage squeeze is real.
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Nov 9, 20192 min
Walter Burt Adams Bus Tour Highlights Evanston Backdrops and Honors a Local Legend
Three special bus tours last month highlighted the Evanston locations depicted in work by renowned artist Walter Burt Adams.
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Sep 29, 20192 min
South Boulevard Band has Them Dancing in the Aisles at the Jamming Jean Concert
Residents and music enthusiasts packed the Levy Senior Center in Evanston on a rainy night Sept. 27 to hear local favorite South Boulevard B
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