At 98, actor Mike Nussbaum soars at reading of Mamet pilot play
On a cloudy, windy Tuesday afternoon, two men sat down at the Levy Senior Center to do nothing more remarkable than read a play. So why...
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- Jul 18, 2022
- 3 min
Levy Lecture: Quilts, community and literature by Black women
At the final Levy Lecture for 2022 – and the 100th lecture overall – Tracy Vaughn-Manley shared her scholarship and research on the...
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- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
Levy Lecture: A circumnavigator’s photographic safari to Rwanda
A map of Africa set the mood right from the start in Virginia Mullin’s Levy Lecture presentation and photographic slideshow on Tuesday,...
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- May 18, 2022
- 4 min
Levy Lecture: ‘Chicago by Gaslight’ with Rich Lindberg
“Chicago rebuilt quickly after the great fire of Oct. 8, 1871. The fire proved to be the catalyst that jolted the city forward from the...
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- May 6, 2022
- 6 min
Levy Lecture: History of the Beatles in one hour
Music historian Gary Wenstrup delivered an in-depth and nuanced portrait of the start, development, growth and breakup of the Beatles at...
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- Apr 29, 2022
- 5 min
Levy Lecture: Dark money casts shadow over American politics
Julie Strauss, a local lecturer on the three branches of American politics and subcategories related to each, presented a virtual Levy...
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- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Levy Lecture: Relationships and intimacy during COVID-19
Jeffrey Albaugh returned to the Levy Lecture Series on March 22 to discuss issues pertaining to relationships and intimacy while facing...
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- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
Levy Lecture: Reasons behind unethical behavior
Maryam Kouchaki, an Associate Professor of Management and Organization at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, studies moral...
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- Mar 5, 2022
- 3 min
Jennifer Armstrong discusses the women who invented television
Journalist and author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, a self-described “professional TV nerd,” is an expert on pop culture, the history of...
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- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
Levy Lecture Series: Akbar Imhotep brings Frederick Douglass to life
Akbar Imhotep is a professional storyteller based in Atlanta, Ga. Since 1985 he has honed his craft, telling stories throughout suburban...
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- Jan 30, 2022
- 3 min
Levy Lecture: Exploring the International Space Station
Michelle Nichols refers to herself as an “astroeducator,” and the label could not be more apt. In a comprehensive slide presentation for...
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- Jan 21, 2022
- 6 min
Megan Wells brings genius of Clara Barton to life at Levy Lecture
The sixth season of the Levy Lecture Series started Jan. 11 as storyteller and actor Megan Wells introduced the audience to the life and...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
Corky Siegel and Lynne Jordan perform at virtual Jamming Jean Concert
On Friday, Dec. 10, local harmonica legend Corky Siegel, jazz and blues singing sensation Lynne Jordan and Grammy-nominated, Emmy-award...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Levy Lecture | Funny business in Amsterdam: A conversation with Andrew Moskos
The final Levy Lecture of 2021 on Dec. 21 saw hundreds of registered attendees tune in online to listen to Andrew Moskos talk about how...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 5 min
Levy Lecture: Pearl Harbor 80 years later
On Dec. 7, the Levy Lecture Series featured a comprehensive Zoom webinar presentation by historian Robert Watson, who has a doctorate in...
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- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Levy Lecture: Spoon River Anthology presented by Paddy and Jon Lynn
“Spoon River Anthology,” a spoken-word poetry performance presented virtually Tuesday, November 16 as part of the Levy Lecture Series.
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- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
Levy Lecture: Honoring Evanston Black history sites with Dino Robinson
Morris “Dino” Robinson Jr. has always been interested in history. Although his professional background is in graphic design, skills he...
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- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Levy Lecture: Megan Wells presents Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’
Megan Wells, a professional storyteller, presented Act I of Bram Stoker’s masterpiece “Dracula” during the virtual Levy Lecture on Oct. 26.
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- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
Mouth Watering Fall Harvest Recipes from Our Readers
We had some delicious looking submissions to our call for fall recipes. Cie Bond, an artist and volunteer at the Levy Center raised...
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- Oct 16, 2021
- 5 min
ETHS grad Peter Moskos shares lessons learned from NYC’s 1990s crime decline
In 1990, there were 2,245 murders across the five boroughs of New York City. By 1997, the number had dropped to under 800. How did...
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