Retired Federal Crime Fighter Cynthia Beebe Discusses Her Memoir
“Boots in the Ashes,” is the story of a trailblazing crime fighter. At a virtual Levy Lecture on Jan. 26, she captivated the audience
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- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
December Levy Lectures Foster Creativity in Playwrighting and Music
Anette Isaacs and Gloria Bond Clunie joined the Levy Lecture series via Zoom December brought two sparkling Levy Lecture Series webinars...
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- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
Corky Siegel and Lynne Jordan Spread Joy with Free Holiday Jamming Jean Concert
The Levy Senior Center Foundation brought good cheer, joy and smiles throughout Evanston and the broader Zoom universe with a free...
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- Sep 15, 2020
- 5 min
Renown Storyteller Reveals Deeper Meaning in African Folk Tales
The enslaved turned the idea of Anansi into the character who became Br'er Rabbit, "Br'er" being short for brother.
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- Sep 3, 2020
- 8 min
Author Discusses Mother's Journey on Anniversary of Emmett Till Lynching
Mr. Benson said Mother Mobley made three critical decisions that forever changed the course of history. The first decision was to insist…
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- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min
‘We’ll Always Have Paris’ … Just Not This Year
Even veteran travelers learned about new places to visit, and those who have not visited in a while (or ever) were entranced with the magica
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- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Homage to Hubble is Out of This World
Ms. Nichols demonstrated why Hubble has been so monumentally important to NASA and the general scientific community around the world.
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- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
Teens Help with Virtual Bingo, Yoga and Garden Clean Up at the Levy Center
In addition to Zoom Bingo, two student volunteers (with parental help, too!) were also able to offer the Levy Senior Center men’s basketball
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 1 min
Levy Senior Center Foundation Loses a Longtime Member and Friend
We share with great sadness the passing of Gunnar Forrest, 89, a dedicated member of the Levy Senior Center Foundation board and a...
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 2 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 4 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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- Apr 16, 2020
- 5 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2019
- 3 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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