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'Hold Fast' by Blue Balliett
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Those words from "Dreams," a Langston Hughes poem, infuse Blue Balliett's newest novel. At the start of the book, Balliett notes that by the end of the 2012...
Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune, Harold Washington Library Center
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Congregation Solel pianist uses poetry of Wendell Berry and Langston Hughes as inspiration
The poetry of Wendell Berry hit Congregation Solel pianist Philip Orem close to home, which is why he was moved to compose a song cycle dedicated to his works. That composition will have its world premiere at Solel in Highland Park at 7:30 p.m. Monday,...
Tags: Poetry, Music, Entertainment
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Anne Frank and Emmett Till meet in AAPACT play
Staff WriterShe was not thinking of writing a play about Anne Frank and Emmett Till. Janet Langhart Cohen was just enjoying her life in Washington D.C.’s social whirl as the wife of former Secretary of Defense and U.S. Senator William S. Cohen. But she did,...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Ku Klux Klan, Anne Frank, Judaism, Emmett Till
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Excerpt: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja
From his stove, Nelson Algren saw a dark shape stumble out of the bar across Wabansia Avenue. It teetered once, then slumped under the Nectar Beer sign, sizzling neon in the bitter February cold. Eight degrees, an army fatigue jacket, and too many shots...Tags: John Reed, Chicago Public Library, Fiction, Political Systems, Chicago Hotels
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Plainfield student headed to national poetry competition
A Plainfield East High School senior will head to Washington D.C. later this month to compete in a national poetry competition for a chance to win a $20,000 college scholarship. Rapheal Mathis took home top honors statewide earlier this year at the...
Tags: Poetry, Teaching and Learning, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Students
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Multimedia concert to be held at NSU
Northern State University will host the Langston Hughes Project, a multimedia concert performance of Hughes’ kaleidoscopic jazz, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The concert, called “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz,” will be the first...Tags: Education, Poetry, Colleges and Universities, Music, University of Southern California
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Ravinia Festival puts 'Passion' into summer classical lineup
The Ravinia Festival has announced the remainder of its programming for the 2013 summer season. The schedule comprises more than 120 classical, popular, jazz and dance events, presented almost nightly from June 6 to Sept. 15 at Ravinia Park in Highland...
Tags: Christianity, Ravinia Park, Ravinia Festival, Lang Lang, Entertainment Events
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HartBeat Ensemble Previews "Cotton Club" Work at Atheneum
As part of the Wadsworth Atheneum's First Thursday party, the Hartford-based HartBeat Ensemble will present a new 15 minute piece about the Harlem Renaissance -- “The Cotton Club on My Mind: A Harlem Renaissance Reminiscence,” based on “...
Tags: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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Say hello to National Poetry Month!
Today marks the start of National Poetry Month, the monthlong celebration of the verse inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. The April initiative aims to highlight the legacy and achievements of America's poets, and is among the largest...
Tags: Culture, Mario Batali , Lincoln Center, Poetry, New York City
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Daniel Sunjata: A character who can't be typecast
Welcome to Questions of Characters, the column that puts a name to some of the most familiar faces in movies, on television, the stage and commercials who either hail from Chicago or have spent enough time here to consider it home. Name: Daniel...
Tags: Bill Condon, Smash (tv program), September 11, 2001 Attacks, All My Children (tv program), Adam Rodriguez
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When 'Negro' was in vogue
The Census Bureau announced last week that it is dropping the use of the term "Negro" to describe black Americans in its population surveys. I suspect few will mourn the word's passing. Today Americans of African descent, especially younger ones, almost...
Tags: Slavery, NAACP, Jesse Jackson, Social Issues, Minority Groups
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'Hold Fast,' Blue Balliett's new children's book, explores shelter life
Where to begin in addressing the most pressing needs of the children of homeless families, whose members lack necessities most people take for granted? Do not underestimate the ability of a mystery story to lift and empower even these children, whose...
Tags: Fiction, Homelessness, Literature, University of Chicago, Chicago Tribune
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