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William Wimmer Jr., 1932-2013
During his 24 years teaching art at Evanston Township High School and Harper College in Palatine, William Wimmer Jr. took the time to tutor many students and worked to revive printmaking programs at both schools. Among his students at Evanston...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Education, Schools
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Plotting out another great Story Week
It is a pleasurable thing to have drinks with Randy Albers and we have done so over the years at such saloons as, of course, the Billy Goat, as well as Stefani's 437, the Underground Wonder Bar and some joint in the South Loop whose name escapes me at the...
Tags: Arts, Studs Terkel, Columbia College Chicago, Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune
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The Book Club at Victory Centre
The Book Club at Victory Centre Members of the club are senior citizens of the Victory Centre at Park Forest, an independent living residence. We come from varied backgrounds and geographic areas of the U.S. Although we have diverse opinions, we all...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sidney Poitier
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Grace Lutheran book group
Grace Lutheran book group We are based at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston and are a mixed-gender group. We laugh a lot. When we were deciding whether to read "Loving Frank" (referring to architect Frank Lloyd Wright) by Nancy Horan, one man said, "I...
Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Sinatra
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Bookmark: Timing is everything
Take a minute, if you will, to consider the prominence of time travel as a theme in the arts. You don't have to be a brilliant but evil scientist huddled in a secret mountaintop laboratory, rubbing your hands together and cackling with glee as you...Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune, Literature, Groundhog Day (movie), Science and Technology
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Old Norwood Park book club
We all live in a unique neighborhood called Old Norwood Park on the city's far Northwest Side. All 11 members live within walking distance of one another. We have been meeting at each other's homes almost every month for five years.
Our meetings begin...Tags: Clubs and Associations, The Other Boleyn Girl (movie), Norwood Park, Wallace Stegner, Saul Bellow
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Wilmette 'Booklub'
![<b>Our "booklub"</b> started about six years ago. We all lived within a few blocks in Wilmette.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63092515-08114301-187105.jpg "<b>Our "booklub\"</b> started about six years ago. We all lived within a few blocks in Wilmette.")
Our "booklub" started about six years ago. We all lived within a few blocks in Wilmette.
We really enjoyed "Small Island" by Andrea Levy. We were appalled by the treatment of black soldiers in Britain during World War II. The author's descriptions helped...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Clubs and Associations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jonathan Franzen, Arts and Culture
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Glencoe Library Men's Book Club
Our club meets quarterly on Thursdays, and our selections are available to be checked out from the Glencoe Library. Both genders are welcome.
One book we loved: "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas. Faced with enormous odds of merely survival,...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Clubs and Associations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Ian Fleming
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Closet Geek Book Group
Our book club has only three members. We work at the same company, which allows for ongoing discussion of the book as we read. We've been together for almost four years and are on our 38th book.
Sometimes our book selection inspires field trips....Tags: Clubs and Associations, Arts and Culture, J.K. Rowling , Literature, Charles Dickens
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When American writers meet haggis
Jacket CopyAmerican authors, including TC Boyle, Sapphire and Jennifer Egan, are among those who will participate in the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August.... -
Evanton Public Library Friends to Host This Burns My Heart Author, Sam Park, at The Mighty Twig, Friday September 23
TribLocal - EvanstonEVANSTON, IL (Sept. 19, 2011) — Evantson Public Library Friends are pleased to host Evanston author, Sam Park as he reads from his first novel, …... -
10 things you might not know about Chicago authors
![There's no point in getting wordy, so we'll simply remind you that the Tribune-sponsored 27th annual Printers Row Lit Fest takes place June 4-5. For now, here are 10 "chapters" of Chicago lit:](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/61943041-20192104-187105.jpeg "There's no point in getting wordy, so we'll simply remind you that the Tribune-sponsored 27th annual Printers Row Lit Fest takes place June 4-5. For now, here are 10 "chapters\" of Chicago lit:")
There's no point in getting wordy, so we'll simply remind you that the Tribune-sponsored 27th annual Printers Row Lit Fest takes place June 4-5. For now, here are 10 "chapters" of Chicago lit:
1 Ben Hecht, who co-wrote the play "The Front Page" and was a...Tags: Houston, Texas, Sherwood Anderson, Human Interest, Ernest Hemingway
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