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Artists Talk: Aspen Mays

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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This month features Aspen Mays discussing her work from the exhibition From the Office of Scientists, which focuses on the office cubicle.

Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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In Bomb Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills reveals how the atomic bomb transformed the United States down to its deepest constitutional roots.

Flying and Falling with Icarus

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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Suzanne Ross and Sandor Goodhart lead a post-show discussion of the Icarus myth in this World Premiere Lookingglass Original.

Heart of Chicago Reading

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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Winners of the Heart of Chicago Writing Contest read from their submissions in the lobby of the Smart Museum.

T.C. Boyle

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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T.C. Boyle, one of the most acclaimed American writers of today, reads from and discusses his new collection of stories, Wild Child: and Other Stories.

Great Chicago Planning Disasters

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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Most urban planning works roughly as intended, however sometimes it misses the target or backfires. Professor Bruegmann examines Chicagoland planning "mistakes".

Iran, Turkey and the U.S.: Power Triangle of the 21st Century

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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Author, former New York Times bureau chief and Northwestern University lecturer Stephen Kinzer speaks on this new "power triangle" and its strategic importance.

Rediscovering Values: A Moral Compass for the New Global Economy

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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A discussion on how the economic crisis has presented us with an opportunity to revisit and reevaluate our core values as citizens of a global community.

Marrying schools and after-school time

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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Education experts discuss the value of utilizing after-school time, especially in Chicago where the school year is ten days shorter than national average.

Borders: Film Screening and Discussion

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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Borders is part of the Center for Black Diaspora’s Winter Quarter film series "Cinema: Transnational Subjects, African & Black Diaspora Immigrant Experiences".