Chicago Public Radio Events

Dillinger's Wild Ride: The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.

What is the power of his story? Who was John Dillinger? Gorn illuminates the significance of Dillinger's tremendous fame and the endurance of his legacy, arguing that he represented an American fascination with primitive freedom against social convention.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Live

Thursday, July 09, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.

Join host Peter Sagal and scorekeeper Carl Kasell for the hilarious news quiz. Each week, a rotating roster of cultural pundits try their hand at the week's top headlines.

The Concept and Production of Mountain Lake Screen Tachi

Thursday, July 09, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.

Kyoto-based minimalist sculptor Okura Jiro shares the philosophy and inspiration behind his 1990 screen installation, Mountain Lake Screen Tachi, now on view in the special exhibition Beyond Golden Clouds.

Creating Livable Communities in the Chicago Region

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 12:00 p.m.

The second lecture in a summer series from the Chicago Architecture Foundation and Metropolitan Planning Council on how your tax dollars are used in your community, the Chicago region, and the United States.

Benjamin H. Marshall: Architect and Bon Vivant

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 12:15 p.m.

Benjamin Marshall Society docent and lecturer Steven Monz paints a portrait of the architect and highlights several of his projects in Chicago, including residential buildings along East Lake Shore Drive, and the Drake and Blackstone Hotels.

It All Flows Downstream: Following Our Oil and Water Footprints

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 7:00 p.m.

In the U.S., we use an average of 400 liters of water a day per person. In India, the average is 4 liters. What do we know about how much of these resources we use? Who ultimately bears the cost of our consumption of these resources?

Chicago Public Radio Community Advisory Council Meeting

Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.

We invite the public to our regularly scheduled Community Advisory Council meeting.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Live

Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.

Join host Peter Sagal and scorekeeper Carl Kasell for the hilarious news quiz. Each week, a rotating roster of cultural pundits try their hand at the week's top headlines.

Wine of the Pharaohs

Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.

Do you prefer red wine to white? So did King Tut, at least according to recent studies. Leonard Lesko, chairman of the department of Egyptology at Brown University, reviews the legacy of winemaking and tasting in Egypt, paying special attention to wine jars found in King Tut's tomb.

The Bridge of the Arts Series

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.

Poet Maureen Tolman Flannery reads from her newly released book Destiny Whispers to the Beloved and poet Albert DeGenova reads from his newly released book The Blueing Hours.