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Dec. 8: 125th Anniversary Celebration at the Art Institute of Chicago
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Dec. 8: 125th Anniversary Celebration at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Dec. 8: 125th Anniversary Celebration at the Art Institute of Chicago

December 8 is a full day for Columbian Exposition enthusiasts in Chicago! If you don’t already plan to attend the World’s Fair symposium at the Newberry Library or the talk on the White City at the Bezazian Library, you can check out the 125th anniversary celebration at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). To celebrate their anniversary, the AIC invites everyone to join in a recreation of this 1893 opening day photo from their archives. Just meet at the [...]

By Scott|2022-12-10T09:59:02-06:00December 2nd, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: Art Institute of Chicago, Edward Kemeys, World's Congress Auxiliary, World’s Congress Auxiliary Building|1 Comment

Dec. 8, 2018: The White City and the Building of the Fair at Bezazian Library (Chicago)
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Dec. 8, 2018: The White City and the Building of the Fair at Bezazian Library (Chicago)

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Dec. 8, 2018: The White City and the Building of the Fair at Bezazian Library (Chicago)

Chicago historian and tour guide Al Walavich will present a talk on “The World's Columbian Exposition: The White City and the Building of the Fair” at the Bezazian Library (1226 W Ainslie St. in Chicago) at 10 AM on December 8, 2018. Walavich will explore how the White City came to be during this social and political history talk in recognition of the 125th anniversary of the World's Columbian exposition.

By Scott|2018-12-08T16:07:16-06:00November 25th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|0 Comments

Dec. 8, 2018: “Chicago’s Two World’s Fairs” Symposium at the Newberry Library (Chicago)
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Dec. 8, 2018: “Chicago’s Two World’s Fairs” Symposium at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

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Dec. 8, 2018: “Chicago’s Two World’s Fairs” Symposium at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

The Newberry Library’s Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World's Fair includes a series of rich programs about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. On Saturday, December 8, 2018, the Newberry will host a symposium titled “Chicago’s Two World’s Fairs” featuring a morning program on the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and afternoon speakers discussing the Century of Progress International Exposition of 1933-34. Columbian Exposition presentations run from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and features these speakers and topics: Sarah Burns, “Breaking Up Is Hard [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T09:01:02-05:00November 17th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: Dodge, Glorification of the Arts, Newberry Library, Palace of Fine Arts, Thomas Hovenden|0 Comments

Dec. 8, 2018: “Behind the Model: Reconstructing the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)
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Dec. 8, 2018: “Behind the Model: Reconstructing the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

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Dec. 8, 2018: “Behind the Model: Reconstructing the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

The Newberry Library’s Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World's Fair includes a series of rich programs about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. On Saturday, December 8, 2018, the Newberry will host “Behind the Model: Reconstructing the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition”. Dr. Lisa Snyder, of UCLA’s Office of Information Technology, will discuss the technology and research behind her rich computer reconstruction of the 1893 World Columbian Exposition’s White City. The lecture runs from 10-11:30 am in Ruggles Hall at [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T09:00:56-05:00November 8th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), VISUAL ARTS|Tags: Newberry Library, UCLA|1 Comment

Dec. 4, 2018: “Christmas at the Fair: The Joffrey’s New Nutcracker” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)
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Dec. 4, 2018: “Christmas at the Fair: The Joffrey’s New Nutcracker” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

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Dec. 4, 2018: “Christmas at the Fair: The Joffrey’s New Nutcracker” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

The Newberry Library’s Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World's Fair includes a series of rich programs about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, the Newberry will host “Christmas at the Fair: The Joffrey's New Nutcracker”. A special conversation with Alison Hinderliter, Ashley Wheater, and Hedy Weiss about the Joffrey Ballet’s 2018 production of The Nutcracker, set during the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The lecture runs from 6-7:30 pm in Ruggles Hall at the Newberry [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T09:00:43-05:00November 4th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), THEATER|Tags: Joffrey Ballet, Newberry Library|0 Comments

Dec. 1-30, 2018: Joffrey Ballet’s World’s Fair “Nutcracker” (Chicago)
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Dec. 1-30, 2018: Joffrey Ballet’s World’s Fair “Nutcracker” (Chicago)

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Dec. 1-30, 2018: Joffrey Ballet’s World’s Fair “Nutcracker” (Chicago)

Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet once again will stage their spectacular production of The Nutcracker, with story set on the fairgrounds of 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Performances run from December 1 to 30 at the Auditorium Theater. This new ballet by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, which premiered in 2016, invites the audience to … “journey inside Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair with Wheeldon’s critically acclaimed holiday masterpiece. When young Marie and her mother, a sculptress who is creating the fair’s iconic Statue of the Republic, host [...]

By Scott|2019-01-02T13:36:47-06:00November 1st, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), THEATER|Tags: Joffrey Ballet, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|0 Comments

Nov. 15, 2018: “From White City to Green Haven: Jackson Park’s Late 19th-Century Transformations” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)
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Nov. 15, 2018: “From White City to Green Haven: Jackson Park’s Late 19th-Century Transformations” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

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Nov. 15, 2018: “From White City to Green Haven: Jackson Park’s Late 19th-Century Transformations” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

The Newberry Library’s Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World's Fair includes a series of rich programs about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. On Thursday, November 15, 2018, the Newberry will host “From White City to Green Haven: Jackson Park's Late 19th-Century Transformations”. Historian Julia Bachrach will highlight the early development of Jackson Park, exploring the ways in which natural features, Olmsted’s philosophies about society, recreational needs and expectations, and collaborations with designers such as architect Daniel H. Burnham [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T09:00:30-05:00October 15th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: Jackson Park, Newberry Library|0 Comments

Nov. 2, 2018-Jan. 5, 2020: “Brewing Up Chicago” at the Field Museum (Chicago)
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Nov. 2, 2018-Jan. 5, 2020: “Brewing Up Chicago” at the Field Museum (Chicago)

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Nov. 2, 2018-Jan. 5, 2020: “Brewing Up Chicago” at the Field Museum (Chicago)

The immigrant story behind Chicago’s rich beer history is the focus of a new exhibition that opens on November 2 at the Field Museum in Chicago. History and beer fans visiting Brewing Up Chicago: How Beer Transformed a City will travel through time to learn about Chicago’s founding in 1833 and the decades leading up to the World’s Columbian Exposition 60 years later. (Left) A medal given to the Pabst Brewing Company at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition. [...]

By Scott|2023-04-09T08:58:56-05:00October 14th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), EXHIBITS (past)|Tags: beer, Field Museum, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schlitz|4 Comments

Oct. 13, 2018: “The History of Jackson Park” at Chicago Public Library
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Oct. 13, 2018: “The History of Jackson Park” at Chicago Public Library

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Oct. 13, 2018: “The History of Jackson Park” at Chicago Public Library

As part of the annual Chicago Open Archives program, the Chicago Public Library will open their collection on Saturday, October 13, for an event exploring the history of the city park that became home to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. “From Swampland to Presidential Center: The History of Jackson Park” will be held from 10 am to noon at the Harold Washington Library Center. CPL offers this description of the program: “Throughout many of Illinois's 200 years, Chicago's Jackson [...]

By Scott|2022-07-08T10:00:29-05:00October 11th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: Chicago Public Library, Jackson Park, Museum of Science and Industry, Obama Presidential Center|0 Comments

Nov. 10, 2018: “Middle Eastern Dance at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)
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Nov. 10, 2018: “Middle Eastern Dance at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

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Nov. 10, 2018: “Middle Eastern Dance at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

The Newberry Library’s Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World's Fair includes a series of rich programs about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. On Saturday, November 10, 2018, the Newberry will host two events about Middle Eastern Dance. “Dancing Remains: Female Entertainers Before, During, and After the Columbian Exposition of 1893”. Meiver de la Cruz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Oberlin College, revisits the historical precedents and ideological legacy of the dances presented at the “Street in Cairo” [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T09:00:49-05:00October 10th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), VISUAL ARTS|Tags: Newberry Library|0 Comments