Dec. 9, 2018: Hyde Park Historical Society book discussion (Chicago)

On Sunday, December 9, the Hyde Park Historical Society will host Chicago Historian Andrew Taylor Call, who will discuss his new book Chicago: A Civic, Industrial, and Familial History. Among the many topic covered in his book are the construction technologies used to build the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and the social and civic development of Jackson Park. The event runs from 11 am to 2 pm at 5529 Lake Park Blvd. Light Refreshments will be served; copies of [...]

By Scott|2022-03-05T11:15:38-06:00December 2nd, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , |0 Comments
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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: , , , |1 Comment
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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
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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: , , , , |0 Comments
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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: , |1 Comment
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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: , |0 Comments
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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: , |0 Comments
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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: , |0 Comments
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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: , , , |4 Comments
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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: , , , |0 Comments
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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: |0 Comments
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Nov. 10, 2018: “Crafting the World’s Fair” 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 “Crafting the World's Fair” [https://www.newberry.org/11102018-second-saturday-november-crafting-worlds-fair]. Author and artist Laura Nyman Montenegro will read her book The Most Magical World’s Fair and lead children in a craft project inspired by the Fair.  The children’s event runs from 10-11:30am in 1-Northwest at the Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T09:00:24-05:00October 10th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
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Oct. 5 – Dec. 28, 2018: “Seeds of Time: Binghamton at the World’s Fair” at the Bundy Museum (Binghamton, NY)

The Bundy Museum of History and Art in Binghamton, New York, has opened a new exhibit titled “Seeds of Time: Binghamton at the World’s Fair” showcasing that city’s involvement with the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The museum notes: “The World’s Fair opened the door to the future, and schools and businesses representing Binghamton sent their best work to display. To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Fair, this exhibit show’s Binghamton’s contributions to the World’s Columbian Exposition, and [...]

By Scott|2019-01-02T13:37:12-06:00October 7th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), EXHIBITS (past)|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Oct. 6-20, 2018: Chicago a cappella Sings Music of the Columbian Exposition

The vocal group Chicago a cappella will feature some music from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in a concert titled “Chicago, Chicago with Geoffrey Baer.” The concert includes the patriotic song “America the Beautiful” with music by Samuel Ward and lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates (arr. Deke Sharon). During the summer of 1893, Bates traveled from her home in Boston to Colorado. The English professor and writer was so moved by the scenes along the way that she preserved [...]

By Scott|2022-07-08T10:00:15-05:00October 6th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Nov. 6, 2018: “Eye of the Beholder: Visitor Experience at 19th-Century World Fairs” 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, November 6, 2018, the Newberry will host “Eye of the Beholder: Visitor Experience at 19th-Century World Fairs”. Dr. Ruth Slatter, lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Hull (UK), will focus on the many thousands of visitors who streamed through these exhibition spaces.  The lecture runs from 6-7 pm in Ruggles Hall at [...]

By Scott|2023-10-20T21:25:12-05:00October 6th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
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Nov. 2, 2018: World Premier of Alex Temple’s “Three Principles of Noir”

Composer Alex Temple [Image from the American Composers Orchestra.] The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will perform the world premiere a piece having a time-traveling science fiction narrative centered around a Chicago historian who travels back in time to the 1893 World's Fair. The ensemble will perform Alex Temple's Three Principles of Noir with singer Meaghan Burke, on November 2, 2018, at Carnegie Hall in New York. Three Principles of Noir is a “science-fiction micro-opera” for amplified voice and [...]

By Scott|2022-03-23T20:49:30-05:00October 2nd, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), THEATER|Tags: |0 Comments
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Oct. 28, 2018: “The World’s Columbian Exposition in Music and Story” at Second Presbyterian Church (Chicago)

The historic Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago will celebrate the legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair with an event on October 28, 2018. The date marks the 125th anniversary of the assassination of five-time Chicago mayor Carter H. Harrison, Sr. just days before the scheduled end of the World’s Columbian Exposition. The tragic event sent the city into mourning and the closing ceremonies were replaced by a public memorial service. “The World's Columbian Exposition in Music and Story” will feature [...]

By Scott|2024-07-20T08:40:50-05:00September 28th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Oct. 5, 2018: “Art and Design Chicago” episode “If You Build It….” on WTTW (Chicago)

Public Television station WTTW-11 in Chicago will be broadcasting a new four-part documentary series called Art and Design Chicago beginning on October 5 with an episode about the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. “If You Build It....”, hosted by Museum of Contemporary Art curator Naomi Beck, will explore the 1893 World’s Fair and sculptor Lorado Taft through stories told by artist Dessa Kirk and Mark Pohlad, Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at DePaul University. This first episode [...]

By Scott|2018-10-28T08:29:35-05:00September 21st, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), VIDEO|Tags: |0 Comments
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Oct. 20, 2018: “The Visual Culture the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893” seminar series 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. The Newberry’s adult education History and Social Science seminar series will include a seminar on “The Visual Culture the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893” led by Diane Dillon on six Saturdays from 2-4 pm beginning on October 20 and ending on December 1 (with no meeting on November 24). The registration fee is $242 (with a 10% [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T09:00:58-05:00September 20th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: |0 Comments
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Oct. 17, 2018: “Music at the 1893 World’s Fair” 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 Wednesday, October 17, 2018, the Newberry will host “Music at the 1893 World's Fair”. A musical performance with accompanying commentary will feature music drawn from the Newberry’s extensive archive of World’s Columbian Exposition material, including pieces actually heard at the Fair in 1893 along with music that was sold as “souvenir” pieces. The performance runs [...]

By Scott|2022-10-17T08:57:55-05:00September 17th, 2018|Categories: AUDIO, EVENTS (past)|Tags: , |0 Comments
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