BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Evanston History Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Evanston History Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Evanston History Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T180000 DTSTAMP:20260415T000038 CREATED:20260225T193452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T215619Z UID:10015721-1776011400-1776016800@evanstonhistorycenter.org SUMMARY:Talks@EHC Writing & Re-writing Home: Evanston in Memoir DESCRIPTION:Writing & Re-writing Home: Evanston in Memoir Sunday, April 12, 4:30 PM Free & Open to all. Scroll down to RSVP In-person event* At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL How do we remember our own past? How do we use language to explore our own relationship to places that are important to us? Join Evanston writers Joanne Jacobson and Ann Hudson for a discussion of how Jacobson’s trilogy of memoirs recall Evanston landmarks like the B&G diner, the Evanshire Pharmacy, and Lee Street Beach: their cheeseburgers and cherry Cokes, perfume samplers and roasted nuts, their textures of sand and sun. And we’ll explore how remembering and writing about Evanston—or any home—evolves and changes over one writer’s lifetime: how “memory” itself is written and re-written. Part of Home: Evanston, an exploration of what it means to make a home, and feel at home, in Evanston. About Joanne Jacobson After nearly fifty years in Iowa, France, Vermont and New York City, and deep into the global pandemic, Joanne Jacobson returned to southeast Evanston—the neighborhood where she grew up. Jacobson has published three memoirs set in Evanston: Hunger Artist: A Suburban Childhood (2007); Every Last Breath: A Memoir of Two Illnesses (2020); and In the Photic Zone (2026). She has taught courses in American literature and culture and in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa, the University of Angers, Middlebury College, and Yeshiva University. Since retiring and returning home in 2021, she has taught courses on writing about the body in the medical humanities programs at Northwestern and University of Illinois-Chicago. About Ann Hudson

Ann Hudson is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Subtraction Isn’t Always Less (Next Page Press, 2024). She has received residencies from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Midwest Writing Center, and was the finalist for a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg poetry prize. Ann is a senior editor for the poetry journal Rhino and a teaching artist and Director of Education for Hive Center for the Book Arts in Evanston, Illinois. Partner Event: Writing About Home: A Writing Workshop

Sunday April 19 1-2pm At Hive Center for the Book Arts, 840 Custer Ave., Evanston

How can we use language to find our way back to places we consider “home”? Join Evanston writer Joanne Jacobson to learn about how we can start putting our own stories to paper. All experience levels welcome and encouraged. $5 off the $25 workshop cost for anyone who attends the April 12 event. Use promo code: EHC when registering. Info and register here.

*This in-person event will also be available on Facebook Live for those who cannot attend in person. Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.

Please click the blue "Going" button below to RSVP. A confirmation email will be sent to the email you registered with. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email Erin Hughes at ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org. URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/talksehc-writing-re-writing-home-evanston-in-memoir/ LOCATION:Evanston History Center\, 225 Greenwood Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks@EHC,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WritingSimple.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260324T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260324T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T000038 CREATED:20260127T212200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T185435Z UID:10015656-1774377000-1774380600@evanstonhistorycenter.org SUMMARY:Talks@EHC: Blanche Gildin: The Bauhaus in Chicago and the Foundations of an Artistic Practice DESCRIPTION:Blanche Gildin: The Bauhaus in Chicago and the Foundations of an Artistic Practice Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 PM Free & Open to all. Scroll down to RSVP In-person event* At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL Evanston-based artist Blanche Gildin (1928–2024) studied at Chicago’s Institute of Design for just two years, from 1947 to 1949. What she carried from that experience, however, shaped her artistic practice across more than seven decades. Gildin’s career unfolded largely outside the spotlight of museums and markets. Like many women artists of her generation, she worked in private- often in or near her home in southeast Evanston- and alternative spaces, guided less by recognition than by curiosity and discipline. Her art offers a powerful reminder that the influence of an educational institution is not measured only by its famous names or iconic moments, but by the quiet, persistent practices it sets in motion. The talk by Dr. Lara Allison will be followed by a discussion with Bonny Gildin, the artist's daughter, and Jack Weiss of Design Evanston, who also studied at the Institute of Design. About Dr. Lara Allison Dr. Lara Allison teaches design history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her research examines Chicago design culture, mid-twentieth-century corporate design, and the influence of the Bauhaus on academic, cultural, and corporate institutions in the United States during the interwar and post–World War II periods. She serves as Education Chair on the Board of the Chicago Design Archive and is editor of Chicago Art Deco Magazine. She was a contributing author and a member of the editorial advisory team for Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America (Yale University Press/CADS, 2018). Lara recently wrote a book on the artist, Blanche Gildin: Back to the Bauhaus, the Foundations of a Practice (published by Design Evanston with support from the City of Evanston). The book was designed by Jack Weiss. *This in-person event will also be available on Facebook Live for those who cannot attend in person. Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.

Morris E. Robinson Jr. is the author of A Place We Can Call Our Home (1996), Through the Eyes of Us (1998), the first edition of Gatherings (2004), and A Decade to Remember (2023, Shorefront Press). Robinson’s work in gathering oral histories, artifacts, and documents since 1995 led to his founding of Shorefront in 2002 and the Shorefront Legacy Center in 2010, an archive and research center that documents the local Black communities along

Gatherings is a publication of Shorefront Press. This in-person event will also be available on Facebook Live and recorded for those who cannot attend in person. Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.

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Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.

Step Into History in Style and join us for a morning of fashion, fun, and creativity at the Dawes House. Explore our reFashioning History exhibit for free, then dive into hands-on activities designed for the whole family.

✨ Dress the Part – Wear your favorite fashions or vintage-inspired looks and strike a pose in our photo spots.
🎨 Get Creative – Craft tables hosted by local organizations, including The Wasteshed-offer activities like paper fashion dolls, fabric swatch collages, and “design-your-own” sketches.
🎹 Enjoy Live piano music, books, snacks and more

Bring your curiosity, and family flair for an unforgettable day of style and history!

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Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.

Gregory Graham is a Chicago based costume designer and milliner who studied theater design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has a passion for storytelling and details. He has had the opportunity to design for great theatres across Chicago and Wisconsin such as Steppenwolf, Court Theatre, Remy Bumppo, and Writers Theatre. He strives to not only meet but exceed the expectations of the production team and, most importantly, contribute to the overall success of the performance. Gregory is also a crafts artisan with a background in DIY, upcycling, and performance. *While we encourage you to come in person, this event will also be on Facebook Live and recorded for those who cannot attend in person. Presented as part of

Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.

Please click the blue "Going" button below to RSVP. A confirmation email will be sent to the email you registered with. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email Erin Hughes at ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org. Accompanying event: reFashioning History Opening Night Soiree, September 18. Tickets HERE. URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/talksehc-refashioning-history-designers-panel/ LOCATION:Evanston History Center\, 225 Greenwood Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks@EHC,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/4.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR