MY GO-TO PLACE ON CYBER CLUB
Thursdays at 1 pm
My Go-To Place on Cyber Club is our virtual My Go-To Place programming that includes education, socialization and art. Check our site for weekly program descriptions.
Thursday, May 2—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: The Art of Ferris Bueller. In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the Art Institute of Chicago plays a starring role. Join Kelli Marshall of Chicago Movie Tours following in the footsteps of Ferris and his friends. We’ll look at Chagall, Seurat, Cassatt, and more, all while hearing behind-the-scenes stories from this cult classic movie.
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Thursday, May 9—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Catskills Culture: A Story Told through Resorts. Join us for a look into the Jewish experience in the Catskills: from the first Jewish boarding house through the current transformation. See the hotels and bungalow colonies and learn about the people who stayed and worked there. In this pre-recorded presentation from One Day University, Professor Phil Brown discusses film and TV portrayals in popular culture, such as Dirty Dancing and A Walk on the Moon.
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Thursday, May 23—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Classical Music, Part II. Join Kurt Loeffler for part two in his 4-part lecture series on classical music. In this class, we’ll explore the Romantic Period which spanned the 19th century. Vienna was the music capitol of the world and virtuosos like Frederic Chopin composed and performed highly technical and expressive piano repertoire.
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Thursday, May 30—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Marta Minujin Exhibit.Join the Illinois Holocaust Museum for Marta Minujín: Arte! Arte! Arte! This virtual exhibit charts Minujín’s influential career in Buenos Aires as well as Paris, New York, and D.C., through a range of experimental art and performances. The artist’s ephemeral works are presented through rarely seen photographs, video, and documents.
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Thursday, June 6—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Chicago Movie Theatres in Rogers Park. Discover the histories of 3 former movie theaters in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Join Kelli Marshall of Chicago Movie Tours and learn about the unique ownership of the Mayne Stage, the 9 lives of the New Devon Theater, and darker side of the Howard Theater.
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Thursday, June 20—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Rome’s Jewish Ghetto. Jewish and Italian history merge as the infamous Ghetto of Rome is ‘liberated’ under King Victor Emmanuel II, in 1870. Rome leaves its 3,000 year rule by the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish community is freed from more than 300 years of house arrest. Join us for this pre-recorded presentation from One Day University as we explore this 7-acre patch of urban fabric in the heart of Rome which has come to symbolize Jewish solidarity and successful assimilation of a pre-diaspora migration to join the patchwork of ancient Roman society.
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Thursday, June 27—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Birds & Jazz in the Quad Cities. Located on the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities are alive with white pelicans in summer and bald eagles in winter. Davenport was also home to jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke. Join the Wildbird Shack for an hour experiencing birds and music in these unique Quad Cities.
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Thursday, July 11—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Singin’ in the Rain. Singin’ in the Rain often ranks as the best film musical ever made. The film tells the story of silent film stars as they navigate Hollywood’s transition from the silent era to “talkies.” While Singin’ in the Rain was not filmed in Chicago, many cast members are from or have strong connections to the Windy City. Join Kelli Marshall of Chicago Movie Tours as we explore Chicago’s rain-inspired sculpture and celebrate this delightfully entertaining Hollywood musical.
No presentation on July 4 in observance of National Independence Day.
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Thursday, July 18—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Classical Music, Part IV. Join Kurt Loeffler for the final part in his 4-part lecture series on classical music. This lecture will look at contemporary classical music which composers like George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and Aaron Copland who infused their work with jazz and other popular styles unique to the United States.
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Thursday, August 25—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Innovations in Art. Have you ever given thought to the inventions that made artists’ lives easier? Join art therapist, Meredith Schroeder, in an exploration of inventions and ideas that led to the creation of artwork and inventions we now consider masterpieces.
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Thursday, August 8—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Women in Comedy. Stand-up comedy has been a celebrated form of American performance since the mid-twentieth century. But stand-up’s rich history is often told without some of the major women comics who have been cracking wise since before ‘stand-up’ had a name. This lecture looks at the hilarious—and often subversive—history of women in comedy. Join Professor Grace Kessler Overbeke of One Day University for this pre-recorded presentation that takes a deeper look at some remarkable women pioneers from Cornelia Otis Skinner and Moms Mabley, to Jean Carroll, Phyllis Diller, and Joan Rivers.
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Thursday, August 15—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Hollywood Bites: Golden Age Glamour to Rom-Come Delights. Join Kelli Marshall of Chicago Movie Tours as we indulge in tales about a white booth once nestled inside a glamorous Chicago hotel restaurant, where classic Hollywood movie stars converged. Then, turn to the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, as you uncover how food offers insight into its characters’ lives. We’ll also visit the University of Chicago and Chicago’s Union Station which serve as backdrops for our culinary movie journey.
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Thursday, August 22—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club: Elvis Presley. Join Kurt Loefller as we explore Elvis Presley’s personal life and professional career from his humble beginnings in Mississippi to his mansion in Graceland. Elvis was hugely influenced by African American blues and gospel music and country music. He successfully fused them to create the earliest form of Rock and Roll: Rockabilly.
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Thursday, August 29—My Go-To Place on Cyber Club:Chagall: Love, War & Exile.We’ll explores a lesser-known period in the artist’s career from the rise of fascism, through years spent in Paris, and then in exile in New York. Marc Chagall created his unique style by drawing on the Russian Christian icon tradition, Cubism, and Surrealism. Join the Illinois Holocaust Museum as we explore this exhibit illuminating an artist deeply responsive to the suffering of war and to his own personal losses and intimate sorrows.
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