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Civic Season | Free Event
Join us for Civic Season as we explore the city’s activist history to transform your ideas into action through workshops, tours, art projects, and documentaries about today’s issues.
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Steven A. Riess, Bernard Brommel Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University, presents “The Unknown History of Baseball Gambling, 1874–1950.”
Artist and public historian Ann C. Saunders presents “Doris E. Saunders: Overlooked and Forgotten Bronzeville Trailblazer and Media Game Changer.”
Michelle Nickerson of Loyola University Chicago presents “Spiritual Criminals: How the Camden 28 Put the Vietnam War on Trial.”
CHM trustee and Ohio State University professor John N. Low will discuss the history of the Potawatomi people.
Joshua Salzmann of Northeastern Illinois University presents “Disarming Chicago: Gun Control from Black Power to Barack Obama.”
Abdul Basith Basheer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents “Islam on a City Campus: Muslim Student Community Building and Activism at UIC.”
Delia Fernández-Jones of Michigan State University presents “Telling Our Stories: Using Historical Scholarship to Combat Black and Latinx Displacement in Grand Rapids, Michigan.”
Carie Rael of California State University, Long Beach, presents “The Happiest Place on Earth? Latinx Organizing against Policing and Displacement in Anaheim and Santa Ana from 1995 to 2012.”
Gordon Mantler of George Washington University presents “The Multiracial Promise: Coalition, Mayoral Politics, and the Legacy of Harold Washington.”
Designed for educators, this two-part workshop features Scritch, Scratch: A Ghost Story with author Lindsay Currie joining us in the second session.
Andrew Hurley of the University of Missouri–St. Louis presents “Death, Despondency, and Hysteria in the American City: The All But Forgotten Heat Wave of 1936."
Join Zbigniew Banas, Michael J. Kutza, and Jan M. Lorys as they discuss the relationship between Chicago and Polish film.
Stories are always better when shared! Whether you are a professional tour operator, group planner, or you simply have a lot of friends and family, we have an experience for you. Customized itineraries, Museum tours, and city tours are just some of the ways in which we can specialize your group’s visit.
Sip cocktails next to one of Chicago’s first “L” cars. Dance the night away against a backdrop of Lincoln Park’s lush gardens. Celebrate your life-changing moments in a place dedicated to embracing memories.
