by t-9kreis | Dec 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 6-8, 2017 Logan Center and DuSable Museum The Centennial Brooks event is both a scholarly conference and a celebration, gathering scholars, writers and musicians in tribute to Brooks’ legacy. Centennial Brooks is presented by the University of Chicago in...
by t-9kreis | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 3, 2017 at 7:30pm Logan Center, Performance Hall The brilliant and intrepid Imani Winds join the citywide celebrations and pay tribute to Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks’ centenary with this concert that honors artists who forge their own paths. The program includes...
by austensmith | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
May 30, 2017 7 PM Logan Center, Performance Penthouse Join us for a retrospective discussion on the cultural and political force of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, in celebration of her one hundredth birthday with Angela Jackson. Presented in partnership...
by austensmith | Nov 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 7, 2017 6-9:00 PM Logan Center, Performance Hall There are many ways Gwendolyn Brooks is being honored this centennial year, but BrooksDay@Nite is the central celebration! This annual event takes place on her actual birthday. This year is even more special: a...
by austensmith | Nov 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 10, 2017 3-4:30 PM The Seminary Co-op Quraysh Ali Lansana and Georgia A. Popoff will discuss “The Whiskey of our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent.” About the book: Poet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks was a...
