An Evening with Studs Terkel For many people, religious faith is a source of strength and comfort in times of tragedy. Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith in which he interviews people from all walks of life on their beliefs about death and the possibility of a life hereafter. From History Watch history come to life as Abraham Lincoln describes his struggle to hold the Union together and an eyewitness tells the tale of the Great Chicago Fire. Learn how Frederick Douglass rose from slavery to become an influential abolitionist and how immigrant Sophie Levy became an American. In Voices from History performances, actors portray historical figures as they recount events from the past.
Characters perform on a rotating schedule.
Greg Holden, celebrated author of Literary Chicago , will take you to the homes of authors such as Carl Sandburg and Nelson Algren, as well as heralded places from the city's writing culture, from the neighborhood of Sara Paretsky's detective V. I. Warshawski to the infamous Dil Pickle Club, hangout of Front Page journalists Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. The graves in Chicago's famous Graceland Cemetery tell an unusual story of the city's past. Al Walavich leads you on a Halloween tour of Graceland through the history of some of the city's biggest names, including Marshall Field, Louis Sullivan, George Pullman, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The tour begins at the Graceland Cemetery entrance, Clark Street and Irving Park Road. At the exciting opening of Fashion, Flappers 'n All That Jazz , thrill to the jazz that defined the era, performed by Bradley Williams and the 21st Century Review.