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Upcoming In Person Events

Event—In Person

Inventing Nations in Eastern Europe: Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine

Taught by John J. Kulczycki

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jun 30–Jul 21, 2026

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

The Odyssey in Comparative Translation

Taught by Matt Laufer

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jul 01–Aug 12, 2026

5:30pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Residence: The Shapes and Materials of Chicago's Housing Over Time

Taught by Maura Fennelly

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jul 07–Jul 28, 2026

2:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Black Londoners of the Georgian Era

Taught by Frank Biletz

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jul 08–Aug 05, 2026

1:00pm–3:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Here Comes the Neighborhood: Jackson Park, the Obama Presidential Center, and the Surrounding Area—Section 1

Taught by Diane Dillon

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jul 08–Aug 12, 2026

2:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

A Social History of Yiddish Chicago

Taught by Ben Schacht and Matthew Schlerf

Weekly on Thursdays, Jul 09–Jul 30, 2026

2:00pm–3:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Here Comes the Neighborhood: Jackson Park, the Obama Presidential Center, and the Surrounding Area—Section 2

Taught by Diane Dillon

Weekly on Saturdays, Jul 11–Aug 15, 2026

2:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Gallant Fairies: How Women Invented the Fairy Tale in Seventeenth-Century France

Taught by Fanny Alice Marchaisse

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jul 14–Aug 04, 2026

2:00pm–3:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Fair or Foul? Sports Betting, Then, Now, and in the Future

Taught by Ryan Fajardo

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jul 15–Aug 05, 2026

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Ellis Island: The Immigrant Experience

Taught by Bill Cellini Jr.

Jul 25, 2026

10:00am–1:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

All Talk: Dialogue in Fiction

Taught by Anca L. Szilágyi

Jul 25, 2026

12:00pm–2:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Icons, Utopias, and Intimacies: LGBTQ+ Art History

Taught by Molly Fulop

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jul 29–Aug 19, 2026

5:30pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry