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Upcoming In Person Events

Event—In Person

George Orwell: The Politics of Language (FULL)

Taught by Frank Biletz

Weekly on Tuesdays, Mar 17–May 05, 2026

1:00pm–3:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Wallace Stegner’s "Crossing to Safety": Marriage through the Eyes of a Master Storyteller

Taught by Susan O'Brien Lyons

Weekly on Tuesdays, Mar 17–Apr 21, 2026

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Chicago Gospel Music and a New Sacred Order: 1900-1965

Taught by Chris Stacey

Weekly on Wednesdays, Mar 18–Apr 15, 2026

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

The Story is the Destination: A 5-Week Personal Storytelling Workshop (FULL)

Taught by Jill Howe

Weekly on Saturdays, Mar 21–Apr 18, 2026

12:00pm–2:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Gravity's Rainbow: A Crash Course

Taught by Dylan Zavagno

Weekly on Saturdays, Mar 21–May 02, 2026

1:00pm–3:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Shakespeare's Contemporary Playwrights

Taught by Bruce Hatton Boyer

Weekly on Tuesdays, Mar 24–Apr 28, 2026

2:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Exploring Chicago's Near North Side (Section 1) (FULL)

Taught by Diane Dillon

Weekly on Wednesdays, Mar 25–May 13, 2026

2:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Dante's Inferno: The Man, the Words, and the Pictures (FULL)

Taught by Linda Levine

Weekly on Thursdays, Mar 26–May 14, 2026

2:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Exploring Chicago's Near North Side (Section 2) (FULL)

Taught by Diane Dillon

Weekly on Saturdays, Mar 28–May 16, 2026

1:30pm–3:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Up Close and Personal with Birds

Taught by Bob Dolgan

Weekly on Wednesdays, Apr 01–Apr 22, 2026

2:00pm–3:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

How to Protect Your Family's Papers and Photographs (FULL)

Taught by Hilary Mac Austin

Apr 02, 2026

1:00pm–3:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—In Person

Cinnamon, Spice, & Imperial Vice: How Spice Trade Changed the World (Section 1) (FULL)

Taught by Nina Wieda

Weekly on Wednesdays, Apr 08–May 13, 2026

1:00pm–3:00pm

At the Newberry