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Galleries Stephen Kinzer 24 CHICAGO READER | APRIL 14, 2006 | SECTION T WO Readings | Galleries director Maria de los Angeles Torres; mod- Photography, Columbia College, 600 S. erated by journalist Carol Marin. Wed 4/19, Michigan, 312-266-2350. Critic’s Choice 1 PM, UIC Student Center East, room 302, 750 S. Halsted, 312-413-0151. Registration Harryette Mullen ( Sleeping With the required. Dictionary) reads poetry. Wed 4/19, 5:30 PM, Columbia College Collins Hall, room Lynette A. Jackson The UIC gender and 602, 624 S. Michigan, 312-344-8139. Joint women’s studies prof talks about Surfacing appearance with Jean Valentine; see sepa- Up: Psychiatry and Social Order in Colonial rate listing. Stephen Kinzer Zimbabwe, 1908-1968. Wed 4/19, 7:30 PM, Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark, 773- Heidi J. Nast The DePaul University inter- 769-9299. Joint appearance with Heidi J. national studies prof discusses Concubines n 1893, Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani announced Nast; see separate listing. and Power: Five Hundred Years in a that she’d allow all citizens the right to vote, not Northern Nigerian Palace. Wed 4/19, 7:30 I just large property owners—and the wealthy Stephen Kinzer Wed 4/19, 6 PM, PM, Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark, American sugar plantation owners began plotting c Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, 773-769-9299. Joint appearance with her overthrow. With the help of American minister 312-255-3700. Lynette A. Jackson; see separate listing. John Stevens and a U.S. gunboat, they forced her to abdicate within days. As coups go, this one was Perri Klass and Sheila Solomon Klass Paul Nison ( Health According to the relatively bloodless. But it was typical in that it had present Every Mother Is a Daughter: The Scriptures) promotes The Raw Life: nothing to do with promoting freedom or democ- Neverending Quest for Success, Inner Becoming Natural in an Unnatural World. racy. As New York Times correspondent (and Peace, and a Really Clean Kitchen. Thu Tue 4/18, 7 PM, Transitions Bookplace, Chicago resident) Stephen Kinzer documents in 4/20, 7:30 PM, Women & Children First, 1000 W. North, 312-951-7323. Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change 5233 N. Clark, 773-769-9299. from Hawaii to Iraq (Times Books), American “Palabra Pura” A bilingual poetry reading interventions in Cuba, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Joseph Lelyveld The former New York series. This edition features Maria Honduras, Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Chile, Times executive editor discusses his mem- Melendez and Carlos Cumpian. Wed 4/19, Panama, Afghanistan, and Iraq have sometimes oir, Omaha Blues: A Memory Loop. Thu 9:15 PM, California Clipper, 1002 N. succeeded in the short term. But over time they’ve 4/20, 3:30 PM, Northwestern Univ. California, 877-394-5061. An open mike engendered dictatorship, instability, radical anti- McCormick Tribune Center, 1870 Campus precedes at 8:30 PM. Americanism, and (in the cases of Iran and Dr., Evanston, 847-491-5401. Lelyveld is Afghanistan) Islamic fundamentalism. Many were joined by former Times correspondent Powell’s North Reading Series The series undertaken by presidents who willfully ignored Stephen Kinzer (see c ) for a Chicago celebrates its one-year anniversary with expert warnings. But even the best-laid plans can’t Humanities Festival program. Thu 4/20, 6 featured readings by poets Peter O’Leary avoid the fundamental contradiction: we claim to PM, Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, 312- ( Watchfulness) and John Tipton (Surfaces), be promoting democracy, but an elected leader 494-9509. Reservations required. as well as some guests from past events. who opposes short-term U.S. interests is toast. Ask Thu 4/20, 7 PM, Powell’s Bookstore, 2850 Ngo Dinh Diem, the first—and assassinated—pres- The Literary Gangs of Chicago Poets Cole N. Lincoln, 773-248-1444. ident of Vietnam, or the current Iraqi prime minis- Y Swenson and Ed Roberson read for the ter. Kinzer lets the sordid facts speak for them- series, this installment curated by the “Preservation Snapshots” Architectural selves, but his conclusions are stark. The rich and Danny’s Reading Series. Poet Cassie historian Jean Guarino Clark discusses the powerful take what they want; the U.S. is no differ- Sparkman hosts. Tue 4/18, 6:30 PM, Garden Homes District. Thu 4/20, 12:15 PM, ent. a Wed 4/19, 6 PM, Newberry Library, 60 W. Museum of Contemporary Art, Puck’s at Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Walton, 312-255-3700. —Harold Henderson DEBORAH DONNELLE the MCA, 220 E. Chicago, 312-397-4010. Theater, 78 E. Washington, 312-744-6630 or 312-922-1742. Local Author Night Poetry readings by “Bodies of Work: The Chicago Festival of “Conversations With Extraordinary Michigan, 312-409-7997. Wed 4/19, 5:30 Chris Glomski ( Transparencies Lifted From “Protecting Sources or Jail? A Disability Arts and Culture” See sidebar People” Jazz vocalist Joanie Pallatto and PM, Barnes & Noble, DePaul Center, 1 E. Noon), Chuck Stebelton (Circulation Journalist’s Ethical Dilemma” Talk by in Theater & Performance. pianist-composer Bradley Parker-Sparrow Jackson, 312-362-8795. Flowers), Mark Eleveld (The Spoken Word Northwestern University journalism prof perform and chat with Tribune writer Rick Revolution), Michael Kadela (1 Hundred Jack Doppelt. Sun 4/16, 10:30 AM, Ethical Dennis Brutus The South African poet and Kogan. Wed 4/19, 6 PM, Maxim’s, 24 E. Gallery 400 Voices Sculptor Jennifer Hiccups), and Danny’s Reading Series cura- Humanist Society, 7574 N. Lincoln, Skokie, activist discusses Poetry and Protest. Mon Goethe, 312-742-1748, $20. Reservations Pastor lectures. Tue 4/18, 5 PM, Gallery tor Joel Craig. Wed 4/19, 7 PM, Book Cellar, 847-677-3334. 4/17, 5:30 PM, Northwestern Univ. Crown requested. 400, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, 1240 W. 4736 N. Lincoln, 773-293-2665. Center, Hardin Hall, 633 Clark, Evanston, Harrison, 312-996-6114. “Race, Disease, and Crime Fighting” 847-491-7323. “Cultural Understanding in the Global Andrea Modica The photographer Lecture by sociologist Troy Duster Community” Luncheon address by Saudi Arthur Golden ( Memoirs of a Geisha) ( Treadwell, et al) discusses her current ( Whitewashing Race, et al). Mon 4/17, 4 PM, Suzanne Buffam reads from her poetry Arabia ambassador to the U.S. Prince Turki reads his recent fiction. Mon 4/17, 5:30 PM, show, “From Treadwell to Fountain,” up at Northwestern Univ. McCormick Tribune collection, Past Imperfect. Thu 4/20, 7 Al-Faisal. A Chicago Council on Foreign Northwestern Univ. Harris Hall, room 108, Catherine Edelman Gallery. Thu 4/20, 6:30 Center, 1870 Campus Dr., Evanston, 847- PM, Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 773- Relations program. Thu 4/20, 12:30 PM, 1881 Sheridan, Evanston, 847-467-4099. PM, Museum of Contemporary 491-5401. 293-2665. Joint appearance with Arielle Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan, 312-821- Greenberg and Robyn Schiff; see sepa- 7527, $55. Reservations required via ccfr.org. Arielle Greenberg reads from her poetry rate listings. collection My Kafka Century. Thu 4/20, 7 “The Cutting Edge: Young Scholars PM, Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 773-293- Caxton Club of Chicago Caxtonian Robert Share Their Work” University of Chicago 2665. Joint appearance with Suzanne Cotner speaks on “The Interpersonal scholar Rosamond S. King talks about Buffam and Robyn Schiff; see separate list- Intelligence of Abraham Lincoln” at a “Looking for Lesbians in the Caribbean” for ings. luncheon program. Fri 4/14, noon, Mid- this series. Tue 4/18, 7 PM, Gerber/Hart Day Club, Chase Tower, 56th floor, 21 S. Library, 1127 W. Granville, 773-381-8030. “Harold Washington: The Man and the Clark, 312-255-3710, $25. Reservations Moment” Lecture by historian Timuel D. required. Elizabeth Dewberry reads from her novel Black Jr. (Bridges of Memory). Sat 4/15, 2 His Lovely Wife. Thu 4/20, 7 PM, Book Stall PM, Harold Washington Library Center, Caxton Club of Chicago Oliphant Press at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm, Winnetka, 847- auditorium, 400 S. State, 312-747-4050. founder Ronald Gordon gives an illustrated 446-8880. talk on “Joseph Blumenthal and the Spiral Amy Hassinger reads from her new novel, Press” at a dinner program. Wed 4/19, 6 Grace DuMelle shares tips from Finding The Priest’s Madonna. Tue 4/18, 6 PM, PM, Mid-Day Club, Chase Tower, 56th floor, Your Chicago Ancestors: A Beginner’s DePaul Univ. Richardson Library, room 21 S. Clark, 312-255-3710, $45. Reservations Guide to Family History in the City and 300, 2350 N. Kenmore, 773-325-4087. required. Cook County. An Irving Park Historical Society program. Mon 4/17, 7:30 PM, Mount Steve Huntley The Sun-Times editorial Chicago Architecture Foundation Olive Church, 3850 N. Tripp, 773-777-2750. page editor discusses Knocking Down Lunchtime Lecture Architect George Halik Thu 4/20, 7 PM, Evergreen Park Public Barriers: My Fight for Black America, a discusses the Shubert Theater/Majestic Library, 9400 S. Troy, Evergreen Park, 708- memoir by the late Truman K. Gibson Jr., Hotel renovation. Wed 4/19, 12:15 PM, 422-8522. which Huntley coauthored. Thu 4/20, 6 PM, ArchiCenter, 224 S. Michigan, 312-922-3432, Pritzker Military Library, 610 N. Fairbanks, ext. 266. Karen Finley The performance artist 312-587-7917. A reception precedes. R reads from her new satire, George & Nancy Christie The “Change Buddy” pro- Martha. Tue 4/18, 7:30 PM, Barbara’s “Image and Text: Writing Off the Page” motes The Gifts of Change. Thu 4/20, 7 PM, Bookstore, 1218 S. Halsted, 312-413-2665. Novelist Steve Tomasula (The Book of Transitions Bookplace, 1000 W. North, 312- Wed 4/19, 7 PM, Univ. of Chicago Reynolds Portraiture) lectures for SAIC’s visiting 951-7323.
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