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  • Best Movies About Baseball

    Best Movies About Baseball

    Private Venue

    Baseball and movies are a natural combination! The best movies about baseball have featured some of the greatest actors, such as Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, and Robert Redford, and the most talented writers and directors, including Aaron Sorkin and Penny … Continue reading →

  • Jay Leno, 4th host of the Tonight Show.

    Jay Leno: Following Carson, Building A Brand (AM)

    Zoom

    NOTICE: THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED Jay Leno: Following Carson, Building A Brand. This presentation on The Tonight Show is an insider's look at the unpredictable career of the fourth host of the Tonight Show. Following Stave Allen, Jack Paar and … Continue reading →

  • Best Movies About Baseball

    Best Movies About Baseball

    Private Venue

    Baseball and movies are a natural combination! The best movies about baseball have featured some of the greatest actors, such as Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, and Robert Redford, and the most talented writers and directors, including Aaron Sorkin and Penny … Continue reading →

  • Dorothy Kilgallen

    Uniper

    Dorothy Kilgallen is best remembered today as a somewhat flinty regular panelist on the game show "I've Got a Secret." However,  this groundbreaking woman was a pioneer in journalism. Her role in attacking the conclusions of the Warren Commission became … Continue reading →

  • Mel Brooks

    Private Venue

    Mel Brooks wrote, directed, and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer working for the great Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading →

  • The Best Movies Shot In Chicago = The Fugitive

    The Best Movies Filmed In Chicago

    Private Venue

    “Best Movies Shot In Chicago” Chicago and its suburbs have been the setting for some great movies over the years. In this fascinating multimedia presentation, we will look at film clips and hear the stories about some of the best … Continue reading →

  • Broadway Comes To Chicago – 2025

    Private Venue

    Broadway In Chicago, the Marriott Lincolnshire, Drury Lane Theater, Goodman Theatre, and Steppenwolf Theater (among others) have exciting programs this year for theater lovers. This fast and fascinating multimedia presentation will highlight all of the major shows coming to Chicago … Continue reading →

  • Murrow vs. McCarthy

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    In the dark shadow of the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy wielded fear like a weapon, accusing countless Americans of disloyalty with little or no evidence. Few dared to stand against him—until Edward R. Murrow stepped into the fight. In … Continue reading →