Monday, November 3 - 1:15

 

 

Twentieth-century Chicago author (The Man with the Golden Arm) and winner of the inaugural National Book Award, Nelson Algren was a prophet for our new Gilded Age and known for writing about the seamier side of life.  Wisniewski’s biography of him Algren: A Life, is the first in 25 years. 

 

If you are not able to be at the presentation, you can still enjoy it from wherever you are:

Click here to livestream this program on Zoom
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This program will be presented in our beautiful 2nd floor ballroom at 178 Forest Ave. in Oak Park.  Our programs are free and open to the public;  voluntary donations are welcome and appreciated.  To view a live program via Zoom or a recording of a previous program, visit our website—nineteenthcentury.org.  And please connect with us on Facebook.

 Our 3 course Lunch by Executive Chef Zach Todden is served at noon (doors open at 11:30am); $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Reservations are required by the Wednesday prior to the program. . Click here to make a reservation.

 After the program, please stay and enjoy light refreshments and conversation.

 About Our Monday Enrichment Programs

Welcome to an exciting year of weekly Enrichment Programs in the areas of Art, Literature, Music, Science, and Social Science. These programs will expand your minds and excite your senses.  Download the program guide HERE.  This year, we are benefitting from a generous grant from the Toshiba International Foundation, which will fund a Japanese-themed program in each of our five disciplines, as well as other special events. 

To find out more about this and other programs, visit our website and calendar of events.  These weekly programs from October through May are free and open to the public; voluntary donations are welcome and appreciated. 

If you enjoy programs like this and would like to help us continue to provide quality programing, please consider donating to the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association by clicking HERE!  If you would like to become a member, click HERE.

Coming Monday, November 10rd at 1:15pm

Johnny & June: Stories and Songs from the Soul  with —Brian Grey, Cory Goodrich, Steve Roberts, and Lawrence Kohut
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
      
Support our Outreach partner by going to their website sarahsinn.org and clicking on "donate".  
Families, especially children, are affected in many ways that may last years.
 
Please help ease their anguish by donating money or an item from their Amazon or Target wish lists.