BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a32fe39b4b014ec069d7de418b47ef8b2887 CATEGORIES:Enrichment Series- Open to the Public SUMMARY:Cocktails, Flappers and Prohibition – Fun things I learned while writing historical fiction LOCATION:The Nineteenth Century Club\, 178 Forest Avenue\, Oak Park, IL 60301\, Unit ed States DESCRIPTION:
Cocktails, Flappers and Prohibition – Fun things I learned while writing historical fiction
Focusing on the paradoxes and social tensions around flappers, gin joints and those who favored temperance, local historian and author Susann a Calkins will share how she conceived of her “Speakeasy Mysteries” set in Chicago, 1929. How did the attitudes toward women impact how she created h er protagonist, Gina Ricca, a cigarette seller on her first day on the job in a Chicago speakeasy?
$15 suggested donation (non-members) help s support our Enrichment Series. Click here to make a lunch reservation.
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