University of Illinois Press Events Master Calendar

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Friday, April 18, 2025

    • 7:30 pm   ET
    • Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508

    Three fun-yet-informative visual presentations about Building Castles, Failed Spelling and the History of Black Westerns. Hear from Dr. Mia Mask, author of "Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western."

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025

    • 5:00 pm
    • Lobby/Stage 5, Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

    Internationally known jazz pianist Darius Brubeck is joined on stage by University of Illinois students Adib Young (sax), Emma Taylor (bass) and Max Osawa (drums) in a two-set performance. "Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road," by Darius Brubeck and Catherine Brubeck, was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2024.

Thursday, May 1, 2025

    • 5:00 - 6:00 pm   EDT

    Please join the Labor Resource Center at UMass Boston on May 1 from 5-6 p.m. EDT for a virtual launch of "The Pandemic and the Working Class: How U.S. Labor Navigated COVID-19" (University of Illinois Press, 2025), edited by LRC faculty Nick Juravich and Steve Striffler.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

    • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    • Newberry Library, Ruggles Hall, 60 West Walton Street Chicago, IL 60610

    Join us to hear from Nora Wendl, who will discusses her new book, "Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth." Copies of the book will be sold through the Newberry Bookshop and a book signing will be held after the talk.