University of Illinois Press Events Master Calendar
Sunday, March 16, 2025
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Join Dr. Alexandria Russell, author of "Black Women Legacies," at Brookland Baptist Church at their Women's History Month church services at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. followed by a "Black Women Legacies" book signing.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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Join Dr. Alexandria Russell for a moderated conversation about her new book, "Black Women Legacies: Public History Sites Seen and Unseen, at the South Carolina State Museum."
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Sergio González talks about his book "Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin."
Saturday, March 22, 2025
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Join Dr. Alexandria Russell, author of "Black Women Legacies," at this Women's History Month Empowerment Tea at the In the Eye of the Beholder Art Gallery & Studio led by Maria M. Williams. "Black Women Legacies" books will be sold on-site by The Twig Book Shop.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
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The Department of Music Theory hosts a lecture by distinguished guest scholar and SMTD alum Nancy Rao (MM ’89, voice and music theory; PhD ’94, music theory), and author of the forthcoming book, "Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry in Nineteenth-Century California and Beyond."
Monday, April 7, 2025
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Join us for a special evening with acclaimed pianist and musicologist Samantha Ege as she shares insights from her latest book "South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene."
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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Samantha Ege will be in conversation with Frank Villella on her book, "South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago's Classical Music Scene" and to share stories of the Black women whose creativity, perseverance, and energy transformed Chicago’s South Side into a wellspring of classical music making.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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A concert pianist and a leading scholar and interpreter of the music of Florence Price, Samantha Ege is the author of a new book, "South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene."
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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Samantha Ege, author of "South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago's Classical Music Scene", will be signing books and speaking at the Newberry Library in Chicago, IL about her new book.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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A presentation and book signing from Darius and Catherine Brubeck, authors of "Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road."
Thursday, April 24, 2025
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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.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
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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.