University of Illinois Press Events Master Calendar
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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7:00 pm CST4736 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625The Book Cellar will be hosting a reading of "Lingering Island: A Literary Tour of the Midwest." Editor Andy Oler and Chicago contributors will read from and discuss the book. A Q&A and book signing to follow.
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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7:30 pm ESTHoughton Hall, 22 East 30th St., NYC
Join the NYLHA to celebrate the posthumous release of Jane LaTour's book, "Backroom Bargaining: Racketeering and Rebellion in New York City's Labor Unions." Copies of Jane's book will be on sale for the discounted rate of $20. Queens College (CUNY) Professor Joshua B. Freeman will provide historical context on the union democracy movement.
Friday, September 11, 2026
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8:00 pmArchie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St. Hyattsville, MD. 20781
Stephen Wade, author of "Our Common Life" and "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" will be at Archie's Barbershop on September 11th, 2026 at 8pm. For more information and reservations: acousticblues.com
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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4:00 pmThe Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St. Chicago, IL. 60610
Stephen Wade, author of "Our Common Life" and "The Beautiful Music All Around Us", will be at The Newberry Library on November 11, 2026 at 4 pm. For more information: Call 312-943-9090
Sunday, December 6, 2026
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8:00 pm ESTGodfrey Daniels, 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA
Stephen Wade, author of "Our Common Life" and "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" will be at Godfrey Daniels on December 6, 2026 at 8 pm. For more information, please contact 610-867-2390 or Reservations@godfreydaniels.org