University of Illinois Press Events Master Calendar
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, March 31, 2025
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Connie Goddard discusses her book, "Learning for Work: How Industrial Education Fostered Democratic Opportunity," the intellectual heritage of the Bordentown School; and efforts to reopen the campus as a school and public open space. Registration requested.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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Miriam Thaggert, author of "Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad" and Professor and Associate Chair of English at SUNY Buffalo, uncovers the overlooked work of African American women on American railroads.
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.
Friday, April 18, 2025
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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
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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.