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Sunday, June 28, 2026

  • Flyer for the Drag Tea Party

    Tea with the King & Queen

    3:00 - 5:00 pm
    The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum

    Spurlock Museum and the Lancashire Rose Chapter of the Daughters of the British Empire Illinois are throwing an all ages drag tea party you won't want to miss! Enjoy tea, lemonade, sweet treats, British tea culture education, drag performances, and private guided museum tours, all celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride! Get your tickets before they sell out!

Thursday, September 24, 2026

  • Carr Visiting Author Series: Mary Helen Specht

    4:30 pm
    TBD

    Join us for a reading by author Mary Helen Specth! Mary Helen Specht is the author of the forthcoming novel Mudlark (July 2026) and the novel Migratory Animals, a New York Times Editors' Choice and winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Best First Fiction Award and the Writers’ League of Texas Fiction Prize.

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Thursday, February 11, 2027

  • Kaplan Family Writer-in-Residence Series Presents: Carmen Maria Machado

    4:30 pm
    TBD

    Join us for a reading by author Carmen Maria Machado! Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House, the graphic novel The Low, Low Woods, and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, and more.

Thursday, March 25, 2027

  • Carr Visiting Author Series: Brandon Hobson

    4:30 pm
    TBD

    Join us for a reading by author Brandon Hobson! Dr. Brandon Hobson is a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. His novel, Where the Dead Sit Talking, was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at New Mexico State University and the institute of american indian arts.