Category: zPennyEvents

6/10/12: Sunday Pix

Many thanks to Alma Garcia, her sister Carla & her friend Vanessa for helping staff FF2 Media’s table under the IWPA canopy at this year’s Printers Row Lit Fest! Click HERE to “Look Inside” Anita Hill’s Book Reimagining Equality on Amazon. Click HERE to “Look Inside” my book Penny’s Picks on Amazon. Click here for handout about… Continue reading 6/10/12: Sunday Pix

PRLF: Penny’s Picks

I will be at the Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend (Sat 6/9 & Sun 6/10) signing copies of my new book Penny’s Picks: 50 Movies by Women Filmmakers (2002-2011). You can find me under the IWPA Tent. (Click HERE for map.) This year the IWPA Tent will be at location “D” just south of… Continue reading PRLF: Penny’s Picks

PRLF: Reimagining Equality

Copies of Anita Hill’s new book Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home will be available for sale this weekend (Sat 6/9 & Sun 6/10) under the IWPA Tent at the Printers Row Lit Fest (the Midwest’s largest book fair). These are special “commemorative editions” from Professor Hill’s visit to Chicago last December to… Continue reading PRLF: Reimagining Equality

Naperville eVite

Just received from the coordinators of AAUW Naperville’s annual meeting 🙂 Spring Awards Brunch Program Date: Saturday, May 5 Time: 9:30 AM–Noon Location: White Eagle Golf Club; 1400 Club Drive; Naperville, IL Topic: Ten Years in the Pond –> What is the Celluloid Ceiling and Why should YOU care? RSVP: http://www.aauw-il.org/naperville/events.htm PS: Copies of my new book… Continue reading Naperville eVite

3/31: Meet-Up at the Icon!

I’ve just come back from a screening of Mirror Mirror staring Lilly Collins as “Snow White” and Julia Roberts as her evil stepmother. When I got the press kit, I could hardly believe my eyes: a film opening on the eve of the 5th annual International SWAN Day based on a story crafted by a… Continue reading 3/31: Meet-Up at the Icon!

LADINO: 500 YEARS YOUNG

Ladino: 500 Years Young is a 52 minute documentary directed by Rina Papish. On a singing tour in Spain, Ladino singer Yasmin Levy connects with her identity as a Jew whose ancestors were expelled from Spain 500 years earlier. The film follows Levy’s rise from the moment she discovers she can sing. As she gets to know herself as… Continue reading LADINO: 500 YEARS YOUNG

WHO I AM NOW

Who I Am Now is a 54 minute documentary directed by Sivan Arbel. The film follows beloved singer Chava Alberstein as she prepares for her first Israeli concert after years of international touring and headlining events all around the world. Often thought of as the voice of Israel itself, Alberstein has been performing and writing… Continue reading WHO I AM NOW

RETRACE (VISSZATERES)

After her father’s funeral in Sweden, a Holocaust survivor named “Katherine” (Kathleen Gati) travels to her hometown in Transylvania search of answers to long-buried mysteries. Crosscut with Katherine’s story is the story of “Sandor” (András Demeter), the man who helped save Katherine, but stayed in the village after she left. In Katherine’s arc, the companions on her… Continue reading RETRACE (VISSZATERES)

Marie at KAMII

Sholem Aleichem’s Women: A Women’s History Month Tribute to Marie Waife-Goldberg From Intro: “I have 5 daughters,” brays Tevye in the opening moments of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. “I have 5 daughters!” Close your eyes and I’ll bet you can summon Zero Mostel’s voice—Zero Mostel’s voice as we can all still hear… Continue reading Marie at KAMII

Jane in Deerfield

Message from Judy Epstein (3/19/12): “Thank you for a wonderful evening. The program made us proud to be part of AAUW and advocates of the values of Jane Addams.” From Intro: Who am I? I am a Life Member of AAUW and a member of AAUW’s Legacy Circle. I joined AAUW Chicago in 1983 (eek!),… Continue reading Jane in Deerfield

PENNY’S PICKS Kick-Off

Huge thanks to everyone who came to Chicago’s famous Women & Children First bookstore in Andersonville on March 7th for my Penny’s Picks Kick-Off Event! The cake from Sensational Bites was scrumptious! And the folks @ the Pacific Garden Mission were very happy to receive their half once we were done 😉 If you are a… Continue reading PENNY’S PICKS Kick-Off

WHM: PICKLES

Pickles (Chamutzin) follows 8 Arab widows living in a town in northern Israel who obtain a micro-loan to start a pickle factory. With no formal training & almost no community support, the women struggle as entrepreneurs, as mothers & as friends. Shout-Out to Metro Chicago: Meet Israeli filmmaker Dalit Kimor IN PERSON & see her… Continue reading WHM: PICKLES

WCF Kick-Off

Wednesday March 7, 2012: Come to Women & Children First @ 7:30 PM Come to WCF to debate the “Blue Oscar” conundrum! Describe your own emotions when you watched this year’s Oscar Ceremony after having read this in the Chicago Tribune: “Oscar voters overwhelmingly white, male.” Hear Jan read from Penny’s Picks, laugh thru your… Continue reading WCF Kick-Off

Lacy Feasts: Suzanne Lacy at the Smart Gallery (University of Chicago)

Way back on July 22, 2006 (a hot Saturday in Bloomington, IL), I was handed a press release from then Lieutenant Governor (& now Governor) Pat Quinn explaining that beginning in 2007, Illinois would celebrate “Jane Addams Day” every year on December 10. In response, I began planning festivities for that date (12/10/07) with my fellow AAUW-Illinois Board… Continue reading Lacy Feasts: Suzanne Lacy at the Smart Gallery (University of Chicago)

12/10: Anita Hill!

 On December 10, 2011, Celebrate Illinois’ 5th Annual Jane Addams Day with Special Guest Professor Anita Hill!   Date: Saturday, 12/10/11 Time: 10 AM–Noon Location: The Chicago Temple @ 77 West Washington This program is FREE & open to the Public! Program planned in collaboration with AAUW-IL, Inc (the Illinois Division of the American Association… Continue reading 12/10: Anita Hill!

AAUW-IL Wecomes Ibtisam

AAUW-Illinois members welcome Palestinian filmmaker Ibtisam Mara’ana, who drove all the way out to Oregon, IL (just south of Rockford) to screen her film Paradise Lost at Fall Conference. A lively Q&A after the screening ranged from the intensely personal to the provocatively political, with all 46 particpants eagerly engaged until moderator Erika Nicketakis finally called it a… Continue reading AAUW-IL Wecomes Ibtisam

Saturday in the Park with Jane

To: Julia Bachrach Department of Planning & Development Chicago Park District Dear Julia, Thank you again for inviting me to the ReDedication Ceremony for the “Helping Hands” sculptures created in my honor by Louise Bourgeois. I think CPD has done a lovely job of adorning the space next to Clark House to maximize the significance of Ms.… Continue reading Saturday in the Park with Jane

HWC #5 Pix

My Bad: Got a new camera months ago, but I’m only just now posting photos from Women’s History Month.  All credit goes to my neighbor & computer wizard Dan Flavin without whom these would all be lost forever. So anyway, here I am at Harold Washington College in the Chicago Loop giving my 5th annual… Continue reading HWC #5 Pix

Debating Essentialism

Are there any important differences between the way most men & women think?  Does it matter if most of our images of women are created by men rather than by women? This was the fascinating topic under discussion when Jill Coleman & Elisa Schoenberger presented: Essentialism & The Male Gaze: Why it’s so important to “Support Women… Continue reading Debating Essentialism

PRLF 2011

12/17/11 Update: Penny’s Picks is now available on Amazon! Click HERE to order your copy 🙂 Another year at the Printers Row Lit Fest & this year I even had a book.  Well, OK, a “proto-book” which is actually a draft version of a collection I’m planning to release later this summer. Thanks much to… Continue reading PRLF 2011

Brava, Tanya!

Congratulations to Tanya Saracho for setting the City of Big Shoulders ablaze with the premiere of her new play El Nogalar! El Nogalar, which opened at the Goodman Theatre on March 26th (International SWAN Day!) closed its run yesterday having garnered great attendance & excellent reviews.  And the icing on the cake?  The day after El… Continue reading Brava, Tanya!

3/26: See God of Carnage

Limited DISCOUNT tix still available for Yasmina Reza’s Tony-award-winning new play God of Carnage this Saturday afternoon, so come show that YOU Support Women Artists Now! When:  Saturday (March 26) @ 2 PM Where: Goodman Theatre’s Albert Stage 170 North Dearborn; Chicago Loop Prices: Main Floor $60 ($15 discount!!!)/Balcony $40 ($5 discount!) SPECIAL BONUS: This performance is scheduled for SWAN Day,… Continue reading 3/26: See God of Carnage

3/26: See El Nogalar

Limited tix still available for Tanya Saracho’s new play El Nogalar.  The first preview performance is this Saturday, so come show YOUR support! When:  Saturday (March 26) @ 8 PM Where: Goodman Theatre’s Owen Stage 170 North Dearborn; Chicago Loop Price: Main Floor $25/Balcony $15 SPECIAL BONUS: This first performance of El Nogalar is scheduled for SWAN Day, so… Continue reading 3/26: See El Nogalar

F2F with Judy Chicago

Met Judy Chicago last night after her wonderful lecture on her new Frida book (Frida Kahlo: Face to Face) @ our Harold Washington Library Center.  A student interviewed me while I was on the book signing line.  She wanted to know more about how it felt to see “The Dinner Party” as an installation in… Continue reading F2F with Judy Chicago

Brava, Sarah Bouyain!

  Week One of the 46th annual Chicago International Film Festival is now history.  Week Two begins today.  Many wonderful films in this year’s ReelWomen series J  Last night we saw a lovely film called The Place In Between set partly in Burkina Faso & partly in France.  Written & directed by Sarah Bouyain, The… Continue reading Brava, Sarah Bouyain!

Two Free CIFF Passes!

  Cinema/Chicago is offering two FREE passes (2 guests per pass) to their ReelWomen Tribute to producer Paula Wagner! When: Tues, Oct 12 What: Tribute @ 6 PM & Party @ 8 Where: AMC River East How: Send me an e-mail message telling me the name of the first woman to be nominated for a… Continue reading Two Free CIFF Passes!

Come Meet Naghmeh Shirkhan

High Tea” @ the Drake Hotel on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Naghmeh is in town for two screenings of her wonderful first feature The Neighbor at our CIFF.  Come meet her this weekend: AMC River East on Sat @ 5:40 PM or Sun @ 11:30 AM. Highly Recommended J  From Naghmeh’s Director’s Statement: ” I wanted… Continue reading Come Meet Naghmeh Shirkhan