Friday, November 20, 2009 8:00am to 9:30am

Jane Addams Symposium

Jane Addams Hull House Association

This breakfast workshop is the first of four Jane Addams symposia to take place over the next year. Janice Metzger, author of What Would Jane Say? City-Building Women and a Tale of Two Chicagos, will lead a candid discussion on how Chicago might be a different city today if Jane Addams and other leading women had been a part of the Burnham planning process. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with Ms. Metzger and to purchase an autographed copy of the book.
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Friday, November 20, 2009 1:15pm to 5:00pm

Water as a Resource: Impact on Real Estate Ownership, Development and Land Use Policy

John Marshall Law School

The Burnham Plan Centennial Kratovil Conference on Real Estate Law & Practice will explore the relationship between water scarcity and ownership of real estate in regions other than the American West. [MORE]

Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:00am to noon

"Burnham's Chicago," presented by actor Terry Lynch

Hammond Public Library

History comes alive as actor Terry Lynch portrays architect Daniel Burnham at the Hammond Public Library. This is a joint meeting of the Friends of the Library and the Hammond Historical Society. The presentation is free and open to the public. The library is at 564 State Street (between State and Sibley streets, at Sohl Avenue), Hammond, IN. [MORE]

Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Global Warming: What's a Kid to Do?

Joliet Public Library

In the spirit of Daniel Burnham's forward-looking Plan of Chicago, Kidworks Touring Theatre Co. presents a “hands-on” exploration of climate changes around the world, told from the perspective of endangered animals and plants.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries: TBD" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

Watch an interview from our series of local visionaries on Chicago Tonight. [MORE]

Monday, November 30, 2009 noon to 1:00pm

Global Warming: What's a Kid to Do?

Gail Borden Public Library District

In the spirit of Daniel Burnham's forward-looking Plan of Chicago, Kidworks Touring Theatre Co. presents a “hands-on” exploration of climate changes around the world, told from the perspective of endangered animals and plants.
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:00pm

City Beautiful: Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial

Chicago Ridge Public Library

The year 2009 marks the centennial of Daniel Burnham's visionary plan for Chicago and its environs.  Burnham's Plan shaped the city and suburbs for generations of residents and visitors to enjoy. [MORE]

Monday, November 30, 2009 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Global Warming: What's a Kid to Do?

Eisenhower Public Library

In the spirit of Daniel Burnham's forward-looking Plan of Chicago, Kidworks Touring Theatre Co. presents a “hands-on” exploration of climate changes around the world, told from the perspective of endangered animals and plants.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Edward Bennett and the Plan of Chicago

Lake Forest Preservation Foundation

Edward H. Bennett is often an overlooked aspect of the 1909 Plan of Chicago. Fresh from his diploma at the École de Paris, he brought a French classic perspective to the preparation of the Plan. He also adapted to changing cultural situations in ways Daniel Burnham would not have foreseen. [MORE]

Sunday, November 1, 2009 4:00pm to 5:00pm

History Speaks Lecture Series: City Beautiful - Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial

Naper Settlement

Art historian and university professor Jeff Mishur of Art Excursions presents a slide lecture, “City Beautiful: Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial,” about architect Daniel Burnham’s 1909 Plan of Chicago and its relationship to European and American precedents. Follow the transition from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the City Beautiful Movement so eloquently manifested in Burnham's plan.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 7:00pm

The Plan of Chicago Presentation

Oswego Public Library

Jeff Mishur of Art Excursions speaks about Daniel Burnham's vision for Chicago and its environs. From the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the City Beautiful Movement, this presentation will depict how Burnham's plan shaped Chicago and suburbs for generations of residents and visitors. [MORE]

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 6:00pm

Did Someone Say Participate?

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

This event has been canceled due to illness.
 
Berlin-based architect and researcher Markus Miessen — editor of the 2006 anthology Did Someone Say Participate?: An Atlas of Spatial Practice and 2007's The Violence of Participation — presents this lecture related to the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do With the City. [MORE]

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:00pm

Burnham Smackdown!

Urban Habitat Chicago

7 panelists. 1 moderator. You be the judge.
 
Architecture journalist Lynn Becker moderates this fast-paced discussion featuring a band of urban experts who each take on one aspect of the 1909 Plan of Chicago by Burnham and Bennett, make it relevant and accessible by bringing it up-to-date, then offer real-world solutions on how it might be implemented.
 
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:00pm

The Plan of Chicago: A Regional Legacy

Glen Ellyn Public Library

This lively lecture by Chicago geographer and historian Dennis McClendon includes pictures of the Chicago that faced the planners a century ago, the grand visions they had for the city and what actually resulted from the Plan of Chicago. [MORE]

Thursday, November 5, 2009 9:00am to 5:00pm

Infrastructures for Change Workshop

Archeworks

Keynote speaker Dr. Eric W. Sanderson — Senior Conservation Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society and author of The Mannahatta Project — kicks off a day-long workshop examining the process of change in our collective environments. [MORE]

Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:30am
Thursday, November 5, 2009 7:00pm

Daniel Burnham’s Chicago: Historical Reenactment

Blue Island Public Library

Actor and historian Terry Lynch presents Daniel Burnham, architect of the Chicago Plan, discussing Chicago's history and his strategy to create to create a well-ordered and convenient city.
 
The 10:30 a.m. performance is for school children.  The 7 p.m. presentation is for all. [MORE]

Thursday, November 5, 2009 noon to Saturday, November 7, 2009 noon

Be Bold!: AIA Annual Conference

AIA Illinois

The annual American Institute of Architects Illinois Honor Awards Ceremony kicks off the AIA Annual Conference on the evening of Thursday, November 5. [MORE]

Thursday, November 5, 2009 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Our Green Metropolis: The Next 100 Years

Mayor Daley's Nature and Wildlife Committee

The greatest legacy of the 1909 Plan was the regional green infrastructure it created. At this reception and special program, partners from around the region will announce the next steps for key Green Legacy projects and how the region can become a green metropolis.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Chicago Nature & Wildlife Research Summit

Mayor Daley's Nature and Wildlife Committee

Mayor Daley’s Nature & Wildlife Advisory Committee is convening a Research Summit to identify priority research needs, connect researchers to land managers and policy makers, and imagine what a biodiversity research network would look like in the City of Chicago. The Research Summit, which is by invitation only, will be complimented by two early evening programs that expand the discussion to a broader public. [MORE]

Thursday, November 5, 2009 5:30pm to 7:30pm

A Conversation with the Critics: Imagining the Future of the City

Chicago Architecture Foundation

Edward Lifson, cultural critic and creator of Chicago Public Radio’s Hello Beautiful!, moderates a panel that includes: [MORE]

Thursday, November 5, 2009 6:00pm to 8:00pm

An Ongoing Legacy: The Burnham Plan from the City Beautiful Movement to Daley's Post-Modernist Chicago

In this illustrated Friends of the Library Signature Showcase presentation, Dr. Dominic Pacyga explores the roots and impact of the Plan of Chicago from its conception to present day.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:30am
Thursday, November 5, 2009 7:00pm

Daniel Burnham’s Chicago: Historical Reenactment

Blue Island Public Library

Actor and historian Terry Lynch presents Daniel Burnham, architect of the Chicago Plan, discussing Chicago's history and his strategy to create to create a well-ordered and convenient city.
 
The 10:30 a.m. performance is for school children.  The 7 p.m. presentation is for all. [MORE]

Friday, November 6, 2009 4:00pm to 6:00pm

The Mannahatta Project: Manhattan Island Year 1609

City of Chicago

Have you ever wondered what New York was like before it was a city? In his keynote address to the Chicago Nature & Wildlife Research Summit, Dr. Eric W. Sanderson -- Senior Conservation Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society -- presents his work on the Mannahatta Project, an effort to reconstruct the landscape of Manhattan Island in 1609. [MORE]

Friday, November 6, 2009 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Chicago Nature & Wildlife Research Summit

Mayor Daley's Nature and Wildlife Committee

Mayor Daley’s Nature & Wildlife Advisory Committee is convening a Research Summit to identify priority research needs, connect researchers to land managers and policy makers, and imagine what a biodiversity research network would look like in the City of Chicago. The Research Summit, which is by invitation only, will be complimented by two early evening programs that expand the discussion to a broader public. [MORE]

Sunday, November 8, 2009 noon
Sunday, November 8, 2009 2:00pm

Blueprints to Our Past Tour

Museum of Science and Industry

This tour will take you both in and outside the Museum of Science and Industry as well as back in time to its origins as the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1893 World's Fair. Using the building's architecture as the guide, you'll see a story that spans more than a hundred years, two World's Fairs and more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space. This tour will also include a virtual simulation of the 1893 Fair's White City, created by Lisa Snyder of the UCLA Media Lab.
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Sunday, November 8, 2009 2:00pm to 3:30pm

No Little Plans: The Roads of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago

River Forest Public Library

Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago was created in 1909. Transportation Historian Dave Clark will tell the story of the roads of the Plan of Chicago in pictures and music, and he will take us on a photographic road trip of the successes of the Plan, the concepts for highways and railroads that would have created a much-different Chicago Region and the lessons to be learned from the Plan today. [MORE]

Monday, November 9, 2009 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Burnham's Chicago

Town and Country Public Library

See Chicago through the eyes of the finest tour guide in the state. Terry Lynch, actor and member of the National Speaker's Association presents an interactive program of Burnham's plan for Chicago.  [MORE]

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Authors Weigh In On Burnham's Plan of Chicago

Society of Midland Authors

The Society of Midland Authors presents a special panel of four authors focused on Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago. The engaging evening takes place at the historic Cliff Dweller's Club.
 
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:00pm

Rick Kogan: The Burnham Legacy

Blue Island Public Library

Rick Kogan — popular Chicago Tribune columnist and host of WGN radio's Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan — considers how Burnham’s legacy is a confusing yet wonderful thing. Kogan talks about the city behind the skyscrapers, telling stories of people and a city that exists apart from grand plans. [MORE]

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:15pm to 1:00pm

Lunchtime Lecture: The Wacker Manual

Chicago Architecture Foundation

Wacker’s Manual of the Plan of Chicago: Municipal Economy, written in 1911, taught the city’s eighth grade students about the 1909 Plan of Chicago. Jean Linsner, Vice President of Youth Education, Chicago Architecture Foundation, shares highlights from this textbook and offers a glimpse at how today’s students and teachers take up the challenges set forth in the Manual. [MORE]

Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:00pm

Geographical Memory: The 25th Anniversary of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Historic Corridor

Lewis University

From a historical perspective, the creation of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor represents historical revisionism that placed geography and the history of waterborne transportation at the center of local consciousness. The NHC concept has become a national trend that recovers a sense of place in the local and national context. [MORE]

Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:00pm

Lecture: Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss, founder of Philadelphia-based NAO (Normal Architecture Office), presents a lecture in conjunction with the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do With the City. Weiss is an architect educated at Harvard University and Belgrade University. His book Almost Architecture explores the roles of architecture vis-a-vis democratic processes, abrupt political changes and architectural appearance of post-communist ideologies. [MORE]

Saturday, November 14, 2009 11:00am to 4:30pm

Think Big Youth Expo

Chicago Humanities Festival

One hundred years ago, Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett issued the Plan of Chicago to give people great ideas about how to make the city and region a better place. [MORE]

Saturday, November 14, 2009 noon to 1:30pm

Bold Plans for the Next 100 Years

Chicago Humanities Festival

A panel of visionary designers and thinkers, including architect and planner Doug Farr and Cheryle Jackson, president of the Chicago Urban League and John Tolva, IBM, Director, Citizenship & Technology provide an exciting look into an imaginative future. Adele Simmons, vice chair of Chicago Metropolis 2020, moderates. Bold Plans for the Next 100 Years is part of the 2009 Chicago Humanities Festival. Two other Burnham Centennial-themed programs on November 14 are: [MORE]

Saturday, November 14, 2009 2:30pm to 4:00pm

The Future of Chicago: How We Get There

Chicago Humanities Festival

A panel including: John Fregonese, a regional planning and transportation expert; Sadhu Johnston, former chief environmental officer for the City of Chicago; and Carlos Nelson, executive director, Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation, considers practical and immediate solutions to questions about housing, education, transportation and the environment and sustainability in and around Chicago. WBEZ's Steve Edwards moderates. The Future of Chicago is part of the 2009 Chicago Humanities Festival. [MORE]

Sunday, November 15, 2009 2:00pm to 4:00pm

No Little Plans: The Roads of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago and Historic Route 66: A Journey through History

Joliet Public Library

Windy City Road Warrior David G. Clark looks at Burnham and Bennett’s concepts for road building that included grand boulevards as well as a system of radiating and encircling highways throughout Chicago and the suburbs.The Roads of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago presentation considers the highways proposed by the Plan, and how that plan differed markedly from our current dependence on tollways and expressways. [MORE]

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:30am

For Seniors Only!: "City Beautiful: Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial"

Blue Island Public Library

The year 2009 marks the centennial of Daniel Burnham's visionary plan for Chicago and its environs.  Burnham's Plan shaped the city and suburbs for generations of residents and visitors to enjoy. [MORE]

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:30pm

Haussmann’s Paris and Burnham’s Chicago lecture

Alliance Francaise de Chicago

Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s radical remaking of Paris during the 1860’s had an obvious and profound influence on the 1909 Plan of Chicago prepared by Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett. Chicago-based architect Timothy Brown, who worked in Paris for many years as director of IIT’s European Study Programs, explores the sometimes unexpected ways the respective plans continue to inform contemporary urban planning efforts. [MORE]

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:30pm

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

Landmark Conservancy

As part of the Landmark Conservancy's seventh annual Fr. Baar Architecture Lecture series, director Judith McBrien introduces her new documentary. The film explores the fascinating life and complex legacy of Daniel Hudson Burnham and how his vision to organize the chaos of 19th century America shaped the nation's towns and cities for generations.
 
The film, the first full-length documentary about Burnham, was produced by The Archimedia Workshop in consultation with Kartemquin Films. [MORE]

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Chicago History Museum Members’ Annual Meeting

Chicago History Museum

Museum president Gary T. Johnson and board president Sharon Gist Gilliam invite you to a light reception and remarks on the Museum’s past year of activities.
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