Calendar

  • Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

    Saturday Afternoon at the Movies
    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

      Members & guests–free Every Saturday afternoon, join fellow film aficionados of the Village for an in-depth organic discussion of films new and old. Watch the selected film any time–or enjoy the discussion and be persuaded to view it after! Keeper of the Flame: 1942, 100min, on Amazon & others for $4 Teaming up again after […]

  • Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

    Saturday Afternoon at the Movies
    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    Members & guests–free Every Saturday afternoon, join fellow film aficionados of the Village for an in-depth organic discussion of films new and old. Watch the selected film any time–or enjoy the discussion and be persuaded to view it after! Check back for this week’s film!   

  • Great Books, Great Conversations

    Great Books, Great Conversations
    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    Location: via Zoom Members and guests – Free! This ongoing Village discussion group meets online the first Wednesday of each month to discuss a selection of short readings from an anthology published by The Great Books Foundation. Although the group has been meeting for years, they are very welcoming to new members! “Culture and Anarchy” by […]

  • Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

    Saturday Afternoon at the Movies
    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    Members & guests–free Every Saturday afternoon, join fellow film aficionados of the Village for an in-depth organic discussion of films new and old. Watch the selected film any time–or enjoy the discussion and be persuaded to view it after! Check back for this week’s film!   

  • Managing Stress and Trauma with the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Part 1

    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    This is part one of a two part series. The second part will take place on August 18 The Community Resiliency Model (CRM) provides a resiliency-informed approach to trauma and toxic stress by teaching simple skills that are accessible to all. It teaches us that people are resilient, and skills of well-being can be cultivated […]

  • Chicago Area Villages Collaborative Presents: Artificial Intelligence Provocations with Dan Friedrich

    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    Members & guests: free! via Zoom Insights and predictions about Artificial Intelligence based on a career consulting on information technologies for NASA, Fermilab, and many other complex enterprises. Dan Friedrich is CEO/CTO of Friedrich, Klatt and Associates and a Second City-trained improv and sketch comedy writer, director, and performer. He hopes this presentation will provoke a robust […]

  • Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

    Saturday Afternoon at the Movies
    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    Members & guests–free Every Saturday afternoon, join fellow film aficionados of the Village for an in-depth organic discussion of films new and old. Watch the selected film any time–or enjoy the discussion and be persuaded to view it after! Check back for this week’s film!   

  • Managing Stress and Trauma with the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Part 2

    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    This is the second part of a two part series. The first is on August 11. The Community Resiliency Model (CRM) provides a resiliency-informed approach to trauma and toxic stress by teaching simple skills that are accessible to all. It teaches us that people are resilient, and skills of well-being can be cultivated to reduce […]

  • Crossing the Bridge

    Crossing the Bridge
    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    Location: via Zoom Members & guests: free. Death Cafe has evolved! Crossing the Bridge is a safe space to share personal feelings about death as we support and learn from each other. In addition to exploring our own thoughts, we talk about books, films, legislative developments, organizations, and other topics related to death and dying. […]

  • Reading the Rainbow: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

    Zoom Chicago, IL, United States

    via Zoom Members & guests: free! Reading the Rainbow is a bi-monthly book discussion group featuring a lively conversation of LGBTQ+ texts. People of all identities, including allies, are welcome! This month's selection is Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. An award winning debut novel, Martyr! follows Cyrus Shams, a young Iranian American poet whose obsession with martyrs leads him to […]

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