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Her Story: Women’s Contributions to Chicago History
Mar
7
7:00 PM19:00
Lecture

Her Story: Women’s Contributions to Chicago History

  • Thursday, March 7, 2019
  • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30
  • Sulzer Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This women's history program, sponsored by the Ravenswood Lake View Historical Association, will be free and open to the public.

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Prairie Style in the Parks
Mar
11
7:00 PM19:00
Seminar

Prairie Style in the Parks

  • Monday, March 11, 2019
  • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30
  • Wicker Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will present this three-part series exploring the evolution of the Prairie style in Chicago's parks.

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Art in the Parks Tour
May
1
10:00 AM10:00
Tour

Art in the Parks Tour

  • Wednesday, May 1, 2019
  • 10:00 AM 3:30 PM 10:00 15:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Private Event. Since the late 19th Century, Chicago’s parks have included some of the nation’s most important works of outdoor public art.

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Her Story: Women’s History Tour
Jun
11
10:00 AM10:00
Tour

Her Story: Women’s History Tour

  • Tuesday, June 11, 2019
  • 10:00 AM 3:30 PM 10:00 15:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Private Event. This tour will explore the lives and achievements of many significant Chicago women including internationally acclaimed social reformer Jane Addams, anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, and philanthropist and arts patron Kate Buckingham.

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Beauty and the Bike: The Impact of Recreational Changes on Park Designs
Dec
6
6:00 PM18:00
Lecture

Beauty and the Bike: The Impact of Recreational Changes on Park Designs

  • Thursday, December 6, 2018
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Design Museum of Chicago (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will give a presentation on the history of design response to changing recreational trends.

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Designed to Dazzle and Delight: Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
Nov
18
6:30 PM18:30
Lecture

Designed to Dazzle and Delight: Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition

  • Sunday, November 18, 2018
  • 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 18:30 21:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will present a history of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair

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From White City to Green Haven: Jackson Park’s Transformations
Nov
15
6:00 PM18:00
Lecture

From White City to Green Haven: Jackson Park’s Transformations

  • Thursday, November 15, 2018
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Newberry Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will present this history of Jackson Park's 19th century transformations in conjunction with the Newbery Library's new exhibition entitled Pictures from the Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World's Fair.

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Residential Architecture: From Mansions to Modernism
Oct
23
to Nov 13
Seminar

Residential Architecture: From Mansions to Modernism

  • Tue, Oct 23, 2018 10:00 AM 10:00 Tue, Nov 13, 2018 12:00 PM 12:00
  • Chicago Architecture Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will present this four part seminar at the newly relocated Chicago Architect Center. It features a history of residential architect along Chicago's lakefront neighborhoods from the 1870s through the 1970s.

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Murals and More Bus Tour
Oct
20
10:00 AM10:00
Tour

Murals and More Bus Tour

  • Saturday, October 20, 2018
  • 10:00 AM 3:30 PM 10:00 15:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

This tour will visit several historic park field houses with Progressive Era murals which were created to inspire and educate the immigrant residents who lived in the surrounding neighborhoods during the early 20th century.

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Chicago Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism
Oct
14
10:30 AM10:30
Lecture

Chicago Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism

  • Sunday, October 14, 2018
  • 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 10:30 12:00
  • 5959 North Sheridan Road Chicago, IL, 60660 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this presentation historian Julia Bachrach will highlight the work of Chicago Jewish architects from the late 1880s through the 1970s.

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Her Story: Women in Chicago History
Sep
18
2:00 PM14:00
Seminar

Her Story: Women in Chicago History

  • Tuesday, September 18, 2018
  • 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 14:00 16:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will lead this seminar that explores the lives and work of many significant Chicago women who overcame great obstacles to achieve success.

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Washington Park Walking Tour
Sep
15
1:00 PM13:00
Tour

Washington Park Walking Tour

  • Saturday, September 15, 2018
  • 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 13:00 15:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

This tour will explore Washington Park’s landscape history and public artworks including Lorado Taft’s Fountain of Time.

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Lincoln Park Walking Tour
Sep
6
6:00 PM18:00
Tour

Lincoln Park Walking Tour

  • Thursday, September 6, 2018
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

This walking tour features a broad array of public artworks from various eras in and just outside of Lincoln Park

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Humboldt Park Walking Tour
Jul
26
6:00 PM18:00
Tour

Humboldt Park Walking Tour

  • Thursday, July 26, 2018
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

On this tour, you will learn about how Humboldt Park served as a “living laboratory” for Prairie style landscape architect Jens Jensen in the early 20th century.

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Around the Block Tour: The Art Institute of Chicago Block Party
Jul
21
11:00 AM11:00
Tour

Around the Block Tour: The Art Institute of Chicago Block Party

  • Saturday, July 21, 2018
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
  • Art Institute of Chicago (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will lead “Around the Block Tours” of the Art Institute and Grant Park.  

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Grant Park Walking Tour
Jul
7
1:00 PM13:00
Tour

Grant Park Walking Tour

  • Saturday, July 7, 2018
  • 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 13:00 15:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

This walking tour will reveal the fascinating history of Grant Park, Chicago’s “Front Yard,” Grant Park.

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Chicago Parks Old and New Bus Tour
Jun
23
10:00 AM10:00
Tour

Chicago Parks Old and New Bus Tour

  • Saturday, June 23, 2018
  • 10:00 AM 3:30 PM 10:00 15:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

This bus tour explores significant park artworks and landscape designs representing many fascinating eras.

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Prairie in the City
Jun
7
11:00 AM11:00
Lecture

Prairie in the City

  • Thursday, June 7, 2018
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 11:00 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

During this private luncheon program, Julia Bachrach will present “Prairie in the City,” featuring the contributions of Jens Jensen, who is widely considered Dean of Prairie style landscape architecture.

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Chicago’s Remarkable Lakefront
Jun
2
6:00 PM18:00
Tour

Chicago’s Remarkable Lakefront

  • Saturday, June 2, 2018
  • 6:00 PM 9:30 PM 18:00 21:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

As part of the William & Mary Alumni Association Weekend in Chicago, Julia Bachrach will be the featured guest for the gala dinner during a private charter cruise of Lake Michigan. 

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Lincoln Park Walking Tour
May
31
6:00 PM18:00
Tour

Lincoln Park Walking Tour

  • Thursday, May 31, 2018
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

On this walking tour, you will make many fascinating discoveries in Lincoln Park, including two historic monuments that were recently reinstalled after having disappeared years ago

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Milestones Bus Tour
May
19
10:00 AM10:00
Tour

Milestones Bus Tour

  • Saturday, May 19, 2018
  • 10:00 AM 3:30 PM 10:00 15:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

This bus tour celebrates important milestones in the history of the city, state, and American history.

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Art for Chicago’s Neighborhood Parks
May
9
11:30 AM11:30
Lecture

Art for Chicago’s Neighborhood Parks

  • Wednesday, May 9, 2018
  • 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 11:30 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conjunction with the Associates of the Art Institute’s theme “Inspired by the Past,” Julia Bachrach will present to the Southland Community Associations. This presentation explores Chicago’s collection of murals and paintings in park field houses during the Progressive Era. 

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Paris in Chicago: French Influences and the South Lakefront
May
3
11:30 AM11:30
Lecture

Paris in Chicago: French Influences and the South Lakefront

  • Thursday, May 3, 2018
  • 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 11:30 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

During the early 20th century, Chicago’s renowned architects and planners Burnham and Bennett envisioned Grant Park as a magnificent French Renaissance landscape. That dream was finally realized in the 1920s, and since then Chicagoans have enjoyed a sense of Paris by visiting the city’s south lakefront.

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Her Story: Women of Influence from Illinois
Mar
29
7:00 PM19:00
Lecture

Her Story: Women of Influence from Illinois

  • Thursday, March 29, 2018
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Naperville Public Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this presentation, Julia Bachrach will share her research, describe naming and other recent efforts to commemorate women’s contributions to Illinois history. She will illuminate the stories of many significant women who overcame great obstacles to achieve success.

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Prairie-style Gems of Chicago’s West Side
Mar
20
11:30 AM11:30
Tour

Prairie-style Gems of Chicago’s West Side

  • Tuesday, March 20, 2018
  • 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 11:30 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

This private tour includes two iconic Prairie style properties that were both completed in 1908—Unity Temple and the Garfield Park Conservatory. 

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Chicago Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism
Mar
11
2:00 PM14:00
Lecture

Chicago Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism

  • Sunday, March 11, 2018
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
  • Temple Beth Israel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this presentation historian Julia Bachrach will highlight the work of Chicago Jewish architects from the late 1880s through the 1970s.

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The City in a Garden
Feb
21
2:00 PM14:00

The City in a Garden

  • Wednesday, February 21, 2018
  • 2:00 PM 3:15 PM 14:00 15:15
  • Fourth Presbyterian Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This presentation by landscape historian Julia Bachrach highlights the fascinating development of Chicago’s parks.

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Chicago Neighborhoods Then and Now
Feb
15
5:45 PM17:45

Chicago Neighborhoods Then and Now

  • Thursday, February 15, 2018
  • 5:45 PM 7:45 PM 17:45 19:45
  • Newberry Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Focusing on economic, environmental, social, and political factors while highlighting each area’s character, the seminar examines the history, current conditions, and latest urban plans for three fascinating communities. 

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Chicago Parks Old and New Tour
Jan
18
1:30 PM13:30
Tour

Chicago Parks Old and New Tour

  • Thursday, January 18, 2018
  • 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 13:30 16:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

This private tour, given as part of the Illinois Parks and Recreation Conference, will highlight two fascinating historic parks on Chicago's Northwest Side: Kilbourn and Athletic Field parks.

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Promontory Point Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places
Oct
27
1:23 AM01:23

Promontory Point Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

  • Friday, October 27, 2017
  • 1:23 AM 2:23 AM 01:23 02:23
  • Illinois State Historic Preservation Office (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Prepared on behalf of the Promontory Point Conservancy by Julia Bachrach, the Promontory Point Nomination, a proposed historic district within Chicago’s Burnham Park, will be formally reviewed by the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council (IHSAC).

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Statue Stories Chicago Writing Workshop
Oct
17
2:00 PM14:00

Statue Stories Chicago Writing Workshop

  • Tuesday, October 17, 2017
  • 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 14:00 16:00
  • Maggie Daley Park Field House (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

If statues could talk, what stories would they tell?  Statue Stories Chicago has given voices to over two dozen statues throughout the city. Julia Bachrach will lead this Chicago Ideas Week workshop along with writer MT Cozzola, poet Quraysh Ali Lansana, and social media specialist Jessie Jury.

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Opening Reception for Humboldt Park Chicago Architecture Biennial Exhibits
Oct
12
6:00 PM18:00
Exhibit

Opening Reception for Humboldt Park Chicago Architecture Biennial Exhibits

  • Thursday, October 12, 2017
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This reception, celebrating the opening of the exhibits, features a panel discussion about the fascinating history of the Stables Building.  Panelists include Julia Bachrach and architects Gunny Harboe and Luis Martinez.

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History of Civic Leadership and the Forest Preserves of Cook County
Oct
12
12:30 PM12:30
Lecture

History of Civic Leadership and the Forest Preserves of Cook County

  • Thursday, October 12, 2017
  • 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 12:30 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Julia Bachrach will tell the inspiring story of how Perkins and Jensen refused to give up until they could be sure their vision for the Cook County Forest Preserves would become a reality.

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Chicago Parkitecture
Sep
27
5:45 PM17:45
Seminar

Chicago Parkitecture

  • Wednesday, September 27, 2017
  • 5:45 PM 7:45 PM 17:45 19:45
  • Google Calendar ICS

Beginning of a 4-week session seminar at the Newberry Library that highlights the fascinating evolution of buildings and structures in Chicago’s parks. Through October 18.

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