Under the Buffalo Lecture Series
The Under the Buffalo Lecture Series provides unique, high quality programming for a broad audience of individuals interested in history. Topics include general history, exhibition talks, and related contemporary issues. Lectures are presented nine times a year and are free to members of the Evanston History Center.

"Hunger Artist: A Suburban Childhood"
An Under the Buffalo Lecture by Joanne Jacobson
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:30 pm
Will now be held at the King Home, 1555 Oak Avenue, Evanston

Come hear Joanne Jacobson read from her memoir, Hunger Artist, about growing up in Evanston during the baby boomer years. Jacobson lyrically evokes the hopefulness with which her parents, the children of Jewish immigrants, moved to Evanston, to their first house and their first garden and front lawn.  She returns to the pleasure of flying down streets on her Schwinn with her friends--"junior masters of the universe"--and the hungers that material plenty could not always satisfy. Critics have called _Hunger Artist_ "stunning," "fresh and riveting"--evoking at once "the intimate details of one girl's life in theChicago suburbs" and "the universal truths of childhood."

A book signing will follow the presentation.

Joanne Jacobson is Professor of English and Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs at Yeshiva University. Her creative non-fiction and her critical essays have
appeared in The Nation, New England Review, and Massachusetts Review.

Events:
Mother's Day House Walk
The Evanston History Center (EHC) will host its 33^rd annual Mothers Day House Walk from 12pm to 5pm on Sunday, May 11^th, rain or shine. Incredible private residences in Evanstons Ridge Historic District will be open for public viewing in what has become an annual tradition in Evanston.
 
The Ridge Historic District includes many houses by the well-known Evanston architect, Myron Hunt.  Hunt's work is a distinctive representation of the Prairie School.  He was a founding member of the Arts and Crafts Society and shared offices with Frank Lloyd Wright.  This year, among other fine examples of his work, we are fortunate to have the house Hunt designed and built for himself.  It exemplifies many of his hallmarks:  the wide horizontal beaded paneling and spacious rooms that open on to one another, while incorporating arches and light in a unique and impressive way. 
 
Tickets can be purchased by calling the EHC at 847-475-3410 and are $35 in advance, $40 on Mothers Day. Children 12 and over require tickets. Tickets are not mailed but will be available for pick up at the Evanston History Center at 225 Greenwood St. beginning at 11am on May 13^th. Tickets are non-refundable. Visa, MC and checks accepted. EHC members and receive discounts on house walk tickets along with other exciting benefits.  

Annual Meeting
Save the (NEW) date for the 110th Annual Meeting of the Evanston History Center
Wednesday, June 18^th, 6:30 at the King Home 1555 Oak Avenue, Evanston
Official Announcement to follow.

Costume Exhibit

Foundations of Evanston: A Close Examination of the Underpinnings of the Community
In July 2007, the Evanston History Center (EHC) opened a new costume exhibit on the second floor of the Charles Gates Dawes House. The exhibit, curated by EHC costume curator, Janet Messmer, focuses exclusively on undergarments worn by men, women, and children from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Most costume exhibits focus on garments that are meant to be seen by others and present an image of self, chosen by the wearer. This exhibit turns its attention to what lies under that outward image. The exhibit focuses on tracing the evolution of various garments over time.  It allows visitors to explore how certain items, which were deemed essential in the 19th century, have either disappeared from our clothing or changed in form and function. The exhibit features an exploration of the ways technology has affected the materials from which undergarments have been made. As it traces the appearance and development of new items over the course of the 20th century, it explores the ways in which underclothing altered the figure in startling and interesting ways.

We invite visitors to go "undercover" with us to examine in detail the very interesting story of underwear; what we wore and why we wore it. Foundations of Evanston runs through March 2008.

The exhibit is open to visitors on Friday and Saturday, 1pm to 3pm, and Sundays, 1pm-4pm.
The exhibit is closed major holidays.
Exhibit Admission Fees (which include a guided tour of the Dawes House and access to the Milestones and Memories exhibit): Adults- $5; Senior Citizens- $3; Children, ages 6 to 18- $3; Children under 6- free; EHC Members- free.