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The Hundred Dresses
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Wanda Petronski speaks strangely, has a funny last name, and lives in the wrong part of town. Who would believe she has a closet full of one hundred beautiful dresses? The kids at Franklin Elementary School sure don't. In The Hundred Dresses, Maddie Martin and Peggy Hawthorne learn first-hand the danger of stereotypes and harsh words. This World Premiere musical by G. Riley Mills and Disney recording artist Ralph Covert (Ralph's World) was adapted from the classic book by Eleanor Estes. 'The Hundred Dresses' is a poetic tale about the power of words and finding the courage to stand up for others, even if you are standing alone.
At Royal George Theatre Center, Chicago, IL
Tue 11/10-Fri 11/13 at 10:30am.
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Honest Abe of the West
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'Honest Abe of the West,' an exhibition organized by the Newberry Library, will commemorate the 200th birthday of America’s sixteenth president. 'Honest Abe of the West' chronicles Lincoln’s early years in Illinois, focusing on his career as an attorney in Springfield and as a dedicated leader of the Whig Party. Rare copies of printed materials in the exhibition chronicle his important debates with Stephen A. Douglas during the race for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois in 1858. The exhibition also includes recently found ephemera from the 1860 presidential election and Republican Convention, held in Chicago at Lake Street and the Chicago River. Visitors will learn about the day-to-day workings of Lincoln’s presidency through a number of letters he received while in the White House, including a request by an Indian chief to have a member of his tribe excused from service in the Civil War after a family tragedy, and an offer from a Union sympathizer to spy on General Robert E. Lee’s troop movements. Lincoln penned reactions in his own hand on both of these letters as well as on other items in the exhibition.
At Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Tue 11/10-Thu 11/12 at 8:15am-7:30pm.
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