(g) Program is for Community Associates members and their guests.
(p) Program is open to the public.
Unless otherwise indicated, programs are for Community Associates members only.


Thank You, Mrs. Palmer: Seeds of a Collection (p)

September 17, 2008
Lecture by Margaret Farr
"Bertha Palmer" portrayal by Leslie Goddard, Elmhurst  Historical Museum
Free community lecture, tea, and dessert at Abbington Banquets
Chicago's Grand and Famous Cemeteries
September 30 and October 2, 2008
Guided by Albert Walavich, art historian
Bus tour to Graceland and Bohemian National Cemeteries
Lunch at Francesca's on Bryn Mawr
Early Italian Renaissance Art
October 1 and November 5, 2008;
February 4, March 4, and April 1, 2009
Community Associates Study Group
Luncheon on May 9
Community Associates Research & Lecture Series (p)
October 11, 18; November 8, 15, 2008

Art Institute of Chicago

Grand Rapids Art Excursion
October 15–17, 2008
Arranged by About Tours
Rising From the Ashes: Chicago's Rich Architectural Legacy
October 29, 2008
Lecture by Margaret Farr
Lunch on your own at the Art Institute of Chicago
The Elephant in the Basement
November 14, 2008
Combined Community Associates Lecture at the Art Institute
Lecture by John Himmelfarb, artist
Lunch at The Cliff Dwellers
Exhibition Overview of The Divine Art: Four Centuries of European Tapestries
November 19, 2008
Lecture by Sarah Alvarez
Lunch on your own at the Art Institute of Chicago
The Art and Religion of Food and Drink (g)
December 3, 2008
Lecture by Laura Johnson, art historian
Guest luncheon at Abbington Banquets
Old World Splendor in Milwaukee
December 17, 2008
Basilica of St. Josephat and Pabst Mansion
Luncheon at the Woman's Club of Wisconsin
Exhibition Overview of Drawn to Drawings: The Goldman Collection
January 7, 2009
Lecture by Suzanne McCullagh
Woman's Board coffee at the Art Institute of Chicago
The Forensic Side of Art History: CSI meets AIC (g)
January 21, 2009
Lecture by Francesca Casadio
Guest coffee and dessert at Abbington Banquets
Out of the Crucible: American Art and the Civil War
February 11, 2009
Lecture by Jeff Nigro
Lunch and Chic Chicago at the Chicago History Museum
Loyola University Museum of Art and Harold Washington Library
March 11, 2009
Lunch at Quartino
Fabulous Chicago
April 8, 2009
Arranged by About Tours
Art Travel to Pittsburgh and Fallingwater
April 16–20, 2009
Arranged by About Tours
Renzo Piano's Modern Wing: Constructing a Museum for the 21st Century (g)
May 13, 2009
Lecture by Paula Wisotzki
Guest luncheon at Abbington Banquets
Chicago by Land and Water
June 4, 2009
Bus and boat tour
Guided by Albert Walavich, art historian



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