MARCH
Saturday 25
Best of Chicago voting is live now. Vote for your favorites »
A lecture and slide show this morning at the Edgewater branch Library, 1210 W. Elmdale, explores the evolutionary history of Lake Michigan. Northeastern University’s Frank Pranschke will discuss recent changes in the shoreline and information retrieved from underwater exploration. Hosted by the Edgewater Historical Society, the free program starts at 10. Call 334-5609 for more information.
Sunday 26
The local Celtic pop band Wilding helps make Mondays easier with regular shows at Schubas. Former Drover Kathleen Keane fronts the group, alternately singing and playing flute, tin whistle, and fiddle. The shows begin around 9:30, and there’s a $2 cover. Schubas is at 3159 N. Southport. Call 525-2508 for more.
Black railroad workers have historically had to fight twice as hard as their white counterparts. After struggling to become unionized they had to fight racism within their unions, which limited them to service positions as porters, dining car waiters, and baggage handlers. Toward this end they formed their own unions in the 30s, sometimes affiliating with the AFL or CIO and sometimes maintaining their independence as a defense against white chauvinism. Fighting Discrimination From Within–and Without: Black Railroad Workers, Employment Discrimination and the Labor Movement in the 1930s and 1940s, a free lecture by UIC African American studies and history professor Eric Arnesen, starts today at 2, in the basement of Stevenson Hall, 701 S. Morgan. Call 996-6354 for more.
