Overview of the Weekend (tentative schedule - please return to this page for updated information)
FRIDAY, JULY 15
5:00 pm Welcome Dinner and Show and Tell Catered by Hecky’s Barbeque and Las Palmas. Please bring your memorabilia, artifacts, photos, art projects, class assignments, etc. to share! Building tour will be at 6:00; Dinner will start at 7:00. Pre-registration and payment required.
Open mic - bring your stories!
9:00 pm (or when we're done telling stories) Dance in the Gym
SATURDAY, JULY 16
9:00-9:45 am Showing of Larry Brook's 1967 documentary "The Desegregation of Foster School"
10:00 am - 12:00 pm We were there! Panel of 1966 Kindergarteners, Parents, Teachers, Administrators and more
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch Catered by Dengeo's. Pre-registration and payment required
1:30-3:30 pm Where Are We Now? Panel and discussion on the relationship between the events of Evanston in the 1960s and current events.
3:45-5:00 pm Showing of Larry Brook's 1967 documentary "The Desegregation of Foster School" Followed by discussion and reminiscing
5:30 pm Happy Hour at Temperance. Please register to help us reserve adequate space for all. Self-pay on site.
SUNDAY, JULY 17
Several churches and synagogues were involved in the civil rights and desegregation movements in Evanston in the 1960s, including Second Baptist Church, Beth Emet Synagogue, Bethel AME Church, Ebenezer AME Church, the Unitarian Church, and more. You are invited to participate in these and other Sunday morning worship services.
11:30 am Sunday Lunch at the Lyfe Kitchen Please register to help us reserve adequate space for all. Self-pay on site.
