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Shakespeare Programs

Mark your calendars for a Free Shakespeare Seminar at Roosevelt University

Monday, November 17,2014
9am-2pm
Complimentary boxed lunch included

Registration opens in October for the Chicago Branch Shakespeare Competition

Top 3 students are awarded scholarship funds and the chance to compete at Lincoln Center in NY in April 2015

 Monday, February 9, 2015
8:30 am-2pm
Complimentary boxed lunch included

See our website for Competition info and links: Click Here

Please contact Victoria Arnold with questions:
chicago@esuus.org

The English-Speaking Union
47 W. Division , Suite 388
Chicago 60610
312-772-3782

 

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British Day for Polo Matches at Oak Brook

Join us for an afternoon of
Pimm's and Polo
Sunday, August 17th, 2014
(Rain Date August 24th)
Oak Brook Polo Grounds

$125 per person inclusive of VIP access,
drinks and buffet lunch

Click here to register:
www.events.org/BritishPolo

 

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Sackville- West and the Story of Knole

Save the Date Photo

Interior, Knole Castle, England

Evening lecture, co-sponsored with The Royal Oak Foundation, with Robert Bertrand Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville, a British publisher, author and guardian of Knole in Kent, which has been a Sackville house for 400 years.

 

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The Literary Churchill

Join the ESU for a book signing with the award winning author, Johna than Rose. The newly released The Literary Churchill: Author, Reader, Actor by Johnathan Rose. Mr. Rose's book introduces a Winston Churchill we have not known before. Award-winning author Jonathan Rose explores in tandem Churchill's careers as statesman and author, revealing the profound influence of literature and theater on Churchill's personal, carefully composed grand story and on the decisions he made throughout his political life. Please look for details of Johnathan Rose's visit on October 30th.

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New Year's Eve

English Regency Theme
White Tie and Black Tie
RSVP by December 1st, 312-772-3782
The Casino
Tuesday, December 31st, 2014

 

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