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Edgar Speaker Series | Illinois Government and Political Expert
Tags: Alumni | Alumni Services | Community | Current Students | Faculty | Lectures/Seminars
Rich Miller
Founder, Publisher, and Editor
Capitol Fax
With an introduction by former Gov. Jim Edgar
Monday, Nov. 4, 7 pm
Buzzard Hall Auditorium
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Shane Burcaw Presentation |
Shane Burcaw, author, blogger, and entrepreneur, and his fiancée, Hannah Aylward, will visit EIU to talk about disability and inclusivity from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the Buzzard Auditorium.
Shane, author of “Laughing atMy Nightmare,” “Not So Different: What You ReallyWant to Ask About Having a Disability,” and “Strangers Assume My Girlfriend is My Nurse,” lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and is coming to share his message and experiences.
Shane grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Moravian College with an English degree. In 2011, he started his blog, Laughing at My Nightmare, and uses humor to address his struggles.
He also started a nonprofit organization with his cousin to help those living with muscular atrophy. His fiancée and he have a YouTube channel called Squirmy and Grubs, showing their lives as an interabled couple.
Burcaw’s talk is free and open to the public. The event has been organized by Michele McDaniel, coordinator of the Ballenger Teachers Center at Booth Library, and Dr. Christina Edmonds-Behrend, professor of special education.
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Creative Writing Showcase with the topic of Race and Racism
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The Doudna Rock & Roll Takeover: A Free Concert & Television Taping | “The Doudna Rock & Roll Takeover” free live music showcase and television taping that features the wild local sounds of the area's best rock and pop bands.
The Black Box at Doudna at EIU hosts the premiere showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. with three original bands who will each be filmed live to tape by Cavetone Records. Each episode will then air on WEIU-TV in primetime as the lead-in to “Austin City Limits.”
The official music schedule for the evening is as follows:
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7 p.m. – Jeremy T. McConaughey and the Band You're About to Hear (Charleston/Benton) - Carefully-crafted Americana indie pop.
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8 p.m. – Matty Till Dawn (Olney) - Endlessly-charming scuzz rock trio.
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9 p.m. – Sons of Cain (Mattoon/Efingham) – High-octane grunge machine.
Produced by Cavetone Records & Television, the concert and television taping also features the infamous host and hype man Colin St. Michael, a live Hit-Mix 88.9 remote broadcast from 6-7 p.m., and refreshments in the concourse.
The show is free to attend, and while the sounds may induce wild fits of dancing, the lyrical content is TV-PG.
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Fall Education Job Fair | This is a great professional day experience for student teachers! Meet with recruiters from school districts across the state of Illinois as well as those from out of state seeking to fill mid-year openings and for the new school year. Learn more at: https://www.eiu.edu/careers/falleducationjobfair.php
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Art exhibit based on topic of Race, Racism, and Social Justice
Tags: Alumni | Community | Current Students | Faculty | Prospective Students
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Sugar: Can't Live With It, Can't Live Without It | Why has sugar become such a hot topic of conversation recently? Is sugar really that bad for us? What do we really know about sugar, or need to know, if we are concerned about our health or want to live a healthier lifestyle? With so much information available from so many sources, it can get confusing. This candid talk about sugar will attempt to answer these common questions, sort out some of the confusion, and investigate where sugar might be hiding in foods you think, or the industry leads you to believe, are good for you.
Offered by the Academy of Lifelong Learning; taught by Karen Reed. Free and open to the public; registration requested at 581-5114.
Tags: Academy of Lifelong Learning | Alumni | Community | Conferences/Meetings | Current Students | Faculty | Lectures/Seminars | Prospective Students | Workshop/Webinar
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Before the hustle and bustle of the coming holiday season arrives, plan to
spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon with us, the Past~Forward Memoir Writers.
Our members, all local writers, will entertain you with a full line up of stories that
are funny, exciting, thought provoking, seasonal, or just quirky. Not only is memoir a joy to write and read, but also hear, especially when presented by the author. Let us entertain you.Promoted by the Academy of Lifelong Learning; presented by the Past~Forward Memoir Writers. Free and open to the public.
Tags: Academy of Lifelong Learning | Alumni | Community | Conferences/Meetings | Current Students | Faculty
