Public Events

The Historical Concert "An Unfinished Journey: African American Music in Its Pivotal Decades"

Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30pm Green Hills Public Library Palos Hills IL

Wednesday, February 5th at 7pm Wheaton Public Library Wheaton IL

Thursday, February 6th at 7pm Schaumburg Public Library Schaumburg IL

Saturday, February 8th at 2pm Glen Ellyn Historical Society Glen Ellyn IL

Thursday, February 20th at 7pm Glen Ellyn Public Library Glen Ellyn IL

Saturday, February 22nd at 1:30pm Warren Newport Public Library Gurnee IL

Tuesday, February 2th at 7pm Fox River Valley/Dundee Library East Dundee IL

The CDs "Sunspots & Despots," "Blue Island," "Don't Fret" and "Bob and Mark Yen for a Buck" are out and available at shows.

You must register at the host facility's website, and then please check your junk/spam folder for your invitation/registration

By the Time I Get to Memphis: King's Last Year

Monday, January 13th at 7pm White Oak Library District (Romeoville Branch) Romeoville IL

Black Sox, Billy Goats & da' Monsters of da' Midway: Chicago Team Sports History

Wednesday, January 15th at 7pm Helen Plum Memorial Library Lombard IL

Martin Luther King & The October Surprise

Monday, January 20th at 7pm Barrington Area Library Barrington IL

The Great Migration & The Great War: Engines of Change

Thursday, January 23rd at 2pm Northbrook Public Library Northbrook IL

Wednesday, January 29th at 1:30pm Geneva Public Library District Geneva IL

Four Stars, Two Stripes, One Vision: Milestones in Chicago History

Saturday, January 25th at 2pm Whiting Public Library Whiting IN

Emancipation to Inauguration: Chicago's Black Experience

Monday. February 3rd at 1pm Prospect Heights Public Library Prospect Heights IL

Tuesday, February 11th at 7pm Fountaindale Public Library Bolingbrook IL

Thursday, February 13th at 6:30pm Tinley Park Public Library Tinley Park IL

Thursday, February 19th at 7pm Cary Area Library Cary IL

Game Time! Chicago Sports Outside the Lines

Wednesday, February 26th at 7pm Helen Plum Memorial Library Lombard IL

Look for me on The History Channel, NBC Chicago, and WTTW!

My book, "Nerd Avenue," is available at my presentations and tours!