Lecture Classes in Chicago, IL

This course welcomes people of all genders and sexualities and is a safe space! In this course we will explore important facets of a fulfilling, pleasurable, happy and healthy sex life! We will focus on how to optimize pleasure, both solo and with a partner or partners, how to reshape the ways we think about sex and our bodies, and of course how...

It's true! As women we’re full of compassion, we’re intuitive and we want to help! We want to make things better!! But in the business world, women are sometimes accused of being TOO SENSITIVE, or even worse, “too emotional”. What a career killer! So where do we draw the line? How do we overcome career setbacks and professional disappointments...

Connect with Disney+ VP of Original Content Sarah Shepard Sarah Shepard is the VP of Original Content for Disney+, overseeing all scripted originals for the platform and projects such as The Mandalorian, High School Musical, Timmy Failure, Love Simon:The Series, and others. Prior to Disney+, Sarah served as Co-President of Smokehouse Pictures, George...

Can a woman “suffice to herself and be happy”? This is one of the questions at the heart of Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady (1881), which tells the story of Isabel Archer, an American navigating the constraints of European society in the late 19th century. First serialized in The Atlantic Monthly and MacMillan’s Magazine, this...

Sharia is often portrayed as Islamic legal maxims and corporal punishment—a rigid, “medieval” religious law, dating from the 7th century Arabia, that’s allegedly incompatible with modern democracy. But this image bears little resemblance to reality. Not only is Sharia a highly complex legal system, it’s also a metaphysical...

Interspecies Design: Treating Plant and Animal as the Client Our built world is largely anthropocentric, centered around and on human needs and desires. One just has to look up at bird nests on telephone polls, or at plants sprouting in between the cracks of a sidewalk to remember that we live alongside other species and that our built spaces impact...

Sondheim, Part III: John Weidman on Pacific Overtures—A Conversation with the Author Pacific Overtures is perhaps the most unique show to ever open on Broadway. The score is remarkably fresh and sophisticated; a splendid blend of theater and classical styles richly influenced by music from Japan; and the book is brilliantly conceived, surprisingly...

Full Course Name: Communities Under Capitalism: Meeting our Needs During Crisis When government fails to help us through times of crisis, how can we meet each other's daily needs and make sure our communities are taken care of? In the face of capitalism that often feels ruthless we must look to other forms of community care. These are the activities...

Future of Finance brunchwork Explore the future of public markets and SPACs with LTSE President Michelle Greene and FirstMark Capital Partner Adam Nelson. Michelle Greene is the President of Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), a new SEC approved public market. Founded by The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, LTSE is a platform that supports investment, experimentation,...

Spanning many forms—novels, plays, and essays—Kathy Acker’s work is hard to classify. Above all, Acker aims to challenge established literary conventions, and she does so by experimenting with methods of cut-up (inspired by William S. Burroughs), mash-up, sampling, and transposition. She “steals” characters and plotlines from writers like...

From urban parks to the interstate highway system and suburban developments (and the racial redlining that went along with them) Robert Moses definitively shaped the way Americans live. Equal parts city planner and social engineer—visionary and, according to many, despot—Moses became a household name with the 1974 publication of Robert Caro’s ...

Rituals on the Eve of A Highly Auspicious New Moon Eclipse Women have worked with moon rituals for millennia, setting intentions during the new moon and releasing them into the universe in order to materialize their wishes. In this two-hour workshop, we will learn how to conduct an effective ceremony and accompanying rituals during today’s new moon/solar...

How did Wagner’s art become a proving ground where the Western world has wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence? For better or worse, Wagner is the most widely influential figure in the history of music. Artist like Woolf, Mann, Duncan and Buñuel saw him as a kindred spirit. Anarchists, occultists, feminists, and gay-rights pioneers...

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program.  If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. __________________ Join author Stephanie Rabinowitz for an exciting...

During this virtual pizza tour, one of our Pizza Pros will talk you through 8 of the most important pizzerias in NYC, highlighting their history, recipes and culture. It’s a redux of the city’s greatest slices and you can experience it all from the comfort of your couch. This 45 minute session is followed by a Q&A with your guide. What to Expect...