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Monday, February 10 2014
Love, Peace and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show, "Soul Train" @ Harold Washington Library
The Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., presents "Love, Peace and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show, 'Soul Train'," tonight at 6pm. This free event features author Ericka Blount Danois discussing writing and creating her book that captures the essence of the "Soul Train," the "hippest trip in America." For more information, call 312-747-4817.
The Syria Dilemma @ The Chicago Club
Syria scholars read from and discuss the new book The Syria Dilemma tonight at 6pm at the Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren St. Nabeel Khoury, senior fellow at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, leads a discussion with Nader Hashemi, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, Danny Postel, associate director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, the co-editors of The Syria Dilemma. Tickets are $10 for Chicago Council members, $12 for nonmembers.
