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  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Clarinda Cady Questers–Palatine:
    • “Hedy Lamarr: A Brilliant Beauty” (Mar. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Warrenville Public Library:
    • “The Irish in Hollywood” (Mar. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Downers Grove Public Library:
    • “Betty White: A Lifetime of Laughter” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Oregon Public Library:
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Oswego Public Library:
    • “How’d They Do That?!” (Mar. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Mahomet Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Elk Grove Village Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Best Picture Spotlight” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, The Stage Left Cafe:
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” (Feb. 2023).
  • The Virtual Jack Benny Convention, International Jack Benny Fan Club:
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: A Stroll Through Waukegan, IL” via Zoom (Feb. 2023).
  • Silent Film Saturday, St. John Cantius Church:
    • The Flapper (1920)” (Feb. 2023).
  • Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches:
    • “How’d They Do That?!” (Jan. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Town & Country Public Library:
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Betty White: A Lifetime of Laughter” via Zoom (Jan. 2023).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Oakton Community College–Skokie Campus:
    • “Scrooge Through the Years” (Dec. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Hancock County Public Library:
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” (Dec. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Beecher Community Library:
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” (Nov. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Palos Heights Public Library:
    • “On-Screen Specters: Ghosts in Film” (Oct. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Poplar Creek Public Library:
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” (Oct. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Clarendon Hills Public Library:
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” (Oct. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Carol Stream Public Library:
    • “The Polish in Hollywood” via Zoom (Oct. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Chicago Public Library–Austin-Irving Branch:
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” (Oct. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Chicago Public Library–Sulzer Regional Library:
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” (Oct. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, White Oak Library District–Lockport Branch:
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” (Oct. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Metropolitan Washington Old-Time Radio Club:
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (Sept. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Syosset Public Library:
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Library” via Zoom (Sept. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Chicago Public Library Bucktown Wicker-Park Branch:
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (Aug. 2022).
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Aug. 2022).
  • Will Friedwald’s Clip Joint:
    • “The Cyd Charisse Centennial” via Zoom (Sept. 2022).
    • “Esther Williams 101” via Zoom (Aug. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Geneva Public Library:
    • “Betty White: A Lifetime of Laughter” (July 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Sandusky Library:
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Mermaids in the Movies” via Zoom (July 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Somerset County Library System of New Jersey:
    • “Betty White: A Lifetime of Laughter” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part II” via Zoom (July 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Torrance Public Library:
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Library” via Zoom (June 2022).
  • Silent Film Society of Chicago Fundraiser, The Sanfilippo Foundation:
    • It (1927)” (June 2022).
  • Des Plaines Theatre Silent Film Festival, Des Plaines Theatre:
    • Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)” (June 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Newberry Library:
    • “The Irish in Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Behind the Movie Magic: Iconic Moments in Classic Film” via Zoom (Nov. 2022).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (Sept. 2022).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (June 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Santa Fe Public Library:
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (May 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Dickinson Hall Senior Center:
    • “A Classic Television Christmas” (Dec. 2022).
    • “Bad Boys & Girls: The Characters We Love to Hate” (Aug. 2022).
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” (April 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Crestwood Public Library:
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (April 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Deerfield Public Library:
    • “Betty White: A Lifetime of Laughter” via Zoom (Nov. 2022).
    • “How’d They Do That?!” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Tippecanoe County Public Library:
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” (Mar. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Poughkeepsie Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Library” via Zoom (April 2022).
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lake Villa Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Mid-Continent Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Sitcom Spotlight: I Love Lucy” via Zoom (Feb. 2023).
    • “Betty White: A Lifetime of Laughter” via Zoom (Jan. 2023).
    • “A Classic Television Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2022).
    • “Scrooge Through the Years” via Zoom (Nov. 2022).
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” via Zoom (Oct. 2022).
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Beach” via Zoom (Aug. 2022).
    • “That’s All, Folks!: A History of Animation” via Zoom, afternoon (July 2022).
    • “That’s All, Folks!: A History of Animation” via Zoom, evening (July 2022).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom, afternoon (Mar. 2022).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom, evening (Mar. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Vernon Area Public Library:
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” (Feb. 2023).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
  • Patio Theater Silent Film Festival, The Patio Theater, (2022-Present):
    • Nosferatu (1922)” (Mar. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Escape Velocity Brewing:
    • “Geek Talks: Hollywood Style Icons” (Feb. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Joliet Public Library:
    • “Hollywood Valentine: Married at the Movies” via Zoom (Feb. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Bronxville Public Library:
    • “Hobbywood: Pastimes of the Stars” via Zoom (Jan. 2023).
    • “Dressing the Stars” via Zoom  (Sept. 2022).
    • “Everybody Dance!: Classic Hollywood’s Top Dancers” via Zoom (Aug. 2022).
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Library” via Zoom (July 2022).
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “Hollywood Valentine: Married at the Movies” via Zoom (Feb. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Crete Public Library:
    • “How’d They Do That?!” via Zoom (Sept. 2022).
    • “Hollywood Valentine: Married at the Movies” via Zoom (Feb. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Palos Park Public Library:
    • “How’d They Do That?!” via Zoom (Jan. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Eventbrite:
    • “On-Screen Specters: Ghosts in Classic Film” via Zoom (Jan. 2023).
    • “A Classic Television Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2022).
    • “Scrooge Through the Years” via Zoom (Dec. 2022).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (Sept. 2022).
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Beach” via Zoom (Aug. 2022).
    • “Sibling Stars of Classic Hollywood” via Zoom (July 2022).
    • “Judy Garland: A Centennial Celebration” via Zoom (June 2022).
    • “Jimmy Stewart: Hollywood’s Everyman” via Zoom (May 2022).
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “Jack Benny: An Illinois Original” via Zoom (Feb. 2022).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (Jan. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Flossmoor Public Library:
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part II” via Zoom (Feb. 2022).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Jan. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Bartlett Public Library:
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (Jan. 2023).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Award History” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “Hollywood Style: Icons of Fashion” via Zoom (Jan. 2022).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lisle Library District:
    • “A Classic Television Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2022).
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “Frank Sinatra: The Legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes” via Zoom (Dec. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Elmhurst Public Library:
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (Nov. 2022).
    • Hometowns to Hollywood: Volume I Book Signing (Aug. 2022).
    • “Judy Garland: A Centennial Celebration” via Zoom (June 2022).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” (Mar. 2022).
    • “Movie Melodies: The Music of Cole Porter” via Zoom (Oct. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Fountaindale Public Library:
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Beach” via Zoom (July 2022).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Dec. 2021).
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” via Zoom (Oct. 2021).
  • Escapism: Finding Solace During the Great Depression Exhibition, Evansville Museum:
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Addison Public Library:
    • “Matinee Idols: Hollywood’s Leading Men” via Zoom (Jan. 2022).
    • “Bombshells: Hollywood’s Leading Ladies” (Oct. 2021).
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (July 2021).
  • Arcada Theatre Silent Film Festival, Arcada Theatre,  (2018-Present)
    • Saturday Afternoon (1926) & Soldier Man (1926)” (Oct. 2022).
    • Battling Butler (1926)” (Aug. 2022).
    • Tell it to the Marines (1926)” (June 2022).
    • Casey at the Bat (1927)” (April 2022).
    • “Harrison Ford & The Nervous Wreck (1926)” (Feb. 2022).
    • “Harry Langdon & His First Flame (1927)” (Jan. 2022).
    • The Goat (1921); Sherlock Jr. (1924)” (Mar. 2020).
    • Girl Shy (1924)” (Feb. 2020).
    • The Navigator (1924)” (Jan. 2020).
    • Kid Boots (1926)” (Nov. 2019).
    • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)” (Oct. 2019).
    • The Cat and the Canary (1927)” (Oct. 2019).
    • “Buster Keaton in Three Ages (1923)” (Sept. 2019).
    • “Buster Keaton in Our Hospitality! (1923); Laurel & Hardy in Liberty (1929)” (April 2019).
    • “Douglas Fairbanks in The Nut (1921)” (Mar. 2019).
    • “Harold Lloyd in Safety Last (1923)” (Jan. 2019).
    • “Laurel & Hardy in Big Business (1926); Buster Keaton in The General (1926)” (Dec. 2018).
    • “Silent All-Stars Night: Charlie Chaplin in A Day’s Pleasure (1919); Buster Keaton & Fatty Arbuckle in The Bell Boy (1918); and Harold Lloyd in High and Dizzy (1921)” (Nov. 2018).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, CJE-Tamarisk NorthShore:
    • “Hedy Lamarr: A Brilliant Beauty” (April 2022).
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” (July 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Hamilton East Public Library:
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Best Actress Spotlight” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “A-List Animals” via Zoom (June 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Maine Township MaineStreamers:
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (May 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Niles Senior Center:
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” (May 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Thomas Ford Memorial Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Prairie Trails Public Library:
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” via Zoom (Oct. 2022).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (May 2022).
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (Aug. 2021).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Baltimore County Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Best Actress Spotlight” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Hollywood Valentine: Married in the Movies” via Zoom (Feb. 2023).
    • “Queer in Hollywood: LGBTQIA+ Depictions in Classic Film” via Zoom (June 2022).
    • “Scrooge Through the Years” via Zoom (Dec. 2021).
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” via Zoom (Oct. 2021).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Carmel Clay Public Library:
    • “Celluloid Road Trip: U.S. Edition” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, NA’AMAT USA:
    • “Dressing the Stars: Part I” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Northbrook Woman’s Club:
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Feb. 2022).
    • “An Afternoon at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Eisenhower Public Library:
    • “Matinee Idols: Hollywood’s Leading Men” via Zoom (June 2021).
    • “Bombshells: Hollywood’s Leading Ladies” via Zoom (June 2021).
    • “James Stewart: Hollywood’s Everyman” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lemont Public Library:
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, St. Anne’s Women’s Club:
    • “Catholic Leading Ladies” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Northbrook Public Library:
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” via Zoom (Sept. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Rolling Meadows Library:
    • “Hollywood Valentine: Married at the Movies” via Zoom (Feb. 2022).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” via Zoom (Aug. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Morton Grove Public Library:
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (May 2022).
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (Aug. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, CJE SeniorLife: 
    • “Dressing the Stars” via Zoom (Feb. 2023).
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” (Aug. 2022).
    • “Everybody Dance!: Classic Cinema’s Top Dancers” via Zoom (May 2022).
    • “Matinee Idols: Hollywood’s Leading Men” via Zoom (Nov. 2021).
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (July 2021).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Laurel & Hardy” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” via Zoom (July 2020).
    • “Jack Benny: An Illinois Original” via Zoom (June 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, North Shore Congregation Israel:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “Fred and Ginger: Forever Dancing” via Zoom (July 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Patty Turner Center:
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” (Dec. 2022).
    • “Movie Melodies: The Music of Irving Berlin” (Dec. 2021).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Three Stooges” via Zoom (June 2021).
    • “Movie Melodies: The Music of the Gershwins” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
    • “Hollywood Valentine: Married in the Movies” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
    • “Sitcom Deep-Dive: The Honeymooners” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” via Zoom (Nov. 2020).
    • “Lucille Ball: Queen of Comedy” via Zoom (Sept. 2020).
    • “Bad Boys & Girls: The Characters We Love to Hate” via Zoom (July 2020).
    • “Bombshells: Hollywood’s Leading Ladies” (Jan. 2020).
    • “Hedy Lamarr: A Brilliant Beauty” (Aug. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, North Shore Senior Center:
    • “Frank Sinatra: The Legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes” (June 2022).
    • “Matinee Idols: Hollywood’s Leading Men” via Zoom (July 2021).
    • “Hollywood Style: Icons of Fashion” via Zoom (July 2021).
    • “Bombshells: Hollywood’s Leading Ladies” via Zoom (June 2021).
    • “A-List Animals” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
    • “Sibling Stars of Hollywood” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
    • “Bad Boys & Girls: The Characters We Love to Hate” via Zoom (May 2020).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” (Jan. 2020).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Laurel and Hardy” (Oct. 2019).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (July 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Palatine Public Library:
    • “James Dean: Hollywood’s Rebel” via Zoom (Nov. 2021).
    • “A-List Animals” via Zoom (May 2021).
    • “Sibling Stars of Hollywood” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Nov. 2020).
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (May 2020).
    • “The Irish in Hollywood” (Mar. 2020).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Aug. 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Silent Clowns; Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd” (May 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” (April 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Laurel and Hardy” (Mar. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Cook Memorial Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” via Zoom (Dec. 2021).
    • “The Roaring Twenties: From Silents to Sound” via Zoom (Aug. 2021).
    • “Silent Clowns: Chaplin, Keaton, & Lloyd” via Zoom (July 2021).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
    • “Dressing the Stars: Part I” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” via Zoom (Aug. 2020).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (May 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Westmont Public Library:
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Library” (May 2022).
    • “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” (Mar. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Glenview Public Library:
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
    • “Darlings of the Depression” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
    • “The Irish in Hollywood” (Mar. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Naperville Public Library (95th St. Library):
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
    • “An Afternoon at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Chestnut Square at The Glen:
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part II” (Dec. 2022).
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” (Dec. 2022).
    • “That’s All, Folks!” (July 2022).
    • “How’d They Do That?!” (April 2020).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Mary Lubko Center:
    • “An Afternoon at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2020).
    • “Bombshells: Hollywood’s Leading Ladies” (July 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Winnetka-Northfield Public Library:
    • “How’d They Do That?!” via Zoom (Mar. 2023).
    • “Hollywood Style: Icons of Fashion” via Zoom (Nov. 2022).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Best Picture Spotlight” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “Dressing the Stars: Part I” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2020).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Sept. 2018).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Cary Area Public Library:
    • “The Women Who Built Hollywood” (Mar. 2023).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2020).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” (Sept. 2019).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, St. Charles Public Library:
    • “Lucille Ball: Queen of Comedy” (May 2022).
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Jan. 2020).
    • “1939: Cinema’s Greatest Year” (Oct. 2019).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, New Buffalo Township Library:
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” (Oct. 2021).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (June 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Winnetka Women’s Exchange:
    • “An Afternoon at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Jan. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Helen Plum Library:
    • “Movie Melodies: The Music of the Gershwins” via Zoom (July 2022).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” (Jan. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Roosevelt University:
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Jan. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Park Ridge Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Jan. 2020).
    • “An Afternoon at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Film Series, Arlington Heights Memorial Library (2015-2019):
    • AHML Teen Film Fest Judge (Aug. 2022).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Bob Hope and The Cat and the Canary (1939) (Oct. 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Marilyn Monroe & Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)” (Aug. 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Eleanor Powell & Born to Dance (1936)” (Apr. 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers & A Night at the Opera (1935)” (Aug. 2018).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy & Sons of the Desert (1933)” (June 2018).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Bing Crosby & White Christmas (1954)” (Dec. 2017).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: June Allyson & Good News (1947)” (Aug. 2017).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Jane Powell & Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)” (July 2017).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Red Skelton & Bathing Beauty (1944)” (June 2017).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: James Stewart & It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)” (Dec. 2016).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Myrna Loy & The Thin Man (1934)” (Nov. 2016).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra & High Society (1956)” (May 2016).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Lana Turner & Ziegfeld Girl (1941)” (Apr. 2016).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Katharine Hepburn & Bringing Up Baby (1938),” (Apr. 2016).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Tyrone Power & Love is News (1937)” (Nov. 2016).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Carole Lombard & My Man Godfrey (1936)” (Oct. 2015).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Irene Dunne & The Awful Truth (1937)” (Sept. 2015).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, The Windy City Film Fanatics:
    • “A Classic Hollywood Christmas Part I” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Des Plaines History Center:
    • “A Hollywood Halloween” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Sept. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Polish American Cultural Club:
    • “Pola Negri: The Polish Femme Fatale” (Sept. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Oak Brook Public Library:
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Beach” (July 2022).
    • “Fred and Ginger: Forever Dancing” (Aug. 2019).
  • Red Skelton Festival, Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy:
    • “Classic Hollywood Hoosiers” and Hometowns to Hollywood: Volume I book signing (June 2022).
    • “Introduction: DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)” (July 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Bernard Weinger JCC of Chicago:
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (July 2019).
  • The Catlow Theater and Silent Film Society of Chicago Collaborations, Catlow Theater:
    • “Laurel and Hardy in Do Detectives Think? (1927); Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)” (May 2019).
    • “Buster Keaton in The Haunted House (1921); Charlie Chaplin in The Kid (1921)” (April 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Film Series, Barrington Area Library (2018):
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Leslie Caron & An American in Paris (1951)” (Apr. 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Hugh Martin & Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)” (Dec. 2018).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Elmwood Park Public Library:
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (June 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Wilmette Public Library:
    • “Betty White: A Lifetime of Laughter” via Zoom (Nov. 2022).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Judy Garland” (June 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lincolnwood Public Library:
    • “Lucille Ball: Queen of Comedy” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (April 2019).
    • “Silent Clowns: Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd” (June 2018).
  • Regina Celebrates Reel Women Film Festival, Regina Dominican High School:
    • Theodora Goes Wild (1936) Introduction and Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
    • After Parkland (2018) Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
    • Wadjda (2012) Introduction and Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
    • The Trouble With Angels (1966) Introduction and Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lake Bluff Public Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Best Picture Spotlight” via Zoom (Feb. 2023).
    • “A-List Animals” via Zoom (Aug. 2021).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Algonquin Area Public Library:
    • “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” (July 2019).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Fremont Public Library:
    • “Bad Boys & Girls: The Characters We Love to Hate” (Feb. 2023).
    • “Hollywood Style: Icons of Fashion” (Nov. 2021).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Feb. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Niles-Maine District Library:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Best Picture Spotlight” via Zoom (Mar. 2022).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Prospect Heights Public Library:
    • “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (Aug. 2022).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Aug. 2021).
    • “Everybody Dance!: Classic Cinema’s Top Dancers” via Zoom (May 2021).
    • “Jimmy Stewart: Hollywood’s Everyman” (Dec. 2019).
    • “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (July 2019).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” (Feb. 2019).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” (Dec. 2018).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Indian Trails Public Library District:
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Best Picture Spotlight” (Mar. 2023).
    • “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture, Part I” via Zoom (Jan. 2022).
    • “A Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History” via Zoom (Apr. 2021).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Elizabeth Taylor” (June 2019).
    • “Jack Benny: An Illinois Original” (Sept. 2018).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Mount Prospect Public Library:
    • “Hollywood Goes to the Library” (Mar. 2023).
    • “Jack Benny: An Illinois Original” (July 2018).
  • Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Arlington Heights Woman’s Club:
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: June Allyson” (Oct. 2017).
    • “Hometowns to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra” (Sept. 2016).
  • Chicago Art Deco Society:
    • “Fashions and Jewels of the Jazz Age” (May 2013).

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