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January brings with it Mystery! A Winter Festival–a full schedule of literature, lectures, and films that pay homage to detective fiction–at the Sulzer Regional Library. The fest kicks off today with a talk at 11 AM by FBI agent Roger Nielsen, who will describe “Profiles of Modern Day Criminals.” At 1 PM, Donald Duck’s Crimes will be screened just before Alfred Hitchcock’s classic The 39 Steps. It’s all free at 4455 N. Lincoln. For a full schedule call 728-8654.
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A few years ago the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago threatened to close down Holy Trinity Church, which, having been established in 1873, is one of Chicago’s oldest churches. But when local Polish-Americans protested, the archdiocese gave in and made it a Polish mission. Now the church offers Polish-language masses. This makes it a perfect setting for the Lira Singers, the nation’s only professional fine-arts performing group specializing in Polish music. Today’s concert features Polish carols and hymns, and will be narrated in both English and Polish by Lucyna Migala, the group’s artistic director. It starts at 3 PM at 1118 N. Noble. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for kids and seniors. A freewill offering will also be taken for the church’s restoration fund. For details call 585-1140 or 561-9197.
When completed, the Harold Washington Library might well be the largest municipal library ever built in the U.S. It’s destined to have 750,000 square feet and cost about $140 million. Find out the details when the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois sponsors a lecture on the Harold Washington Library Center. Jim Stefanski, project manager, and Ludwig Stainer, chief structural engineer, will discuss the project today at the Como Inn, 546 N. Milwaukee. There’s a cash bar at 5:30 PM and dinner at 6:15; the lecture follows. Tickets are $12 for students, $14 for associate members, $16 for members, and $18 for nonmembers. Call 372-4198.
The Blue Rider Theater in Pilsen, where Donna Blue Lachman has served as artistic director since its inception, has garnered a reputation for brave and original work. Most of that work has been developed through improvisation, and much of it came from personal experience. Today’s talk by Lachman, Respectable Voodoo, concerns her adventures in Haiti, which were the inspiration for the group’s work in progress, The Voodoo Show: Stories, Memories, and Dreams. Lachman will talk about trances, possession, and out-of-body experiences at 5:30 PM in the auditorium of the Public Library Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. It’s free. Call 346-3278 for details.
