A Moveable Read: Hemingway in the 21st Century Discussion Series

Our Hemingway in the 21st Century discussion series continues with a wide variety of diverse voices and topics. We will update this page as specific details on authors and their works are confirmed. Be a part of the discussion, join us for one discussion or join us for all of them. You can find specific descriptions for each series date under program & events on this website. Click the title for more information and to reserve your seat.

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Mythbusting Hemingway with Author Rob Elder
Mythbusting Hemingway with Author Rob Elder

Saturday, March 9, 2024 (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM) Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum 339 N Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL

As part of our Hemingway in the 21st Century series, we discuss one of the latest books added to the Hemingway anthology, Mythbusting Hemingway: Debunking Hemingway Myths and Celebrating the Extraordinary Stories of His Life. Co-authored by Thomas Bevilacqua and Robert K. Elder, we will be joined by Oak Park's own Elder to discuss the many myths of Hemingway. This discussion will be led by Carla Whitacre Mayer, who heads up the Outreach and Education initiatives for the foundation.

In this book, Hemingway legends--both true and debunked--are informed by detective work the authors did for the Paris Review, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. For this volume, the authors conducted fresh interviews and scholarship that shed new light on the man, his work, and legacy.

The event is FREE, but ask you to please register via the blue box link which can be found after you click on the event title.

Hemingway and Chicago Baseball (Dr. Sharon Hamilton)
Hemingway and Chicago Baseball (Dr. Sharon Hamilton)

Thursday, April 4, 2024 (7:00 PM - 8:30 PM)  Remote/Virtual Event

With a new baseball season upon us, it is only fitting that we have Dr. Sharon Hamilton return for an updated discussion on Hemingway and Chicago Baseball. When Ernest Hemingway was growing up in Oak Park during the early years of the twentieth century, it was a particularly exciting time to be a Chicago baseball fan. During the years of Hemingway's youth the Chicago Cubs, White Sox, and Federal League Whales were all championship teams. This talk explores such questions as: Which Chicago baseball teams did Hemingway watch and cheer for? What was his personal experience of the Black Sox scandal? What can be determined about Chicago baseball photos Hemingway himself took? What Chicago baseball players did Hemingway particularly admire? And was he the first author to use the baseball idiom “off base,” meaning a mistake, in a novel? Join us for wonderful discussion on America’s pastime and Hemingway.