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Events and Lectures in October

Opening Reception

October 13, 2005

When: Thursday, 5 - 7 pm
Where: MoCP, 600 South Michigan Ave.

Please join us for the opening reception of Jeffery A. Wolin: Inconvenient Stories, and Stages of Memory: The War in Vietnam.

Lecture: Dinh Q. Lê

October 13, 2005

When: Thursday, 7 pm
Where: Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan

Dinh Q. Lê makes provocative photo-weavings using images appropriated from the media and Hollywood films that reference the war in Vietnam. This lecture is presented in conjunction with the Photography Department of Columbia College Chicago.

Conversation: Jeffrey A. Wolin and Larry Heinemann

October 19, 2005

When: Wednesday, 6pm
Where: Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan

Exhibiting artist Jeff Wolin and Vietnam Veteran and author Larry Heinemann will discuss the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of US Veterans as evidenced in the images and text on view. Following the discussion, Heinemann will sign copies of his recently released memoir Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam.

Appraisal Day

October 29, 2005

When: Saturday, noon - 2pm
Where: MoCP, 600 South Michigan Ave.
Minimum donation of $5 per item

Finally, you can bring your own photographs to the museum! The staff from Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will be on hand to appraise photography, paintings, prints, and drawings, decorative arts, and jewelry. Proceeds support the exhibitions, public programs, and educational activities of the MoCP.

This event was organized by the MoCP Museum Council.