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Rolling Stone’s Top Rock and Roll Songs 

In 2004, Rolling Stone published their list of the top 500 songs of all time. In this study group, we will continue our exploration of this list by re ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Hollywood vs. the Censors-Classic Films of the Pre-Code Era 

The Pre-Code era, which lasted from roughly 1929 until 1934, stands out as a time when Hollywood briefly flirted with a raw and honest portrayal of Am ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Roaring ‘20s: Gatsby, Art Deco and All That Jazz 

The Roaring ‘20s gave us the great American novel, iconic American music, and breakthrough design that we treasure to this day. Each week we will expl ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/2/2025-10/14/2025)

Closed
 
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How The "Laurel Canyon Sound" Changed American Music 

The artists of the LA neighborhood known as Laurel Canyon transformed American popular music, infusing it with greater lyrical depth, musical sophisti ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

Closed
 
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Dynamic Duo of American Architecture: HH Richardson and FL Olmsted 

American building and landscape architecture began to develop separately from European styles after the Civil War. These developments were led by Henr ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Off the Beaten Path: Films of the New Millenium - Part 6 

Almost 900 feature films are released in the United States each year, with many more worldwide. Even the most determined cinephile can only see a smal ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Capturing Chicago through Photography 

Practice and grow your photography skills! This study group has both an outside field shoot and in-classroom component. Every other week the group vis ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM (9/4/2025-12/4/2025)

Closed
 
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Top Academy Award Winners and Nominees 

Academy Awards have been given out for nearly one hundred years and in this study group we will show some of the films that either garnered the award ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM (9/4/2025-12/4/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Opening Nights and Kumbayas 

It is opening night on Broadway. How will the new musical be received by New York's leading theater critics? It is life or death for all who are invol ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/08/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/8/2025-10/20/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Writing Life Stories (A) 

Why write your story? Writing helps us document and reflect on experiences, revisit old memories, and remember people who have made a difference. It a ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/08/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/8/2025-12/8/2025)

Closed
 
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Writing Life Stories (C) 

Do you wish that a family members had written his or her life story for you to read? Do you wish you knew more about family members? This is your oppo ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/08/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/8/2025-12/8/2025)

Closed
 
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Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism 

In 1870 Frederic Bazille painted a group portrait of Edouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Claude Monet in Manet’s Paris studio. When ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/11/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/11/2025-12/4/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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