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From Print to Pictures, the Art of Film Adaptation: Hitchcock Thrillers 

Did you know that many Hitchcock films were adaptations? Join us as we examine four iconic films and the literary texts that inspired them. Shadow of ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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Savor the Story: Food and Film as Windows to the Soul 

Join us for a deliciously rich seven-week journey through cinema where food becomes more than sustenance—it becomes storytelling, memory, healing, and ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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Art & Ideas: Romanticism to Modernism and Beyond 

Ever wonder about the whys and hows of art? Using Booker Prize-winning author Julian Barnes’ collection of essays, Keeping an Eye Open (Vintage, 2020) ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Creative Writing Workshop 

This study group is for members who love words and who wish to improve and practice their creative writing skills across the various genres: poetry, c ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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Documentary Films (Evanston) 

Do you love learning about fascinating people, places, and ideas through the medium of film? If so, this documentary film study group is for you. Each ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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Theater in Chicago 

Join us at some of Chicago’s best theaters as we attend seven plays performed in various venues, including Steppenwolf, Goodman, and Timeline theaters ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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Four Masters of the Short Story: Cheever, Lahiri, Murakami, Poe 

Short stories seem slim on the bookshelf, yet in the hands of masters they loom large. Universal themes. Places we’ve never seen. Characters we have y ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 09/08/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/8/2025-12/8/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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The Marx Brothers Films - Comedy, Culture & History 

In this 7-week study group, we will talk about the background of the Marx Brothers, and how they developed their unique brand of comedy and then incor ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 10/23/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (10/23/2025-12/4/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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