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.

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.

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum 339 N Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL

As part of our Hemingway in the 21st Century series, we will host a moderated discussion on one of the latest books added to the Hemingway anthology, Hemingway’s Passions: His Women, His Wars and His Writing with author and Hemingway scholar, Dr. Nancy Sindelar. Refreshments and light snacks will be served.

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.