Welcome to Chicago Salons!
A “Salon” in this sense is a gathering of intelligent people who seek not only to meet and socialize with other like-minded people, but to focus their discussion on a specific topic.
To accomplish this, we assign a “theme” to each salon – and feature a person or persons who are experts in that area and who can either provide a presentation or lead a discussion about the theme/topic. The result is a stimulating evening of intellectual and focused thought.
Here is a list of the salons we have hosted or will be hosting. You can click on any of them to go to the page – or you can use the menu above.
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An Evening With Grammy Award-Winning Percussionist, Matthew Duvall. Thursday, February 23, 2023
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A French Evening with the Black Oak Ensemble. Saturday, December 5, 2020. LIVE EVENT!
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Dr. Elly Toyoda – An Evening of Violin Performance, Musical Insights, and Discussions with Artists and Composers! Saturday, November 21, 2020. LIVE EVENT!
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Music with Ruth, Marty and the Ginsburg Family! Saturday, October 24, 2020. LIVE EVENT!
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A Taste of Opera NOW! – Saturday, May 30, 2020. LIVE EVENT!
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Innovation and Diversity in a Time of Disruption – A Discussion with Christie Hefner and Dennis Chookaszian – Saturday, March 7, 2020
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Interactive Percussion with Grammy Award Winner Matthew Duvall – Saturday, February 1, 2020
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Big Shoulders Ensemble Presents the “Chamber Jam” – Monday, December 2, 2019
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Leadership! A Discussion with Former Navy Secretary John H. Dalton. Friday, November 15, 2019
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Want to Write a Book? Here’s How to Do It! Saturday, November 2, 2019
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Captain Charlie Plumb, POW, USNR (Ret). Sunday, May 26, 2019
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Sex and Human Labor Trafficking – A Discussion With Laurel Bellows – Saturday, May 11, 2019
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Biological and Cognitive Underpinnings of Religious Fundamentalism, Saturday, April 13, 2019
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Diderot String Quartet! Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Hamilton! Reflections and Fun with Members of the Cast! Sunday, February 10, 2019″
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Chamber Jam! Monday, January 21, 2019
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Spektral Quartet Returns! – Friday, November 30
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Black Oak Ensemble – “Silenced Voices” – Saturday, September 29
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An Evening with INA – the Breakfast Queen – Saturday, June 23
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Multiple Sclerosis – Up Close and Personal
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Epilepsy – Up Close and Personal
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iGIANT Roundtable
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Jim Lovell – Apollo XIII
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Baseball as a Business – Bill Barthalomay
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Super Nuke! – Cold War Nuclear Submarines
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Critical Skills and the Doom Loop
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Gender Equality Issues – Andie Kramer
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Robotic Surgery
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FBI Counter Terrorism
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Dr. Rocky Kolb – Exo-Planets
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Dr. Rocky Kolb – Telescopes in Chile
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
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Eighth Blackbird
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Spektral Quartet
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Hands of Peace
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Blair Thomas – Puppeteers
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Wine Tasting and Provence (Piaugier)
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Kerry Cohen – Author – Teenage Female Sexuality and Issues
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Women’s Health – Cancer Issues