Explore the fascinating relationship between art and fashion during the late 19th century when Art Curator Gloria Groom shares stories and photographs from the exhibit titled "Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity" at The Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibit, which opens in Chicago June 26 and continues through Sept. 22, 2013, features nearly 80 paintings by Impressionist masters such as Caillebotte, Degas, Manet, Renoir, and Seurat.

Gloria Groom is The Mary and David Winton Green Curator of Nineteenth Century European Painting and Sculpture for The Art Institute of Chicago.

Join Karyn Calabrese, author and owner of Karyn's Raw Café, Karyn's On Green, and Karyn's Cooked for a discussion of raw food, demonstration, and tasting. Learn how you can create exciting raw dishes at home. Karyn will demonstrate some of her favorite recipes and share samples with the audience.

Karyn's books will be available for purchase following this event.

Learn the basics of this popular spreadsheet program to help you organize your life or gain a new job skill. Skills Prerequisite: must be familiar with basic computer functions. Patrons may bring their own laptops if preferred.

Meet River Forest filmmakers Eric Anderson and Amelia Dellos and see the documentary film, "Love Under Fire: Bertha and Potter Palmer." This young married couple lost nearly everything they owned in the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, yet they stayed in the city, determined to help re-build Chicago. Potter Palmer founded Marshall Fields department store and built the Palmer House Hotel.

See this documentary that transports viewers over nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to reveal astonishing reaches of Muslim arts, crafts and architecture. Explore distant locations and many rare pieces of art. Reflect on the Islamic world as it developed over centuries and as it is today. Narrated by Susan Sarandon.

Dive deeper into Excel with this class that will introduce basic formulas and some advanced formatting. Skills Prerequisite: Previous experience using Microsoft Excel. Patrons may bring their own laptops with Excel 2007 if preferred.

Come explore "The Mystery & Moments of Vivian Maier" when Michael Bullis presents a program of short films using photographs and 8mm film shot exclusively by Vivian Maier. This free program is presented by Michael Bullis , Technical Consultant for Vivian Maier Photography in collaboration with the Oak Park Photography Club.

Vivian Maier left this world, secretly leaving behind a wonderful catalog of over 100,000 images. These images chronicle moments captured during her years as a nanny, a world traveler and astute observer of life.

Join us to discuss the remarkable story of Adele Bloch-Bauer, the subject of Gustav Klimt’s very famous paintings. The painting “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” (1907) was confiscated by the Nazis. It was already famous before it was bought in 2006 for $135 million for the Neue Galerie, New York. The author depicts the cultural, historical, and political environments of the 20th century Vienna impeccably. Learn more about all of our monthly book discussions.

Learn about the colorful and amazing life of Eslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson when Dr. Barbara Ransby shares stories from her new book, "Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson" published by Yale Press. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Learn the components of a strong resume, and what keywords or phrases to use that will help move your resume to the top of the stack. Presenter: Eileen Vesey, Chicago Federation of Labor Workers Assistance Committee. Learn more about all our services for job seekers.