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CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy Debuts Mar 23
Live Wed. afternoon interview series at Skokie Theatre
Something exciting is coming to Skokie Theatre this month. A monthly Chicago-based live mid-day interview series debuts on Wednesday, March 23rd - CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy. This live talk-show is led by moderator Ed Tracy who guides thoughtful and engaging conversations with authors and influential leaders in the arts, media and business.
On March 23rd at 1:30 pm Tracy welcomes Ronald Keaton and Ethan Michaeli. Keaton wrote, produced and starred in the one-man show Churchill, which broke box office records in its run at the Greenhouse Theatre Center in Chicago before a successful New York run. Michaeli is a journalist and author of the best-selling book The Defender that tells the story of the legendary black newspaper and how it changed America. Guests may purchase a copy of the book which will be signed by Michaeli immediately following the program in a book signing sponsored by The Book Stall of Chestnut Court.
On April 20th at 1:30 pm, Tracy welcomes author Howard Reich from the Chicago Tribune to discuss his powerful book and film, Prisoner of Her Past. This gripping documentary studies the traumatic stress syndrome that Reich’s mother Sonia fell victim to sixty years after persecution from the Nazis and serves as a warning to help childhood trauma victims today. There will be a screening of the film followed by a discussion.
On May 25th at 1:30, Tracy’s guests are Jim Frazier and author Arnie Bernstein. Frazier, a Gold Star Father, will discuss how the Illinois Gold Star Families organization supports families who have lost loved ones in combat. Arnie Bernstein is the author of Swastika Nation, which documents the rise and fall of Fritz Kuhn and his German American Bund, a small but powerful national movement determined to conquer the U.S. government with a fascist dictatorship in the 1930s.
Ed Tracy is an award-winning television and webcast producer, writer, program host and consultant. He received an Emmy Award as Executive Producer and Co-Host of the live broadcast of the Medal of Honor Convention Opening Ceremony at Soldier Field on NBCChicago.com and the Military Channel. He has produced major events and hosted presentations for the City of Chicago, WYCC PBS Chicago 20, CSPAN2 BookTV, NPR, National World War II Museum, Intrepid Air and Space Museum, EbertFest, the Union League Club of Chicago, National Writers' Series, Norwich University, Corporate Council for Africa, National Symphony Orchestra and served as Co-Chair of the 2009 Chicago Medal of Honor Society Annual Convention.
Tracy created and hosted the Pritzker Military Library’s live webcast and PBS television programs Pritzker Military Library Presents and Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy for nine seasons while serving as the library’s Executive Director then President. In all, over 300 hours of live interviews and book presentations form the core of the library’s extensive online archive. Recognized as an Official Honoree of the Webby Awards five times, the Library was honored as the 2009 recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation’s highest honor for libraries and museums.
Tickets for each event are $10 and can be purchased by calling 847-677-7761 or online at: SkokieTheatre.org. You won’t want to miss these powerful and stimulating conversations.
