THE CALENDAR
FOOD
Harvest Dinner Sep 19, 5pm, Illinois Stewardship Alliance invites the public to celebrate local farmers and chefs at a tasting- menu dinner. $65-$90. ilstewards.org. The Inn at 835, 835 S. Second St, 217-528-1563.
POLITICS
Is Wrongful Conviction of the Innocent a Constitutional Crisis? Sep 17, 12pm, In commemoration of Constitution Day, UIS will sponsor a forum to explore the problem of wrongful conviction in America. UIS Public Affairs Center (PAC), 206-6245.
UIS Ambassador Series Sep 29, 11:30am-1:30pm, James Kenny, former U.S. ambassador to Ireland. $20-$22. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 206-6058.
HISTORY
Amy Freedman: Indonesian Democracy Sep 22, 7:30pm, Freedman, associate research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University and associate professor of Political Science at Long Island University, assess how well Indonesia has consolidated democracy in the last 10 years. UIS Brookens Auditorium, 206- 6245.
Clayville Tour and Talk Sep 21, 6pm tour, 7pm program, Sangamon County Historical Society presents Historical Archeologist, Annie Reiken, who discusses how to preserve and protect our historic past in a talk on ‘Stewardship’ 522-2500. Clayville, Route 125, Pleasant Plains
Dinner Lecture Series Sep 24, 5:30pm, Elkhart Historical Society features ‘What’s in a Name’ with Mike Starasta, director of the McKinstry Library at Lincoln College talking on genealogy. Reservations required by Sept 20. elkharthistoricalsociety.org. Wild Hare Cafe, 104 Governor Oglesby St, Elkhart, 947-2100.
Elkhart Hill Tour Sep 25, 9:30am and 1:30pm, Two tours of historic Elkhart Hill. elkharthistoricalsociety.org. Elkhart.
Fireside Chats Sep 22, 5:30-7pm, Richard E. Hart tells stories - names and biographies - of the white and African American conductors on the Underground Railroad. Reservation required. Donations encouraged. 652-7302. Elijah Iles House, 628 S. Seventh St.
Latino Chicago and Immigrant Rights Movement Sep 23, 7pm, UIC professors Pallares and Flores-Gonz·lez discuss the contemporary immigrant rights movement in Chicago. UIS Public Affairs Center (PAC), 206-6245.
