ECH Now Open!
Elmwood Center for the Humanities is proud to announce we have opened our doors! Here’s a list of what is coming up soon:
ECH opening soon
Elmwood Center for the Humanities is happy to announce we will be open very soon. Renovations are almost complete and we are very excited to begin serving the community.
Prairie Tales: A long Time Coming
This episode of Prairie Tales gives us the history of education in central Illinois. This project is supported with Arts Dollars funds, provided by the Illinois Arts Council Agency, ArtsPartners of Central Illinois, National Endowment for the Arts, …
ECH on WCBU
Tim Shelley of WCBU ran a story about ECH and made mention of our efforts on-air. Online article here:A new center for the humanities is coming to Elmwood | WCBU …
ECH Awarded Arts Dollars Grant
Elmwood Center for the Humanities is proud to announce we have been awarded a 2024 Arts Dollars Grant. This grant will help fund future episodes of the popular ‘Prairie Tales’ series which is show at the Palace Theater in Elmwood.
This project is supported with Arts Dollars funds, provided by the Illinois Arts Council Agency, ArtsPartners of Central Illinois, National Endowment for the Arts, and Community Foundation of Central Illinois.
Elmwood Center for the Humanities Interview with Roxy Baker
On Sunday October 13, 2024 I spoke with Roxy Baker on ‘What’s Going on Central Illinois’, a greater Peoria public affairs program which showcases events in Central Illinois. We discussed the Elmwood Center for the Humanities, The Swimmer event on Saturday October 19th at the Palace Theater in Elmwood and the need for 3rd spaces in Elmwood. Check it out!
‘The Swimmer’ at The Palace Theater Sat Oct 19th 2:30PM
Saturday October 19th at 2:30PM at the Palace Theater In Elmwood. The Elmwood Center for the Humanities is proud to present this forgotten and rarely-seen classic starring the one and only Burt Lancaster in what Lancaster referred to as his favorite of all his roles.
Via Wikipedia:
The Swimmer is a 1968 American surrealist-drama film starring Burt Lancaster. The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director). The story is based on the 1964 short story “The Swimmer” by John Cheever, which appeared in the July 18, 1964, issue of The New Yorker. The 95-minute movie adds new characters and scenes consistent with those in the original 12-page short story.