Community Partners for The Great Fire include:

The City of Chicago Fire Department
Lead Community Partner

The Chicago History Museum
The Chicago Architecture Foundation
WBEZ 91.5
The Fire Museum of Greater Chicago
The 100 Club
The Raven Foundation

 

Community Engagement Programs

Free Panel Discussions

Sundays at 4:30 pm

October 9, 2011 - Panelists include Vincent L. Michael, Ph.D., the John H. Bryan Chair in Historic Preservation at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
October 16, 2011 - Panelists include Russell Lewis, Vice President, Chicago History Museum
October 23, 2011 - Panelists include Geoffrey Baer, WTTW
October 30, 2011 - Panelists include Andy O'Donnell and Ken Little of The Fire Museum of Greater Chicago
November 6, 2011 - Panelists include Bill Savage, PhD, Northwestern University

Lookingglass Theatre, 821 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago

Join a variety of artists, scholars, historians and docents to discuss the themes explored in The Great Fire. Participating panelists will be posted on this site as they are confirmed.

These panel discussions are free and open to the public. Seating is subject to availability.

Lookingglass and The Chicago Architecture Foundation present:

openhousechicago

Saturday and Sunday, October 15 & 16, 2011, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Lookingglass Theatre, 821 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago

Special guest! Architect John Morris (Morris Architects Planners) will be on site from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm both Saturday and Sunday to discuss the plan and process of transforming Chicago's most iconic landmark into a state-of-the-art theatre.

Over the weekend of Oct 15-16, 2011, the Chicago Architecture Foundation is proud to present openhousechicago 2011 (OHC2011), a free public event that gets you behind-the-scenes of some of the city’s greatest spaces and places.

Whether you are an architecture buff, history enthusiast, or cultural novice, OHC2011 is a unique event that’s fun for all ages, locals and visitors, suburbanites and city dwellers. Participating in OHC2011 is like getting a "backstage pass" to many of Chicago’s most important and interesting buildings.

More information at openhousechicago.org.

Lookingglass and the Chicago Architecture Foundation present:

The Great Fire: Bus Tour and Performance Package

Saturday, October 29, 2011 9:00am - 1:00pm Bus Tour, lunch on your own, 3:00 - 4:30pm Lookingglass Theater Performance
Chicago Architecture Foundation Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Avenue

Commemorate the 140th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire with Lookingglass and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Learn more about the history and myths of The Great Fire of 1871 through the lens of architectural history. This bus and walking tour begins at Chicago Architecture Foundation with a slide presentation on the basic history and myths of the Fire, as well as a discussion of construction methods and building materials. Next we travel by bus to a South Side neighborhood to view several pre-1870s structures as well as the site of the infamous O’Leary Family home. On the city’s North Side, we will examine the Old Town neighborhood to compare and contrast its buildings and residents before and after the Fire. We’ll stop at a few hidden gems along the way before ending the tour at the 1869 Water Tower and Pumping Station on Michigan Avenue. After lunch on your own, enjoy our production of The Great Fire.

$85 for Chicago Architecture Foundation members; $95 for non-members. More information at caf.architecture.org.

Lookingglass and The Raven Foundation present:

Pre-show lecture by Ensemble Member John Musial and Suzanne Ross, Executive Director of The Raven Foundation

Saturday, November 5, 2011 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Location TBA

A free pre-show lecture by Ensemble Member John Musial and Suzanne Ross, Executive Director of The Raven Foundation about the themes addressed in The Great Fire.

This lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is subject to availability.