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ONLINE An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi

in association with Illinois Libraries Present

2022-06-22 19:00:00 2022-06-22 20:00:00 America/Chicago ONLINE An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi Join us for an engaging evening with Kwame Onwuachi as he shares stories behind his family’s recipes in his first cookbook, and the importance of connections between cuisine, place, and culture. Zoom -

Wednesday, June 22
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-06-22 19:00:00 2022-06-22 20:00:00 America/Chicago ONLINE An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi Join us for an engaging evening with Kwame Onwuachi as he shares stories behind his family’s recipes in his first cookbook, and the importance of connections between cuisine, place, and culture. Zoom -

Join us for an engaging evening with Kwame Onwuachi as he shares stories behind his family’s recipes in his first cookbook, and the importance of connections between cuisine, place, and culture.

Register here: https://dgpl.fyi/Onwuachi

Kwame Onwuachi is a James Beard Award-winning chef who was born on Long Island and raised in New York City, Nigeria, and Louisiana. Onwuachi was first exposed to cooking by his mother, in the family’s modest Bronx apartment, and he took that spark of passion and turned it into a career. He trained at the Culinary Institute of America and opened five restaurants before turning thirty. A former Top Chef contestant, he has been named Food & Wine's Best New Chef 2019 and a 30 Under 30 honoree by both Zagat and Forbes. Onwuachi’s 2019 memoir, Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir, received critical acclaim. His first cookbook, My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef, celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food. For more information on this speaker please visit prhspeakers.com.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events.

Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant that was awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Additional funding provided by the Downers Grove Public Library Foundation. DGPLF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing extraordinary enhancements to the library beyond traditional expense, and taxpayer support.

Illinois Libraries Present is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Registration Required | Book Discussions |

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Sat, Sep 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
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Sat, Sep 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Goldfinger Brewery - 513 Rogers Street in Downers Grove
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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Wed, Oct 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Goldfinger Brewery - 513 Rogers Street in Downers Grove
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Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room
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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100),Virtual Meeting

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

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Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room
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Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Thu, Oct 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Thu, Oct 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room A (Max Capacity 16)

Thu, Oct 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room
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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Fri, Oct 11, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Sat, Oct 12, 9:30am - 1:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Adult Study Room 4 (Max Capacity 6),Adult Study Room 5 (Max Capacity 6)
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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Mon, Oct 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)
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Mon, Oct 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room North (Max Capacity 50)

Tue, Oct 15, All day
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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Oct 15, 9:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Oct 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Tue, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Virtual Meeting

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Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Wed, Oct 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Wed, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Wed, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room
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Thu, Oct 17, 9:30am - 10:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Thu, Oct 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Thu, Oct 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)
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Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Fri, Oct 18, 10:00am - 11:30am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

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Downers Grove Public Library - First Floor Lobby

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Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Sat, Oct 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Sat, Oct 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Sat, Oct 19, 4:45pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room