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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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Phone: (630) 960-1200
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Tue, Jan 14 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jan 15 9:00AM to 9:00PM
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Fri, Jan 17 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Sat, Jan 18 9:00AM to 5:00PM
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Wed, Jan 15, 9:30am - 10:00am
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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

Tue, Jan 21, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room
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Wed, Jan 22, 9:30am - 10:00am
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 - 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 - 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

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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

Mon, Jan 27, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Mon, Jan 27, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Tue, Jan 28, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library

Tue, Jan 28, 9:30am - 10:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Jan 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Jan 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room
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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Jan 28, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Virtual Meeting
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Wed, Jan 29, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

Wed, Jan 29, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Wed, Jan 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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

Wed, Jan 29, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room
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Thu, Jan 30, All day
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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

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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 - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

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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

Mon, Feb 03, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Mon, Feb 03, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Tue, Feb 04, All day
Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Feb 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Feb 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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 - Teen Central

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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
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Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

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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

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Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

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

Fri, Feb 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room
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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room
Registration opens Friday, January 24 2025 at 9:00am

Fri, Feb 07, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room A (Max Capacity 16),Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

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Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

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

Sat, Feb 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Sat, Feb 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

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

Mon, Feb 10, All day
Downers Grove Public Library
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Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

Mon, Feb 10, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Mon, Feb 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Mon, Feb 10, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Mon, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Mon, Feb 10, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Mon, Feb 10, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Mon, Feb 10, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Tue, Feb 11, All day
Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

Tue, Feb 11, 9:30am - 10:00am
Downers Grove Public Library

Tue, Feb 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100),Virtual Meeting

Tue, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, Feb 11, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Tue, Feb 11, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Virtual Meeting
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Wed, Feb 12, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

Wed, Feb 12, All day
Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

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Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Wed, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)
Registration opens Wednesday, January 29 2025 at 9:00am

Wed, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room
Registration opens Wednesday, January 29 2025 at 9:00am

Wed, Feb 12, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Wed, Feb 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Thu, Feb 13, All day
Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

Thu, Feb 13, 9:30am - 10:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Thu, Feb 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Thu, Feb 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Thu, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room A (Max Capacity 16)

Thu, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room
Registration opens Thursday, January 30 2025 at 9:00am

Thu, Feb 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Fri, Feb 14, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

Fri, Feb 14, All day
Downers Grove Public Library - Teen Central

Fri, Feb 14, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Fri, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Fri, Feb 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)