Lock 16 Fall Dinner and Lecture

"Thanksgiving: The Great American Holiday"
Nine out of ten Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving, and most do so around a family table.  Food and tradition are the heart and sould of this most-loved, most-observed holiday.  Thanksgiving has become the original myth of America and the epression of deeply held American cultural ideas.  As it considers the evolution of Thanksgiving, from the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621 to present day, this program invites the audience to think about what this holiday and its food traditions mean for American culture and identity.

Speaker: Penelope Bingham is an Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar and food historian.  An avid collector and appraiser of cookbooks her personal collection now exceeds over 2,000 volumes.  She has given numerous programs on American culture and cookbooks to library and professional organizations around Illinois.

Dinner includes choice of two entrees, salad, soup, and dessert.  Reservations Required.