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Talks Archive

See Kelli's past and current talks—then book one for your group!

Explore Kelli's past and current talks, see who she's worked with, and find the perfect program—virtual or in person—for your group.

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest
2026

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds
2026

Orland Park Public Library

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds

Women and Early Cinema in Chicago: Untold Stories Behind the Silent Screen
2026

Naperville Public Library

Women and Early Cinema in Chicago: Untold Stories Behind the Silent Screen

Art of Ferris Bueller
2025

Orland Park Public Library

The Art of Ferris Bueller

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive
2025

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2025

CJE Senior Life

Gender in Hollywood: Women

Art of Ferris Bueller
2025

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

The Art of Ferris Bueller

Inside Gene Kelly's House
2025

Commonwealth Senior Living

Inside Gene Kelly's House

Women and Early Cinema in Chicago: Untold Stories Behind the Silent Screen
2025

CJE Senior Life

Women and Early Cinema in Chicago: Untold Stories Behind the Silent Screen

Cinematic Canines and Circus Stars in Chicagoland Cemeteries
2025

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Cinematic Canines and Circus Stars in Chicagoland Cemeteries

Chicago Murals and Movie Stars
2025

World Virtual Tours

Chicago and Movies on the Mississippi River

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury
2025

Fountaindale Public Library District

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds
2025

Fountaindale Public Library District

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury
2025

CJE Senior Life

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart
2025

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2025

Green Hills Public Library District

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz
2025

Bridgeview Public Library

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2025

Tinley Park Public Library

Beyond the Blues Brothers

From Ferris to the Frontlines: Chicago's Art Institute and Grant Park in the Movies
2025

Bridgeview Public Library

From Ferris to the Frontlines: Chicago's Art Institute and Grant Park in the Movies

Fashion, Ferris Wheels, and Film: Dressing Women for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
2025

White Oak Library District

Fashion, Ferris Wheels, and Film: Dressing Women for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest
2025

CJE Senior Life

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest

America's Most Famous Diner, Chicago Style
2025

CJE Senior Life

America's Most Famous Diner, Chicago Style

Singin' in the Rain and Chicago
2025

CJE Senior Life

Singin' in the Rain and Chicago

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive
2025

Palos Heights Public Library

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive

The Breakfast Club and Chicago
2025

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

The Breakfast Club and Chicago

Chicago Movie Houses: Hidden Histories and Lost Glamour
2025

World Virtual Tours

Chicago Movie Houses: Hidden Histories and Lost Glamour

Brief History of Hollywood Film
2025

CJE Senior Life

A Brief History of Hollywood Film

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds
2025

Oak Park Public Library

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds

Roller Coasters, Racism, and Chicago Home Movies
2025

CJE Senior Life

Roller Coasters, Racism, and Chicago Home Movies

Festivus 101: A Celebration for the Rest of Us
2025

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Festivus 101: A Celebration for the Rest of Us

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2025

Naperville Public Library

Beyond the Blues Brothers

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive
2025

Homer Township Public Library

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive

From Ferris to the Frontlines: Chicago's Art Institute and Grant Park in the Movies
2025

World Virtual Tours

From Ferris to the Frontlines: Chicago's Art Institute and Grant Park in the Movies

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz
2025

World Virtual Tours

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz

Festivus 101: A Celebration for the Rest of Us
2025

Parker Life

Festivus 101: A Celebration for the Rest of us

Countdown to the Oscars: Illinois Winners, Scandalous Moments, and Oscar Bait
2025

CJE Senior Life

Countdown to the Oscars: Illinois Winners, Scandalous Moments, and Oscar Bait

Chicago Murals and Movie Stars
2025

World Virtual Tours

Chicago Murals and Movie Stars

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive
2025

Bridgeview Public Library

St. Patrick's Day in The Fugitive

Chicago's World's Fairs and the Movies
2025

World Virtual Tours

Chicago's World's Fairs and the Movies

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury
2025

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz
2025

Homer Township Public Library

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart
2025

Helen Plum Library

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart

Fashion, Ferris Wheels, and Film: Dressing Women for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
2025

CJE Senior Life

Fashion, Ferris Wheels, and Film: Dressing Women for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest
2025

Helen Plum Library

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class
2024

CJE Senior Life

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2024

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Brief History of Hollywood Film
2024

Arlington Heights Senior Center

A Brief History of Hollywood Film

The Oscars and Chicago
2024

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

The Oscars and Chicago

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2024

Indian Prairie Public Library

Gender in Hollywood: Women

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2024

Bridgeview Public Library

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2024

Fremont Public Library

Gender in Hollywood: Women

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds
2024

Aurora Public Library District

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart
2024

CJE Senior Life

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2024

Homer Township Public Library

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury
2024

Bridgeview Public Library

Horror Movies in Chicago: Child's Play and The Fury

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2024

White Oak Library District

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2024

Elmhurst Public Library

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Film Noir: Hollywood's Darkest Timeline
2024

White Oak Library District

Film Noir: Hollywood's Darkest Timeline

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2024

Homer Township Public Library

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2024

White Oak Library District

Behind the Scenes: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Hollywood Bites: From Golden Age Glamour to Rom-Com Delights
2024

Bridgeview Public Library

Hollywood Bites: From Golden Age Glamour to Rom-Com Delights

Inside Gene Kelly's House
2023

CJE Senior Life

Inside Gene Kelly's House

Chicago Murals and Movie Stars
2023

Bridgeview Public Library

Chicago Murals and Movie Stars

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest
2023

Deerfield Public Library

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz
2023

CJE Senior Life

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz

Chicago Murals and Movie Stars
2023

Oak Park Public Library

Chicago Murals and Movie Stars

Art of Ferris Bueller
2023

Niles-Maine Public Library District

The Art of Ferris Bueller

Film Noir: Hollywood's Darkest Timeline
2023

CJE Senior Life

Film Noir: Hollywood's Darkest Timeline

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2023

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Makeup, Costume, and Toupees in 1920s Chicago
2023

CJE Senior Life

Makeup, Costume, and Toupees in 1920s Chicago

Gender in Hollywood: Men
2023

Fremont Public Library

Gender in Hollywood: Men

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class
2023

Wilmette Historical Museum

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class

Art of Ferris Bueller
2023

Homer Township Public Library

The Art of Ferris Bueller

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart
2023

CJE Senior Life

Comedy in Chicago: The Marx Brothers and Bob Newhart

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2023

Elmwood Park Public Library

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class
2023

Orland Park History Museum

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2023

Round Lake Area Public Library District

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Loop Landmarks on Film
2022

La Grange Park Library

Loop Landmarks on Film

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2022

Mount Prospect Public Library

Gender in Hollywood: Women

Festivus 101: A Celebration for the Rest of Us
2022

Thompson Coburn LLP

Festivus 101: A Celebration for the Rest of Us

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class
2022

Glenside Public Library District

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class

How Do Movies Guide Your Eyes?
2022

Lake Villa District Library

How Do Movies Guide Your Eyes?

The Oscars and Chicago
2022

White Oak Library District

The Oscars and Chicago

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2022

Bridgeview Public Library

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2022

The Mather of Evanston

Gender in Hollywood: Women

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz
2022

Plymouth Place

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class
2022

Bridgeview Public Library

Chicago, Christmas Movies, and Class

How Are Movie Worlds Created?
2022

Lake Villa District Library

How Are Movie Worlds Created?

Loop Landmarks on Film
2022

Plymouth Place

Loop Landmarks on Film

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest
2022

Lake Villa District Library

Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest

Film Noir: Hollywood's Darkest Timeline
2021

Niles-Maine Public Library District

Film Noir: Hollywood's Darkest Timeline

Chicago's World's Fairs and the Movies
2021

Stickney-Forest View Public Library

Chicago's World's Fairs and the Movies

Beyond the Blues Brothers
2021

Chicago Public Library

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds
2021

Stickney-Forest View Public Library

Black Movie History in Chicago: Cinematic Milestones and Sacred Grounds

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2021

American Association of University Women

Gender in Hollywood: Women

Chicago's World's Fairs and the Movies
2021

Blue Island Public Library

Chicago's World's Fairs and the Movies

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2021

North Shore Senior Center

Gender in Hollywood: Women

Cinematic Canines and Circus Stars in Chicagoland Cemeteries
2021

Niles-Maine Public Library District

Cinematic Canines and Circus Stars in Chicagoland Cemeteries

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz
2021

Brookfield Public Library

Chicago and The Wizard of Oz

Gender in Hollywood: Women
2021

Skokie Public Library

Gender in Hollywood: Women

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