Moveable Feast: A Discussion & Community Art Project about Food and Home

Moveable Feast: A Discussion & Community Art Project about Food and Home       Moveable Feast: A Playshop about Food and Home    Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:30-8:30 North Branch Projects, 3550 W. Lawrence Ave.  Chicago, IL 60625 Event page: http://bit.ly/feastIHC What:      A Moveable Feast will be a conversation and community art project about the intersection of home, identity and food.  Donna Pierce, formerChicago Tribune Assistant Food Editor and historian of Great Migration recipes, will facilitate a conversation where audiences will share their varied food backgrounds and discuss how food travels with people wherever they go, keeping them close to their roots, and helping shape their identities when they're far from home.    The conversation will lead into a cookbook-making "playshop" led by artists from Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book and Paper Arts and inspired by the personal experiences shared.   Donna Pierce, former Assistant Food Editor and Test Kitchen Director for the Chicago Tribune, is a Chicago-based, contributing editor for Upscale Magazine and a columnist for the Chicago Defender.  Pierce grew up with deep roots in Mobile, Alabama, where her family lived for five generations before her parents moved to Missouri. Pierce has traveled to Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean exploring the roots of African American culinary traditions. She is a member of the Southern Foodways Association, Les Dames d'Escoffier, Association of Food Journalists, the James Beard Foundation, the National Association of Black Journalists and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She is currently working on a book about  Freda DeKnight and recipes from the Great Migration.    Cost:       Event is FREE to the public, though reservations are required. Reservations can be made by visiting www.prairie.org  or emailing: events@prairie.org   Who:       The Illinois Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, dedicated to strengthening society by fueling inquiry and conversation about the ideas and works that shape our culture. The IHC creates programs and funds organizations that promote greater understanding of, appreciation for, and involvement in the humanities by all Illinoisans, regardless of their economic resources, cultural background, or geographic location. The IHC is supported by state, federal, and private funds.