Join your Wellesley siblings for a fun, virtual happy hour featuring fall-themed drinks, on Thursday, October 19th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm Central on Zoom.
Past Events
Join your Wellesley siblings for some holiday fun at the CWC 2022 Virtual Holiday Tea to participate in a Holiday Recipe Exchange, Holiday games & the CWC Alumnae Corner, and wear your Holiday Sweaters on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, from 2-4pm Central time.
Join your Wellesley siblings with some great Ukrainian food and Wellesley fun at an in-person dinner. We will be dining at Tryzub Ukrainian Kitchen in the Ukrainian Village area of Chicago on Saturday, November 12th, from 6:30-8:30pm Central. Everyone attending is responsible for their portion of the final bill. The event coordinators will split the check and itemize by person so that everyone is able to pay for what they've ordered
Please join the Chicago Wellesley Club and Board of Trustees Chair Debora de Hoyos '75 for an evening with President Paula A. Johnson at The Chicago Club, hosted by the Office of Development.
Join your Wellesley siblings in celebrating Diwali with some great Indian food and Wellesley fun at an in-person dinner. We will be dining at The Indian Garden the Streeterville area of Chicago on Friday, October 21, 2022 from 6:30-8:30pm Central. Everyone attending is responsible for their portion of the final bill. The event coordinators will split the check and itemize by person so that everyone is able to pay for what they've ordered
October's book is Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore. The meeting will be moderated by Judy Perlman.
Join your Wellesley siblings for some good food and Wellesley fun at an in-person Jazz brunch followed by a tour of Ernest Hemingway's birthplace Museum. We will be brunching at Hemmingway's Bistro in Oak Park, Illinois on Sunday, August 14, 2022 from 12:30-2:30pm Central for brunch and 3pm-4pm Central for the tour of the museum. Sunday Jazz Brunch at the Hemmingway's Bistro is fixed price of $34.95 per person not inclusive of tax and tip. The Ernest Hemingway's Birthplace Museum tour is $18 per person.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for some good food and Wellesley fun at an in-person brunch. We will be brunching at Nella Pizza e Pasta in the Hyde Park area of Chicago on Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 12:30-2pm Central. - RSVP has been closed as capacity has been reached for this event.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for some good food and Wellesley fun at an in-person dinner. We will be dining at Tango Sur in the West Lakeview area of Chicago on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 6:30-8:30pm Central. - RSVP is closed for this event. Capacity has been reached.
Join us as we discuss Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for the 2022 CWC Annual Meeting to recap the year and celebrate the end of the college's fiscal year! We are meeting on the outdoor rooftop of Gibsons Italia which has been reserved for our private event. There will be a short Annual Meeting for club business and to recap the year's accomplishments before we move onto our three-course meal and open bar reception. This event is $25 per person. Only CWC members are permitted to sign up and RSVP; no guests given the limited capacity of the rooftop. Registration is closed for this event and no walk-ins will be taken. This event is on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 11am to 1pm, Central Time.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for the 2022 CWC Annual Meeting to recap the year and celebrate the end of the college's fiscal year! We are meeting on the outdoor rooftop of Gibsons Italia which has been reserved for our private event. There will be a short Annual Meeting for club business and to recap the year's accomplishments before we move onto our three-course meal and open bar reception. This event is $25 per person. Only CWC members are permitted to sign up and RSVP; no guests given the limited capacity of the rooftop. Registration is closed for this event and no walk-ins will be taken. This event is on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 11am to 1pm, Central Time.
RESCHEDULED to April 23rd- Join your Wellesley siblings for an entertaining and educational in person private 90 minute walking tour of downtown Chicago featuring "Ugly" Buildings! Chicago is the architectural capital of the country and has so many tours profiling these wonderful, beautiful buildings. Hiding around these architectural masterpieces, however, are "ugly" buildings. Some of these structures have been "ugly" since inception. Others become "ugly" due to falling into disrepair, questionable renovations, or cringe-worthy expansions. Some are decent buildings that just have a few really "ugly" features. Regardless of how and why a building strains the eyes, they are showcased on this "Ugly" Buildings Tour! This “educational roast” teases these buildings and creates a conversation on what makes a building pretty or ugly. These opinions are all subjective, so anticipate a lively discussion. There is a $20 charge for this walking tour. There is a 15 person capacity for this tour and we will close RSVP access once capacity has been reached. This tour is rescheduled to Saturday, April 23rd from 3:45pm to 5:30pm Central Time.
Join your fellow Wellesley alums for a private guided tour of Mindworks, a working laboratory and behavioral science discovery center affiliated with the University of Chicago. Located right on Michigan Avenue (across from the Art Institute of Chicago), Mindworks welcomes visitors to explore interactive exhibits, take part in engaging, hands-on research studies, earn prizes for participating, and learn how to apply insights from behavioral science to help understand and improve their lives and communities. This private tour will be led by Margaret Echelbarger '08, a principal researcher at the Booth School of Business. Following the 90-minute tour, enjoy a jazzy brunch at The Listening Room, located next door to Mindworks. There is a 10-person capacity for this tour and RSVP access will be closed once capacity has been reached. The tour will take place on Saturday, April 9th, 2022 from 11am-12:30pm and Brunch will be from 12:30pm to 2pm Central Time. Mindworks requires that all visitors wear masks and to show proof of vaccination along with ID.
For our April meeting we will read Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Join us for a spirited discussion of “The Goldfinch,” a 2019 American drama film directed by John Crowley, written by Peter Straughan, and adapted from the 2013 novel of the same name by Donna Tartt. We will critique the film on its own merits focusing on the various elements of film criticism led by special guest Paul Hurder on Sunday, March 13, 2022, from 3-5pm Central. RSVP for zoom information.
We hope you will join us for our discussion of A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende.
Join your Wellesley siblings for an entertaining and educational virtual celebration of Black History Month! We will watch the Muntu Dance Theatre's special performance of a collection of traditional African dances called, "Horoya." Horoya is a selection that represents the joy and jubilation of the freedom story in Malinke, a language spoken in West Africa. We will also learn about Black History Month and experience the tradition of Oral Culture, partake in some Black History themed trivia and engage in a talk back with the Muntu Dance Troupe on Sunday, February 20th, 3:00 - 5:30pm Central Time.
The 40s and 50s decades group will meet February 15 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom to discuss A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
Join your Wellesley siblings for some fun and games during our Virtual Jeopardy Night from the comfort on your own home. We'll split up into teams and work together to win some Wellesley swag on Sunday, February 6th, 8:00 - 9:30pm Central Time.
We hope you will join us for our discussion of A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende.
Join your Wellesley siblings for some fun on ice at the Maggie Daley Skating Ribbon. We'll skate and grab some hot chocolate afterwards! Bring your own skates and skate for free or rent skates at an extra cost on Sunday, January 30, 2022, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Central time. RSVP by January 9th to be included in this reservation.
CWC's socially-distanced winter community service project will collect blankets, bed linens, towels and backpacks for Cornerstone Community Outreach, an Uptown shelter that provides housing, meals and services for its clients.
Join us for a spirited discussion of the 2017 American historical drama film, "Mudbound," based on the book of the same name by Wellesley alum and award winning author, Hillary Jordan '84. "Mudbound" stars Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Banks, Rob Morgan and Mary J. Blige. The film depicts two World War II veterans – one white, one black – who return to rural Mississippi each to address racism and PTSD in his own way. Special guest and author, Hillary Jordan '84 will be joining our discussion on Sunday, January 9th from 3-5pm Central time.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for an outing at the Annual Chriskindlmarket in downtown Chicago! Enjoy the many shopping stalls, festive treats, and share a hot or cold beverage and snacks at our reserved Stammtisch Table on Friday, December 17th, 2021, from 5:30-7:30pm Central time.
SAVE THE DATE! Join your Wellesley siblings for some holiday fun at the CWC 2021 Virtual Holiday Tea and learn from a Tea Sommelier about " The Culture of Tea Around the World", participate in a Holiday Recipe Exchange, Holiday games & the CWC Alumnae Corner, and wear your Holiday Sweaters on Sunday, December 5th, 2021, from 2-4pm Central time- Free Tea Samples sent to the first 50 Alums to RSVP with a valid CWC Metro area mailing address - RSVP is now OPEN!
SAVE THE DATE! Join your Wellesley siblings for some holiday fun at the CWC 2021 Virtual Holiday Tea and learn from a Tea Sommelier about " The Culture of Tea Around the World", participate in a Holiday Recipe Exchange, Holiday games & the CWC Alumnae Corner, and wear your Holiday Sweaters on Sunday, December 5th, 2021, from 2-4pm Central time- Free Tea Samples sent to the first 50 Alums to RSVP with a valid CWC Metro area mailing address - RSVP is now OPEN!
Join us to discuss A Woman Is No Man, by Etaf Rum.
Join your Wellesley siblings and families for The Lincoln Park ZooLights followed by Happy Hour/Dinner at the Lincoln Park Zoo on Saturday, November 20, 2021. ZooLights at 5pm Central and Happy Hour/Dinner at 7pm Central.
Open to all Wellesley alumnae - Join your fellow Wellesley siblings on Sunday, November 7 from 8-10pm Central time for some fun and games during our Virtual Pictionary Night in the comfort of your own home. Whether you're an artist or a stick-figure drawer, you can put your drawing skills to the test with this virtual spin on the classic game. First and second place winners will win Amazon gift certificates and Wellesley swag!
Join us to discuss our November book selection, And the Mountains Echoed.
Open to all Wellesley Alumnae - Want a chance to connect with Wellesley alumnae from across regions, career levels and industries? Join your fellow alums for a Wellesley Alumnae Virtual Speed Networking event on Sunday, October 24, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. Central time. Use this unique, free networking opportunity to accelerate the growth of your Wellesley network, develop your personal brand, and practice your self-introduction or elevator pitch!
This event is open to only members of the Chicago Wellesley Club! Call to Action and Participate - attend the Quarterly Open Board Meeting of the Chicago Wellesley Club. This Virtual Open Board Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Only those who RSVP will be able to attend.
Join us to talk about There, There by Tommy Orange.
Join your Wellesley siblings to learn how to make some Wellesley-themed cocktails and enjoy some bonding over an in-person Mixology class. We will be guided by a professional mixologist who will demonstrate how to make these unique Wellesley themed cocktails at Nobody's Darling in the Edgewater section of Chicago on Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 2-4pm Central.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for a virtual event, CWC Connects: Spotlight on Mary McLaughlin - Founder of "Trees That Feed" and Former Personal Artist to the Clintons, Bushs, and Obamas. on Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 3-5pm Central.
We are resuming our book club meetings in September and will discuss Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for some great drinks and Wellesley bonding over an in-person outdoor Happy Hour. We will be imbibing on the Outdoor Patio of the FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar in downtown Chicago on Friday, September 10, 2021 from 6-8pm Central.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings for some good food, great drinks and Wellesley fun at an in-person outdoor dinner. We will be dining at The Smith in the River North area of Chicago on Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 6-8pm Central.
A chance to get together like we used to do with friends and friends-to-be. An all-club event hosted by the 70s decade.
Open to all Wellesley alumnae - Join your fellow Wellesley siblings on Sunday, June 6 from 8-10pm Central time for some fun and games during our Virtual Pictionary Night in the comfort of your own home. Whether you're an artist or a stick-figure drawer, you can put your drawing skills to the test with this virtual spin on the classic game. First and second place winners will win Amazon gift certificates and Wellesley swag!
Join us to discuss our June book, Apeirogon.
Only CWC alumnae - Join your fellow CWC alumnae on Sunday, May 23 from 3-5pm Central time for an open forum and conversation about the CWC and Race. As the first Wellesley alumnae club to participate in anti-racism training sessions, we are proud of what we have learned and accomplished in partnership with WRJI. We recognize, however, that anti-racist work is an ongoing conversation and that the CWC is a work-in-progress. We have scheduled this open forum to provide an opportunity for board members to share our experiences with the WRJI trainings with Club members and answer questions.
Only CWC alumnae and guests - Join your fellow CWC alumnae on Saturday, May 15th from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central time for the CWC Annual Meeting featuring Professor David Lindauer and Professor Akila Weerapana. We will recap the year and engage in a conversation with Professor David Lindauer and Professor Akila Weerapana. Professors Lindauer and Weerapana look forward to speaking with the CWC about the economic challenges of our times. They will answer questions about falling national income, high unemployment, immigration, international trade, inequality, climate change and other current economic issues.
It's all about conversation over food and drink! Join us for virtual Supper Club when we toast the green Class of 2021.
Open to all Wellesley Alumnae - Join us on Friday, April 30 from 5:30-7:30pm Central time for our Virtual Sibling Circle series and celebrate International Black Women's History Month by learning how to make some amazing dishes inspired by historical International Black women while learning about International Black Women's history. This event will also share a brief history of headdresses worn by Black Americans in America and a demo on wrapping styles and technique. Recipes will be sent out to those who RSVP so you can gather your ingredients. We will have a live demo and spend some time chatting and eating, at home-but together.
The WCAA and the CWC invite you to join us for a Wellesley Alumnae Virtual Paint Party, "Wellesleyscapes," on Sunday, April 18th from 3-5pm Central Time (please note Central time zone!)
We will be painting 4 different Wellesley-themed mini-canvases:
- The Galen Stone Tower
- Lake Waban
- Graduate hoop rolling
- Iconic Wellesley Lamp post
This is a paid event at a cost of $50 per registrant inclusive of paint kits and instruction.
Open to all Wellesley Alumnae - The WCAA and the CWC invite you to Wellesley Alumnae Virtual Paint Party, "Wellesleyscapes," on Sunday, April 18th from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Central (please note Central time zone!).
We will be painting 4 different Wellesley-themed mini-canvases:
- The Galen Stone Tower
- Lake Waban
- Graduate hoop rolling
- Iconic Wellesley lamp post
This is a paid event at a cost of $50 per registrant inclusive of paint kits and instruction.
Join us for another virtual Supper Club where the theme will be “Spring is Here!”
Clean your closets and donate musical instruments, music stands and other music accessories to Waukegan public school students! Join the CWC instrument recycling drive.
Betty Hayford will moderate our April book discussion of The Good Earth.
Open to all Wellesley Alumnae - Join your Wellesley siblings for a virtual Post Lunar New Year Sibling Circle Happy Hour Celebration. Learn how to make some lunar new year themed cocktails, "Orange Blossom" and "Lychee Nut" with the food pairing of Dongzhi Tang Yuan (sweet dumplings), a traditional Lunar New Year snack on Friday, March 26th, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central time.
Open to all Wellesley Alumnae - Want a chance to connect with Wellesley alumnae from across regions, career levels and industries? Join your fellow alums for a Wellesley Alumnae Virtual Speed Networking event on Sunday, March 21, 2021 from 3-5 p.m. Central time. Use this unique, free networking opportunity to accelerate the growth of your Wellesley network, develop your personal brand, and practice your self-introduction or elevator pitch!
Join us for a virtual discussion of The Other Americans by Laila Lalami.
March Supper Club's theme is "Food and Travel."
Cherie Weil '63 will moderate our March discussion on What the Qur'an Meant and Why It Matters
Open to all Wellesley Alumnae - Join us for our CWC Winter Spotlight on Alix Mikesell '88 - "Seeing the Extra in the Ordinary: Contemporary Jewelry and Alternative Materials" - on February 21, 2021 from 3-5pm Central.
For all our classmates from the 40s and 50s, join us for our book discussion on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
Open to all Wellesley Alumnae -Join your Wellesley siblings for our virtual Sweetheart Sibling Circle Happy Hour and learn how to make some sweetheart drinks ("Roses are Red" and "Wellesley Violets are Blue") and the food pairings of Tomato and Cheese Hearts and Powdered Donut Cakes. Friday, February 12th, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central.
Join us for February's virtual supper club!
Join your fellow Wellesley Siblings for some fun and games during our Virtual Trivia Night in the comfort of your own home, Sunday, February 7th; 8-10pm Central Time.
Holly Heap '64 will moderate our February discussion on Monkey: A Folk Tale
Join us for an encore Virtual Wine Tasting led by Ahmie-Woma Farkas '00 on Friday, January 22, 2021 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central time. There will be three options available to you to participate in this unique experience- RSVP for more information.
Bring on the New Year with New Food. For our January Supper Club, bring a new recipe or try a new food.
Join your Wellesley siblings for some holiday fun at the 2020 Virtual Holiday Tea, on Sunday, December 6th, 2020, from 2-4pm Central time. RSVP now open.
CWC 2020 Virtual Holiday Tea - Dec 6, 2020; 2-4pm Central time. RSVP now open.
Join your Wellesley siblings for our virtual Sibling Circle Happy Hour and learn how to make some holiday drinks (Poinsettia and Peppermint Chocolate Martini) and a food pairing. Friday, November 13th, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central.
Join your fellow Wellesley Siblings for some fun and games during our Virtual Trivia Night in the comfort of your own home, Sunday, October 25th; 8-10pm Central Time.
Join your fellow Wellesley Siblings for our virtual Sibling Circle Happy Hour and learn how to make Cognac cocktails (SideCar and Sazerac) and a food pairing, Friday, October 16th; 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central.
Join us for virtual supper club. Our theme is apples, apples everywhere!
Our discussion this month will focus on Part II of Homer's The Odyssey and Daniel Mendelsohn's An Odyssey: A Father, a Son and an Epic.
Join your fellow Wellesley siblings in a lively and spirited discussion of the 2003 American drama film, "Mona Lisa Smile, " led by special guest Paul Hurder on Sunday, September 27, 3-5pm Central. RSVP for discussion topics and zoom information.
Join your fellow Wellesley Siblings for our virtual Sibling Circle Happy Hour and learn how to make a Whiskey cocktails and a food pairing, Friday, September 18th; 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central.
Join the Supper Club for a socially-distanced in-person dinner at the home of Sarah Longley '04.
Join us for our fourth virtual Sibling Circle Happy Hour and learn how to make a few gin cocktails and a food pairing, August 14, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central.
August's Supper Club theme is Food During Travel.
Join us for our 2020 CWC Summer Spotlight with Ahmie-Woma Farkas '00 in a Virtual Wine Tasting event on July 24, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m Central.
Join us for our third virtual Sibling Circle Happy Hour and learn how to make a Tequila Smash, July 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m Central.
July's Supper Club theme is Campfire Dinner for July 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
Join us for Chicago Wellesley Club's first event in our virtual CWC Sibling Circle Happy Hour series and learn how to make a Wellesley Blue-tini, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The Chicago Wellesley Club is excited to host our 2020 Annual Meeting celebration using a virtual event format. We will welcome Professor Chudy who will present on the relevant topic of "Race in Politics." Click on the title for more information.
On May 2nd the Chicago Wellesley Club will host our flagship spring event - CWC Celebrates (and Annual Meeting)! using a virtual format.
Join us for Korean bibimbop and burgers! RSVP to supperclub@chicagowellesleyclub.org.
For March, we're taking a restaurant recommendation from a Supper Club regular and heading to a BYOB restaurant for Korean bibimbop and burgers.
We are one of 80+ alumnae clubs around the world with the mission to connect alumnae to each other and the college. Volunteers serve as club leaders and committee chairs, help organize events and outreach programs, participate in mentoring and admission opportunities, and serve their community.
Note - we've switched the March and April books. Becoming, by Michelle Obama will be our April book now.
Naomi Roth '85 hosts a special walk-through of the art studio of her late mother and local Chicago artist, Judith Roth. Commentary by Professor David Sokol of UIC will also be featured.
We are one of 80+ alumnae clubs around the world with the mission to connect alumnae to each other and the college.
Celebrate your love for your fellow Wellesley ladies and enjoy brunch at Little Goat Diner!
For February, we'll be braving the cold temperatures and warming up with pho and other amazing Vietnamese cuisine.
Classes of 40s and 50s, we hope you'll join us to discuss American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee.
Please join us for the last Thursday night Supper Club as we move to Wednesdays in the new year.
CWC Book Club: In the Midst of Winter, by Isabel Allende
CWC Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky, by Mark T. Sullivan
Cookies, Recipes, Books, Singing and Fun!
As the holidays approach, we are headed to a more casual (less expensive), hole-in-the-wall restaurant with awesome food.
From the best-selling author of The English Patient, a new novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after World War II through the lives of a small group of unexpected characters and two teenagers whose lives are shaped by their unwitting involvement.
The Chicago Wellesley Club is proud to support its own Scholarship Fund.
Come for dinner at Las Palmas for November's Supper Club.
A novel about middle-class values, illegal immigration, xenophobia, and environmental destruction.
The Chicago Wellesley Club is excited to welcome Michael P. Jeffries to the club's annual meeting and luncheon!
The 12th annual CHA Operation Warm event will take place at the UIC Forum and over 3,000 CHA families from nearly every Chicago neighborhood are expected to attend this one-day four-hour event.
Wildlife scientist Delia Owens has crafted a beautiful and intriguing story that is a celebration of nature, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a murder mystery.
Join us as at Chicago Q for September's Supper Club.
We are having dinner at 7:30 pm and then (free) Drag Queen Bingo at 9:00 pm.
Exclusive Expo Chicago Events hosted by Wellesley College Friends of Art With the Davis Museum's Lisa Fischman, Ruth Gordon Shapiro '37 Director
After our summer hiatus we will meet to discuss The Lowland, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri.
Please join alumnae in the Western Suburbs for a visit to the Morton Arboretum.
Join us as we sample delicious Thai street food at Immm Rice & Beyond.
Wellesley alum, Jennifer Tennican '88, brings her documentary film "Hearts of Glass" to Chicago. Join us for the screening (68min) and a short Q&A session. After the show, we'll walk to a great Thai restaurant with whoever wants to join us for dinner.
Join us for an opening weekend showing of "The Kitchen" and lunch at Nando's Peri Peri afterwards.
Classes of 40s and 50s, we hope you'll save the date and join us to discuss Madame Fourcade's Secret War by Lynne Olson.
For July, we're taking a restaurant recommendation from a CWC alum and will be heading north for Turkish fare.
Bring a picnic and join us for an eclectic evening of music in downtown Chicago.
Burrata so good that it is life-changing? Amazing pizza? Yes, please! We are going back to a neighborhood classic for some authentic Neapolitan-style pizza.
Private Tour of Modern By Design: Chicago Streamlines America
The amazing Helen Marshall '77 will be hosting a Tiki party at her home's fully decked-out lounge/art installation/museum space, aka The Trade Winds Lounge.
Exclusively for adults 21+, Adler After Dark offers you open access, unlimited shows, and unique entertainment at Adler Planetarium.
Classes of 40s and 50s, we hope you'll save the date and join us to discuss Educated by Tara Westover.
We're watching the matinee and going out for drinks afterwards! Based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, "Love, Loss and What I Wore" by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron is a play of monologues and ensemble pieces that cover all the important subjects - mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying first bras, mothers, hating purses and why women wear only black.
CWC Book Club: Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger & Mourning on the American Right, by Arlie Russell Hochschild
We secured a reservation for 10 people at Rick Bayless's spectacular flagship restaurant, Frontera Grill.
In this fascinating novel, Susan Vreeland brings to life a woman once lost in the shadows.
Please join us for an afternoon at Second City with Ali Barthwell '10. Barthwell is a writer, performer, and teacher.
Friends of Art members are invited to tour Dimensions of Citizenship: Architecture & Belonging from the Body to the Cosmos.
The first Friday of every month, the historic Flat Iron Arts Building opens its studios from 6pm -10pm, allowing visitors to explore two floors of art displayed in over three dozen resident artists' studios and living spaces.
May's Supper Club is going to be a little schmancier, so we're going casual for April!
Some of the best lowbrow artists in the Midwest converge at Hala Kahiki to display/sell their handmade creations.
We're watching the film "Fighting with My Family" and having lunch afterward at Nando's Peri Peri just next door.
Ali Barthwell is in the directing program at Second City and their final project is a sketch revue. The show is called "It's Not You, It's Us."
This month, the Chicago Wellesley Club will be going for Indian, a cuisine we haven't hit yet for Supper Club!
From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, this is another New York Times bestselling novel about two unforgettable American women.
Join us to discuss Jessica Shattuck's powerful and empathetic novel about rebuilding lives and community after World War II.
Class of 40s and 50s, we hope you'll save the date and join us for our book group on An Odyssey: a Father, a Son, and an Epic, by Daniel Mendelsohn.
Happy Galentine's Day! Join us for an awesome brunch and celebrate your love for your fellow Wellesley women!
Logan Square's Fat Rice gets rave reviews! It is part of the growing 'fusion' trend and offers creative, globally inspired Macanese-style food (a blend of southern Chinese and Portuguese cuisines).
Volunteers play an essential part in the Greater Chicago Food Depository's mission to end hunger in our community.
The New Year brings many new restaurants to try! In January we head to Virtue Restaurant for its highly acclaimed Southern American cuisine.
We are going to the movies! We'll see "Vice", the new movie about Dick Cheney.
Private Studio Visits with Iris Bernblum and Nelly Agassi, and a visit to Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery
Cookies, Books, Singing and Fun!
For December, we are heading to Kurah Mediterranean for falafel and shawarma.
A New York Times bestseller, The Song of Achilles is Miller's debut novel that has been described as thrilling, profoundly moving, and an utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War.
This exhibition reexamines the Chicago-based design firm's innovative work for corporations like Motorola, Kimberly-Clark, and 7-Up in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and its national impact.
In Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people were murdered in cold blood.
Chicago Wellesley Friends of Art at the Davis invites you to join us for an Art Design Chicago exhibition Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow
We enjoyed our dinner at Yassa Africa so much we are trying another Senegalese restaurant!
Class of 40s and 50s, please join us for our book group on Mothering Sunday, by Graham Swift, Booker prize-winning British author.
Our next outing is to the lovely Cantigny Park where we will tour the Robert R. McCormick house and learn about his impact on politics, media, industry, and philanthropy.
We begin at 11:00AM with a private tour of the Smart Museum of Art's feature exhibition, The Time is Now, Art Worlds of Chicago's South SIde 1960-1980.
Come join us for potluck dinner, bonfire and s'mores to close out the summer!
Nothing says fall like biting into a crisp, flavorful apple you've picked yourself!
Please join us for this Fall's Alumna Spotlight. Dr. Melinda Ponder '66 will speak about Katharine Lee Bates, Class of 1880.
Join other Wellesley alums as we toast to the end of an amazing summer at the J. Parker rooftop bar located in the Hotel Lincoln!
We resume after a summer hiatus to discuss our vacation book and to choose books for the upcoming year. Isabel Wilkerson is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author.
Fermilab is America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory. Did you know it also has a large restored prairie, a herd of bison, a science center, an art gallery and beautiful architecture?
Please join us for a private tour with curator Ionit Behar. This exhibition presents work by nine accomplished artists, participants in Spertus Institute's first Chicago Jewish Artists Fellowship.
We haven't hit Greektown yet with our Supper Club and figured it was high time to do so!
We are meeting at 11:00 a.m. at one end of the 606 to start our ride.
Bring a picnic and join us for an evening of music from your favorite films!
We will tour two exhibits at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
We will be holding the July Supper Club at Latinicity.
The Chicago Wellesley Club Admissions team invites you to a morning of tea, sweets, and conversation.
Brunch at Little Goat
Please join us for a private tour of renovated areas of the WAC, with Lead Architect Joan Craig, followed by cocktails and conversation!
Spring Community Service Event at Cradles to Crayons
This month we are celebrating the start of summer with some Chicago BBQ!
The first time had to be repeated.. we are heading back to the Moth in Chicago once again!
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
April 2, 2016 was a special day when the Chicago Wellesley Club welcomed more than 200 alumnae and guests to The Wellesley Effect-Chicago Style celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the club, founded in 1891.
We are heading back to the South side for May! We will be trying out a well-reviewed restaurant (previously featured on "Check, Please!") that serves Senegalese fare, including traditional stews and whole fish.
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
"RBG" is the revelatory documentary exploring the exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has become a pop culture icon.
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Jane Addams, Spirit in Action
Experience the Western Suburbs and enjoy the flavors of Southern Italy
In April, we are doing fun tapas!
A great opportunity for students admitted to the Class of 2022 to meet each other and Wellesley alumnae.
Judith Thomson Thomas '74 will share the story of the Garfield Produce Company of which she is general counsel and a co-founder.
Featuring Michael P. Jeffries, Associate Professor of American Studies
In March, we are trying new cuisine for the Club - Kurdish!
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Behold the Dreamers, by Imbolo Mbue
Donna Seaman, the author of Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists, will give an exhibition tour focusing on Gertrude Abercrombie’s biography.
In February, Supper Club is at Spacca Napoli Come join us for good pizza and life-changing burrata!
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Sea of Poppies, by Amitav Ghosh
Break out your colorful attire to enjoy an afternoon in Helen's suburban basement Tiki escape!
Class of 40s and 50s, please join us for a book discussion on Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance, a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate.
For January's supper club, we're headed to Pho Lily!
See Without Seeing and Know Without Knowing is an installation of ethereal paintings that considers that we, as living beings, are energy bodies made up of small, moving particles, which exist without edges or boundaries.
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Come join for an hour of indoor axe-throwing.
The plan is to get a big Air BNB house, and spend the weekend together - brunches, daytime activities individually or as a group, and dinners together.
Join FOA for a private tour with Edward Keegan, ARCHITECT journal contributing editor.
For those who haven't been to Zoolights at the Lincoln Park Zoo, this is your chance to enjoy the lights with the Chicago Wellesley Club!
Our December supper club is heading for old school Italian at Franco's Ristorante!
This year's event features a mix of traditional and new activities. Come join the fun!
Our November supper club restaurant is Yuki Hana!
Train View presents a new body of work made during weekly 2-hour Amtrak commute between Chicago and Bloomington/Normal, IL from 2014 to 2016. The photographs record the beauty of the Midwest landscape in changing seasons and weather, and the ways in which the land is used, developed and inhabited.
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: A Gentleman from Moscow by Amor Towles
Tiki Road Trip
JOIN US FOR THE FALL PROSPECTIVE STUDENT GATHERING!
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Burr by Gore Vidal
Founded in 2013 in the lively game community of Chicago, Video Game Art (VGA) Gallery seeks to increase cultural appreciation, education and critique of video games and new media.
For October's Supper Club, we are dining at Carnivale.
Class of 40s and 50s, come join us for a book discussion, led by Nancy Phair '55, on Citizens of London, by Lynne Olson.
Enhance your professional relationship skills in the company of other members of the strongest alumnae network in the world.
Come join us for potluck dinner, bonfire and s'mores to close out the summer!
For September's Supper Club, we are heading out for some delicious Cuban food at Havana.
Please join us for a curated tour at EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art. This event is open for all members of the Chicago Wellesley Club.
No one should go hungry. The Greater Chicago Food Depository is Cook County’s local food bank.
This is an exclusive event for Friends of Art Members at Expo Chicago. Members will be treated to a special tour of the Aronson Collection!
Every year, Volunteers of America Illinois holds Operation Backpack - an annual drive that takes place from June to the beginning of August.
August's CWC Supper Club will be at Sun Wah.
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Bring a picnic and join us for an evening of Broadway romance music at the 2017 Grant Park Music Festival on Friday, July 21.
"Dirty Dancing" - Movies in the Parks at Grant Park
Known as one of the world’s most provocative artists, Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) creates work that boldly confronts contemporary political and social issues, both in China and abroad.
The Chicago Wellesley Club is thrilled to welcome President Paula Johnson as our guest and speaker at the club's annual meeting and luncheon!
The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park offers 29 master works of sculpture for public viewing situated within 100+ acres of prairie landscape on the campus of Governors State University.
Bring a picnic and join us for opening night of the 2017 Grant Park Music Festival on Wednesday, June 14.
Pamela Robertson Wojcik is Professor in the Department of Film, TV and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame and President Elect of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. She will discuss her new book Fantasies of Neglect: Imagining the Urban Child in Film and Fiction.
Chicago Wellesley Supper Club at Lowcountry - a Cajun style seafood boil!
Chicago Wellesley Book Club - The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, by Joshua Hammer
Wellesley College Friends of Art invites you to a guided tour and viewing of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition:
Merce Cunningham: Common Time
We’ll start with brunch at Inspiration Kitchens: “At Inspiration Kitchens we’ve always believed in using food as a vehicle to change lives...
Lila by Marilynne Robinson, led by Nancy Phair '55
This year's event promises to be a stand-out as we conclude our year-long celebration of the club's 125th anniversary!
Come see the exhibition featured in this month’s ArtForum as the Critic’s Pick for Chicago
Please join the Chicago Wellesley Club for a discussion of The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Join Becca Schlossberg, exhibition manager in the Department of Photography, for an overview of the special exhibition, Moholy-Nagy: Future Present.
Regardless of political affiliation, this is a historic election - with a Wellesley alum running as the first female candidate for President of the United States!
Hear about the fascinating science of environmental psychology and learn how you can use design elements such as color, shapes, texture and more to create an environment that helps you feel and do your best.
Hey ladies -- it's that time again! We're heading to Owen & Engine, a British-themed gastro pub.
Please join the Chicago Wellesley Club for a discussion of Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.
Please join Friends of Art for an exhibition tour at the DePaul Museum of Art
It's going to be fall soon, and apple picking is *such* a fun way to ring in the fall season!
Dues-paid members will be invited as guests at a docent-led tour, followed by high tea at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governors State University in suburban University Park.
Please join the Friends of Art at EXPO CHICAGO, THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CONTEMPORARY & MODERN ART at Navy Pier.
Come join us for a day of giving back to the community, helping the Greater Chicago Food Depository sort, bag, and whatever else they need help with to serve our Chicago Community!
Kate Sama’s ’03 husband opened this brewery about six weeks ago. So what better way to further break it in than a crowd of Wellesley beer enthusiasts!
40 & 50s DECADES BOOK GROUP
It’s the first Clinton/Trump debate — there’s no way to not watch this go down!
Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. gates open; 5 p.m. concert start;
This Gold Coast bar boasts creative cocktails and tasty crostini bites.
Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Chicago Wellesley Club 1891 - 2016
Enjoy the gorgeous weather and drink specials.
Explore the gas giant’s planet-wide storm systems, intense magnetic fields, and family of unique moons with hands-on programs.
Please join your fellow alums for Wellesley After Work at Easy Bar.
Escape to a tropic paradise in a suburban Evanston basement.
Please join Chicago Wellesley Friends of Art for a tour of the Burnt Generation: Contemporary Iranian Photography exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College led by Karen Irvine, curator and associate director of the MoCP.
Come rock out with an urban bonfire night! Sarah will be hosting a party in her courtyard, with the goal of really starting summer off with a bang.
Join Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra for Opening Night, featuring Andrew von Oeyen and Fabio Bidini in Poulenc’s jazzy Concerto for Two Pianos, followed by Mussorgsky’s popular orchestral showcase.
Join the Chicago Wellesley Book Club discussion of The 6th Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Featuring Marc J. Tetel, Wellesley College associate professor of neuroscience
From Decision Making to Deal Making: How Do Hormones Influence Our Brains and Behavior?
The Wellesley College Friends of Art Chicago Invites you to join us for a tour of the Edlis/Neeson collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Join Chicago Wellesley Club's '40s and '50s Decades Book Club discussion of "An Officer and a Spy"
by Robert Harris
Join the Chicago Wellesley Book Club discussion of Pioneer Girl by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Chicago Wellesley Book Club: Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson
Day to Make a Difference in September was so successful that the Club has scheduled another one at the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
On Jan. 9, 2016, join the Chicago Wellesley Book Club discussion of the book All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr from 10 a.m. to noon in Wilmette.
Join the Chicago Wellesley Book Club discussion of the book The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg in Evanston from 10 a.m. to noon.
We'll be visiting Sun Wah BBQ to try their famous Beijing Duck Feast!
Join the Chicago Wellesley Book Club discussion of the book An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris.
At Ravinia Park, Highland park
Join us at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on September 12th for Wellesley's Annual Day of Service.
The Achievement Awards, which have been presented annually since 1970, are the highest honor given to Wellesley alumnae.