Experiences of the Illinois Civil War Soldier: Reflections through Art and Artifacts. April 13-June 2, eGallery, Table Arts Center. Based on Illinois soldiers sketchbooks, illustrated letters and diaries, and other materials, this exhibition will explore the universal themes of art for recording and sharing the experiences of war, and how such art is both personal and iconographic. Created for the Table by the EIU 2013 class of Historical Administration graduate students, with Mark Hubard of the EIU Dept of History as guest curator. Table Arts Center is located at 2010 Ninth St. on the campus of EIU in Charleston. Open Hr: 10am-5pm. Tuesday-Friday: 10am-4pm Saturday: 1-4pm Sunday: closed Mondays and holidays. For information, call 217-581-2787, email table@eiu.edu, or see www.eiu.edu/table Free admission, except as noted

The book club is free and open to the public. It meets at the Museum on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30pm. May 20th: The Long Road To Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution by Richard Slotkin. For more information: www.wilmettehistory.org, phone: 847-853-7666 Sponsored by the Wilmette Historical Museum

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