UPCOMING EVENTS... 

Wednesday May 21 @ 2pm
Villa Park Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
REGISTER

Saturday May 31, 2025 @ 10 am
​Arlington Heights Senior Center
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 @ 1:30 pm
Geneva Public Library
A Taste of New Orleans

Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 7pm
Park Ridge Library
A Taste of New Orleans

Thursday July 17,2025 @6pm
Creekside Cookers, Del Webb, Elgin, IL
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

Thursday Aug 14, 2025 @ 6:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library, Palos Hills
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 @ 7pm
​Chestnut Square at the Glen
Glenview, IL
​Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

​Friday November 21, 2025 @ 2pm
Maine Township Mainestreamers
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
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PAST EVENTS...

Thursday April 10,2025 @ 6:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library, Palos Hills
Sweet Treats of the Midwest

​Friday April 4, 2025 @ 10 am
Maine Township Mainestreamers
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 7pm
​Chestnut Square at the Glen
A Taste of New Orleans

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 7pm
​Glenview Public Library
A Taste of New Orleans 

Thursday February 13, 2025 @ 11am
Cary Community Center
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix 

Wed. Feb 12, 2025 @ 1pm
​Glenview Park District
The Eastwing Wing Senior Center
Sweet Treats
of the Midwest 

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 @7pm
VIRTUAL (Zoom)
Lake Forest Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest 

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7pm
Itasca Community Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest

Monday, November 18, 2024 @ Noon
Town & Country Public Library
Elburn, IL
Sweet Treats of the Midwest

​Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 1pm
Sisterhood Ezra Habonim,
the Niles Township Jewish Congregation
4500 Dempster Street
Skokie, IL 60076
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

​Monday, November 4, 2024 @ 1pm
Prospect Heights Public Library
Sweet Treats
of the Midwest

Wednesday October 16 @ 6pm
Villa Park Library
Sweet Treats
of the Midwest

Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
Vernon Township Community Service Building 
2900 N. Main Street, Buffalo Grove
Sweet Treats
of the Midwest

Tuesday July 9, 2024 @ 2pm
Park Ridge Public Library
Sweet Treats
of the Midwest


Thursday June 27, 2024 @ 7pm
Elmhurst Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix


Tuesday June 18, 2024@ 7pm
Palatine Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

Monday May 6, 2024 @ 7pm
Indian Trails Library (Wheeling, IL)
Sweet Treats of the Midwest

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
Geneva Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest


Tuesday May 21, 2024 @1pm
The Hadassah Society  Temple Beth Israel 
​Skokie, IL
​Duncan Hines:
More Than Cake Mix


Thursday May 23, 2024 @ 6pm
Oak Park Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix


​ April 10, 2024 @ 1pm
The East Wing Glenview Senior Center-
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix

​Bartlett Library-February 21, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest

​Gail Borden Public Library-February 14, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest-ZOOM 

Cary Area Library-January 17, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest

Fremont Public Library - November 13,2023 @ 7 pm

JCC Chicago-November 15, 2023 @ 12pm

​Vernon Area Public LIbrary-December 5, 2023 @ 1 pm

Geneva Public Library District-October 5, 2023 @ 1pm

Cary Area Public Library-September 20, 2023 @ 7pm

Elgin Public Library-August 29, 2023 @ 7pm

Park Ridge Public Library-August 24, 2023 @ 7pm

Vernon Area Public Library-July 25, 2023 @ 1pm

Bartlett Public Library-July 19, 2023 @ 7pm

Indian Trails Library (Wheeling)-June 26 @ 2pm

Prospect Heights Public Library-June 12, 2023 @ 1pm

Algonquin Library-January 11, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Fremont Public Library-November 28, 2023 @ 7pm

I have also presented past lectures, facilitated 
workshops or served on speaker panels
​at the following venues:

• Palatine High School
• Off-Campus Writer's Workshop
• ​Palatine Library
• Printer's Row Literary Fest
• Schaumburg Library
• Wooddale Public Library
• ​Woodstock Public Library

• Curious Kids Museum Benefit (St. Jospeh, MI) 
• ​Des Plaines Public Library
• Ela Public Library​
• Glenside Public Library
• Illinois Library Association
• ​Love is Murder Conference​​
•  Barrington Writers' Workshop