On October 8, 1871, a fire began on the near south side of Chicago that would grow into a three-day conflagration remembered today as The Great Chicago Fire. On the great fire's 150th anniversary, author William Pack presents a program based on his book, "The Essential Great Chicago Fire." Join us for a look back at the tragic event that led to Chicago's triumphant emergence as one of the world's great cities.

Internationally acclaimed guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque brings his unique talent to a program he calls My Secret Tango.

In her first Baker Community Center after several well-received historical portrayals at the Norris gallery, Debra Miller portrays Mary Shelley using the author's correspondence and writings.

Mary Hunt and her quartet perform November 20 in a concert of jazz, blues and rock favorites at the Baker Community Center, St. Charles.