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Hybrid: Phyllis Diller is ON!

With Ellie Carlson

2023-02-21 19:00:00 2023-02-21 20:30:00 America/Chicago Hybrid: Phyllis Diller is ON! Central Library - Rasmussen Room

Tuesday, February 21
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-21 19:00:00 2023-02-21 20:30:00 America/Chicago Hybrid: Phyllis Diller is ON! Central Library - Rasmussen Room

Central Library

Rasmussen Room

Ellie Carlson will bring to life America’s first female stand-up comedienne, Phyllis Diller. 

She was America’s first female stand-up comic in a previously male-dominated role. She paved the way for Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Roseanne Barr, Paula Poundstone, Tig Notaro and so many other talented and funny women. Ellie will explain how Phyllis invented a rotten husband, Fang (he didn’t really exist, though she did have her share of trials and tribulations in the marriage department). She also made jokes about being ugly, when she was quite stunning without her stage costume, and she made endless references to poor housekeeping and bad cooking when, in reality, she was adept at both. Why? Ellie will give audiences a glimpse of the backstage Phyllis while delighting you with the onstage antics as well.

You can choose to attend this program in-person or watch online on Zoom. Please indicate your preference when registering. After registering, you will receive a link to the Zoom webinar at least one hour in advance of the program. If the event is full, or if you prefer, you can watch the live stream on YouTube.com/@SchaumLib.

Want to switch your attendance preference from online to in-person (or vice versa)? No problem! Just give us a call at (847) 923-3347 and we'll take care of that for you.

Elizabeth Carlson, also known as Ellie, is a historian and a performer with concentration in the domestic arts. For over thirty years, she has worked as a curator in small to mid-sized museums. Ellie has a B.A. with honors from Roosevelt University (where renowned food-historian Dr. Bruce Kraig, was her major professor) and a Masters of Historical Administration and Museum Studies from the University of Kansas.  She completed her professional internship at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in the Division of Costume in 1987.  She is the recipient of over twenty-five Illinois Association of Museums, Illinois State Historical Society and American Association for State and Local History awards. She will proudly tell you that she is an international speaker having once earned 80€ for an appearance on RTE (Ireland’s public radio station) discussing American Thanksgiving traditions. Ellie has given scholarly papers at New York University’s Fales Library, presented many times at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, performed at several Frank Lloyd Wright properties and sits on the board of the Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois.

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We're closed Sunday March 31 due to All Schaumburg Township District Library locations closed.
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(All Schaumburg Township District Library locations closed.)

About the library

The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.

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