Fast-paced program, sparkling conversation, delicious food, meet old friends and make new ones.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Howard Kling, Executive Council of the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA), Project Director at Workday Minnesota. Director of labor media and labor education for the University of Minnesota.

FRANK LUMPKIN–RUDY LOZANO AWARD: Chicago Teachers union. Stacy Davis Gates, vice-president Chicago Teachers Union, accepting the award on behalf of her union.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Ugochi who combines elements of her Nigerian afrobeat influence with jazz, house, reggae, and soul aesthetics to create a brand new sound, one she’s coined “AfroSoul.”

And we welcome back our friends Tim Hickey and his trio playing jazz standards, blues, folk, and protest songs.

Polish Highlander will be serving a wonderful assortment of dishes, including those for omnivores, vegans, and carnivores. They are noted for delicious food, excellent service, a spotlessly clean environment, friendly welcoming spirit, large free parking lot, accessible by public transportation.

Full service cash bar including imported beers and liqueurs.