Top Chef contestant and award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will discuss his cookbook My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef. His cookbook celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food.” Onwuachi will share stories behind his family’s recipes, and the importance of the connections between cuisine, place, and culture.
A James Beard award-winning chef, Onwuachi was also named Food & Wine’s best new chef in 2019 and Esquire’s chef of the year in 2019. He has opened several restaurants and was the executive chef at acclaimed Kith/Kin in Washington, D.C.
Join us on Zoom. Registration link: https://bit.ly/June22_KwameOnwuachi
Wednesday, June 22, 7 – 8 p.m.
For more information on this speaker please visit prhspeakers.com.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
FAQ
Will this program be recorded?
● Yes, with permission from Kwame Onwuachi to post for a limited time (14 days)
Where will the recording be posted?
● On Vimeo. The link and password will be shared with all registrants via Zoom (both those who register and attend and those who register and are unable to attend)
When will the recording be posted?
● 1-2 days after the program (pending actual post-production time); it will remain up 14 days from post date
Will the event be captioned?
● The event will be live captioned.
What if someone needs accommodations?
● Registrants who would like to request an accommodation may do so when they register for the program or by emailing illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
● Accommodations may include CART (live) Captioning, American Sign Language Interpretation, etc.
● Program and event production committees will be monitoring the event registrations as they come in to see if accommodations are requested and to arrange them as necessary.
● Please feel free to include language about accommodations in the event listing on your library’s public calendar (space permitting):
Illinois Libraries Present is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com.
Who will be moderating this program?
● Erick Williams is owner and executive chef at Chicago’s Virtue Restaurant & Bar and winner of this year’s Jean Banchet Chef of the Year award.
Where can marketing materials be found?
● Links are shared via email to the Programming and Marketing contacts that your Library entered on its Illinois Libraries Present interest form. You can find the materials for An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi event here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wjqjB7wDOpng6kGtWVCVC8jtIv_vjP7j?usp=sharing
Can I change or adjust language in the marketing materials?
● Please use the language Illinois Libraries Present provides. We have made agreements on language, content, etc. with authors and agents.
● Always credit Illinois Libraries Present when promoting the event. This should read: “This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events.”
● Always credit IMLS and the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library (SOS/ISL). This should read: “Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office for the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).”
● Always credit Penguin Random House. This should read: “For more information on this speaker please visit prhspeakers.com.”
Can I create my own marketing materials instead of using the materials Illinois Libraries Present provides?
● Yes! Please use the language and images provided to create your own marketing materials.
● Please use the Illinois Libraries Present logo and tagline in all promotions. The tagline reads: “This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events.”
● If you’d like to stay consistent with the ILP style, the fonts used are Gotham Bold and Helvetica, and the colors are #ED1C24 (red), #FFDE17 (yellow), and #000000 (black).
I need to change the size of the social media images — how can I do this?
● Open the image in Windows Picture Viewer, then click on the ellipsis in the top right corner. A menu will open and one of the options will say resize.
○ Tip: If you choose the smallest option, that should work for Evanced.
● Use TinyPNG to reduce the image size: https://tinypng.com/
What if a patron can’t find/says they never received their Zoom link after registering?
● Upon Zoom registration, each registrant is immediately emailed a unique link to connect to the event.
● The event link is emailed from “Zoom” with the subject heading: Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi.
● A registrant can re-register to have the Zoom link re-sent to their email account. Zoom only counts the first time the user registered so this will not result in inaccurate registration numbers.
Can my library host a watch party/screen the live Zoom event to a live audience?
● Yes! This is a great solution if you anticipate some/many community members may not have online access to the Zoom event.
● If you need assistance with figuring out how you can do this, you can reach out to Illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com and the event production committee can help to walk you through next steps for your library.
Will books be available for sale?
● We are partnering with four booksellers to support book sales for the Jenny Lawson event: The Book Stall, Bookends & Beginnings, Book Bin, Anderson’s Bookshop and Lit on Fire. Each bookseller will be providing a custom link to buy with them.
● Once firmed up, the links to Kwame Onwuachi book sales will be shared with all ILP members.
● Booksellers will additionally be thanked with their links included in Zoom event reminders, on event night, and shared with event registrants in post-event emails.
