BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Wilmette Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Wilmette Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53f084b1-11ca-4b82-96ce-8e3554c08e0e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260726T030220Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T200000 SUMMARY:The Many Lives of Kal Penn (Virtual) LOCATION:Wilmette Public Library\nWilmette Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wilmette Public Library;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Wilmette Public Library:geo:42.074866,-87.709462 GEO:42.074866;-87.709462 DESCRIPTION:Kal Penn is an actor\, writer\, producer known for his starrin g roles in Designated Survivor\, House\, Mira Nair’s The Namesake\, the Harold & Kumar franchise..\nhttps://wilmette.libnet.info/event/101463 17 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor\, writer\, producer\, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for his starring roles in Designated Survivor\, House\, Mira Nair&rsquo\;s The Namesake\, the Harold &\; Kumar franchise\, and the Christmas comedy T he Santa Clauses for Disney+. His first book You Can&rsquo\;t Be Serious w as released on November 2\, 2021 from Simon and Schuster/Gallery Books. He also narrates the audiobook.

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He was a national co-chair for the O bama/Biden re-election campaign in 2012 and served on the President&rsquo\ ;s Committee for the Arts and Humanities\, focusing on arts education and cultural diplomacy\, including the first-ever US Government arts delegatio n to Cuba. Penn taught courses at the University of Pennsylvania and the U niversity of California\, Los Angeles. Originally from New Jersey\, he rec eived his undergraduate degree in sociology\, theater\, film\, and televis ion at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, and received a graduat e certificate in international security from Stanford University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, and the Academy of Motion Pic ture Arts and Sciences.

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Earlier in the year\, Penn wrapped product ion on the Bloomberg Green climate change docuseries\, Getting Warmer\, an d the Viacom/Paramount + comedy\, Surina &\; Mel. Following the departu re of Trevor Noah from The Daily Show\, Kal was named as an upcoming guest host.

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Kal Penn will be joined in conversation with Bridget Petrit es\, Evanston Public Library.

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This event is made possible by Illin ois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libra ries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of St ate\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Ser vices\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (L STA). \;

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