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SUMMARY:Illinois Libraries Present
LOCATION:Highland Park Public Library\nHighland Park Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom for an event with Kal Penn\, actor\, writer\, 
 producer\, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Publ
 ic Engagement. He is the author of "You Can't Be Serious." .\nhttps://hpli
 brary.libnet.info/event/8858498
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us on Zoom.</p>\n<p>Kal Penn is an ac
 tor\, writer\, producer\, and former Associate Director of the White House
  Office of Public Engagement. He is known for his starring roles in<em> De
 signated Survivor</em>\,<em> House</em>\, Mira Nair&rsquo\;s <em>The Names
 ake</em>\, the Harold &amp\; Kumar franchise\, and the Christmas comedy <e
 m>The</em> <em>Santa Clauses</em> for Disney+. His first book <em>You Can&
 rsquo\;t Be Serious</em> was released in 2021. He also narrates the audiob
 ook.</p>\n<p><br />He was a national co-chair for the Obama/Biden re-elect
 ion campaign in 2012 and served on the President&rsquo\;s Committee for th
 e Arts and Humanities\, focusing on arts education and cultural diplomacy\
 , including the first-ever US Government arts delegation to Cuba. Penn tau
 ght courses at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Califo
 rnia\, Los Angeles. Originally from New Jersey\, he received his undergrad
 uate degree in sociology\, theater\, film\, and television at the Universi
 ty of California\, Los Angeles\, and received a graduate certificate in in
 ternational security from Stanford University. He is a member of the Counc
 il on Foreign Relations and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science
 s.</p>\n<p>Earlier in the year\, Penn wrapped production on the Bloomberg 
 Green climate change docuseries&nbsp\;<em>Getting Warmer</em>&nbsp\;and th
 e Viacom/Paramount + comedy\, <em>Surina &amp\; Mel</em>. Following the de
 parture of Trevor Noah from <em>The Daily Show</em>\, Kal was named as an 
 upcoming guest host.</p>\n<p>Kal Penn will be joined in conversation with 
 Bridget Petrites\, Evanston Public Library.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>This event is
  made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collabora
 tion among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part
  by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Of
 fice of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of
  Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Service
 s and Technology Act (LSTA).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>ILP is committed to inclusion 
 and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrar
 iespresent@gmail.com</p>\nhttps://hplibrary.libnet.info/event/8858498
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