# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ?: February 1, 3–5 pm
?: LCFPD.org/profiles
?: FREE
?: All ages.

Join us for the 43rd annual Profiles in Excellence event for inspiring presentations and performances in honor of Black History Month.

This year’s theme, Origin Stories, will feature a performance and lecture from playwright, Ted Williams III. Hear from the creator and additional cast members from the musical "1619: The Journey of a People" for an artistic and academic exploration of America's past, present, and future.   

Email AskAnEducator@LCFPD.org with questions, concerns or to inquire about accommodations.

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? Want to see the musical before the Profiles in Excellence event? The College of Lake County is presenting "1619: The Journey of a People" on January 23 at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts. Get a ticket: jlcenter.clcillinois.edu/1619?utm_source=lcfp&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=1619&utm_id=1619
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/north-chicago/profiles-in-excellence-origin-stories/200029508103442
- **Event Categories**: art, performances, live-music, entertainment, black-history-month
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: North Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago
- **lat**: 42.33786
- **long**: -87.87121
- **full address**: Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago, 1215 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064-1013, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories being held?
  - **A:** Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories takes place on Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago, 1215 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064-1013, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories?
  - **A:** Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories is organized by Lake County Forest Preserves.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in North Chicago, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Profiles in Excellence: Origin Stories sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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