Generations Over Dinner

The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to host Generations Over Dinner, a global invitation to bring people together for a meaningful multi-generational conversation while sharing a meal. The potluck dinner will be held on Sunday, November 12th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Western Illinois Museum. The dinner is free and open to the public. We encourage you to use this page to RSVP to ensure we have as many different generations at the dinner as possible.

The Generations Over Dinner program is intended to inspire meaningful conversations across generations by modeling and creating an experience that connects and values all perspectives across the age continuum. Guests are encouraged to listen deeply to each other, speak vulnerably, and make sure everyone has equal time to share. At the dinner hosted by the Museum, each table will seat six people and include as many different generations as possible. The focus of the conversation at the dinner will be “family” and a designated person will guide the conversation with a few questions designed to foster discussion. Watch this short video to hear about participants' experience attending a Generations Over Dinner. https://youtu.be/klZIRGo1XAg

This program is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. Additional funding was provided by a grant from the Illinois Humanities, with funds from the State of Illinois American Rescue Plan Act.

The Western Illinois Museum is located at 201 S. Lafayette Street, one block south of Macomb’s Courthouse Square. For more information, call the Museum at 309.837.2750, text 309.837.2613, or email info@wimuseum.org. More details and updates can be found on the Museum's social media channels.