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...moreLiterary events in and around Chicago this week!
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!
...moreFriday 6/16: Visit Women & Children First to Celebrate the launch of Sharon Solwitz’s Once, In Lourdes with a conversation between Sharon and local author S. L. Wisenberg. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 6/18: Don’t miss Chicago Pride Fest (not to be confused with the parade next week) in Boystown! Saturday and Sunday, $10 suggested donation.
...moreFriday 4/21: Women & Children First welcomes Kay Ulanday Barrett for the Chicago launch party for their poetry collection, When the Chant Comes. Kay will be joined by H. Melt, Francesca Royster, and Darien R. Wendell. 7:30 p.m., free. Sunday 4/23: Women & Children First hosts young adult authors Brittany Cavallaro, Jilly Gagnon, and Stephanie Strohm […]
...moreFriday 3/17: Visit Women & Children First for an evening of poetry with Nickole Brown! Nickole will be joined by local poets Simone Muench, and Mark Turcotte. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 3/18: The Bruise #2 will have stop motion, essays, projection, poems, and more. Presenters include Talia Feder, Coleman Stevenson, Aspen Farer, Harlee Logan Kelly, […]
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