IAC Grant Will Help Support Spoon River House Festival
The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) recently awarded Chicago Literary Hall of Fame a $12,000 Creative Catalyst grant. The CLHOF will allocate some of those funds toward the support of the Spoon River House Festival, which starts this Friday, September 13.
The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Working In Concert invite you to the Hyde Park house where Edgar Lee Masters wrote the classic Spoon River Anthology. Three different shows take place in a two-weekend festival celebrating this iconic work from the 1910s. Only a few tickets remain for opening night, and other dates are selling out quickly, as well.
CHARACTERS — Fridays, September 13 and 20
CLASSICAL — Saturdays, September 14 and 21
CABARET — Sundays, September 15 and 22
All shows begin at 7 p.m. and are followed by artist talk-back and reception with light refreshments.
Livestream for Alex Kotlowitz’s Fuller Award Ceremony
On September 24, Alex Kotlowitz became the 17th recipient of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for his lifetime achievements. Though in-person tickets are sold out, you can still still register to watch the ceremony live from the Chopin Theatre via our YouTube Channel. If seats become available, we will contact those registered for the livestream with an offer to upgrade to in-person. First to register gets first opportunity. The ceremony starts at 7 p.m. central time. Ben Austen will lead a speaking lineup that includes Stuart Dybek, Julie Justicz, Meribah Knight, Mary Rowland and Ricardo “Cobe” Williams. The Chopin Theatre ceremony will highlight Kotlowitz’s lasting importance as one of our greatest storytellers. At the end of the program, Dawn Turner will lead a conversation with Alex. For those with in-person tickets, doors open at 6:30 p.m.; a reception follows the ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. Along with the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Chopin Theatre, co-presenters for the evening include American Writers Museum, Bookends & Beginnings, David Black Agency, Frame Warehouse, MacArthur’s Restaurant, Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Ragdale Foundation, and Write On, Door County.
