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Man, What a Year!

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

By Donald G. Evans Every year of every life takes on its own texture. Even in the most routine of years, there is crazy. Even in the most crazy of years, there is routine. Sometimes, our meticulous plans just don’t work out at all; other times, our half-baked ideas come to fruition. We try to…

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Lake Geneva Getaway Package Being Auctioned Off on Thursday, Dec. 11

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

by Ana Carolina Jorge   According to the Lake Geneva Visitor Center, other than the requirement to wear masks, it is basically business as usual around town. That’s great news for those of us tempted to bid on the Lake Geneva Getaway that will be auctioned off live at the Chicago Literary…

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Online Auction Set for Thursday, Dec. 10

Thursday, November 12, 2020

by Donald G. Evans On Thursday, Dec. 10 of this year, the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame will host a virtual auction—our only major fundraiser of 2020. It is, at once, a tried-and-true little road trip, and a drive into completely unknown terrain. Since 2010, our first year, CLHOF has hosted…

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Chris Green and Other Chicago Poets Celebrate and Discuss American Gun on Friday, November 20th, at 6:00 P.M.

Saturday, October 31, 2020

By Kelci Dean   Friday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m. Big Shoulders Books will be hosting an official launch party for their recently published poem American Gun. No registration is necessary; the event will be held online over Zoom meetings. The Zoom link and meeting ID can be found at the bottom…

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Free Stream Goodman Theatre’s Death of a Salesman (1999) Oct. 21-25

Monday, October 19, 2020

By Donald G. Evans It was in March that the emails starting trickling in: from Shakespeare Theatre Company, Oak Park Festival Theatre, First Folio, and others from whom I’d purchased tickets and eagerly awaited the scheduled live performances. The news was bad: there would be no live…

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Dance, Romance, Culture: Women Writers on the Essay’s Power

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6-7 p.m.  Via YouTube Live Sponsored by the Chicago Public Library Chicago author Michele Morano, whose new "memoir in essays" Like Love was recently released, will join a discussion on the essay via the Chicago Public Library's…

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Help Keep the Hemingway Birthplace Open to the Public

Monday, October 12, 2020

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park has started a fundraiser to help keep the famous author's Oak Park birthplace open to the public. https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/keep-the-hemingway-birthplace-doors-open www.savehemingway.com By Donald G. Evans By the time Ernest Hemingway…

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Persistence at the 3rd Annual StoryStudio Chicago Writers Festival

Monday, October 12, 2020

By Della Leavitt StoryStudio Chicago's three-day Writers Festival moved this year to a covid-necessary virtual format. I was pleased to participate Oct. 1-4 as a guest of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. While “In-a-Year” StoryStudio students had the opportunity to meet…

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Rachel Swearingen in Conversation with Kate Wisel Monday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m.

Friday, October 2, 2020

On Monday, Oct. 5, beginning at 7 p.m., Rachel Swearingen will read from her debut story, How to Walk on Water, and discuss it with author Kate Wisel, whose own short story collection Driving in Cars with Homeless Men just came out in paperback. Host The Book Cellar requires pre-registration for…

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An Introduction to Chicago’s Best Social Justice Books

Friday, September 11, 2020

by Patty Kelsey The murder of George Floyd on May 25th of this year was, sadly, nothing new. American history before and since reflects the systematic and consistent social injustices waged against powerless people, particularly, as in this case, People of Color. This murder did not happen in…

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