September brings us a bevy of book-related, word-inspired, and otherwise literary events. Here’s a few to pencil into your calendar. The Paper Machete has returned to its performance home in Uptown at the Green Mill, to the delight of fans. The organizers describe it as a “weekly live magazine,” and while comedians are regularly featured, […]
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Academy Awards Nominations Panel at Siskel Film Center, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Daisies hosts a fermentation dinner, Eve L. Ewing at Read/Write Library, and more goings-on January 22-25
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Van Jones at the Chicago Theatre, a rededication of Daley Plaza’s Picasso, and more of the best things to do this week
Amy Day honors Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Andersonville Dinner Crawl, and more happenings August 7-10
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Chicago Craft Beer Festival, Cirque Du Soleil: Luzia, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
John Corbett on Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium, and more happenings from July 21-23
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Black Scholars Salon with Thelma Golden, WhiskyFest Chicago kick-off, and more things to do this week
Open Books and Laugh, Karaoke Night, and more happenings from April 17-20.
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Writers Resist, Grilled Cheese Meltdown, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Filmspotting, Handmade Market, and more happenings from January 13-15.
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The U.S. Pizza Museum, Adler After Dark, and more things to do this week in Chicago
Burgers and Beer 5K, Summer Night Market, and more happenings from July 18-21.
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C2E2 takes over Chicago, Louder Than a Bomb’s sweet 16, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Oh, Hello, the Turnament of Champyuns, and other events from March 18-20.
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Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov searches for his ‘Shield of Achilles against bullshit’
Bulgaria’s most popular contemporary novelist visits Chicago—home to a huge Bulgarian population—to read from his new book The Physics of Sorrow on Thursday.
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 5/20: Dinosaur improv, Charlie XCX, and architecture
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, May 20
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 4/23: Cadaver, Brotherhood of Fred, and Jim Wallis
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, April 23.
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 4/22: Comedy open mikes, Andrei Lankov, and Mykki Blanco
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, April 22.
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People Issue 2012: Michael Robbins, the poet
Author of Alien vs. Predator: “I have a real aversion to poetry readings, even when I’m reading at them.”
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One to watch this fall: Seminary Co-op Bookstore has outlived the superstore assault
One to watch this fall: Seminary Co-op Bookstore has outlived the superstore assault