The Danny’s Reading Series
Wednesday, June 10th
7:30PM

With Dorothea Lasky and Joshua Marie Wilkinson

In the forthcoming issue of MAKE (just a few more weeks!) Dorothea Lasky talks with Univ. of Chicago’s George M. Pullman Professor Lauren Berlant about being an educator and the role of affect in both Berlant’s work and her own.  She is the author of AWE (Wave Books, 2007) and Black Life (Wave Books, 2010) and several chapbooks.  Her poems have also appeared in American Poetry Review, Boston Review, The Laurel Review, Puppy Flowers, and Columbia Poetry Review, among other places.  She has been educated at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Harvard University, and Washington University.  Currently, she studies creativity and education at the University of Pennsylvania.  She can be found online at www.birdinsnow.com.

Born and raised in Seattle, Joshua Marie Wilkinson’s 2 new books are just out: The Book of Whispering in the Projection Booth, from Tupelo Press, and 12×12, a collection of conversations, poetry, and poetics, from Iowa, which he co-edited with Christina Mengert. He lives in Andersonville and Athens, Georgia.

Danny’s Tavern is located at 1951 W. Dickens (near the corner of Armitage and Damen), 773-489-6457, 21+, please bring ID.

From issue 7 contributor Jen Hofer: Visual artist Hillary Mushkin and I collaborated on Precipitation, an animated video that is part of the Oog series, an online multimedia opinion feature for the nationally distributed Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. It can be viewed this week here. After that it will be in the archives. An image from the piece is above, along with another example of Hillary’s superb work, from a new untitled series of drawings featuring cute kids and gilded neoclassical symbols of power. You’ll find more of Hillary’s images on her website, and in the near future another of our collaborative projects will be published in the journal area sneaks, edited by Rita Gonzalez and Joseph Mosconi.

Also, Poet and translator Sawako Nakayasu and I collaborated on a cross-continental text translation titled Or Mountains Or Mountains. Please visit the work, beautifully designed and hosted by Jessica Bozek and Eli Queen. More of Sawako’s fantastic work can be found on her website.

Come see us! We’re sharing tables 327 -329 with Green Lantern Press and Featherproof Books.

New tote bags in the works and fest-only deals on subscriptions and individual copies.

You’d rather trade a pine cone, two rabbits feet, and a roll of Scotch tape than use cash?  We’ll consider your offer.

For one week in May, Amy Guth’sPilcrow Lit Fest brings authors, writers, poets, librarians, booksellers, and publishers from around the country together in support of small presses and independent media through small workshops, panel discussions, lectures and author readings in Chicago. Check their site for frequent updates, and subscribe to RSS feeds on the Pilcrow blog blog.

City 25 of the 25-city tour. Kyle Minor will be reading from his short story collection In the Devil’s Territory. MAKE contributing editor Kathleen Rooney will be reading from her memoir Live Nude Girl. MAKE designer emeritus Zach Plague will be reading from his novel Boring, Boring, Boring, Boring, Boring, Boring, Boring, and special guest Gina Frangello will be reading something awesome. It’s free! Be there!!

The Book Cellar at 7:00 pm
4736 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660

Post-script: Also, don’t miss the Quickie’s reading series at Innertown Pub (1935 West Thomas) at 7:30 that Tuesday, May 19th. Rose Metal Press author Geoffrey Forsyth will read his very short fiction, along with lots of other writers. (Kathleen, RMP co-founder, will be reading a story by another RMP-er.)

The Danny’s Reading Series
Wednesday, May 13th
7:30PM
With Noelle Kocot, Miranda Mellis, and Eirik Steinhof

Danny’s Tavern is located at 1951 W. Dickens (near the corner of Armitage and Damen). 21+, please bring ID. 773-489-6457

www.noslander.com/dannys.html

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“How could a reading series/competition that celebrates the working class not celebrate May Day?

May 1st, Windy City Story Slam and Metro Chicago invite you for a night of working class storytelling at its finest!

You’ll hear from the Blue Collar Chicago Characters, Donna Seaman will speak out Chicago legend Studs Terkel, readings from Stud’s book Working, music from BBU and others TBA, and, of course, the main event, the SLAM.

Doors open at 8, the show begins at 9. 18 to enter, 21 to drink. $5 admission.

Join us in celebrating the late, great Mr. Terkel and the rich working class of our fair city.”

The Center for the Writing Arts recently set up a blog on writing.
We’d say the contributors might know a thing or two.
Check it out here.

The Plagiarists, who as you might recall, read, in character, dialogue from Terkel’s Division Street: America at the MAKE issue 7 release party are throwing quite the art party this weekend!

Friday 4/24 Opening night reception 6-10pm, Saturday 4/25 open 1-10pm

The Plagiarists Theatre Company and Chicago artists will display art for sale on April 24th and 25th at the Country Club Chicago at 1100 N Damen Ave. The 24th festivities will start at 6 and will last until 10pm. This opening night will include a reception with beer, wine and live jazz provided by the
Every People Jazz Workshop.

The second day of the event (25th) will start at 1pm and end at 10pm. A variety of popular artists including Tony Fitzpatrick, Julia Rochholz, niceLena, Ashley Alexander (I’m Smitten), Felicia G.E. Batzloff, Gary Batzloff, Mat Daly, Emily Rapport, Peter Axelsen, and Dee Clements, and Ray Vlcek will present and sell work ranging from paintings to handmade jewelry. A proceed of the sales will benefit The Plagiarists, NFP.

Become inspired and enlarge your world by bringing these artists’ work into your home. Pieces will range in price from $5-$50 dollars for small handmade wares and start at $100-$500 for paintings.