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Some Notes: November 26, 2010
>Issue no 35 of THE2NDHAND is live, with the story “White Twilight” by MAKE co-founder Mike Zapata. The piece also starts off a Kickstarter campaign for a 10th-anniversary anthology. Check it out! Zapata will read in celebration of the new … Continue reading
Mission Creek Festival Reading: Iowa City, April 2
In connection with Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival, MAKE: A Literary Magazine is hosting a reading this Friday, April 2 at the Motley Cow Cafe, 160 N. Linn St.
Doors open at 5p.m. and the readings begin at 5:30p.m.
Click here for … Continue reading
Issue 9 Party Poster
Now enjoy snacks from TREAT and enter to win gift certificates from TREAT and Jane’s Restaurant
For more party info, click HERE
It’s coming, sort of
Issue 9 Party – March 18 at the Hideout, 8pm.
Contributors Anthony Madrid, Nick Demske, Caryl Pagel and Paul Grens will read. Intuitive Energy Healer Ryan Fukuda will give complimentary … Continue reading
Danny’s Reading Series this Wednesday
The Danny’s Reading Series
Wednesday, October 14th
7:30PM
Poetry by Jen Hofer & Patrick Durgin
Jen Hofer’s recent publications include The Route, a collaboration with Patrick Durgin (Atelos, 2008), sexoPUROsexoVELOZ and Septiembre, a translation from Dolores Dorantes by Dolores Dorantes (Counterpath Press and Kenning … Continue reading
Issue 8 Release Party!
This Everyday Release Party
Thursday, October 1, 7-10pm
Roots & Culture Gallery – 1034 N. Milwaukee
Sponsored by Metropolis Coffee, Carolan’s Irish Cream, Tullamore Dew Whiskey & PABST Blue Ribbon
Click the poster (by Lauren Anderson) for complete details.
This Friday: Printers’ Ball! Including LDM + Baby Alright, and whoa, really way too much to name
As part of the most amazing Printers’ Ball yet, Opium Magazine brings their patented Literary Death Match to town. As you can see, MAKE has a man in the ring: Gabe Gudding. He will prevail. Oh, yes, … Continue reading
It’s that time again…PRINTERS’ BALL!
The Printers’ Ball is an annual celebration of print culture, featuring thousands of magazines, books, and broadsides available free of charge; live readings and music; letterpress, offset, and paper-making demonstrations; and much more.
Friday, July 31, 2009
5:00pm – 11:00pm
Ludington Building
1104 South … Continue reading
Weird Science + Doloreans
The Chicago Underground Library celebrates “The Science of Obscurity,” an
evening of new, unpublished, and in-progress works presented as science fair
experiments. The night will also feature a public book launch via catapult
and the mass purging of rejection letters–community literary rituals in
need … Continue reading
Pilcrow Lit Fest is Happening
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 … Continue reading
It was nice to see you.
Thank you to everyone who made it to Zakopane for the Issue 7 Release Party/Fundraiser. Apologies to Jill Summer and Susie Kirkwood whose performance of HOTEL was bumped. You can check for future performances by the two here: … Continue reading
Issue 7 Release Party This Friday!
Please join us for the issue 7 release party at the historic Polish bar Zakopane, 1734 W. Division St.
7pm, $10 donation, must be 21
The evening will include readings from contributors Jill Summers + Susie Kirkwood, Faisal Mohyuddin, and John Beer.
Peter … Continue reading
Windy City Story Slam All-City Championships
THE WINDY CITY STORY SLAM ALL-CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS | Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8pm, 18 +
readings from DON DE GRAZIA and special guest MARC KELLY SMITH * SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS * LEGENDS OF THE SLAM
live performances from THIN MAN * THE … Continue reading
~Sunday, November 16th~
Old Gold and MAKE present
A special reading and discussion with artists
Noah Berlatsky, Diana Guerrero-Macía, Carol Jackson, and Bert Stabler
When: Sunday, November 16th, 4:30 PM
Where: Old Gold, 2022 North Humboldt Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60647, Basement Entrance (California Blue Line (towards O’Hare). Walk west on … Continue reading
Two Poetry Readings
1. This Sunday!
Issue 2 contributor Lisa Janssen, along with the poet and activist Jennifer Karmin, and Californian Hugh Behm-Steinberg read at Myopic books November 9th at 7pm - 1564 N. Milwaukee Avenue. For more information on the poets and the place: http://www.myopicbookstore.com/mynews
2. Danny’s … Continue reading
Visual Art Editor Paints the Process
mini dutch gallery presents…
Stacie Johnson- Mise-en-scène
Opening reception: Saturday, October 25, from 7-10pm. Show runs until, Sunday, November 23, 2008
Closing reception: Saturday, November 22, 7-10pm. Open Sundays 11am-3pm or call/email for appointment
“In mini dutch‘s new show, Mise-en-scène, Johnson will be responding directly … Continue reading
Cuppola Bobber aka Stephen + Tyler from Art School nee Punk Band
Performance artists Tyler Myers and Stephen Feihn are Cupola Bobber.
“After it’s debut in New York at the CUE Art Foundation, and subsequent 2007 engagements in Chicago and at the UK’s Nuffield Theatre as part of a year-long international fellowship, … Continue reading
Irvine Welsh Slam, Saturday, Oct. 4th
This is good. He does the slamming.
WIndy City Story Slam
Brought to you by issue 1 contributor Bill Hillman.
Siebren Versteeg Shows New York
Issue 3 visual art contributor Siebren Versteeg’s show “Zero if the Center” recently opened at the Max Protech gallery in NYC.
While the piece he contributed is great, his recent work is another bird entirely. If you live in NYC, … Continue reading
omaha (downtown) lit fest and reading
(downtown) omaha lit fest
The featherproof books & MAKE magazine Slowdown Happy Hour, featuring readings by Zach Plague, Jonathan Messinger, Starlee Kine & Amy Guth. @ the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St.
Renegade Tomorrow, Not Today
We don’t want to be a huge bummer, but thunderstorms and paper goods don’t mix well. We’re going to hold off today, but will be there tomorrow, rain or shine. And it will be rain, just hopefully not so much!
Meanwhile … Continue reading
World Premiere of HEAD
Dean Rank’s film Head, which he wrote and directed, premieres Saturday, Sept. 13th at AV-aerie - 2000 W Fulton , Suite 310, Chicago, IL. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the film screens at 8:30 pm. The screening will be … Continue reading
Printers’ Ball Pics
These Printers’ Ball pictures were taken on behalf of Literago.org by Chris Hiltz.
Click Here
We’re especially fond of this one:
4th Annual Printers’ Ball
4th Annual Printers’ Ball
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago
The Printers’ Ball is an annual celebration of print literature in Chicago, hosted by Newcity, Poetry, and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), in collaboration with CHIRP, MAKE: A Chicago Literary … Continue reading
