Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch in Chicago, United States

Facebook's recent announcement that its content moderation system will be all but eliminated should surprise no one. Social media companies have a history of decision-making that serves their bottom line regardless of the societal cost. Their role in facilitating epi ..

Poetry Slam Light invites poetry readers including both original and favorite works. Read your own poetry or a favorite poem. Sign up ahead of time to reserve your spot! Sign-up form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNYav1eVMwyBZVsnQp3GFSxAQj2qF0XSvrN3z1o9- ..

Gal Cohen-Solal is 37 years old from Kibbutz Re'im, the Kibbutz on the border with Gaza where the Nova Music Festival took place. Gal's presentation is an emotional story of a strong young father and also a clearly articulated description of exactly how the mass ..

Join us at the 7th Annual StoryStudio Writers Festival! November 2nd and 3rd, 2024 in-person at Center on Halsted. Presented by Artistic Director, Rebecca Makkai and Program Curator, Ananda Lima, StoryStudio Chicago's 7th Annual Writers Festival includes: -- Br ..

The Litowitz MFA+MA Program and the Bienen School of Music are proud to present Sandra Cisneros, in conversation with Derek Bermel. The program will include a reading, a discussion with Derek Bermel, and a performance of a piece from the work-in-progress opera "Th ..

A celebration of literature and community, the two-day festival with over 100 exhibitors and more than 70 author presentations takes place in the Printers Row Historic District. On five city blocks of downtown Chicago, cars are replaced with tents and tables, indoor ..

Hilma of Klint was one of most significant artists of the last century, and her work is only now receiving the attention it deserves. She claimed her radical art was channeled from the spiritual world. Her paintings reflect her profound belief of divinity in all thin ..

A free, in-person event hosted by Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora. Join us June 27 for Outta Sight: Black Listening in Performance with Duriel E. Harris and Tracie Morris (emcees) and Sylvia Ewing, Me'Chelle, Sterling D. Plumpp, and avery r. you ..

Booksellers from several states will offer rare and collectible books, maps, and ephemera for browsing and purchase in a range of price points during this one day, in-person event. There is nothing quite like the rush of adrenaline you get lining up for a rare boo ..