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Bookmarks Fri Aug 12 2011
Bookmarks
Weekend update:
- Tonight! Make Literary Productions book release party for L. C. Fiore's debut novel Green Gospel . Also featuring readings from Lindsay Hunter ( Daddy's ) and musical performance by Steve Hendershot of The Spares. At Gentner Furniture Gallery
- Tonight! Darci Hannah reads from The Angel of Blythe Hall at the Skokie Barnes and Noble.
- Tonight! Fundraiser for community arts center for youth featuring poets Marlene Ceballos, Safiya Merchant, Nina Silva, Jacky and more at Batey Urbano.
- Tonight! Ray's Tap Reading Series featuring the theme "Imaginary Birds."
- Saturday! Stuart Dybek reads at the Stop Smiling Storefront. RSVP by phone or e-mail (773/342-1124 or summerwriters@northwestern.edu).
- Saturday! Myopic Poetry Series featuring Noelle Kocot and Mike Hauser.
- Saturday! The College of Complexes at Lincoln Restaurant hosts Charles Paidock ("101 Gadgets That Changed The World").
- Saturday! Debutante Barbecue: A Quaint Fiction Reading hosts SAIC grads Abra Adduci, Shanita Bigelow, Lesley Dixon, Heather McShane and Cynthia Pelayo at Happy Dog Gallery.
- Sunday! Beach Poets at Loyola Beach, Greenleaf and the lake, 12pm-2pm, featuring Sid Yiddish.
- Sunday! Uncalled-for Readings night featuring Mairead Case, Curiouser Jane, Marie Hunt, Robin Hustle, Liz Mason and Jami Sailor at Woman Made Gallery.
- Sunday! P. Fanatics Reading Series presents "Circle Jerk" at Cole's.
- Zach Dodson (co-founder of Featherproof Books) rounds up Chicago's literary places and events.
- James O' Shea chronicles the Tribune Company's fall. Check out the Reader's synopsis and the comments below.
- Get some bookcase inspiration from Apartment Therapy Chicago.
- The Chicago Humanities Festival's list of presenters is out, and Literature remains a category.