Other Book Festival Happenings
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The Book Bike
Saturdays, throughout October
Various Chicago parks – for up-to-date listings of book giveaways go to www.somethingtoread.net
This custom-built bicycle is a roving – and free – bookstore. Go online to see where it will be on any given Saturday, passing out brand new books donated by publishers.
Instituto Cervantes
Tertulia Literaria: El astillero by Juan Carlos Onetti
Tuesday, October 28, 5:30 p.m.
31 W. Ohio St.
(312) 335-1996
www.chicago.cervantes.es
This monthly book club, conducted in Spanish, takes place in the new Instituto Cervantes library. Call or check our website for the future titles in our book club.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Kafka on the Shore
September 18 – November 16
1650 N. Halsted St.
(312) 335-1650
www.steppenwolf.org
Steppenwolf kicks off their Season of Imagination with the world premiere adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s fantastical novel. A young boy’s coming of age parallels an old man’s search for destiny in a modern day Japan where the borders between everyday reality, dreams and imagination are constantly crossed. Twenty $20 tickets available every day at 11 a.m.
Lifeline Theatre
The Mark of Zorro
September 27 – November 23; Thur./Fri. 7:15
p.m., Sat. 4:00 & 8:00 p.m., Sun. 4:00 p.m.
Tickets $30; group, student and senior
discounts available
Theatre Building Chicago
1225 W. Belmont Ave.
(773) 327-5252
www.lifelinetheatre.com
Discover the original Zorro. His identity is a mystery, but his heroism and sense of justice are as real as his love for the beautiful Lolita. But if he is to save her from ruin, he must inspire the town's privileged young caballeros to join him in his fight again corruption. Filled with sword-fighting thrills, this adventurous caper will captivate us with its tale of legendary heroism, and inspire us to act in the face of injustice.
Lifeline Theatre
The Picture of Dorian Gray
September 26 – November 2; Fri. 7:30 p.m.,
Sat. 4:00 & 8:00 p.m., Sun. 4:00 p.m.
Tickets $30; group, student and
senior discounts available
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
(773) 761-4477
www.lifelinetheatre.com
An examination of love as one of mankind's greatest tragedies, Oscar Wilde's masterpiece shows us that even the bravest among us are afraid to face what lies within. A world premiere based on the haunting classic by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Lifeline ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric and directed by Kevin Theis. Regular tickets $30; preview tickets $20
Third World Press
Open House at Third World Press, Inc
Thursday, October 2, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
7822 South Dobson Ave.
(773) 651-0700
www.thirdworldpressinc.com
Join us for an open house and meet some of our authors. Featured writers include Kim Dulaney author of Where I’ve Been, Verne Jackson author of Circle of Stone, Brenda E. Aghahowa author of Grace Under Fire and T. M. Stringfellow author of More than Dancing.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
The Yellow Wallpaper
October 3 – October 12;
Fri. & Sat., 8:00 p.m., Sun. 7:00 p.m.
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
1919 N. Milwaukee Ave
(73) 598-4549
www.danztheatre.org
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble performs Charlotte Perkins Gilman's gripping story, The Yellow Wallpaper about a woman battling her rapidly vanishing sanity in the throes of Post-Partum Depression. Adapted for stage by Amanda Healy Collins & Ellyzabeth Adler.
Columbia College Chicago
…and the beats go on
October 4 – November 30,
ongoing exhibit and events
Kerouac Scroll Exhibition at Columbia
College’s Center for Book & Paper Center
1104 S. Wabash Ave. (other Beat-related activities across the campus)
(312) 369-6891
www.colum.edu/beats
With the arrival and exhibition of Jack Kerouac’s original scroll of On the Road, Columbia College has taken this opportunity to focus on the Beat Generation with a series of public programs and events.
Eclipse Theatre Company
The Autumn Garden – Open Rehearsal
Monday, October 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Greenhouse Theater
2257 N. Lincoln Ave.
(312) 738-0704
www.eclipsetheatre.com
Eclipse Theatre Company presents an open first rehearsal of playwright Lillian Hellman’s introspective and rarely produced play The Autumn Garden. Old friends gather in a summer home to rediscover connections, rekindle relationships, and find peace, only to find that they can't escape from the choices of their past.
University of Chicago
Annual Campus-wide Book Sale
October 7 – October 8, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Assembly Hall, International House
1414 E. 59th St.
(773) 702-0890
www.press.uchicago.edu
The University of Chicago Press reintroduces its popular annual book sale, with a wide selection of inexpensive paperbacks and hardcovers on sale for two days only.
POW-WOW, Inc
{Performers or Writers for Women on Women’s issues}
OUT Spoken Sister OUTsider(s)
Tuesday, October 7, 8:00 p.m.
Lee’s Unleaded Blues
7401 S. South Chicago Ave.
(773) 392-2061 or (773) 592-3492
www.Myspace.com/POWWOWChicago
From Achy, Audre, Barabra, Cheryl, Jewelle, to Pat, POW-WOW, Inc presents an open mic experience for all to come and read poems from their favorite Legendary Lesbian Poet of the African Diaspora that gave us our voice to speak OUTloud.
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Chicago: A Great Place for Publishing
Friday, October 10, 5:30 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
(312) 744-7097
www.cityofchicago.org/tourism
Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs invites Chicago's publishers, writers and other literary professionals to celebrate the many exciting publishing endeavors that are currently taking place in the city. Rick Kogan will host a conversation with Chicago publishing pioneers Haki Madhubuti, Audrey Niffenegger, and Dominique Raccah, and a reception will follow. If you work in publishing in Chicago and would like to attend this event, please contact Danielle Chapman at (312) 744-7097, or by email at danielle.chapman@cityofchicago.org
Chicago Public Library
Roosevelt Branch
Soldier’s Heart Workshop and Discussion: An Introduction to War and the Soul
Thursday, October 9, 6:30 p.m.
1101 W. Taylor St.
(312) 746-5656
www.vetartproject.com or www.soldiersheart.net
This mini-workshop for veterans and community members demonstrates how war affects us, and ways to assist veterans and ourselves. Ed Tick’s War and the Soul and Chicago-area veterans writing groups are discussed.
Instituto Cervantes
Taco Larreta, “Secrets in Two Voices”
Friday, October 10, 7:00 p.m.
31 W. Ohio St.
(312) 335-1996
chicago.cervantes.es
This Spanish and Latin American poetry recital leads us from Cervantes to Borges, and from Lope de Vega to Lorca through the voice and presence of two icons of the Uruguayan theater, Antonio Larreta and Beatriz Massons.
Chicago Humanities Festival
Silk Road Theatre Project: Gilgamesh
Saturday, October 11, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago
1155 E. 58th St.
(312) 494-9509
www.chfestival.org
The great Mesopotamian epic is re-imagined as a powerful verse play by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Princeton professor Yusef Komunyakaa in collaboration with dramaturge Chad Gracia. The play will be brought to life by Chicago’s celebrated Silk Road Theatre Project under the direction of Jennifer Shook. And where better than among the great Sumerian bull plinths and processional palace friezes of the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute Museum? Following the performance, Komunyakaa and Gracia will engage the audience in discussion.
Chicago Public Library
Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch
Soldier’s Heart Workshop and Discussion: An Introduction to War and the Soul
Thursday, October 16, 7:00 p.m.
1701 N. Milwaukee Ave.
(312) 744-6022
www.vetartproject.com or www.soldiersheart.net
This mini-workshop for veterans and community members demonstrates how war affects us, and ways to assist veterans and ourselves. Ed Tick’s War and the Soul and Chicago-area veterans writing groups are discussed.
Shaw Chicago Theatre Company
The Apple Cart
October 18 – November 10
Sat./Sun. 2:00 p.m., Mon. 7:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center
1016 N. Dearborn Ave.
(312) 587-7390
www.shawchicago.org
In The Apple Cart, King Magnus, the very model of a modern monarch in Shaw’s vision of 21st century England, must use all his wit, charm and political skills to avoid a Prime Minister’s attempt to transform him into a powerless puppet. At the same time, he must prevent his mistress’s plan to supplant his Queen and usurp that position for herself, while fending off the desire of the United States to rejoin the British Empire.
Chicago Neighborhood Tours
“Literary Chicago” Special Interest Tour
Saturday, October 18, 9:30 a.m.
– 2:30 p.m.
$50 adults; $45 seniors (65+)
and students with ID. Advance
reservations recommended.
Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph St.
(312) 742-1190
www.chicagoneighborhoodtours.com
Discover fascinating stories surrounding well-known authors, playwrights and poets who lived and worked in Chicago. Hear how the city’s neighborhoods inspired their art. Begin the tour at the Chicago Cultural Center, led by noted Chicago historian Albert Walavich. Continue with a tour of the Fine Arts Building, before touring neighborhoods that highlight the city’s influence on these notable authors. Lunch is included in the cost of the tour.
The Plagiarists
Promiscuous Stories, based on the Stories of Jonathan Lethem
October 19 – November 23
Thurs. - Sat., 8:00 p.m., Sun., 7:00 p.m.
The Athenaeum Theatre
2936 N. Southport Ave.
(312) 902-1500 (Ticketmaster)
www.theplagiarists.org
The Plagiarists bring to life the unique and indelible work of Jonathan Lethem, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the National Book Critic’s Circle Award.
The Chicago Storytelling Guild
Telling Tales
Tuesday, October 21, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
(Free Parking lot adjacent.)
KAM-II Congregation
1100 E. Hyde Park Blvd.
(773) 288-7217
The Chicago Storytelling Guild tells tales of the season and welcomes professional and emerging storytellers into our Story Circle. Join us as we share a variety of stories, from classic folk tales to personal narratives to original works—and perhaps a Ghost Story or two. No experience is necessary, and supportive feedback is available.
Chicago Public Library
North Austin Branch
Syreeta Williams, Ida Barnes, and Patrice Morrison
Thursday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.
5724 W. North Ave.
(312) 746-4233
Calling all poets to the North Austin Branch Library for an Open Mic/Poetry Slam. Young adults and adults welcome. Free refreshments for all and free prize raffle for performers. Call to register.
Chicago Public Library
Sulzer Regional Library
Soldier’s Heart Workshop and Discussion: An Introduction to War and the Soul
Thursday, October 30, 7:00 p.m.
4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
(312) 744-7616
www.vetartproject.com or www.soldiersheart.net
This mini-workshop for veterans and community members demonstrates how war affects us, and ways to assist veterans and ourselves. Ed Tick’s War and the Soul and Chicago-area veterans writing groups are discussed.
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