POETRY EVENTS AROUND THE CITY - CHICAGO

Chicago: August 24 – September 7

Featured Event   POETRY ON STAGE Plug Nickel Cabaret Wednesday & Thursday, September 2 & 3, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS WordPlay Tuesday, August 25, 8:00 PM Young Chicago Authors 1180 North Milwaukee Avenue Free admission STORY STUDIO Prompt-a-Palooza Tuesday, August 25, 6:00 PM Story Studio 4043 North Ravenswood Avenue, #222 Please register in advance by emailinginfo@storystudiochicago.com. POETRY FOUNDATION Wednesday Poemtime Wednesday, August 26, 10:00 AM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION & THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Pop-up Poetry: Parneshia Jones Wednesday, August 26, 12:00 PM Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 100 111 South Michigan Avenue Free with museum admission YOUMEDIA F.L.O.W. Open Mic Night Wednesday, August 26, 5:00 PM Harold Washington Library Center Ground Floor 400 South State Street Free admission IN ONE EAR Featuring Pete Wolf Wednesday, August 26, 9:00 PM Heartland Cafe 7000 North Glenwood Avenue Free admission ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY Last Sunday Reading Series featuring Jenene Ravesloot and Tom Roby Sunday, August 30, 12:30 PM Brewed Awakening 19 West Quincy Street Westmont, IL $7.00 admission GREEN MILL Uptown Poetry Slam Sunday, August 30, 7:00 PM Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 North Broadway Avenue $7.00 admission YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS WordPlay Tuesday, September 1, 6:00 PM Young Chicago Authors 1180 North Milwaukee Avenue Free admission HIGHLAND PARK POETRY Poetry Writing Workshop Tuesday, September 1, 7:00 PM $22.00 admission Please register in advance by contacting Jennifer Dodson at jennifer@highlandparkpoetry.org. TUESDAY FUNK Featuring Amanda Buckley & more Tueday, September 1, 7:00 PM Hopleaf 5148 North Clark Street Free admission, 21+ POETRY FOUNDATION Wednesday Poemtime Wednesday, September 2, 10:00 AM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION Plug Nickel Cabaret Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST Reading: Carrie Etter featuring Jacquelyn Pope, Don Share & Hilda Sheehan Wednesday, September 2, 7:30 PM Women & Children First Bookstore 5233 North Clark Street Free admission IN ONE EAR Featuring Pete Wolf Wednesday, September 2, 9:00 PM Heartland Cafe 7000 North Glenwood Avenue Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION Plug Nickel Cabaret Thursday, September 3, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL Peddler of Dreams: Two Feet, One Idea, Two Thousand Miles Thursday, September 3, 7:00 PM Windy City Music Theatre, Black Box Studio 5342 West Lawrence Avenue $10.00 admission CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL Queer Heartache Thursday, September 3, 10:00 PM Congressional Church of Jefferson Park, Meeting Hall 5320 West Giddings Street $10.00 admission ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY West Suburban Chapter Meeting Saturday, September 5, 1:00 PM Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road Darien, IL Please register by contacting Caroline Johnson attwinkscat@aol.com CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL Queer Heartache Saturday, September 5, 2:30 PM Congressional Church of Jefferson Park, Meeting Hall 5320 West Giddings Street $10.00 admission CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL Peddler of Dreams: Two Feet, One Idea, Two Thousand Miles Saturday, September 5, 10:00 PM Windy City Music Theatre, Black Box Studio 5342 West Lawrence Avenue $10.00 admission CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL Queer Heartache Sunday, September 6, 4:00 PM Congressional Church of Jefferson Park, Meeting Hall 5320 West Giddings Street $10.00 admission GREEN MILL Uptown Poetry Slam Sunday, September 6, 7:00 PM Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 North Broadway Avenue $7.00 admission CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL Peddler of Dreams: Two Feet, One Idea, Two Thousand Miles Monday, September 7, 4:00 PM Windy City Music Theatre, Black Box Studio 5342 West Lawrence Avenue $10.00 admission CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL Queer Heartache Monday, September 7, 8:30 PM Congressional Church of Jefferson Park, Meeting Hall 5320 West Giddings Street $10.00 admission POETRY FOUNDATION CAConrad: Exorcism: Reparative Rituals with the Poetic Blade Tuesday, September 8, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission ONGOING POETRY FOUNDATION "Like" our new Children's Facebook page The Poetry Foundation provides resources for parents and teachers to cultivate a lifelong love of poetry in children. POETRY FOUNDATION GALLERY Cheryl Pope JUST YELL : FROM WITHIN June 11 – August 28 Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission