This week's literary events aren't all readings by stuffy authors you've never heard of. Read on for details about mustaches, $1 book sales, and teen slam poets. more ›
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Tuesday: Temple Grandin will be discussing and signing her new book "Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals" at Harold Washington Library Center. Grandin builds upon her past work with autism and animals and her years of research and experimentation to discuss how we can best interact with animals and give them the best life. Event starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday: Our top pick this week is the 826CHI Opening Hair-emonies, which will be taking place at 826CHI headquarters at 7 p.m. For the fourth consecutive year, the non-profit writing and tutoring center will be inviting anyone and everyone to step before its moustache tribunal to prove their cleanshavenness before the moustache growing begins. Subsequent weekly check-ins at Sheffield's will follow. The competition is open to both organic growers and prosthetic growers, and judges do accept bribes. Check 826CHI's Flickr page for some inspiration for your 'stache. The event raises about $10,000 per year for 826CHI's programs, which are offered free of charge to Chicago-area students.
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A variety of interesting writing workshops start this weekend and the beginning of next. Some focus on creative fiction, some focus on professional nonfiction. Some run for several weeks, some last a couple hours. Some cost nothing, some cost more than our paycheck last week. So if you're at all interested in firing up your laptop and putting it to good use, there just might be a workshop of interest below. more ›
- Tonight: The Essay Fiesta reading series will be featuring a lot of comedians this month. Robert Buscemi, Kelsie Huff, Bryan Bowden and Adam Guerino will join novelist and essayist Mary T. Wagner and creative writing instructor Janna Sobel at 7 p.m. at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square. Entrance is free, and raffle proceeds go to benefit the Howard Brown Health Center.
We've mentioned the upcoming film adaptation of the famous childrens book Where The Wild Things Are before. Maybe it's because we're a little skeptical of how writer Dave Eggers and director Spike Jonze will transform a 40-something page book (that's not a whole lot of substance, though we love it dearly) into a 90-plus minute movie. Or maybe it's because we do love the book so much and we're also fans of both Eggers and Jonze and are anxious to see if they worked their magic on this. more ›
Bookworms, unite! The Printers Row Lit Fest, the self-billed largest literary event in the Midwest, descends on the South Loop this weekend with world-class authors, quirky booksellers, wine tastings, kiddie events, and beyond. more ›
Domo arigato, it’s prom season for 826CHI, the Chicago chapter of Dave Eggers’ and Vendela Vida’s non-profit dedicated to supporting students aged 6 to 18 with their literacy and creative skills. more ›
Only in its second year, a new tutoring program within the Chicago Public School system is already getting some great press. The program, run by an organization called America’s Choice, pairs ninth graders at six Chicago high schools with first graders at neighboring elementary schools. It was primarily designed to help the literacy levels of the participating high school freshman, who on average, tested out at fifth grade reading levels last year. more ›
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