Pencil This In: Word Weekend At Museum Of Contemporary Art

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 25, 2014 5:40PM

Psalm One (Photo credit: Erik Hess)

The Museum of Contemporary Art rounds up Chicago's spoken word, live lit/storytelling, hip-hop, visual artists and authors together under one umbrella with their "Word Weekend" July 26-27. Write Club, The Encyclopedia Show, Red Rover Series, and 1,001 Chicago Afternoons and Anthology of Chicago will present readings, storytelling and live lit performances. Printers Ball will present a small-press book fair. Letterpress, zine writing, and graffiti workshops are planned. Listen to a full reading of This Is Modern Art, a world preview commissioned for Steppenwolf for Young Adults and written by acclaimed playwright Idris Goodwin and "Louder Than A Bomb" founder Kevin Coval. Pocket Guide to Hell will present a re-enactment of the Dill Pickle Club. Local hip-hop website Fake Shore Drive has a showcase featuring Saint Millie, Psalm One, and the Boy Illinois.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. For a full rundown, click here. (220 E. Chicago Ave.)

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