Around the City February 23 – March 9

Chicago: February 23 – March 9

Featured Event   POETRY FOUNDATION  Michael Miles: From Senegal to Seeger Thursday, February 26 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street  Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION The Penelopiad Monday, February 23, 7:00 PM Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION A Special Edition of Children's Poemtime:The Banjo Poet Wednesday, February 25, 10:00 AM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Journal of Ordinary Thought Weekly Writing Group Wednesday, February 25, 6:00 PM Bezazian Branch 1226 West Ainslie Street Free admission GUILD LITERARY COMPLEX Uncharted: a "25 Writers to Watch" Kick Off Wednesday, February 25, 7:30 PM Schubas Tavern 3159 North Southport Avenue $5 suggested donation UCHICAGO PROGRAM IN POETRY & POETICS Lecture by Oren Izenburg Thursday, February 26, 4:30 PM Rosenwald Hall, Room 405 1101 East 58th Street Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION Michael Miles: From Senegal to Seeger Thursday, February 26, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission RHINO READS! Featuring Heather Cox & Sarah Carson Friday, February 27, 6:45 PM Brothers K.Coffee Shop 500 Main Street Evanston, IL Free admission SECTOR 2337 Featuring Anthony Opal & Snežana Žabić Friday, February 27, 7:00 PM Sector 2337 2337 North Milwaukee Avenue Free admission LAGOONS EDITIONS The Destruction Instructions Book Opening Reading Party Friday, February 27, 7:30 PM Uptown Arts Center 941 West Lawrence Avenue Free admission GREEN MILL JAZZ CLUB Uptown Poetry Slam Sunday, March 1, 7:00 PM Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 North Broadway Avenue $7 admission CHICAGO SLAM WORKS The LitMash featuring Cameron Woods, Teagan Walsh-Davis, Bee Kapri, & Vagabond Maurice Monday, March 2, 7:30 PM Haymarket Pub & Brewery 737 West Randolph Street $8 admission WIT RABBIT Featuring Brittany Cavallaro, Elissa Cahn, Chloe Benjamin & Quan Barry Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 PM Quenchers Saloon  2401 North Western Avenue Free admission TUESDAY FUNK Featuring Danielle Susi & more Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 PM Hopleaf Bar 5148 North Clark Street Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION Wednesday Poemtime Wednesday, March 4, 10:00 AM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Journal of Ordinary Thought Weekly Writing Group Wednesday, March 4, 6:00 PM Bezazian Branch 1226 West Ainslie Street Free admission QUIMBY'S BOOK STORE Featuring W. Todd Kaneko Thursday, March 5, 7:00 PM Quimby's Book Store 1854 North Avenue Free admission ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY Western Suburban Chapter (Darien) Saturday, March 7, 1:00 PM Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road Darien, IL Free admission OPEN BOOKS RIVER NORTH Chicago Authors Book Club featuring Brian Russell & Hannah Gamble Saturday, March 7, 3:00 PM Open Books River North 213 West Institute Place Free admission SECTOR 2337 Ben Estes / Sue Tompkins: Listening Tour Saturday, March 7, 4:30 PM Sector 2337 2337 North Milwaukee Avenue Free admission MYOPIC BOOKS Featuring Erica Bernheim Saturday, March 7, 7:00 PM Myopic Books 1564 North Milwaukee Avenue Free admission ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY North Suburban Chapter (Northbrook) Sunday, March 8, 1:00 PM Civic Room 1201 Cedar Lane Northbrook, IL Free admission ILLINIOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY Southern Chapter (Carbondale) Sunday, March 8, 2:00 PM Carbondale Public Library 405 West Main Street Carbondale, IL Free admission GREEN MILL JAZZ CLUB Uptown Poetry Slam Sunday, March 9, 7:00 PM Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 North Broadway Avenue $8 Admission  ONGOING POETRY FOUNDATION GALLERY Trevor Winkfield's Pageant January 6 – March 13 Open Monday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission UKRANIAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART Convergence: The Poetic Dialogue Project February 6 – March 22 Open Wednesday – Sunday, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM 2320 West Chicago Avenue Free admission SIDESHOW THEATRE COMPANY Antigonick March 1 – April 5 Victory Garden Theater 2433 North Lincoln Aveue $10.00 tickets

Submit an event If you would like your poetry event to be included in the Around the City Newsletter, please e-mailmedia@poetryfoundation.org with a web link to your event site. Also include the event sponsor or series, names of featured poets, and date and time. March 11: Ian Spencer Bell: Geography Solos 7:00 PM: Ian Spencer Bell writes and choreographs simultaneously, often relying on the music of his poetry to locate an emotional force and guide the rhythm of his movement. In this program, Bell dances Geography Solos and a new work, not yet titled, based on memories of his childhood home in rural Virginia.