Essay Fiesta alum Bill Shunn is spear-heading the second incarnation of the Hopleaf reading series Tuesday Funk. This Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. is the “fall fiction series,” which features Bill Shunn, Connor Coyne and Jackie Adamski. Shunn is an Essay Fiesta all-star and will certainly bring the “reading funk” to this eclectic series … Continue reading
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Essay Fiesta Says Go See Some Theater
Chicago is a bustling theater town, and Essay Fiesta is a big fan of the dramatic arts. In fact, Essay Fiesta’s own Keith Ecker is a critic for the Chicago Theater Blog. Below are some of the plays he recently reviewed. Go check out a show for yourself! Candide at the Goodman Theatre The Lady’s … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Supports The Starving Artist Project
Essay Fiesta fans are obviously fans of the arts. That’s why we thought you’d like to hear about a new show that our good friend Nellie Huggins is producing called The Starving Artist Project. The Starving Artist Project is an audience-judged talent show, created to help raise money for local artists from all walks of … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Hearts Arthur Miller
Hey all you Arthur Miller fanatics, listen up! Eclipse Theatre is performing a lesser-known, semi-autobiographical Miller play that takes place in a Brooklyn auto-parts warehouse called “A Memory of Two Mondays.” And Essay Fiesta suggests you see it! A few weeks ago, Essay Fiesta’s Alyson Lyon went to see the preview and was blown away … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Featured In Columbia Chronicle
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Essay Fiesta is featured in Monday’s edition of the Columbia Chronicle! Reporter Brianna Wellen interviewed Keith, Alyson and Bryant Dunbar from Howard Brown about Essay Fiesta and our fundraising efforts for the community health center. If you want to read the story, click here.
Essay Fiesta Announces October Line-Up!
Can you believe that it’s been almost a year since Alyson and Keith started Essay Fiesta? In these 11 shows, we’ve hosted dozens of artists and hundreds of audience members. Plus, you all have helped us raise nearly $1,500 for Howard Brown Health Center. As we round out our year, we have yet another great … Continue reading
Support Howard Brown In The AIDS Run/Walk
Hey Essay Fiesta fans! As you probably can guess, we’ve updated our website! Woohoo! Tell us what you think. We’re pretty pleased with how it looks. Also, Howard Brown Health Center, the charity that the monthly Essay Fiesta showcase supports, is still trying to reach its monetary goal for the annual AIDS Run & Walk. … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Goes Under Construction
Hey everyone! First, thank you for coming out to last night’s Essay Fiesta. You did make it, right? If not, you missed one of the best shows yet. The Book Cellar was packed, and the readers (big thanks to all of them) brought their A games. Plus, we gave away some stellar prizes, including tickets … Continue reading
Get To Know Ian Belknap
I know what you’re thinking. “Two posts in one day! That’s unbelievable!” Believe it. Essay Fiesta has the endurance of a cheetah. And our last reader to highlight has the temperament of one. It’s the very talented Ian Belknap. You may know Ian from his appearances at The Paper Machete or as the Minister of … Continue reading
Get To Know Noelle Krimm
Sorry we didn’t post anything to the blog yesterday. Essay Fiesta was busy doing some behind-the-scenes work, and we ended up being too tired to touch our computers. But now we’re back on the blogging wagon, and we’re here to tell you about another one of our fantastic readers: Noelle Krimm! We first saw Noelle, … Continue reading
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