Hey, Essay Fiesta friends! We’re super-duper thrilled to welcome comedian/writer Deanna Moffitt! Deanna is one of the co-creators of another reading series called This Much is True, which also features personal essays. You should check it out. It’s every second Tuesday of the month at Hopleaf in Andersonville. Deanna has a huge background in comedy. … Continue reading
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Essay Fiesta Says Get To Know Janna Sobel (Again)
Hat tricks. Threepeats. Turkeys. What do these things all have in common? They are all stupid names for doing something three times. Why are we talking about this? Because of Janna Sobel. The writer/performer will be making her third appearance at Essay Fiesta on Monday July 19. Janna teaches creative writing and performance to the … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Says Get To Know Jen Bosworth
Hiya Essay Fiesta fans! The next show is right around the corner. You know you can RSVP on the Facebooks. You didn’t? Well, you can! Anyway, we’d like to highlight another one of July’s readers. It’s the magnificent Jen Bosworth! This cool cat did a stint in L.A. before landing in Chicago. She now hosts … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Says Get To Know Matt Miller
If you’re keyed into the literary scene, you’ll know that there are two Matt Millers who use words to razzle dazzle their audiences. We have one of them on July 19th! Matt Miller is a writer and independent radio producer. His radio work, which you can find on the Public Radio Exchange, includes Tales from … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta’s Keith Ecker Has A New Blog
Essay Fiesta’s very own Keith Ecker has a new ChicagoNow blog called Satire and the City. The blog features a rotating cast of columnists who provide commentary on everything Chicago. SATC has a Facebook page and a Twitter account, so if you’re up with your Web 2.0, then you should get on that. Keith is … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Says You Should Stand Up For The Book Bike
Essay Fiesta loves many things, two of which are books and bikes. So naturally we are inclined to absolutely swoon over the Book Bike. Operated by Gabriel Levinson since July 2008, the Book Bike cruises to Chicago’s park with a mobile library in tow. Book are free for the reading and the taking. There is … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Says Get Yee To The Book Cellar!
We here at Essay Fiesta say that if the heat’s got you beat and you need to rest your feet, head to the Book Cellar this week. (Yeah, we rhyme like Frankenstein drunk on wine while short on time.) Anywho, here’s what’s going down. Check it out! On Wednesday July 7 at 7 p.m., biographer … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Wants You To See Tuesday Funk
Keith, of Essay Fiesta fame, was apartment shopping yesterday. And guess what? He found a new place to live! But that’s not even the half of it. Keith will be moving into the apartment previously occupied by Reinhardt Suarez of the reading series Tuesday Funk. Yes, this is purely coincidence. And yes, there is a … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta’s 4th Of July Weekend Picks
If you’re looking for some explosive entertainment this weekend, listen to your old pals at Essay Fiesta: Paper Machete at Ricochet’s in Lincoln Square When? July 3 at 4 p.m. Hosted by Chris Piatt, the show is FREE and features Chicago’s finest writers, comedy peeps and musicians. Windy City Story Slam at The Empty Bottle … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Wants You To Listen To Cinnamon Roll Friday
Essay Fiesta alum Paul Luikart and his friend Luke have taken to recording their conversation during their morning commute to work. Doesn’t sound so funny does it? Wrong! It is! These guys don’t mess around with the small talk. They talk big. Big talk. Like which medieval weapon would offer you the best protection in … Continue reading
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