Keith Ecker did it last week. Now Alyson Lyon is getting some Paper Machete love. That’s right! Your weekly live magazine show, hosted by the tall Christopher Piatt, will be featuring the enchanting musical stylings of our very own Alyson. The show is back at Ricochets this week (3 p.m. on Saturday), so come and … Continue reading
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Essay Fiesta To Visit The Encyclopedia Show’s Season Closer
We’re taking a field trip tomorrow to the Vittum Theater to see the final installment of this season’s The Encyclopedia Show, a literary variety show hosted by Essay Fiesta alum Robbie Q. Telfer. That guy’s not only a nationally recognized slam poet, he’s a snappy dresser too! The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and it’s … Continue reading
Keith Ecker Performs At The Paper Machete
If you’re getting wasted in Lincoln Square tomorrow as many other Maifest revelers will be doing, you should stop by the Grafton for some good old-fashioned live entertainment. The Paper Machete, a weekly live magazine how hosted by Christopher Piatt, is relocating for one week only from Ricochets to the Grafton. And Essay Fiesta’s very … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Seeks Video Editor
Essay Fiesta is looking to enlarge our team. Currently we’re a small operation that consists of creators and producers Keith Ecker and Alyson Lyon, Howard Brown rep Bryant Dunbar and our videographer Elizabeth McQuern. We’d like to add another person to our team, namely a video editor. You can check out our recent post on … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta To Visit Printers Row Lit Fest
Every year bookish nerds from around the country convene on a street in the South Loop to share stories of stories and use words to discuss words. The annual festivity is known as the Printers Row Lit Fest, and if you’ve never been, then MY GOD you haven’t lived!!! For the literate exhibitionist, there is … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Announces June 21 Line-Up!
The sun is turning our skin from a whiter shade of pale to a redder hue of burnt. Looks like June is upon us. And with a new month comes a new promise of literary wonderment. You know what I’m talking about. Say it with me: ESSAY FIESTA!!! Our June line-up is so jam-packed with … Continue reading
Spreading The Essay Fiesta Gospel
Mary Wagner has now become a sort of apostle for Essay Fiesta. The stiletto-loving, two-time Essay Fiesta reader has been busy blogging about our show. And frankly, we’re more pleased than punch. Check out her bloggings here and here. Also, Alyson and Keith checked out 2nd Story last night at Morseland in Rogers Park. Delicious … Continue reading
Literary Chicago’s Essay Fiesta Write Up
The Chicago literary resource Literary Chicago posted a wonderful write up about the most recent Essay Fiesta. Read it for yourself. It made our confetti-filled hearts swell with happiness. P.S. June’s line-up will be announced next week. And sorry for the lack of postings this week. It’s wedding season, so Keith has been crisscrossing the … Continue reading
Get To Know: Robbie Q. Telfer
Essay Fiesta is ecstatic to welcome Robbie Q. Telfer, poet extraordinaire, to our nerdy word party. Robbie is kind of a big deal on the slam poetry scene. He has performed all across North America. He has also placed in the top 10 at the National Poetry Slam. This is not a guy you want … Continue reading
Get To Know: Dina Connolly
Hey everyone! Give a warm Essay Fiesta welcome to upcoming reader Dina Connolly! Dina is a Chicago native (Southside! Represent!). She’s a Neo-Futurist, which means she oozes talent like a salamander oozes slimy secretions. She’s been a company member since 2003 and performed in the long-running show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind! … Continue reading
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