Okay, well maybe Essay Fiesta won’t be rocking Story Club exactly, but we’ll be reading there for sure. Alyson and Keith will both be busting out some of their best essays, so come support! Hosted by the lovely and talented Dana Norris (Essay Fiesta alum!), Story Club features an open mic followed by featured performers. … Continue reading
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Essay Fiesta Says Get To Know Paul Luikart
Put your ear to the tracks. Can you hear that? That’s the sound of Essay Fiesta coming at you like a locomotive! In just a few short days, we’ll be entertaining your pants off! (Note: Please keep pants on…Book Cellar policy.) And have we got a great line-up for you. For the second time ever, … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Says Get To Know John Barry
Essay Fiesta is in the air! Which means it’s time to start letting you get a little personal with our upcoming readers. Our first reader to highlight is stand-up comic John Barry! Essay Fiesta first met John Barry when we all helped alum Bryan Bowden move his stuff to his girlfriend’s place. Let us tell … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Performs At Art Haus
Tonight at 8 p.m. at Berlin Nightclub, Essay Fiesta will be joining a huge cast of Chicago’s top talent at the art series Art Haus hosted and produced by Essay Fiesta alum Adam Guerino. Here’s the line-up, as written by Adam: Gasp at painters Atom Basham, Harlan Vaughn and Jack McLaughlin as they present a … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Goes To Market Days
Summertime is nearing its end, and that means it’s time for Market Days! Boystown’s annual street festival will be taking place this Saturday and Sunday, and Essay Fiesta will be there eating funnel cake, enjoying live music and shopping at the booths. Put on by the Northalsted Merchants Association, Market Days attracts more than 40,000 … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Subscribes To The Poco A Poco Methodology
“Poco a poco” is a Spanish term that translates into “little by little.” We here at Essay Fiesta hail the simplicity of this philosophy. Because it’s true! And with our perpetual busyness, it’s the only way things get done around Essay Fiesta Land. The Poco a Poco method incorporates the principles behind the saying, “The … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Enjoys The Theatre
If you know anything about Essay Fiesta, you know that its creators, Keith Ecker and Alyson Lyon, both have strong ties to the theatre world. Alyson is an accomplished actress, having staged two one-woman shows and appearing in a number of theatrical productions around town. Meanwhile, Keith is a theater critic for the Chicago Theater … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta’s Summer Reading Picks Part 2
If you didn’t get a chance to read Keith Ecker’s summer reading pick or Alyson Lyon’s summer reading pick, you’re in luck. The duo behind Essay Fiesta have finished their last books and have two more summer reading recommnendations. Keith’s pick comes straight from the book collection of Essay Fiesta alum Bryan Bowden. After helping … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Wants to Know What’s Up With Matt Dillon
A couple months ago Essay Fiesta’s Alyson Lyon recorded a song she had written for Matt Dillon (the actor). She then uploaded it to YouTube. It was then discovered by LA Talk Radio’s Hollywood London Show, which interviewed her and played the song on air. The good people on the radio show said they’d do … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Reads Satire And The City
If you haven’t read Keith Ecker’s new blog, Satire and the City, you have no clue what you are missing. Here, let Essay Fiesta fill you in: Target-Gate 2010! Does Target hate gay people? Political pundit Oliver Quimby reports. Fish in space! Asian carp are threatening to bring down society. How will we stop them? … Continue reading
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