Hello bookish boys and gals! Last Essay Fiesta was a homerun! Our readers really brought it, and you really helped fund a great cause with a sizable amount of donations for 826CHI. Good work, team! Summer is here, which means the smell of literature is in the air. “Huh?” you say. That’s right. It’s the … Continue reading
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Printers Row: Essay Fiesta at Lit After Dark
Printer’s Row Lit Fest 2012, the largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest, is approaching! And fast! The momentous event will take place Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10 right in historic Printers Row. (That’s on Dearborn Street, from Congress to Polk streets.) And guess what? ESSAY FIESTA will be performing! That’s right! As part … Continue reading
Festival, Friends and Fundraising
Hello fellow lit lovers! Essay Fiesta’s Keith Ecker and Alyson Lyon had a wonderful time at the Printers Row Lit Fest. The Chicago Story Collective rocked Lit After Dark, and we got to see a ton of our awesome friends, including people from the Book Cellar, Featherproof Books, 826CHI, Knee-Jerk Magazine, the Encyclopedia Show and … Continue reading
Chicago Story Collective To Perform At Printers Row Lit Fest
BIG NEWS, INTERNET! The Chicago Story Collective, which includes Essay Fiesta’s Keith Ecker and Alyson Lyon, Story Club’s Dana Norris and Stories at the Store’s Jen Bosworth, will be performing at this year’s Printer’s Row Lit Fest on June 4. We are currently putting together a completely original show for the event that will be … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta Loves You More Today Than Yesterday…
But not as much as tomorrow! Man, things keep getting busier and busier around here at Essay Fiesta Inc. Alyson and Keith spent yesterday afternoon recording the Essay Fiesta theme song. We’ll be premiering it on Friday, so STAY TUNED! This one is Buzz Bin worthy. They do still have the Buzz Bin don’t they? … 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