The Guild Complex is celebrating thirty years of the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA), with performances from past winners along with a special celebration of the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Annie Allen, at the Chicago History Museum.

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The Guild Literary Complex is a 30-year-old grassroots literary arts organization creating performance-based events in and around the Chicagoland area.

We partner and collaborate with other community groups on social and restorative justice issues, providing arts and advocacy programming for marginalized voices.

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NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

With our community partners, The Guild Complex celebrates the Latin literary diaspora from the Americas + throughout the Caribbean with Palabra Pura events across the Chicagoland area throughout the month of October for National Hispanic Heritage Month.

October 2024

Oct 09

Oct 09, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Slam Diáspora (LIVE)

La Bruquena Restaurant, 2726 W. Division
Chicago, IL 60622 United States

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Oct 12

Oct 12, 2024 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

The Record Track: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony + Community Jam

The Record Track, 2804 E 87th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60617 United States

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