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SUMMARY:¡Slam Diáspora en Vivo!
DESCRIPTION:Last chance!\nJoin us for the final Slam Diáspora of 2025 – the first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago. Participants have a chance to win a trip to a Latin American country (TBD) to compete in the international slam. Hosted and curated by Crystal Vance Guerra and Luis Tubens “Logan Lu.” \nOpen to poets of all styles and ages! From anyone who is just starting\, to anyone who has been writing for decades\, are all welcome to participate. \nRequirements:\nSlam– 2 poems in Spanish/Spanglish\nOpen Mic– Any genre of performance art in any language! \nWe believe that poetry pertains to everyone\, and that all of us carry it within us. This slam is to experiment\, play\, and to let the words flow. \nRemember: the point is not the points\, the point is the community. We want to nurture a poetic community\, and invite new people to participate as audience members\, as poets\, and as spoken-word lovers.\nSlam Diáspora is the first Spanish slam in the U.S. and aims to create a space that unites Latinx poets in the US with poets in Latin America\, to form a poetry community despite borders. Participants and winners from last year can participate again! \n\n¡Abierto a poetas de todos estilos y edades! Desde quien apenas esta empezando a escribir\, a quienes llevan décadas escribiendo– todos están bienvenidos a participar. \nRequisitos:\nSlam– Dos poemas (en español/spanglish)\nOpen Mic– Música/Poesía/Cuento etc\, en cualquier idioma \nCreemos que la poesía le pertenece a todxs\, y que todxs traemos poesía adentro. Este Slam es para experimentar\, jugar\, y dejar que la palabra fluya. \nRecuerden: el punto no son los puntos\, sino la comuna. Queremos crecer como comunidad poética\, e invitar a nuevas personas a participar como audiencia\, cómo poetas\, y cómo amantes de la palabra viva.\nSlam Diáspora es el primer slam de poesía en español de los EEUU y busca crear un espacio que une\npoetas Latinx en los EEUU con poetas en Latinoamérica para fomentar una comunidad poética a pesar de las fronteras. ¡Participantes y ganadores del año pasado pueden participar de nuevo!
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-2025-4/
LOCATION:Taqueria El Mezquite\, 1756 W 18th St\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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SUMMARY:¡Slam Diáspora en Vivo!
DESCRIPTION:The first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person! Participants have a chance to win a trip to a Latin American country (TBD) to compete in the international slam. Hosted and curated by Crystal Vance Guerra and Luis Tubens “Logan Lu.” \nOpen to poets of all styles and ages! From anyone who is just starting\, to anyone who has been writing for decades\, are all welcome to participate. \nRequirements:\nSlam– 2 poems in Spanish/Spanglish\nOpen Mic– Any genre of performance art in any language! \nWe believe that poetry pertains to everyone\, and that all of us carry it within us. This slam is to experiment\, play\, and to let the words flow. \nRemember: the point is not the points\, the point is the community. We want to nurture a poetic community\, and invite new people to participate as audience members\, as poets\, and as spoken-word lovers.\nSlam Diáspora is the first Spanish slam in the U.S. and aims to create a space that unites Latinx poets in the US with poets in Latin America\, to form a poetry community despite borders. Participants and winners from last year can participate again! \n\n¡Abierto a poetas de todos estilos y edades! Desde quien apenas esta empezando a escribir\, a quienes llevan décadas escribiendo– todos están bienvenidos a participar. \nRequisitos:\nSlam– Dos poemas (en español/spanglish)\nOpen Mic– Música/Poesía/Cuento etc\, en cualquier idioma \nCreemos que la poesía le pertenece a todxs\, y que todxs traemos poesía adentro. Este Slam es para experimentar\, jugar\, y dejar que la palabra fluya. \nRecuerden: el punto no son los puntos\, sino la comuna. Queremos crecer como comunidad poética\, e invitar a nuevas personas a participar como audiencia\, cómo poetas\, y cómo amantes de la palabra viva.\nSlam Diáspora es el primer slam de poesía en español de los EEUU y busca crear un espacio que une\npoetas Latinx en los EEUU con poetas en Latinoamérica para fomentar una comunidad poética a pesar de las fronteras. ¡Participantes y ganadores del año pasado pueden participar de nuevo!
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-2025-3/
LOCATION:Taqueria El Mezquite\, 1756 W 18th St\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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SUMMARY:¡Slam Diáspora en Vivo!
DESCRIPTION:Schedule\n\n6:30– Doors open/Sign Up7:00– Slam Starts8:30– Open Mic9:00– ¡ADIOS! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOpen to poets of all styles and ages! From anyone who is just starting\, to anyone who has been writing for decades\, are all welcome to participate. \n\n\n\nRequirements:Slam– 2 poems in Spanish/SpanglishOpen Mic– Any genre of performance art in any language! \n\n\n\nWe believe that poetry pertains to everyone\, and that all of us carry it within us. This slam is to experiment\, play\, and to let the words flow. \n\n\n\nRemember: the point is not the points\, the point is the community. We want to nurture a poetic community\, and invite new people to participate as audience members\, as poets\, and as spoken-word lovers. \n\n\n\nSlam Diáspora is the first Spanish slam in the U.S. and aims to create a space that unites Latinx poets in the US with poets in Latin America\, to form a poetry community despite borders. \n\n\n\nParticipants and winners from last year can participate again! \n\n\n\n\n\n¡Abierto a poetas de todos estilos y edades! Desde quien apenas esta empezando a escribir\, a quienes llevan décadas escribiendo– todos están bienvenidos a participar. \n\n\n\nRequisitos:Slam– Dos poemas (en español/spanglish)Open Mic– Música/Poesía/Cuento etc\, en cualquier idioma \n\n\n\nCreemos que la poesía le pertenece a todxs\, y que todxs traemos poesía adentro. Este Slam es para experimentar\, jugar\, y dejar que la palabra fluya. \n\n\n\nRecuerden: el punto no son los puntos\, sino la comuna. Queremos crecer como comunidad poética\, e invitar a nuevas personas a participar como audiencia\, cómo poetas\, y cómo amantes de la palabra viva. \n\n\n\nSlam Diáspora es el primer slam de poesía en español de los EEUU y busca crear un espacio que une poetas Latinx en los EEUU con poetas en Latinoamérica para fomentar una comunidad poética a pesar de las fronteras. \n\n\n\n¡Participantes y ganadores del año pasado pueden participar de nuevo! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-2025-2/
LOCATION:Taqueria El Mezquite\, 1756 W 18th St\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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SUMMARY:¡Slam Diáspora en Vivo!
DESCRIPTION:Schedule\n6:30– Doors open/Sign Up7:00– Slam Starts8:30– Open Mic9:00– ¡ADIOS! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpen to poets of all styles and ages! From anyone who is just starting\, to anyone who has been writing for decades\, are all welcome to participate. \n\n\n\nRequirements:Slam– 2 poems in Spanish/SpanglishOpen Mic– Any genre of performance art in any language! \n\n\n\nWe believe that poetry pertains to everyone\, and that all of us carry it within us. This slam is to experiment\, play\, and to let the words flow. \n\n\n\nRemember: the point is not the points\, the point is the community. We want to nurture a poetic community\, and invite new people to participate as audience members\, as poets\, and as spoken-word lovers. \n\n\n\nSlam Diáspora is the first Spanish slam in the U.S. and aims to create a space that unites Latinx poets in the US with poets in Latin America\, to form a poetry community despite borders. \n\n\n\nParticipants and winners from last year can participate again! \n\n\n\n\n\n¡Abierto a poetas de todos estilos y edades! Desde quien apenas esta empezando a escribir\, a quienes llevan décadas escribiendo– todos están bienvenidos a participar. \n\n\n\nRequisitos:Slam– Dos poemas (en español/spanglish)Open Mic– Música/Poesía/Cuento etc\, en cualquier idioma \n\n\n\nCreemos que la poesía le pertenece a todxs\, y que todxs traemos poesía adentro. Este Slam es para experimentar\, jugar\, y dejar que la palabra fluya. \n\n\n\nRecuerden: el punto no son los puntos\, sino la comuna. Queremos crecer como comunidad poética\, e invitar a nuevas personas a participar como audiencia\, cómo poetas\, y cómo amantes de la palabra viva. \n\n\n\nSlam Diáspora es el primer slam de poesía en español de los EEUU y busca crear un espacio que une poetas Latinx en los EEUU con poetas en Latinoamérica para fomentar una comunidad poética a pesar de las fronteras. \n\n\n\n¡Participantes y ganadores del año pasado pueden participar de nuevo!
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-2025/
LOCATION:PACH 21\, 2141 W 21st St\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20250521T165654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T165808Z
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SUMMARY:SAY THEIR NAMES Community Salon w/ NON:op
DESCRIPTION:Get Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on June 6 at Experimental Station in Woodlawn as we remember Black Americans killed by police violence and honor the memory of Ronald Browne\, lead researcher and one of the originators of the SAY THEIR NAMES project. Join us for food and drinks\, a demonstration of the new and database\, live art-making\, and the presentation of the STN commissioned artists who will talk about how their new works will engage with the map. \n\n\n\nJune 6\, 6pm • Experimental Station6100 S Blackstone Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60637 \n\n\n\nExperimental Station is wheelchair accessible.For other accessibility requests contact non [at] nonopera [dot] org
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/say-their-names-community-salon-w-nonop/
LOCATION:Experimental Station\, 6100 S. Blackstone\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Special Events
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SUMMARY:¡SLAM EN VIVO!
DESCRIPTION:A la mitad de nuestra serie ¡SLAM EN VIVO! \n\n\n\nTodxs tenemos poemas\, todxs tenemos algo que decir\, compartalo en este espacio de juego\, apego\, y fuego 🔥 \n\n\n\nNo importa que nunca hayas compartido tus versos\, solo necesitas dos poemas para participar (all styles welcome!) \n\n\n\nComo siempre\, tenemos un Juez de Honor increible: Carlos Cumpian 💥 \n\n\n\nCarlos Cumpián is a chicano poet\, editor & teacher. His poetry & community work been recognized by the Illinois Library Assoc. & he has received the Gwendolyn Brooks Significant Illinois Poet award. \n\n\n\n¡Nos vemos el 13 de Noviembre! \n\n\n\n7pm-8pm: Slam en Español8pm-9pm: All languages open mic!
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-en-vivo/
LOCATION:18th Street Casa de Cultura\, 2057 West 18th Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20241025T214342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T214345Z
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SUMMARY:Lit & Luz Literary Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:VIEW SCHEDULE\n\n\n\n\nThe 2024 Chicago Lit & Luz Festival\, Saturation/ Saturación\, returns with a fantastic roster of writers and artists from the US and Mexico. The weeklong series of free events begins October 26th and concludes with the Live Magazine Show at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on November 2nd. \n\n\n\nInspired by the media landscape of both presidential elections taking place in the countries this year\, the theme of the festival is “Saturation/Saturación.” Participants will consider concepts such as intensity\, combination\, absorption\, maximums and limitations as they respond to the urgent political\, social\, and environmental issues confronting both countries. \n\n\n\nInspirado en el panorama mediático de ambas elecciones presidenciales ocurridas este año en los países involucrados\, el tema del festival es “Saturation/Saturación.” Lxs participantes considerarán conceptos como la intensidad\, combinación\, absorción\, máximos y limitaciones mientras responden a los urgentes problemas políticos\, sociales y ambientales que enfrentan ambos países. \n\n\n\nCatch programs you missed on our website or head over to our YouTube channel (and subscribe!). \n\n\n\nThe Lit & Luz Festival is a one-of-a-kind series of events featuring renowned authors\, visual artists\, and musicians from Chicago and Mexico in cultural exchange and conversation. This series of readings\, conversations\, artist talks\, and performances\, including signature event\, the Live Magazine Show\, highlights new translations and artistic collaborations—showcasing some of the most innovative contemporary artists from both countries. The festival takes place in Chicago in the fall\, followed by the Lit & Luz Festival Mexico City in the winter. Click here to learn more. \n\n\n\nEl Lit & Luz Festival es una especial serie de eventos con reconocidos escritores\, artistas visuales y músicos de Chicago y México\, en intercambio y conversación cultural. Esta serie de lectutras\, conversaciones\, charlas de artista y performances\, incluyen el evento representativo\, el Live Magazine Show\, destaca nuevas traducciones y colaboraciones artísticas\, mostrando algunos de los artistas contemporáneos más inovadores de ambos países. El festival se lleva a cabo en Chicago durante el otoño\, seguido del Lit & Luz Festival CDMX en el invierno. Da click aquí para saber más. \n\n\n\n¡Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales o suscríbete a nuestro newsletter para conocer las últimas actualizaciones y más!
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/lit-luz-literary-festival-2024/
LOCATION:Illinois
CATEGORIES:Lit + Luz,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20240924T185726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T185729Z
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SUMMARY:Slam Diáspora (LIVE)
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic + Featuring Eduardo Arocho \n\n\n\nMore details to come
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-live/
LOCATION:La Bruquena Restaurant\, 2726 W. Division\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palabra Pura,Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240924T220000
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SUMMARY:CLHoF Fuller Award: Alex Kotlowitz
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open. On September 24\, Alex Kotlowitz will become the 17th recipient of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for his lifetime achievements. The ceremony will be free and open to the public\, with a reception to follow. Ben Austen will lead a speaking lineup that includes Stuart Dybek\, Julie Justicz\, Meribah Knight\, and Mary Rowland. The Chopin Theatre ceremony will highlight Kotlowitz’s lasting importance as one of our greatest storytellers. At the end of the program\, Dawn Turner will lead a conversation with Alex. The ceremony\, starting at 7 p.m.\, and the following reception are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. Along with the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Chopin Theatre\, co-presenters for the evening include American Writers Museum\, Bookends & Beginnings\, David Black Agency\, Frame Warehouse\, Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism\, Ragdale Foundation\, and Write On\, Door County. \n\n\n\nAs a Manhattan native\, Alex Kotlowitz’s career in journalism sent him around the country. He took a reporting position for The Wall Street Journal\, which sent him to Chicago\, and it wasn’t long before Kotlowitz fell in love with the city. For forty years\, Kotlowitz has been telling deeply intimatetales of struggle and perseverance. He is the author of four books\, including his most recent\, An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago (2019)\, which received the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize. His other books include the Chicago-based Never a City So Real (2004) and the national bestseller There Are No Children Here (1991)\, which the New York Public Library selected as one of the 150 most important books of the twentieth century. It was selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year along with his second book\, The Other Side of the River (1998) which also received The Chicago Tribune’s Heartland Prize for Nonfiction.  \n\n\n\nA former staff writer at The Wall Street Journal\, Kotlowitz’s work has appeared in The New Yorker\, The New York Times Magazine\, and This American Life. His stories have been featured in Granta\, Rolling Stone\, The Chicago Tribune\, Slate\, and The Washington Post\, as well as on PBS and NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition. His play\, An Unobstructed View\, written with Amy Drozdowska\, premiered in Chicago in June 2005. \n\n\n\nKotlowitz has also produced a significant body of film and radio work. His documentary\, The Interrupters (2011)\, a collaboration with Steve James\, was cited as one of the best films of the year by The New Yorker\, The Chicago Tribune\, Entertainment Weekly\, and The LA Times. He received an Emmy\, a Cinema Eye Award\, and an Independent Spirit Award for the film.  \n\n\n\nKotlowitz has been honored in all three mediums\, including two Peabodys\, two Columbia duPonts\, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award\, and the George Polk Award. He’s the recipient of eight honorary degrees\, the John LaFarge Memorial Award for Interracial Justice given by New York’s Catholic Interracial Council\, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the Academy of Arts and Letters\, one of Chicago Magazine’s 2019 Chicagoans of the Year\, and the 2019 Harold Washington Literary Award.  \n\n\n\nAlex is currently a professor at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism\, where he’s been teaching since 1999. He’s been a writer-in-residence at the University of Chicago\, a visiting professor for seven years at the University of Notre Dame\, a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College\, and a Distinguished Visitor at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.  \n\n\n\nRegistration for the Fuller Award ceremony will open soon.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/clhof-fuller-award-alex-kotlowitz/
LOCATION:Chopin Theatre\, 1543 West Division Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60642\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chicago Literary Hall of Fame,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240911T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20240903T155533Z
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SUMMARY:Slam Diáspora En Vivo
DESCRIPTION:6:30– Doors open/Sign Up7:00– Slam Starts8:30– Open Mic9:00– ¡ADIOS! \n\n\n\n¡Abierto a poetas de todos estilos y edades!Desde quien apenas esta empezando a escribir\, a quienes llevan décadas escribiendo– todos están bienvenidos a participar.Sólo necesitas dos poemas (en español/spanglish) para el Slam o un poema/canción/relato etc en cualquier idioma para el Open Mic.Se puede registrar en línea o el mismo día en persona: https://bit.ly/vivoslamCreemos que la poesía le pertenece a todxs\, y que todxs traemos poesía adentro. Este Slam es para experimentar\, jugar\, y dejar que la palabra fluya.Recuerden: el punto no son los puntos\, sino la comuna. Queremos crecer como comunidad poética\, e invitar a nuevas personas a participar como audiencia\, cómo poetas\, y cómo amantes de la palabra viva.Slam Diáspora es el primer slam de poesía en español de los EEUU y busca crear un espacio que une poetas Latinx en los EEUU con poetas en Latinoamérica para fomentar una comunidad poética a pesar de las fronteras.¡Participantes y ganadores del año pasado pueden participar de nuevo!Gracias a Guild Literary Comple por apoyar este proyecto *******Open to poets of all styles and ages! From anyone who is just starting\, to anyone who has been writing for decades\, are all welcome to participate. All you need to Slam are 2 poems– for the open mic you can bring anything in any language at all to share.You can register online or on the same day\, in person:https://bit.ly/vivoslamRemember: the point is not the points\, the point is the community. We want to nurture a poetic community\, and invite new people to participate as audience members\, as poets\, and as spoken-word lovers.We believe that poetry pertains to everyone\, and that all of us carry it within us. This slam is to experiment\, play\, and to let the words flow.Slam Diáspora is the first Spanish slam in the U.S. and aims to create a space that unites Latinx poets in the US with poets in Latin America\, to form a poetry community despite borders.Participants and winners from last year can participate again!Thank you to the Guild Literary Complex 
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-en-vivo/
LOCATION:18th Street Casa de Cultura\, 2057 West 18th Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240711T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
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SUMMARY:Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Fuller Award: Patricia Smith
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame\, American Writers Museum\, and Guild Literary Complex\, the ceremony will present Chicago poet Patricia Smith with the Fuller Award for her lifetime contributions to literature. Chicago Poet Laureate avery r. young will lead a lineup of presenters that includes Nora Brooks Blakely\, Reginald Gibbons\, Poetry Out Loud National Champion Niveah Glover\, Adrian Matejka\,  Marc Smith\, and Jamila Woods. Lynne Thompson will moderate a conversation with Ms. Smith at the end of the program.   \n\n\n\nPatricia Smith was born in Chicago and raised on the city’s West Side. She attended Southern Illinois University\, Northwestern University\, and the University of Southern Maine. She has had a distinguished literary career as a poet\, spoken-word performer\, author\, and teacher. Individual awards include four National  Poetry Slam championships\, the 2023 Aiken Taylor Award\, and the 2021 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation. Smith is a 2022 inductee to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\,  Guggenheim fellow\,  Civitellian\,  National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient\,  finalist for the Neustadt Prize\,  two-time winner of the Pushcart Prize\, and a former fellow at both Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony.   \n\n\n\nThe Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s (CLHOF) Fuller Award was inspired by Henry Blake Fuller (1857-1929)\, author\, editor\, poet\, critic\, and composer\, one of Chicago’s earliest novelists\, and the author of The Cliff-Dwellers (1893) and With the Procession (1891). It is awarded annually to a writer with strong Chicago roots who has made a significant lifetime contribution to literature. CLHOF’s’s mission is “To honor and preserve Chicago’s great literary heritage—past\, present\, and future.”CLHOF is a not-for-profit organization.  \n\n\n\n*** \n\n\n\nIn-Person Attendance:Masks are strongly encouraged and available at check-in for those who would like to wear one. The Foundation reserves the right to update this policy if community levels of COVID-19 increase significantly. Read our full COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines. Guests are encouraged to register in advance. \n\n\n\nLivestream Attendance:The livestream link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. In order to receive the livestream details\, please register in advance.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-fuller-award-patricia-smith/
LOCATION:The Poetry Foundation\, 61 W Superior St\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chicago Literary Hall of Fame,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240530T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240530T213000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20240513T212613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T142323Z
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SUMMARY:Slam Diáspora Encuentro Nacional 2024: Mayo/Primera Ronda
DESCRIPTION:COMENZAMOS! Ciclo oficial de Slam Diaspora— 30 de Mayo\, 8pm hora chicago ✨🔥✨ \n\n\n\nRegistracion abierta a cualquier poeta de reside en territorio EEUU! http://bit.ly.com/mayoslam24  \n\n\n\nSlam Diaspora es un colectivo que busca unir a poetas de la diáspora latinoamericana con poetas en latinoamérica usando el slam como nuestro punto de encuentro. que viva la poesía viva!
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-encuentro-nacional-2024-mayo-primera-ronda/
LOCATION:Illinois
CATEGORIES:Slam Diáspora
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T230000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20240426T021833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T021910Z
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SUMMARY:Slam Diáspora @ Feria del Libro
DESCRIPTION:¡EN PERSONA! @ The Pub\, Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E. 59th Street) \n\n\n\n9pm Puertas AbrenComienza 9:30pm \n\n\n\nMCs: Crystal Vance y Luis Tubens \n\n\n\nRequisitos:Preparar 2 poemas de 3 minutos cada unoPoemas deben ser 75% en Español \n\n\n\nMás información sobre Feria del Libro
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-feria/
LOCATION:Ida Noyes Hall | University of Chicago\, 1212 E. 59th St.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Partner Event,Slam Diáspora
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T230000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20240426T020748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T020840Z
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SUMMARY:Feria del Libro
DESCRIPTION:El español está vivito y coleando en Estados Unidos; incluso\, el país ha escalado a la cuarta posición con mayor número de hispanohablantes en el mundo. Se habla ampliamente en el ámbito público y privado\, y no solamente por la comunidad latina. Con más de 42 millones de hablantes\, el español es el segundo idioma más hablado en Estados Unidos. Se escucha en los pasillos de las instituciones de educación superior\, mientras los poetas lo respiran\, y tanto los troqueros como las babysitters y los ruferos sueñan en español. Para muchos\, el español es una mina de oro. Aproximadamente 66.5 millones de latinos tienen un poder adquisitivo de aproximadamente de 2.5 mil billones de dólares en 2023\, pero más allá de las cifras gargantuescas\, los invitamos a reflexionar sobre el español y la literatura propia de Estados Unidos que está emergiendo de costa a costa. La Feria de Libro de Chicago se realizará del 2 al 4 de mayo de 2024 en el campus de la Universidad de Chicago en colaboración entre El BeiSmAn y la organización Hispanic and Luzo-Brazilian Student Committee.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/feria-del-librio-2024/
LOCATION:Illinois
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240416T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20240313T020133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T215445Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The new Chicago Literary Hall of Fame class of  Hamlin Garland\, Eunice Tietjens\, and E. Donald Two Rivers will be inducted at a ceremony featuring a lineup that includes William J. Bowe\, Melissa Bradshaw\, Carlos Cumpián\, Jesse Raber\, and Dorene Wiese. Two Rivers’s daughter\, Annabelle Broeffle\, and Garland’s great grandson\, Christopher Harper\, will be on hand to accept the CLHOF statues. A reception will follow the ceremony.  \n\n\n\nPoster Design by Annabelle Broeffle
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/
LOCATION:Illinois
CATEGORIES:Chicago Literary Hall of Fame,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T235959
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20230924T175356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T223106Z
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SUMMARY:Lit & Luz Festival | 10th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is “TEN\,” –celebrating 10 years of remarkable programming. This October\, join us for more than a dozen bilingual programs throughout Chicago. This year’s festival kicks off on October 13th with an exhibition of work from Lit & Luz Collaboration Cohort artists from the past decade at Chicago Art Department and closes on October 21st with the Live Magazine Show at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. \n\n\n\nLit & Luz Festival is a one-of-a-kind series of events featuring renowned authors and visual artists from the US and Mexico in cultural exchange and conversation.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/lit-luz-festival-10th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Illinois
CATEGORIES:Lit + Luz,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20230924T172236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T172450Z
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SUMMARY:Generative Multilogue: Artful Protest
DESCRIPTION:Creative Iranian Women\n\n\n\nDigital Projection and Immersive Experience \n\n\n\nInvited Artists: Shaghayegh Mohajeri\, Alemeh Bagherian\, Hedie Javani\, Saba Soleimani\, Pouye Peyman\, Sara Rahanjam \n\n\n\nOpening reception with musical performances and poetry recitation.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/generative-multilogue-artful-protest/
LOCATION:South Asia Institute\, 1925 South Michigan Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60616
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230506T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T085404
CREATED:20230418T185500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T223149Z
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SUMMARY:Slam Diáspora @ Feria del Libro
DESCRIPTION:¡Abierto a poetas de todos estilos y edades! Desde quien apenas esta empezando a escribir\, a quienes llevan décadas escribiendo– todos están bienvenidos a participar. Sólo necesitas dos poemas  \n\n\n\nUbicado en El Pub\, un bar en el beisman de la Universidad de Chicago Ida Noyes Hall. Se puede registrar en línea o el mismo día en persona: http://tiny.cc/feriaslam \n\n\n\nRecuerden: el punto no son los puntos\, sino la comuna. Queremos crecer como comunidad poética\, e invitar a nuevas personas a participar como audiencia\, cómo poetas\, y cómo amantes de la palabra. \n\n\n\nCreemos que la poesía le pertenece a todxs\, y que todxs traemos poesía adentro. Este Slam es para experimentar\, jugar\, y dejar que la palabra fluya. \n\n\n\nSlam Diáspora es el primer slam de poesía en español de Chicago y busca crear un espacio que une poetas Latinx en los EEUU con poetas en Latinoamérica para fomentar una comunidad poética a pesar de las fronteras. \n\n\n\n¡Participantes y ganadores del año pasado pueden participar de nuevo! \n\n\n\nGracias a El Beisman\, Feria del Libro Chicago\, Guild Literary Complex\, Contratiempo y la Universidad de Chicago por apoyar este proyecto  \n\n\n\n******* \n\n\n\nOpen to poets of all styles and ages! From anyone who is just starting\, to anyone who has been writing for decades\, are all welcome to participate. All you need is 2 poems  \n\n\n\nLocated at The Pub\, a basement bar at the University of Chicago’s Ida Noyes Hall. You can register online or on the same day\, in person:http://tiny.cc/feriaslam \n\n\n\nRemember: the point is not the points\, the point is the poetry. We want to grow a poetry community\, and invite new people to participate as audience members\, as poets\, and as spoken-word lovers. \n\n\n\nWe believe that poetry pertains to everyone\, and that all of us carry it within us. This slam is to experiment\, play\, and to let the words flow. \n\n\n\nSlam Diáspora is the first Spanish slam in Chicago and aims to create a space that unites Latinx poets in the US with poets in Latin America\, to form a poetry community despite borders. \n\n\n\nParticipants and winners from last year can participate again! \n\n\n\nThank you to El Beisman\, Feria del Libro Chicago\, the Guild Literary Complex\, Contratiempo + the University of Chicago for supporting this project  \n\n\n\n\n\n¿Qué es un Slam de Poesía?\n\n\n\nEl slam es un juego de poesía en el que los poetas interpretan sus obras originales frente a una audiencia y jueces\, y son “calificados” en función de ciertos criterios\, como contenido\, originalidad\, lyricismo\, entrega y presencia en el escenario. El concepto del Slam se originó en Chicago a mediados de la década de 1980 y desde entonces se ha extendido a nivel mundial.Los principios del slam son: la escucha profunda\, la palabra viva\, la alegría poética\, y la comuna creciente. \n\n\n\nLa intención de Slam Diáspora es conectar a poetas de raíz latinoamericana con poetas en América Latina\, a pesar de las fronteras\, y por medio de la palabra viva\, la palabra hablada. Slam Diáspora se conecta a la comuna de poesía slam: Slam Abya Yala\, y Poetry Slam México. \n\n\n\nLa estructura del Slam involucra varias rondas y límites de tiempo. Los poetas se eliminan después de cada ronda hasta que se declara un ganador. En este caso serán 10 poetas (registración abierta)\, habrán dos rondas\, y se permite 3 minutos por poema. \n\n\n\nEl slam es un juego de intercambio. El punto no son los puntos\, el punto es la comunidad que se crea. Para poetas que participan\, es una oportunidad para desarrollar sus habilidades escénicas\, y experimentar con la oralidad\, la palabra viva. \n\n\n\nEl slam hace volar poemas que muchas veces se quedan en papel.
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/slam-diaspora-feria-del-libro/
LOCATION:The Pub – University of Chicago\, Ida Noyes Hall (basement)\, 1212 E 59th St.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Slam Diáspora
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