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Arts & Culture
,
Lit Feature
Jun 6, 2017
What to check out at Printers Row 2017
Everything that’s free at the annual fest (except Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Al Franken)
By Aimee Levitt
Tags:
Lit Feature
,
Printers Row Lit Fest
,
Printers Row 2017
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
,
Senator Al Franken
,
Jason Diamond
,
Ben Tanzer
,
Rita Dove
,
Mary Schmich
,
Samantha Irby
,
Scaachi Koul
,
Jenny Allen
,
Emil Ferris
,
Christopher Borrelli
,
Ibram X. Kendi
,
Scott Turow
,
Our Miss Brooks 100
,
Quraysh Ali Lansana
,
Sandra Jackson-Opoku
,
Patricia Smith
,
Anupy Singla
,
Rick Bayless
,
Megan Abbott
,
Jennifer Finney Boylan
,
Amy Dickinson
,
E. Jason Wambsgans
,
Anne Elizabeth Moore
,
Daniel Kraus
,
Luvvie Ajayi
,
Lolly Bowean
,
826CHI
,
Osama Alomar
,
Christine Sneed
,
Janet Mock
,
Mayte Garcia
,
The First Time
,
Joe Meno
,
Freda Love Smith
,
Britt Julious
,
Scott Smith
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Heather Ann Smith
,
Dana Cree
,
Allegra Goodman
,
Jane Hamilton
,
Ann Leary
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Mar 1, 2017
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
,
Gender Breakdown
, and nine more stage shows to see now
A black Irish comedy and a look at inequity in the local theater scene are among this week's best bets.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
,
Martin McDonagh
,
Bluebird Arts
,
Luda Lopatina Solomon
,
Jaimelyn Gray
,
Kate Harris
,
The Best of Bri-Ko
,
Brian Posen
,
Brian Peterlin
,
Tim Soszko
,
Blue Man Group
,
clowning
,
sketch comedy
,
silent comedy
,
Carmina Burana
,
The Columnist
,
David Auburn
,
Philip Earl Johnson
,
Keira Fromm
,
American Blues Theater
,
Creatives
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Don De Grazio
,
Chicago Theatre Workshop
,
Simple Minds
,
Happy Mondays
,
Tom Mullen
,
AstonRep Theatre Company
,
Alexandra Bennett
,
Sarah C. Lo
,
Debra Rodkin
,
Jeremiah Barr
,
Derek Bertelsen
,
Eugene Onegin
,
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
,
Lyric Opera
,
Alexander Pushkin
,
Michael Levine
,
Robert Carsen
,
Metropolitan Opera
,
Mariusz Kwiecień
,
Ana María Martínez
,
Alisa Kolosova
,
Charles Castronovo
,
Dmitry Belosselskiy
,
Aleyo Perez
,
Collaboraction
,
Gender Breakdown
,
Profiles Theatre
,
Not in Our House
,
Dani Bryant
,
Erica Vannon
,
Forum Productions
,
Jesus the Jew as Told by His Brother James
,
Steven Strafford
,
the Cuckoo's Theater Project
,
Redtwist Theatre
,
Language of Angels
,
Naomi Iizuka
,
Jenna Liddle
,
Marc James
,
Private Eyes
,
Steven Dietz
,
Piccolo Theatre
,
Michael D. Graham
,
Megan DeLay
,
Kurt Preopper
,
Edward Fraim
,
Venus in Fur
,
David Ives
,
Circle Theatre
,
Zach Livingston
,
Arti Ishak
,
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
,
Charlotte Drover
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 15, 2016
Irvine Welsh talks
Trainspotting
, the Secret History of Chicago Music live, and more things to do this week
Sauced Night Market, Empty Bottle Book Club returns, and more happenings from February 15-18
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Do This
,
Winter Group Show
,
Vertical Gallery
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
Awkward Phase
,
A History of Vellum
,
Camp/Us Gallery
,
Black Market Caviar
,
Empty Bottle Book Club
,
Empty Bottle
,
Are You My Mother
,
Alison Bechdel
,
Trainspotting
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Music Box
,
Afro-Futurism
,
Second City
,
Steve Krakow
,
Philip Montoro
,
My Kind of Sound
Arts & Culture
,
Lit Feature
Jun 10, 2015
Trainspotting
author Irvine Welsh bullshits with Chicago writer Bill Hillmann
The Scottish transplant to Chicago interviews his friend on the occasion of the Chicago native’s new memoir,
Mozos: A Decade of Running With the Bulls of Spain
.
Tags:
Lit Feature
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Bill Hillmann
,
Trainspotting
,
Mozos: A Decade of Running With the Bulls of Spain
,
Fiesta de San Fermin
,
boxing
,
bullfighting
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 10, 2014
Reader
's Agenda Thu 4/10: Words + Music, Everything Is Terrible!, and Juana Molina
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Thursday, April 10
By Lisa Schulz
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Words + Music
,
Megan Stielstra
,
Tim Kinsella
,
Curbside Splendor
,
Let Go and Go On and On
,
Once I Was Cool
,
Trainspotting
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Tony Fitzpatrick
,
Walking Bicycles
,
More Gorgeous
,
Empty Bottle
,
Everything Is Terrible
,
Doggie Woggiez
,
Poochie Woochiez
,
Alejandro Jodorowsky
,
The Holy Mountain
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
,
Juana Molina
,
Old Town School of Folk Music
,
Maurer Hall
Arts & Culture
,
Lit Critic's Choice
Jun 26, 2013
Recommended
Workshopping with Irvine Welsh
The
Trainspotting
and
Skagboys
author joins Don De Grazia for a staged reading of their script in progress.
By Jerome Ludwig
Tags:
Lit Critic's Choice
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Skagboys
,
Trainspotting
,
Theater Wit
,
October
,
Printers Row Lit Fest
,
Filth
,
White Sox
,
Blackhawks
,
Public House Theatre
,
Put 'Em Up
,
Second City
,
John Cates
,
Pat McKenna
,
Don De Grazia
,
The Public House Theatre
,
Recommended
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Review
Oct 24, 2012
Gimme back the pure stuff
Transplanted to America, Irvine Welsh's tale doesn't offer the same high
By Tony Adler
Tags:
Performing Arts Review
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Harry Gibson
,
Tom Mullen
,
Danny Boyle
,
Skagboys
,
Kansas City
,
drugs
,
addiction
,
junkies
,
heroin
,
Shane Kenyon
,
Jenny Lamb
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 30, 2012
Video
Irvine Welsh on
Skagboys
,
Trainspotting
, and . . . Miami
The Scottish writer talks about his latest novel, a new theatrical adaption of
Trainspotting
, and life in the Sunshine State.
By Jerome Ludwig
Tags:
Books
,
Arts
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Skagboys
,
Trainspotting
,
books
,
Norton
,
Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs
,
Theater Wit
,
Video
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Sep 12, 2012
Our ten best bets for fall theater
Trainspotting
: the play, 44 plays for 44 presidents, and more
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
fall arts
,
The Artistic Home
,
David Cromer
,
Mary Zimmerman
,
Ovid
,
Randal Coburn
,
the Mammals
,
Handspring Puppet Company
,
William Kentridge
,
Neo-Futurists
,
Barack Obama
,
National Theatre of Scotland
,
George Burke
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Tom Mullen
,
Richard Pryor
,
James Murray Jackson Jr.
,
Markus Zusak
,
Hallie Gordon
,
Will Kern
,
Profiles Theatre
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 12, 2012
The
Reader
's Agenda: Wed 9/12
What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, September 12, 2012
By Drew Hunt
Tags:
Do This
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Trainspotting
,
Glue
,
Skagboys
,
Smart Bar
,
Wrigleyville
,
Lincoln Park Zoo
,
Wild at Heart
,
Heart Health Across Species
,
California Wives
,
Leor Galil
,
Lincoln Hall
,
Santah
,
Deserters
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 20, 2012
Fiction Week: The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference
The annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference runs February 29 through March 3 in Chicago
By Jerome Ludwig
Tags:
Books
,
Fiction Week
,
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
,
Margaret Atwood
,
Bonnie Jo Campbell
,
Jennifer Egan
,
Nikky Finney
,
Aleksandar Hemon
,
Philip Levine
,
Audrey Niffenegger
,
Marilynne Robinson
,
Luis J. Rodriguez
,
Rebecca Skloot
,
Jane Smiley
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Variations on a Theme
Arts & Culture
,
Lit Feature
Mar 10, 2011
Annual Story Week Festival of Writers Kicks Off
By Jerome Ludwig
Tags:
Lit Sidebar
,
Stpry Week Festival of Writers
,
Columbia College
,
Jennifer Egan
,
Joe Meno
,
Audrey Niffenegger
,
Gerard Woodward
,
Karen Tei Yamashita
,
Regina Taylor
,
Tanya Saracho
,
Johnny Temple
,
Dan Sinker
,
@mayoremanuel
,
Literary Rock & Roll
,
Irvine Welsh
,
Gina Frangello
,
Chicag Classics
,
Rick Kogan
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Lincoln Hall
,
Film Row Cinema, Columbia College
,
Harold Washington Library Center, auditorium
,
Metro
Arts & Culture
,
Calendar
Jul 17, 2003
Local Lit: Irvine Welsh-spotting
By Jeffrey Felshman
Tags:
Calendar
,
Irvine Welsh
,
readings
,
books
,
Metro
,
Joe Shanahan
,
Columbia College
,
writing
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