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SUMMARY:Poetry & Archival Discovery: Elizabeth Hoover and Noa Micaela Fields
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Gerber/Hart on Thursday\, September 10th\, for an author talk with Elizabeth Hoover and Noa Micaela Fields discussing poetry and archival discovery. Elizabeth will be reading from the archive is all in present tense\, her book-length love poem to queer archiving practices\, and her new project based on archival research about the pioneering queer photographer and Nazi resister Claude Cahun. Noa will be reading from her 2026 book E\, mischievous mishearings and homophonic translations that remix a classic of 20th Century American poetry. Copies of both books will be available for sale from Women & Children First Books.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/poetry-archival-discovery-elizabeth-hoover-and-noa-micaela-fields/
LOCATION:Gerber/Hart\, 6500 North Clark Street\, Chicago\, IL\, IL\, 60626\, United States
CATEGORIES:literary-poetry-podcast
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SUMMARY:Valuable Nonsense Podcast Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 12\, 2026 | 6 p.m.–Midnight | Chicago\, IL | FREE \nChicago’s newest Latine/x queer-hosted podcast\, Valuable Nonsense\, is officially launching – and you’re invited to celebrate with us!\nHosted by Alicia Figueroa and Doris Luna\, Valuable Nonsense brings culture\, humor\, identity\, and unfiltered conversations to the forefront\, creating space for the stories and experiences that connect us across the Latine/x and queer communities. \n“We wanted the launch to feel like us\,” says Alicia\, founder of Valuable Nonsense Podcast. “Not just a party\, but a free community celebration of everything that has shaped us – the intersection of being women\, queer\, Latine/x\, mothers\, professionals\, and so much more. Valuable Nonsense was created from the understanding that we don’t live or experience the world through just one identity. This is about honoring those layers\, celebrating the communities that came before us\, and creating space for the stories\, conversations\, and connections that move us forward.” \nJoin us for a free community celebration featuring Latine/x and/or queer-owned businesses\, DJs\, food vendors\, bar\, entertainment\, and more. \nDJs: DJ Gloria\, DJ Lori Branch & DJ Sandra Suave\nVendors: Cookies & Conversations\, Luna Empanada\, Que Leche\, Sweet Things\, Recetas de Mi Caldero\, Jocelyn Lovely Tarot & GoGirl Saugatuck\nPhotography: Maria Calderon Photography\nEntertainment: Serena Fiierce\nEmcee: Erika w/a K\nSilent Auction\, and more! \nThis is more than a podcast launch – it’s a celebration of community\, identity\, connection\, and the people who helped pave the way.\nWe hope to see you there. Sigue Pa’Lante! \nAlicia Figueroa & Dee Luna\nCo-Hosts aka The VNP Crew\nvaluablenonsensepodcast@gmail.com\n@valuablenonsensepodcast
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/valuable-nonsense-podcast-launch-party/
LOCATION:Chicago Theater Works\, 1113 W Belmont Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60657\, United States
CATEGORIES:dance-dj,literary-poetry-podcast,market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T190000
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SUMMARY:Gay Men's Book Group at COH: Fairyland by Alysia Abbott
DESCRIPTION:Gay Men’s Book Group-Chicago is a free\, open monthly book discussion group welcoming male-identified individuals of all ages who are interested in reading and discussing gay-related literature\, both fiction and non-fiction. Books to be discussed are selected by the group and posted on their Facebook page and via their newsletter email. \nThis month’s selection is Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father by Alysia Abbott. \nAfter his wife dies in a car accident\, bisexual writer and activist Steve Abbott moves with his two-year-old daughter to San Francisco. There they discover a city in the midst of revolution\, bustling with gay men in search of liberation—few of whom are raising a child. \nReconstructing their life together from a remarkable cache of her father’s journals\, letters\, and writings\, Alysia Abbott gives us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous\, historic time in San Francisco as well as an exquisitely moving account of a father’s legacy and a daughter’s love.\nJoin us at the Center on Halsted (2nd floor) for the discussion.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/gay-mens-book-group-at-coh-fairyland-by-alysia-abbott/
LOCATION:Center on Halsted\, 6323 S Cottage Grove Ave\, Chicago\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:literary-poetry-podcast
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SUMMARY:StoryStudio Chicago Queer Writers Prompt & Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Come hang out at Fathom and get your word count in! Led by StoryStudio Chicago\, be in community with fellow queer writers. \nCalling All Queer Writers and Queer Writing-Curious! Join us on Wednesday\, Sept 23\, 6-8 pm at Fathom for StoryStudio’s next Chicago Queer Writers Prompt and Exchange! \nHosted by StoryStudio instructor JP Solheim\, we’ll have prompts\, sips\, and writing time for you\, followed by exchanging work and time to mingle and meet other queer writers. \nDoors at 5pm with a one hour happy hour before our event officially kicks off at 6pm. Guests are encouraged to arrive early to secure a seat and writing surface.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/storystudio-chicago-queer-writers-prompt-exchange/
LOCATION:Fathom\, 1622 W. Belmont Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60657\, United States
CATEGORIES:literary-poetry-podcast,workshop-crafts
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SUMMARY:Les Portes by Meredith Nnoka
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to celebrate the poetry collection Les Portes by Meredith Nnoka\, with Ashley Keyser and Crissonna Tennison. \nWinner of the 2025 CAAPP Book Prize\, selected by Cameron Awkward-Rich\, and named a “Best Poetry of 2025 and 2026” by Ms. Magazine\, Les Portes traces how harm against women and femmes takes root\, recurs\, and reshapes itself across generations. \nUnfolding in three movements–Le D but\, Le Pass \, and Le Pr sent–all of which rupture conventional domestic abuse narratives\, and drawing heavily from zuihitsu\, ekphrasis\, erasure\, and found forms to mirror the fractured experience of living through and after harm\, these poems serve as radical meditations on the power to reflect as resistance. A queer woman caught in an abusive marriage begins to reimagine justice not as punishment but as something restorative\, collective\, and deeply non-carceral. \nIn her debut book\, Nnoka poses the question that propels the collection: “Where is the path forward / that ensures no recurrence?” Rather than gesture toward resolution\, Les Portes dwells inside this question\, and what emerges is not consolation but an immense reckoning.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/les-portes-by-meredith-nnoka/
LOCATION:Women & Children First\, 5233 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:literary-poetry-podcast
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SUMMARY:Andrea Gibson's Love Letter from the Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:More than a performance\, each stop will be a multimedia event bringing together film\, live poetry\, music\, orchestral accompaniment\, and intimate storytelling in a celebration of one of the most beloved voices of a generation. \nThroughout the evening\, the Goosebump Orchestra or a local symphony will perform Blake Neely’s original score live alongside Gibson’s filmed performance\, creating a deeply immersive experience that expands the poetry beyond the screen. Guest artists will join throughout the night\, coupled with film and performances that will transform each stop into a living\, breathing composition and a singular celebration of Gibson’s work. Threading the night together is Megan Falley — Gibson’s wife\, fellow poet\, and the creative force behind the original Red Rocks event — who will share intimate stories of love\, collaboration\, humor\, and artistic kinship.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/andrea-gibsons-love-letter-from-the-afterlife/
LOCATION:The Auditorium\, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:concert-music-karaoke,literary-poetry-podcast,public-memorial
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