http://literago.org Literate Chicago Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:18:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know that art project/novel/score/one-man-show you've been working on for years, but can't seem to finish?  Well, there's an answer to your problem, and it's called an artist residency. What's an artist residency? It's a place (think the famed Yaddo and MacDowell out east) where artists and writers go to shut ... http://literago.org/readings-rated/time-and-space-at-ragdale/ Literago is on vacation for two weeks -- -- but we'll see you on March 7th, brightly-eyed and bushily-tailed. Thanks for reading! P.S. Go to the Artifice release reading on February 27th! Limited edition screenprints! Theatrical readings! Free beer! All info here. http://literago.org/calendar-listings/gone-fishin/ Michael Robbins wrote a poem about chiropractors and velociraptors, sort of, and Daniel Borzutzky published a book with an inflatable monkey on the cover. Both are old pros at smarty pants rhythm and riff, both fun to hear live. And this Saturday, February 20th, both will read at the free Myopic ... http://literago.org/calendar-listings/robbins-and-borzutzky/ ... its fifth issue, featuring work from over two dozen artists and writers. The magazine, sponsored by the Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute and edited by Alyssa Martinez and Mark Schettler, is brave and graceful and not lame. Some of the work it publishes is of SAIC ... http://literago.org/calendar-listings/in-preparation-presents/ This Friday at the Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln Avenue), Jerry Gabriel and Patrick Somerville and Mark Rader will read stories to you for free, most immediately to celebrate Gabriel's new book, Drowned Boy. All three writers do fancy, CV-worthy things -- Pushcart nominations, thumbs up-ses from The New York ... http://literago.org/calendar-listings/book-cellar-this-friday/ While I blocked all mentions of Farmville from my Facebook feed as soon as I realized that I had that power (duh), I do like farms in real life. Very much so. And in snowy, gray February, who doesn't long for a warm-weather visit to a real working farm, a ... http://literago.org/column/kid-literago-farmville/ It's hard for us to ogle that picture at left and not hum "Rebel Girl": the glasses, the lips. The cooly-blown hair. We're not sure where Drew Dir, Resident Dramaturg at Court Theatre, found it, but we know we want to be her -- Joan Didion, author of over twenty ... http://literago.org/calendar-listings/hottest-trike-in-town/ A beautiful show's opening at OhNo!Doom (1800 N. Milwaukee) this Saturday, February 13th (6pm-10pm). Curator Josh Lucas paired Chicago writers with Chicago artists, asking each duo to write and illustrate a section from a kid's book not yet in existence. Artists featured in "The Following Are Pages Torn From Our Most ... http://literago.org/calendar-listings/torn-pages/ Wells Tower became famous for his story about steakhead vikings, which became the title of  his debut collection, now in paperback. He'll be interviewed by Victoria Lautman at the Harold Washington this Thursday at 6pm. My verdict? Ridiculously awesome (ridicu-awesome). You can read my interview with him here and the Bookslut ... http://literago.org/calendar-listings/wells-tower-at-the-cpl/ We're drooling over the candy great, newly-unveiled featherproof book covers, all designed by old pro Zach Dodson. Gawk at Patrick Somerville's, above -- and others, for works by Lindsay Hunter (omg it's a cigarette case) and Christian TeBordo -- at www.featherproof.com. http://literago.org/site-bulletins/oooh-pretty/