A major literary event is scheduled for Friday, March 2, to benefit Young Chicago Authors, a Chicago literacy organization transforming the lives of young people through writing, publication, and performance education. The event, called Literature Party, will feature readings, immersive performances, and a DJ. It is scheduled to coincide with the AWP Conference (Associated Writers and Writing Programs), a national literary event that will bring an estimated 10,000 writers to Chicago from February 29 through March 3.

LITERATURE PARTY
Friday March 2, 2012
8pm, 18+, $10
Lincoln Hall
2424 N Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614 Read the rest of this entry »

Newcity and Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project invite you to enter for a chance to win tickets to a production of:

NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE, an epic new musical

For a chance to win tickets (a complimentary pass for two) to an opening-weekend performance of NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE, email your full name, age and address to: NotWantedOnTheVoyageTix@gmail.com.  Please indicate your preferred performance- Friday, July 16 – 8 pm; Saturday, July 17 – 8 pm; or Sunday, July 18 – 2 pm.  Be sure to include NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE CONTEST in the subject line.

NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE is a provocative new musical about an ordinary family faced with extraordinary circumstances.  Secrets lie just beneath the surface in this darkly funny, modern re-imagining of the Great Flood—the first time the world ended.  Dynamic Broadway writers Neil Bartram and Brian Hill have teamed up with award-winning director Amanda Dehnert to create an epic production, complete with rain, fire, magic and a soaring, eclectic score. Read the rest of this entry »