CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
AWP - 2009 Conference in Chicago February 11-14, 2009
· More than 500 Presses, Publishers, & Journals at AWP’s Bookfair
· More than 300 scheduled events and nonstop literary commotion!
Keynote by Art Spiegelman and readings by Eric Bogosian and more!
http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/index.php
Each year, AWP holds its Annual Conference in a different region of North America in order to celebrate the outstanding authors, teachers, writing programs, literary centers, and small press publishers of that region. The Annual Conference typically features 300 presentations: readings, lectures, panel discussions, and Forums plus hundreds of book signings, receptions, dances, and informal gatherings. The conference attracts more than 5,000 attendees and more than 400 publishers. It’s one of the biggest and liveliest literary gatherings in North America. Join the big literary conversation.