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Shows
“when they say you can’t go home again, what they mean is you were never there” book release at the Whistler
DATE: November 26th, 2018
TIME: 7 p.m.
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave.
don’t get your hopes up book release
DATE: October 13th, 2018
TIME: 7 p.m.
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3020 W. George St.
2016 Tour (with Emily Rose Kahn-Sheahan):
Monday, April 4: Dirty Gerund; Worcester, MA
Tuesday, April 5: Port Veritas; Portland, ME
Wednesday, April 6: Boston Poetry Slam; Cambridge, MA
Thursday, April 7: Slam Free or Die; Manchester, NH
Friday, April 8: Nuyorican Poets Café; New York, NY
Saturday, April 9: Say Yes Electric Collective House Show; Brooklyn, NY
Monday, April 11: Union Square Slam; New York, NY
Tuesday, April 12: Northampton Poetry; Northampton, MA
Saturday, April 16: Poetry & Pie; Rochester, NY
Six Points Reading Series
DATE: March 25th, 2016
TIME: TBA
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee Ave
Traveling Molly’s Reading Series and Open Mike
DATE: Monday, January 11th 2016
TIME: 7:30 PM
CITY/STATE: Forest Park, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: Brian Boru Irish Pub, 7652 W. Madison
Wit Rabbit
DATE: Tuesday, January 5th 2016
TIME: 7:00 PM
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: Quenchers, 2401 N. Western Ave.
Spiderweb Salon’s New Years Formal
DATE: Saturday, January 2nd 2016
TIME: 7:00 PM
CITY/STATE: Denton, TX
SHOW ADDRESS: Dan’s Silver Leaf, 103 Industrial St.
2015 Chicago Book Expo House Show Extravaganza
DATE: Saturday, November 21 2015
TIME: 7:00 PM doors, 7:30 PM show
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3020 West George St. #1
if you turn around I will turn around Book Release
DATE: Sunday, September 27 2015
TIME: 7:30 PM doors, 8 PM show
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3020 West George St. #1
Book Launch for Humanly by Stevie Edwards
DATE: Monday, April 6th 2015
TIME: 7:30 PM to 10 PM
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3020 West George St. #1
Four Presses Present: A Hotel Room Reading
DATE: Saturday, April, 2015
TIME: 3 PM to 5 PM
CITY/STATE: Saint Paul, Minnesota
SHOW ADDRESS: Le Meridien Chambers Hotel
KGB Bar-Art Farm Alumni Reading
DATE: Sunday, February 8, 2015
TIME: 7:PM to 9:PM
CITY/STATE: (East Village) Manhattan, NYC, NY
SHOW ADDRESS: 85 East 4th street, 2nd floor
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Chicago Book Expo House Show Extravaganza
DATE: December 6th, 2014
TIME: 7 p.m. (door), 8:00 p.m. (show)
CITY/ STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3020 West George St. #1
Learn Then Burn 2 Book Release at Young Chicago Authors
DATE: December 20th, 2014
TIME: 7 p.m.
CITY/ STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 1180 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
Dollhouse Reading Series
DATE: May 17th, 2013
TIME: 7 p.m. (door), 7:30 p.m. (show)
CITY/ STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 2265 W. Leland Ave.
Best of the Westside School for the Desperate: 2 Year Anniversary Show
DATE: February 16th, 2013
TIME: 7:30 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show)
CITY/ STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3608 W. Wrightwood
DATE: April 28th, 2012
TIME: 7 p.m.
CITY/STATE: Hastings, NE
SHOW ADDRESS: St. Mark’s Pro-Cathedral, 422 North Burlington
*performing with Dwight Marsh and Darrel Lloyd with music by Jim Fritzler on the Cathedral organ!
DATE: Saturday September 17th, 2011
TIME: 8 PM (doors), 8:30 (show)
CITY/STATE: Chicago, Illinois
SHOW ADDRESS: 3608 W. Wrightwood at West Side School for the Desperate
DATE: Friday, July 15th
TIME: 6 PM (Food) 8 PM (Poetry)
CITY/STATE: Chicago, Illinois
SHOW ADDRESS: Launch Party – Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 North Ravenswood
Date: July 18th
Time: 6 p.m.
City/State: Indianapolis, Indiana
Show Address: Book Mama’s – 9 Johnson, Ave.
DATE: Tuesday, July 19th
TIME: 7 PM
CITY/STATE: Carbondale, Illinois
SHOW ADDRESS: The Longbranch Coffeehouse – 100 E Jackson St.
DATE: Thursday, July 21st
TIME: 7:30 PM
CITY/STATE: Ames, Iowa
SHOW ADDRESS: 229 Main St. Ste 101
*Performing with the band Gatehouse Saints
DATE: Friday, July 22nd
TIME: 7 PM
CITY/STATE: Des Moines, Iowa
SHOW ADDRESS: 2629 Beaver Avenue #1
DATE: Sunday, July 24th
TIME: 4 PM
CITY/STATE: Minneapolis, Minnesota
SHOW ADDRESS: Magers & Quinn Booksellers – 3038 Hennepin Avenue South
*Performing with Sierra DeMulder, author of The Bones Below
DATE: Tuesday, July 26th
TIME: 7 PM
CITY/STATE: Minneapolis, Minnesota
SHOW ADDRESS: , High Tech Gauntlet Slam – 601 1st Ave. N (Block E)
DATE: Friday, July 29th
TIME: 7 PM
CITY/STATE: Hastings, Nebraska
SHOW ADDRESS: The Blue Moon Coffee Co – 635 West 2nd Street
DATE: Wednesday, August 3rd
TIME: 8 PM
CITY/STATE: Lincoln, Nebraska
SHOW ADDRESS: Poet Show It, Bourbon Theater – 1415 O Street
DATE: Saturday, August 6th
TIME: TBA
CITY/STATE: Lawrence, Kansas
SHOW ADDRESS: TBA
*Performing with Josh Boyd, author of Catacomb Confetti
DATE: Sunday, August 7th
TIME: 7 PM
CITY/STATE: Kansas City, Missouri
SHOW ADDRESS: Prospero’s Bookstore – 1800 West 39th Street
*Performing with Josh Boyd, author of Catacomb Confetti
DATE: Thursday, August 11th
TIME: 7:15 PM
CITY/STATE: Chicago, Illinois
SHOW ADDRESS: Ipsento Coffee, 2035 N. Western
*Performing with Adam Jameson, author of Amazing Adult Fantasy
DATE: Monday, August 15th
TIME: 8 PM
CITY/STATE: Chicago, Illinois
SHOW ADDRESS: Butterfly Social Club – 722 W. Grand
*Performing with Robbie Q Telfer, author of Spiking the Sucker Punch
DATE: August 27th
TIME: 8 PM
CITY/STATE: North Adams, MA
SHOW ADDRESS: 1040 Mass MoCA Way, building 8
MORE INFORMATION: Here or Here
DATE: September 9th
TIME: 7 PM
CITY/STATE: Chicago, Illinois
SHOW ADDRESS: 112 S. Michigan
*Reasons to Leave the Slaughter Book Release (with special guests)
DATE: January 11th, 2012
TIME: 6 to 8 p.m.
CITY/STATE: Denton, Texas
SHOW ADDRESS: 200 N. Locust St. at Recycled Books and Records
DATE: January 12th, 2012
TIME: 8 to 12:01 a.m.
CITY/STATE: Denton, Texas
SHOW ADDRESS: 118 West Oak St. at J & J’s Pizza on the Square
DATE: January 28th, 2012
TIME: 8 p.m.
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3608 W. Wrightwood at Westside School for the Desperate
*Pressed for Cash Fundraiser featuring Paul Karner, Chris Terry, Keith Ecker, and Yours Truly!
DATE: January 29th, 2012
TIME: 7 to 10 p.m.
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 4802 N. Broadway Ave. at The Green Mill
*performing in a 3 person slam with Reggie Eldridge and Abigail Vic
DATE: March 24th, 2012
TIME: 8 to 12:01 a.m.
CITY/STATE: Chicago, IL
SHOW ADDRESS: 3608 W. Wrightwood at Westside School for the Desperate
*Stevie Edward’s Chicago book release in support of her new collection of poetry, Good Grief, released by Write Bloody Publishing.