On Friday, November 13, at 7 p.m. Second Story is hosting a reading of essays appearing in the Spirit & Place Festival magazine. Second Story board member Kevin McKelvey is coordinating this free event happening in conjunction with a Big Car community art show featured as part of Spirit & Place. It’s at the Wheeler Arts Community in Fountain Square (1035 Sanders St. behind Bud’s Supermarket)
Eight local writers and community leaders who contributed to this year’s Spirit & Place Festival magazine will read about inspiring places. These essayists include: Maurice Broaddus, Gloria Gaither, Edgar Huang, Meghan McCormick, McKelvey, Vop Osili, Bryan Payne, Rob Smith, Joyce A. Sommers and Aaron Spiegel. They’ll share the essay they contributed for the magazine and, after the reading, answer questions from the audience. Also during an intermission and after the reading, attendees can enjoy music by the local band Tonas Triad.
On Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. Booth Magazine, the new Butler University online literary magazine will be holding a reading and music event at the Harrison Center for the Arts in the Underground. This will feature Chicago prose poet Jason Bredle (he’s really great—view some of his work here), fiction writer Emily Doak, and Second Story managing director Jim Walker (reading a short piece with dueling saw players Kipp Normand and Ben Bernthal). Second Story will benefit from beer sales (Upland is donating). Also music by the local band Nightjar.
Corporate Rock Off was a huge success!
Thanks to everyone for who helped make Corporate Rock Off a big hit. WIth six sponsored teams participating and rocking the house at Radio Radio, and with a very nice donation from our title sponsor, Well Done Marketing — as well as very generous support from others — we were able to raise $6,000 to help us with our important programs for kids. Thanks to all who donated, volunteered and attended the first Corporate Rock Off. Now we can start planning for next year!
ByJim Walker
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