This month's Encyclopedia Show, where I lead the house band The Encartagans, presents poems/songs/stories/artwork/puppets about The Future. Derrick Brown, one of my favorite performance poets, will be making an appearance. It's on Wednesday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chopin Theatre at 1543 W Division in Chicago. Tickets are $5.
Since it began in December, I've provided music for The Encyclopedia Show, a monthly showcase of spoken word/music/visual art/etc. created and hosted by my buds Robbie Q Telfer and Shanny Jean Maney-Magnuson. Each show is loosely based around a theme (bears, the moon, colors, explosives, the future) and different contributors are invited to write short pieces based on topics related to the theme.
Gapers Block just posted an interview with Robb about the show (in which I get a sweet name check - thanks, RQT!)
We had a moon pinata (made by my friend Meghan Keys) for the show we did for THE MOON. It was full of string cheese. My buddy Eric was holding the pole for it, which was kind of short, and we gave a cane to our friend Al to try and whack the pinata open. Al is a delightful puppet-making lady, whose control over blindfolded cane-swinging was immediately questionable when she started flailing. Luckily, she didn't kill Eric, the pinata burst open with cheese for the children, and the audience started chanting "GOOD IDEA, GOOD IDEA." That was a highlight.
Once again, I'll be playing in The Encartagans, the house band of the Encyclopedia Show, a monthly showcase of new work by poets, writers, musicians, visual artists, and etceteras all based on a theme. It's happening on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chopin Theatre in Chicago. This month's theme is EXPLOSIVES...and we juuuust might be palling around with a certain special guest/Hyde Park resident who happens to know a thing or two about explosives...
I will be performing with Kimberly Sutton as The Encartigans, the house band of the latest installment of the Encyclopedia Show on Wednesday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chopin Theatre in Chicago. This month's theme is colors.