WRITE CLUB: The Winter Takes All
February 17th at Gman Tavern in Wrigleyville. 6 Writers. 3 Bouts. 3 Winners. One really lucky audience.
Write Club: Prose and Conquests
Happy...no...Adequate...wait, that's sad...SAFE New Year to you and yours. There. That did it.
Can we all just agree that this week has already been a long ass year?
BUT HEY. IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY. Write Club Chicago is 16 this month, so we will be very busy scaring the pants off of everyone on the road while we remain convinced of our infallible knowledge of everything.
Welcome to Write Club: Prose and Conquests.
Here is your lineup:
CANCEL (Robert Cornelius) v RENEW (Gwynn Fulcher)
OIL (McKenzie Chinn) v WATER (Corrbette Pasko)
SUPPLY (Ricky Harris) v DEMAND (Kevin Alves)
HOST (Corrbette Pasko) v TIMEKEEPER (Josh Zagoren)
The rules are the same. Each combatant has only 7 minutes for their topic, and the only way to determine who wins $100 and The Loving Cup of Deathless Fucking Glory is by applause...YOUR applause. So get to Gman Tavern on Jan 20 and bring those party shoes!
Sponsored by KBH Media and Do312 with prize money sponsored by @john_capaul. Attended and loved by you. $25 Suggested Donation at the door.
Write Club: Wreck the Halls
And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care…by someone with an actual chimney and money to spend on stockings. Good for them. We’ll be over here wrapping homemade presents in tinfoil. YOU’RE WELCOME.
Our gift? It’s WRITE CLUB: WRECK THE HALLS. Lest you think we’ve gotten off easy, understand this curated collection of the city’s brightest and sharpest is no easy feat. And we do it all for you. Here’s your lineup:
PAST (Annie Share) v FUTURE (Audrey Jonas)
MERRY (Carmenita Peoples) v BRIGHT (Steph Diaz)
GIVE (Tania Richard) v RECEIVE (Evelyn Troutman)
Remember, each combatant has only 7 minutes for their topic, and the only way to determine who wins $100 and The Loving Cup of Deathless Fucking Glory is by YOUR applause. So get to GMan Tavern on 12/16 and get an artist paid (the one who doesn’t win still gets $50) while you expand your mind and laugh a lot. BOOM. Holiday…fixed? Maybe. But a damn good time all the same.
Cornucopia of Chaos - Nov 18
You don’t need us to recap all the goings-on. We’ve got the low low-lows, some relatively big wins, and a helluva lotta could-be-worse-I-GUESS?!? going on right now. If you lump it all together and imagine each and every gd unprecedented event, good or bad, as a fruit and then shove that in a big ass wicker horn basket what you get is a CORNUCOPIA OF CHAOS. And that’s where we come in. So gather round for the harvest, kids. There’s something on the table for everyone.
Welcome to Write Club: Cornucopia of Chaos
Here’s your lineup:
LIGHT (Tia Pinson) v DARK (Jasmine Davila)
PLATE (Sonia Goldberg) v BOWL (Loretta Perkins)
OFFENSE (Lily Be) v DEFENSE (Jill Hopkins)
Hosted by Bilal Dardai, Timekept by Josh Zagoren
Happening at Gman Tavern on November 18. 7:30PM.
Sponsored by @kbhmedia and @do312 with prize money sponsored by @john_capaul. Attended and loved by you. $25 Suggested Donation at the door. @gmantavern @corrbette @shuagoren @bilal_dardai @thisiswhatmybodydoes
@soniagoldberg @lo_perkins @jasmined @lilybe_lily @jillhopkins
Write Club Bonfire of the Humanities
We may be watching (and voting on) these chonky bears preparing themselves for hibernation. But just as they are going in, we are emerging. Our eyes will adjust to the 4PM midnight. Our skin will thicken to the harsh winds. And our hands, that have been busy (or idle) with summer activities, will clap once more.
This is the kick off to Write Club Chicago's SWEET 16 Season.
Before the show, you can head to the lot and enjoy goodies and coupons from Bud N Rita’s Dispensary at our 16 Sweet Tent Party, as long as you make a donation at the door! And after the bouts, you can rage sing or slam dance or otherwise make noise and move your body around in space to GARGAMEL!
Welcome to Write Club Chicago's 16th Season: Bonfire of the Humanities.
Here’s your lineup:
LATE (Binkey Tolefree) v NEVER (Carly Oishi)
CONFIRM (Jen Bosworth-Ramirez) v DENY (Breon Arzell)
PERMISSION (Phil Zimmerman) v FORGIVENESS (Rammel Chan)
Hosted by Corrbette Pasko, Timekept by Josh Zagoren
Happening at Gman Tavern on October 21. 7:30PM.
Sponsored by KBH Media and 312unes / Do312. Prizes sponsored by John Capaul. Attended and loved by you. $25 Suggested Donation at the door. @corrbette @shuagoren @bilal_dardai @hopcpod @rammelchan @breonarzell @carlyocomedy @missjenbosworthramirez @binkey1 @kbhmedia
Write Club at Printers Row Lit Fest: Publish Enemies
Hold onto your tote bags, because Write Club is heading to the 40th Annual Printer’s Row Lit Fest in Chicago!
We’ll be throwing down at 5:00PM CST on Saturday, September 6th. Oh, you want a lineup? Ok, but this is gonna make you a little woozy:
Widows (Jeffrey Nils Gardner) vs. Orphans (Azziza Robinson)
Word (Sydney Charles) vs. Deed (Himabindu Poroori)
Fiction (Bear Bellinger) vs. Fact (Em Modaff)
Hosted by Corrbette Pasko, Timekept by Jill Hopkins
Breathe into this bag and meet us at the fest. It’s gonna be a good one.
Temperature Tantrum
Welp...this is it. The end.
OF THE SEASON. The end of the season. Jeez, settle down.
But also don't settle down, because this season finale is exciting as hell.
Write Club Chicago is a space for artists to express, an audience to cheer, and a timekeeper to make an X with his arms as 7 minutes runs out on the clock. That's not just a safe space, that's a rage party room.
Welcome to the final show of Write Club Chicago's 15th Season: Temperature Tantrum
Here’s your lineup:
STREETS (Sonal Aggarwal) v SHEETS (Jeremy Owens)
SHARP (Bilal Dardai) v FLAT (Chris Walsh)
TIME (Kelsey McGrath) v MONEY (Owais Ahmed)
Hosted by Corrbette Pasko, Timekept by Josh Zagoren
It’s gonna get good at heated at Gman Tavern on June 10, but don’t you worry. There are plenty of drinks to keep you cool, an air purifier to keep you healthy, and masks encouraged to keep you safe.
Sponsored by 312unes and KBH Media. Attended and loved by you. $25 Suggested Donation at the door.