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Burton Pike was selected by a five-member jury as the winner of this year’s Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize for his translation of Gerhard Meier's Isle of the Dead (Dalkey Archive Press, 2011), originally published as Toteninsel.Burton Pike

This public workshop will introduce issues of sexual exploitation and trafficking in the Chicagoland area, and will include personal testimony from an area survivor.

Now in its 9th year, the Creative Chicago Expo is a chance for arts organizations and artists of all disciplines to connect, exchange  information, and share best practices.

Patricia Smith is a poet, teacher, performance artist and author. Her new book “Shoulda Been Jimi Savanah” will be the focus of the event.

This is the fourth annual Louder Than a Bomb College Slam Finals.

2012 Peace On Earth Film Festival aims to be a catalyst for change. From February 23-26, 37 films – including feature documentaries, short narratives, and animations – will be screened for free at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater.

Peace On Earth Film Festival (POEFF) is a not-for-profit festival established to celebrate and encourage the work of independent filmmakers from around the world on the themes of peace, nonviolence, social justice and eco-balance.