Story Week Festival of Writers - Literary Rock & Roll: Girl Trouble

Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 6:00pm
@ Metro
Mar. 5, 2013
Writers Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Jane Hamilton (Laura Rider’s Masterpiece) and Joe Meno (Office Girl) read from their work and sign books, followed by music from Chicago band The Right Now.More information on this

Off-Air Events: 5th Annual Winter Block Party for Chicago's Hip Hop Arts

Saturday, January 26, 2013 @ 12:00pm
@ Metro
Sep. 18, 2012
Hip-hop has long brought people together who've fought for social justice. Celebrate its present and future during the day with film, music videos, B-boy/B-girl dance battle, a poetry/storytelling slam, and a Hip-Hop Marketplace.

Literary Rock & Roll: American Dreamers with Heidi W. Durrow, John Sayles, Patricia Ann McNair, Musical Guest Canasta

Thursday, March 22, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Metro
Feb. 23, 2012
The work of John Sayles has been integral to the development of independent film in the United States. Beginning with his first feature, Return of the Secaucus 7, his movies have helped define the “other” that exists beyond Hollywood.

The 4th Annual Winter Block Party for Chicago’s Hip-Hop Arts

Saturday, January 21, 2012 @ 6:00am – 5:00pm
@ Metro
Aug. 31, 2011
Over 2,000 people attended WBEZ’s Winter Block Party last year, and this year’s all day FREE Party will again feature a street art and graffiti gallery, a film screening, a literary event, breakdancing exhibitions, the Emcee

L-vis Lives Live! Kevin Coval Book Release Party

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 @ 3:00pm
@ Metro
Aug. 17, 2011
Kevin Coval’s poetry is anything but ordinary. His work, fearless in its honesty and depiction of “post-racial” American culture, has been praised by legends like Studs Terkel and Mos Def.

New Year's Eve with Yeasayer

Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 4:00pm – 10:00pm
@ Metro
Dec. 20, 2010
Spend your New Year's Eve at the Metro with Yeasayer for 2010. They describe their music as "Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel." Having toured with MGMT and played at SXSW, Pitchfork, Cochella and Lollapollooza, the "most blogged about band" is not to be missed.