The Frying Pan Stories: Pages Ripped From our Cookbooks Thursday, April 17, 2014
- What: The Moth GrandSlam Champion Stephanie Douglass and a medley of other storytellers will be sharing tales about the food we eat- as well as how, where, and with whom we eat- sparking a conversation about all things food within communities of color.
Kusanya Café, a vibrant, colorful new space that is Englewood’s first sit-down café will serve as the backdrop for the launch of this new contribution to Chicago’s rich storytelling (aka Live Lit) scene.
This event is the first of a storytelling series by the IHC called Living in Color, which will cover topics of food, migration, radical love, and identity in intimate spaces throughout Chicago.
- Storytellers: Lily Be is a moth GrandSLAM champion and hosts her own storytelling event, Stoop-Style Stories in Chicago’s Humboldt Park at Rosa’s Blues lounge every 4th Thursday of the month. has been sharing stories since 2009. She’s performed at almost every storytelling event in the city and have been featured on Chicago Public Media stations WBEZ and Vocalo.
Paulette McDaniels is the author of A Deathly Silence, co-author of Achmed's Return: Legend of the Lost City, and has performed at storytelling events around the city, including This Much is True.
Duo Yang is a science fiction writer, and has been working on the sci-fi audio drama Our Fair City, or hosting the monthly storytelling show "A Month Of."
Sonya Marie Harper is a community organizer in Englewood - When:
Thursday, April 17, 2014
6:30-8:00pm - Where:
Kusanya Café
825 West 69th Street
Chicago, IL 60621 - Cost: Event is FREE to the public, though reservations are required. Reservations can be made by visiting www.prairie.org or emailing: events@prairie.org
- Who: This event is the first of a storytelling series by the Illinois Humanities Council called Living in Color, which will cover topics of food, migration, radical love, and identity in intimate spaces throughout Chicago. It is produced with the support of the Chicago Community Trust.
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