Upcoming Events @ C&R

Saturday, July 11 @ 7 PM

Tiny Shelf Concert: The Amarkalam Project

Kick back to the Carnatic melodies of Hyde Park-bred Indo-jazz band The Amarkalam Project! Ceramics will also be for sale!

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Thursday, July 16 @ 7PM - AT WILSON ABBEY

Book Talk: Die For Me with Shirlene Obuobi

We're celebrating Shirlene Obuobi's newest romance novel, Die for Me! Shirlene will be joined by Ali Hazelwood and Nikki Payne! Please note this is an off-site event held at Wilson Abbey to accommodate anticipated audience numbers.

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Wednesday, July 22 @ 7 PM

Book Talk: Black. Single. Mother. with Jamilah Lemieux

Culture writer Jamilah Lemieux is coming back home to Chicago to discuss her new book, Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging!

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Thursday, July 23 @ 7 PM

July Book Club: Good People by Patmeena Sabit

July’s book club selection is Good People by Patmeena Sabit! Discussion will be held on Thursday, July 23 at 7 PM, and you can grab copies here at the shop for 10% off or at your local library branch!

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Tuesday, July 28 @ 7 PM

July Canto-Kójo Open Mic

Our monthly Canto-Kójo open mic, run by our friends Itiola “I.S.” Jones and Yazud Brito-Milan! All are welcome to attend and share a poem, song, or other creative work! The night’s featured reader will be Meghan Malachi! Sliding scale admission, suggested $5!

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Friday, July 31 @ 7 PM

July Trivia Night

Think you know it all? Put your knowledge to the test at our monthly trivia night! Come with a team or come ready to make some new friends!

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Wednesday, August 5 @ 7 PM

Book Talk: Majestic Hills with Dawn Turner

Join us as we celebrate bestselling author and journalist Dawn Turner's fiction debut, Majestic Hills!

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Thursday, September 17 @ 7 PM

Book Talk: The Black Madonna with Christena Cleveland

Public theologian Christena Cleveland will be discussing her newest book, The Black Madonna: Icon of Resistance & Nourisher of Souls!

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Wednesday, October 7 @ 7 PM

Book Talk: It's Only Dancing with Jasmine Guillory

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Tuesday, October 20 @ 7 PM

Book Talk: Let All Our Ghosts Depart with Meghana Mysore

We're welcoming poet and essayist Meghana Mysore for a discussion of her new short story collection, Let All Our Ghosts Depart!

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