Upcoming Events @ C&R
Tuesday, August 25 @ 7 PM
August Canto-Kójo featuring Mayda del Valle
Join us for our monthly open mic series, hosted by I.S. Jones and Yazud Brito-Milan, featuring Chicago's Poet Laureate, Mayda del Valle!
Wednesday, September 9 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic with Selwyn Rogers
Trauma surgeon Selwyn Rogers will be discussing his new book, exploring rebuilding communities in the wake of gun violence and trauma.
Tuesday, September 15 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: Break Up for Two with E.M. Wilson
Romance author E.M. Wilson is stopping by to discuss her newest book, Breakup for Two!
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!
Thursday, September 24 @ 7 PM
September Book Club: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Book club is taking a short summer break during the month of August but we’ll be back at it again in September to discuss Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' fiction debut, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois.
Friday, September 25 @ 7 PM
September Trivia Night!
Think you know it all? Put your knowledge to the test at our monthly trivia night!
Wednesday, October 7 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: It's Only Dancing with Jasmine Guillory
New York Times bestselling romance author Jasmine Guillory will be here to discuss her debut YA romcom, It's Only Dancing!
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!
Thursday, October 22 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: Gather with Ashanté M. Reese
Anthropologist Ashanté M. Reese will be discussing her latest book about food justice, empowering community-based food systems, and how to embrace local power.
Wednesday, December 2 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: The Natural History of the Spirits with Jori Lewis
Writer Jori Lewis will be discussing her newest book about the intersections of ecology, culture, and how we formulate ideas of home.