The Printers’ Ball is right around the corner!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
At the Museum of Contemporary Art
Free Admission
21+
Here’s what I know about the event:
The Printers’ Ball is an annual celebration of print literature in Chicago, hosted by Poetry, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Newcity. Over one hundred arts and literary organizations gather under one roof to present a diverse showcase of print publications including free magazines, journals, books, weeklies, posters, music, video, performance, and more.
To find out more please visit: Poetry Foundation’s Website
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I’ll be able to beat the rush so I can snag some of the cool free stuff and meet some awesome literary people to network with. We’ll see if I can even get downtown before rush hour...wish me luck!
Well, I have to admit, this was my first time to this event, so I didn’t really have any preconceived notions going into it, and maybe that was why I really enjoyed it!
I met a lot of people I didn’t already know, so for me it was nice to meet and greet with new people in the writing community.
I do agree with you that the give aways were great and I took full advantage of them as well, so in my book this is as good as a free event gets,at least for me!
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I don’t know if it was just me, but I thought this event was kind of lame. Drinks were expensive, snacks were hotdogs and chips (and some of the veggie hotdogs were actually mislabeled meat), and I didn’t actually talk to very many people that I didn’t already know.
The night wasn’t a total wash though because there were plenty of journal back-copies to take home, not to mention buttons, pencils, notepads--all of my nerd needs were met. And I did have a great writerly conversation with my friends after we left the event.
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