UPCOMING FUTURE UNFINISHED EVENTS

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It would be my pleasure to come read/perform at your series!

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~OVER WITH PAST DONE EVENTS

18 January 2013

I read with Lyndee Yamshon and Katya Kulik at the University Village Powell's Books (1218 S. Halsted St., Chicago)

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8 January 2013

I read with Meghan Lamb, Daniela Olszewska, Melissa Severin, Heather Marie Vernon, and Virginia Konchan at High Concept Laboratories (1401 W. Wabansia Ave., Chicago)

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13 Dec 2012

I read with H. V. Cramond at the Ipsento Series in Bucktown (2035 N. Western Ave., Chicago)

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29 August 2012

I was a guest on the Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR (Connecticut Public Radio). I spoke (briefly) on the issue of sincerity.

More information awaits you here and here.

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23 August 2012

I read with Marc Ruvolo and Davey Houle at Bucket O' Blood Books and Records in Logan Square (2307 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago)

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5 August 2012

I read with Cameron Rizzardini and Stephen Tully Dierks at the Shotgun Summer Series (Chicago)

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10 May 2012

I read with Lara Levitan at Bang Bang Pie & Coffee in Logan Square (2051 N. California Ave., Chicago)

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6 May 2012

I performed in very impromptu fashion at Carole McCurdy's Floating Salon in Roger's Park (Chicago)

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2 March 2012

I read at an AWP off-site event with Tantra Bensko, Eckhard Gerdes, James R. Hugunin, Lance Olsen,

Davis Schneiderman, and Yuriy Tarnawsky (School of the Art Institute of Chicago Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.)

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1 March 2012

I read at the Artifice / Mutable Sound / Smalldoggies AWP off-site event, along with Brian Allen Carr, Jen Gann, Mike Kitchell,

Joel Patton, Carrie Seitzinger, Christian Tebordo, J.A. Tyler, and Colin Winnette (Beef and Brandy, 127 S.State Street Chicago)

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25 Jan 2012

I read with Roger Reeves at the "Winter Dudes" edition of the Revolving Door Reading Series (South Halsted Gallery, 1825 S. Halsted, Pilsen, Chicago)

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16 Dec 2011

I co-organized an event for Requited Journal at Enemy (Wicker Park, Chicago), but really the miraculous Ryan T. Dunn did all the work.

Performers that night included Edward Breitweiser, Reed Esslinger, Ángel Faraldo, Daniel Godston, Tim Jones-Yelvington,

Jennifer Karmin, Katrina Schaag, and Peter J. Woods, plus a really stoned guy who kept yelling "China!" and "raccoon!"

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14 December 2011

I read at the "Untoward Magazine Is a Single Year Old!" event at the Beauty Bar (Chicago) alongside James Tadd Adcox, Chris Bower,

Lindsay Hunter, Samantha Irby, Meghan Lamb, Dan Shapiro, Ben Tanzer, John Thurgood, Russ Woods, & Joshua Young,

plus MCs Mason Johnson, Jon Mau, and Matt Rowan. Then there was dancing to the dulcet ballads of R. Kelly.

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2 December 2011

I read at the Wit Rabbit Series at Quenchers alongside

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19 November 2011

I read at the Chicago Book Expo along with Colin Winnette, Tim Jones-Yelvington, and Nick Vendermolen

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17 September 2011

I read with Jeremy M. Davies, Eckhard Gerdes, Davis Schneiderman, Yuriy Tarnawsky, and Jim Hugunin in celebration of

the release of Yuriy's newest book, Short Tails, at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago

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6 September 2011

I performed at the Tuesday Funk reading series with Edison Blake, Naomi Buck Palagi, Carissa DiGiovanni, and Noreen Natale at the Hopleaf, Chicago

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28 August 2011

I performed at Robyn Pennacchia's Sunday Night Sex Show series ("All Hot Dudes" edition) with Alex Bonner,

Paul Grens, Matt Rowan, Steve Tartaglione, and Christian Woodruff at the Burlington in Logan Square, Chicago

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21 August 2011

I read at Jason Behrends's What to Wear During an Orange Alert series with Keith Ecker,

Brett E. Gallagher, and Steve Roggenbuck at The Whistler in Logan Square, Chicago

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11 August 2011

I performed at Ryan Lang's Ipsento series with Colin Winnette and Ben Clark at Ipsento Cafe in Bucktown, Chicago

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10 July 2011

I read at Mason Johnson's P. Fanatics series with Patrick Culliton, Lindsay Hunter, Georgi Johnston,

Johnny Misfit, Leila Ryndak, Dan Shapiro, Jill Summers, Robbie Q. Telfer, and Chris Terry at Cole's Bar in Logan's Square, Chicago

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3 June 2011

I read at the Amazing Adult Fantasy release reading with Halle Butler, Jeremy M. Davies, Amanda Marbais at New Wave Coffee, Chicago

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3 June 2011

I was interviewed on the New Zealand radio program "Caffeine and Aspirin," Radio Active 89FM · there's a recording

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8 May 2011

I performed at the SUPERCABARET with Caitlin Baucom, Shanita Bigelow, Randi Black, Eddie Breitweiser, Baltazar Castillo,

Lindsay Denniberg, Lesley Dixon, Malynda Jackson, Jeff Lane & Bob Howe’s Box Jellyfish, Mikey McParlane,

Emily Motzkus, Randy Powell, Anndell Quintero, Thania Rios, and Roell Schmidt · MC'd by Patty Petelin & Jordan Scrivner

produced by Ruth Margraff and Jillian Schiavi · 112 Michigan Ballroom, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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15 April 2011

I read at Neutron Bomb with Ramon Castillo, Aaron Patrick Flanagan, Stephanie Kuehnert, Anndell Quintero

music by Manipulation and This Is My Fist · hosted by Chris Terry, Benny Kumming, and Maggie Ritchie · Cal's Liquors, Chicago · event poster

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9 April 2011

I performed at Carole McCurdy's Return of the Floating Salon

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18 February 2011

I read at the Chicago Zinefest Benefit at Cole's Bar, Chicago

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9 December 2010

I curated “Super R-Type” #2 which featured performances and presentations by Amira Hanafi, Hyojin An, and Keiler Roberts · Green Lantern Gallery, Chicago

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11 November 2010

I curated “Super R-Type” #1 which featured performances and presentations by Halle Butler, Aurora Tabar, and Robbie Q. Telfer · Green Lantern Gallery, Chicago

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3 November 2010

I read at “Coming Out Party” (rec room) with Ian Baaske, Mairead Case, Allison Gruber, Tim Jones-Yelvington, Anndell Quintero

Gregg Shapiro, Ellen Wadey, and Brandon Will · curated by Erin Teegarden and Allison Gruber · Black Rock Bar, Chicago

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19 September 2010

I read at “Orientation” (Two With Water) with Kim Bellware, Meredith Carey, Bobby Evers, Benjamin Harmon

Sondra Morin, & Justin Valmassoi · curated by Amy Ganser & Rebecca Roberts · The Beauty Bar, Chicago

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9 September 2010

I read at Ipsento with Matt Crews and Rowland Saifi · curated by Ryan Lang · Ipsento Coffee House, Chicago

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5 August 2010

With Heather Momyer, I co-taught a “Genre-Bending Fiction” workshop as part of “Art and Craft: The Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference” (4–6 August 2010) · Evanston, IL

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25 July 2010

I read at “Ten Years Gone” (Two With Water) with Keith Buzzard, Victor David Giron, and Sondra Morin

curated by Amy Ganser & Rebecca Roberts · Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival · Center Portion, Chicago

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10 July 2010

I performed at “Son of Science of Obscurity” · curated by Nell Taylor · Chicago

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9 July 2010

I read at “AmperLanterProof” with Adam Gallari, Tim Jones-Yelvington, Lindsay Hunter, and Benjamin Lowenkron

curated by Ampersand Books, Featherproof Books, and The Green Lantern · at Green Lantern Gallery, Chicago

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19 June 2010

“Floating Salon: Solstish Edish” · a performance alongside performances by Beth Bryngelson, Meg Anderson & Jeremy Cox,

Robert Metrick, Vanessa Shinmoto, Louise Cloutier, Charles Joseph Smith, Sid Yiddish, and Patrice Fumbanks

curated and hosted by Carole McCurdy · 7739 N. Eastlake Terrace, Chicago

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17 June 2010

I read with Jac Jemc, Tim Jones-Yelvington, Cris Mazza, Kathleen Rooney, Davis Schneiderman, and Rob Stephenson at Green Lantern Gallery, Chicago

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14 June 2010

I read at the “Big Other Reading” with Nicolle Elizabeth, Greg Gerke, Michael Leong, John Madera, Shya Scanlon,

and John Dermot Woods · music by John Madera · Pacific Standard Bar, Brooklyn

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15 May 2010

reading with Kate Zambreno, John Beer, Daniel Borzutsky, Jeremy M. Davies, Megan Milks, and James Pate at Quimby's Bookstore, Chicago

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7 April 2010

I had work presented at “Stars Are Symbols,” an AWP off-site reading and exhibition (through Friday, 30 April)

with Matt Bell, Nicolette Bond, Daniel Borzutzky, David Bowen, Matthew Cooperman, John Gallaher, Carina Gia,

Brendan Healy, Shawn Huelle, Charles Malone, Rico Moore, Drew Nolte, Adi Nott, Caryl Pagel, Jenifer Park,

Adam Peterson, Bin Ramke, Dylan Scholinski, Susan Tepper, Michelle Taransky, G. C. Waldrep, Janelle Welsh,

Jonathan Wiley, Jake Adam York, and others · curated by Aaron Plasek · Other Side Arts Gallery, Denver

13 March 2010

I read at “Big Other Chicago Reading (brought to you by the letter ‘J’)” with Jac Jemc and Tim Jones-Yelvington · New Wave Coffee, Chicago

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6 January 2010

I performed at “The Rec Room Reads the Dictionary Aloud to You” with Mairead Case, Natalie Edwards, Allison Gruber, Mary Hamilton,

Lindsay Hunter, Tim Jones-Yelvington, Devin King, Jacob S. Knabb, Jared Larson, Elizabeth Metzger Sampson, Caroline Picard,

Kathryn Regina, Kathryn Scanlan, Simon A. Smith, Erin Teegarden, and Brandon Will · curated by Jac Jemc · Back Rock Bar, Chicago

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13 December 2009

I performed at “SUPEREVENINGDELUX,” a performative reading of new work from Ruth Margraff’s fall 2009 SAIC courses

co-produced by Janet Leu & Michelle Sutherland · MCs: A D Jameson & Cynthia Pelayo · featuring performances by all of the above as well as

Emile Ferris, Elise Goldstein, Peter Komistra, Aja Monet, Ira S. Murfin, Joni Murphy, Cleo Ngiam, Mary Scherer, Jordan Scrivner,

Rachel Slotnik, Mary Jane Villamor, and Anne Weber · 112 Michigan Ballroom, SAIC

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23 November 2009

I read at Home Listening # 2.2 at MVSEVM with Justin Cabrillos, Brian Dongarra, Elizabeth Metzger Sampson, and Ira S. Murfin

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1 November 2009

I was a guest on the WLUW program “Wordslingers”

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17 October 2009

I co-presented “Writing’s Dirty Secret: An Interpretation of Literature’s Material Circumstances” with Jeremy M. Davies,

with special guests Amina Cain, Steve Katz, Vanessa Place, and Yuriy Tarnawsky

The 4th Biennial &Now Festival of Innovative Writing & the Literary Arts · Buffalo, NY

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16 October 2009

I read at “Three Performative Readings” with Jeremy M. Davies and Sutherland Douglas

The 4th Biennial &Now Festival of Innovative Writing & the Literary Arts · Buffalo, NY

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14 October 2009

I read at “A Tandem Sampler: Double Vision or You know I can't hear you when I'm talking too,” a reading/performance

guest-curated by Nina Corwin · at Rec(onstruction) Room · Black Rock Bar, Chicago

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19 September 2009

I read at “Rapid Poetry Reading,” a group reading with Bill Allegrezza, Ray Bianchi, Kristy Bowen

Garin Cycholl, Nick Demske, Chad Heltzel, Abra Johnson, Jennifer Karmin, Larry O'Dean, Simone Muench, Kristy Odelius

Srikanth (Chicu) Reddy, and Tim Yu, among others · as part of the day-long Series A poetry conference

curated by William Allegrezza · Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago · You can listen to a recording of this reading here.

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19 September 2009

I organized and moderated the panel discussion “Why Do We Have Poetry Readings?” with Jennifer Karmin, Shanny Maney-Magnuson

Ira S. Murfin, Larry Sawyer, and Erin Teegarden at the day-long Series A poetry conference, curated by William Allegrezza

Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago · You can listen to a recording of this panel here.

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11 July 2009

I performed Red Rover Series Experiment #31 with Michelle Tupko · curated by Lisa Janssen & Jennifer Karmin · The Orientation Center, Chicago

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10 July 2009

I performed at “Science Fair + Book Launch,” an official Printers’ Ball lead up event

"We want to launch your book. On a catapult. We're not kidding. If you have released a publication in the last year (or just feel like taking some aggression out

on a publication of your choice), we invite you to celebrate by launching it into space (or at least halfway down the block) during our party for

creative experimentation! ... And in addition to the launch, we're hosting a science fair for your experiments. Display your work-in-progress or

unpublished material as a diorama, poster, or tri-fold board. Baking soda volcanoes welcome, colorful graphs encouraged."

Jupiter Outpost, Chicago · co-curated with Nell Taylor and Rachel Shine

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12 June 2009

I performed at Floating Salon #2 with Michelle Tupko · hosted by Carole McCurdy and Elisabeth Blair · at Carole's houseboat

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7 June 2009

I read at the Myopic Poetry Series with Jeremy M. Davies and James Kennedy · hosted by Larry Sawyer

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22 May 2009

I performed in “A Show for Buchanan, MI,” a weekend-long festival also featuring work by Alan and Michael Fleming,

Anna Maria Cerniglia, Anthony Dykema and Nate Vergon, Bret Schneider, Burtonwood & Holmes, Christopher Bradley,

Evan Apodaca, Greg Stimac, Hiba Nusrat Ali, Joseph G. Cruz, Jorge Minaro Ramirez, Karen Voltz, Marissa Perel,

Michelle Tupko, Nadia Hotait, Negin Sharifzadeh, Ryan Dunn, Snorre Henriksen, and Yvette Maria Dostatni · curated by Jean Kang · Buchanan, MI

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1 April 2009

I MC'd “POPS: An expose of four reworkings of pop music” with David Cook, Devin King, Julia Rich, and S/Z · Green Bicycle Organization and Institute, Chicago

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21 March 2009

I performed “Walking Young Woman in Stairwell” with Michelle Tupko,

prior to a performance of the short opera “Dancing Young Men From High Windows” by Devin King & Sean O’Connell

also performing: Justin Cabrillos · Green Lantern Gallery

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10 March 2009

I read at the Quickies Reading Series at the Inner Town Pub, Chicago

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13 February 2009

I read with Ralph M. Berry, Eckhard Gerdes, Lance Olsen, Davis Schneiderman, Yuriy Tarnawsky,

and Lydia Yuknavitch at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago

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12 February 2009

I participated in a Tag Team Reading with Amina Cain, Mairead Case, Annie Finch, Daniel Godston, Steve Halle,

Mario, Michael Marcinkowski, Timothy Rey, and Chuck Stebelton · curated and hosted by Jennifer Karmin · Links Hall, Chicago

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4 February 2009

I read with Philip Jenks at Series A, curated by Bill Allegrezza · Hyde Park Art Institute, Chicago

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18 January 2009

I performed in “When Does It or You Begin? (Memory as Innovation)” at Links Hall, Chicago

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7 January 2009

I performed at The Encyclopedia Show with Aly Bosetti, Amy David, Melanie “George” Decelles,

Ralph Hardesty, Kiara Lanier, Anis Mojgani, Iggy Mwela, Cassie Sparkman, Corey Schultz, Bill Struss, and Rik Vasquez

curated and hosted by Shanny Jean and Robbie Q. · Chopin Theater, Chicago

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6 December 2008

I read at “The Distance Anywhere” with Dayna Christensen, Jeni Crone, Marit Rogne, Caitlin Schriner, and Tyler Sherman · Speed Trap Gallery, Chicago

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1 November 2008

I performed with Home Work in “Rehearsal for the Destruction of Atlantis A Dream Weapon Ritual by Jack Smith,”

directed by Aurora Tabar and Michelle Tupko · Swimming Pool Project Space, Chicago

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11 July 2008

My video “Why Is Water So Beautiful?” screened at the “Mad Hatters’ Review Multi-Media Event”

at the Haven Arts Gallery, South Bronx, NYC

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13–15 June 2008

I co-directed “A Foreign Gentleman,” a gestural opera, with Aurora Tabar and Michelle Tupko · performed by Millie Kapp, Jared Larson,

Erin Nilles, Jenna Eve Rieker, Marsee Ross, Annie Rudnik, Mary Tabar, and Sara Thompson · music by Sean O’Connell and Jennifer Sporcich

with production assistance by Jonathan Cushing, Jenna Eve Rieker, and Mary Tabar · Links Hall, Chicago

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24 May 2008

I read at The Parlor’s First Annual Emerging Writer’s Festival with Julia Borcherts, Laura Zinn Fromm,

Jennifer Kikoler, Ashley Murray, and Anthony Ruth · Green Lantern Gallery, Chicago

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7 May 2008

I performed at "Words May Be Music,” reading/performance with Gwenyth Anderson, Justin Cabrillos, Meredith Clark, Jeffrey Ediger,

Karen Faith, Ian Hatcher, Alex Jovanovich, Devin King, Ira S. Murfin, and Jennifer Sporcich · curated by Beverly Nelson · Rec Room Series, Chicago

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2 May 2008

I performed with Jeremy M. Davies at “Reading Hybridity” · curated by Kristi McGuire · Looptopia, Chicago

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17–18, 24–25 April 2008

I performed with Home Work in “Rehearsal for the Destruction of Atlantis: A Dream Weapon Ritual by Jack Smith,” directed by Aurora Tabar · Chicago

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1 April 2008

I read at Tuesday Funk with Richard Benjamin, Gemma Cooper-Novack, and Connor Coyne at Café Ennui, Chicago

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15 March 2008

I performed at “Speech Acts #1” with Jonathan Cushing, Jared Larson, Ira Murfin, Sean O’Connel, Julia Rich, Jennifer Sporcich and others, and David Mark Wise · curated by open()interval

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10 November 2007

“An Evening with Yuriy Tarnawsky” · screening of the video “Why Is Water So Beautiful?” · featuring a performance by Michelle Tupko · Ukrainian Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

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27 October 2007

Chicago Calling Festival · screening of the video “Why Is Water So Beautiful?” · Café Mestizo, Chicago

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12 October 2007

“Final Proof and Visualities” · reading with Carrie Olivia Adams, Roberto Harrison, Alex Jovanovich,

Theodore McDermott, Michael Robbins, and Caitlin Spies· curated by Kristi McGuire · Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago

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7 October 2007

John Cage’s MusiCircus · conceptual music performance with Omen Sade and Aurora Tabar · Chicago Cultural Center

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27 July 2007

Chicago Underground Library Orphan Works Series · video screening, reading, and performance · MoJoe’s Hot House, Chicago

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19 May 2007

Like Blood in Water book release · reading with Yuriy Tarnawsky, Joseph McElroy, Steve Katz, and Jeremy M. Davies · Ukrainian Museum of Art, NYC

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13 May 2007

Myopic Reading Series · reading with Aaron Belz, Daniel Borzutsky, Gabriel Gudding, and Joyelle McSweeney · curated by Larry Sawyer · Myopic Books, Chicago

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4 April 2007

“Lear Runner in the Post-Future: A Short Opera” · co-director (with Jeremy M. Davies, Ryan Lieu, Aurora Tabar, and Michelle Tupko) and performer

movement-based performance with Jose Hernandez, Erin Nilles, Nina Rukavchenko, and Paula Jean Tonsor · music by Ian Hatcher and Meg Leary

Gallery G2 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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24 March 2007

“Soup & Tart Chicago: An Evening of Two-Minute Performances” · co-organizer (with Michelle Tupko) and performer

an evening of two-minute performances by William Amaya, Emily Anderson, Amina Cain, Sam Caldwell, Jeremy M. Davies,

Isil Egrikavuk, Ian Hatcher, Lindsey Helms, Jennifer Karmin, Asma Kazmi, Chelsea Knight, Ryan Lieu, Maureen Mahr, Meg Leary,

Delia Popa, Bryan Preston, Evan Rubin, Larry Sawyer, Molly Stoddard, Sara Thompson, Lina Ramona Vitkauskas, Julian Wayser,

and many more · Elegant Mr. Gallery, Chicago

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9 December 2006

“Red Rover #10: Draw Near” · co-organizer (with Amina Cain and Jennifer Karmin) and reader · reading with Joel Felix, Arielle Greenberg,

Mike Newirth, Ed Roberson, Fred Sasaki, Tony Trigilio, Michelle Tupko, Lina R. Vitkauskas, and Leila Wilson · Spare Room, Chicago

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11 November 2006

“A Reading by Yuriy Tarnawsky and Steve Katz” · organizer · Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago

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9 April 2005

“Jim Finn and Arthur Jones present Monster Lotería” · co-organizer · ISU University Galleries, Normal

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7 May 2004

“Thai Film Festival” · organizer · ISU University Galleries, Normal, IL · featuring Astria Suparak’s “Let’s Get Tested”

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10 November 2003

Mecca Normal concert · co-organizer · ISU University Galleries, Normal

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16 April 2003

“Arts and Activism Workshop” · organizer · ISU, Normal · featuring Astria Suparak’s "Looking is Better than Feeling You"

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10 April 2003

“Jim Finn and Dean Rank Present Men and Animals” · organizer · ISU University Galleries, Normal

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1 November 2002

“Life from Within: An Israeli/Palestinian Film Festival” · co-organizer · ISU University Galleries, Normal

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15 September 2002

“The Lost Film Fest Visits ISU” · co-organizer · ISU, Normal

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18 April 2002

“Astria Suparak Presents Dirges and Sturgeons” · organizer · ISU University Galleries, Normal

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22–23 March 2001

“Iranian Film Festival” · co-organizer · ISU University Galleries, Normal