As of May 15, Alchemy’s Daughter has officially entered the world! Thank you to all those who came out to the pre-launch party on April 17 at the Zhou B Art Center. It was a beautiful event, set in one of the world’s most dynamic art destinations, which combines working artists’ studios and four art galleries in an 85,000 square-foot warehouse. The evening was a beautiful celebration of art and literature on a warm spring night in Chicago. If you missed the launch, you can still visit Zhou B on any “Third Fridays,” when the Center’s studios and galleries are open to the public.
Mary with Carrie Michael and Jillian Maas Backman
Another fabulous and free Chicago event is the Printer’s Row Lit Fest on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. I’ll be in the Chicago Writer’s Association tent, on Saturday, June 6, from 2 pm to 5 pm. Printer’s Row is Chicago’s best summer festival for book lovers, so come on out!
On June 26, 2015 at 6:00 pm, I will be participating in “Get Lit“at St. Gregory the Great Church in Chicago. I hope you join me for this casual party, which will be punctuated by a few short readings. Participating authors include myself, Joseph Malham (author of John Ford:Poet in the Desert), and Amy Andrews (co-author of Love & Salt). Jake Ishler, protégé of renowned jazz guitarist John Moulder, will be playing for us throughout the evening. More details to come.
