Friday 1/24 – Thursday 1/30
25 SATURDAY To help its 100-odd members write mystery stories with the bite of truth, the local lit group Sisters in Crime brings in expert speakers to address everything from hostage situations and tactical operations to forensic dentistry. Today at 11 AM representatives from the Plainfield police and fire departments will discuss All You Ever Wanted to Know About Arson and Were Afraid to Ask. The free event takes place at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison in Forest Park (708-771-7243). For more information go to www.sistersincrimechicago.org.
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29 WEDNESDAY The Guild Complex’s three-part series Exploring America in Change: Silenced Voices/ Hidden Communities concludes tonight with readings by Cherokee/English/German-American writer Diane Glancy and Filipina writer Luisa Igloria. Igloria will read recent poems and part of her essay “Views of War and Citizenship From Between Two Shores,” in which she reflects on colonialism. She’ll also discuss how nonmainstream writers are pigeonholed–“either you’re ‘ethnic enough’ to fit into a niche market, or you’re ‘too ethnic’ to go over well with some idea of a broader and more universal audience–these opposing terms can be used whenever convenient,” she says. “I’m very aware of the specificity of my own formation and my writing, how it is not necessarily representative of a Filipino/Filipina position, although it may on occasion address parts of that larger or more collective experience.” The readings will be followed by a discussion moderated by author and former missionary Tom Montgomery-Fate; it all starts at 7:30 at the Guild Complex at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division. Admission is $7, $5 for students and seniors (773-227-6117).
