Luis Alberto Urrea's Blog, page 4
March 7, 2016
Northwestern Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
We're all going Into the Beautiful North! Details to come.
Location: Evanston, ILEvent Date: Friday, May 6, 2016
Into the Beautiful North: The Play!
Portland's Milagro Theater commissioned a play based on my book (written by playwright Karen Zacarias). I will be at opening night and a talk on Sunday, sponsored by the Oregon Humanities. Details and tickets for the play, which runs through May 28, here.
Location: Portland, OREvent Date: Friday, April 29, 2016
Benefit for Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center
Honored to be keynote speaker at a benefit for this worthy cause. For more information or to volunteer, here.
Location: Glen Ellyn, ILEvent Date: Thursday, April 21, 2016
West Hartford READS!
Going Into the Beautiful North with West Hartford. Details here.
Location: West Hartford, CTEvent Date: Thursday, April 14, 2016
Conversation with Joyce Maynard
My friend Joyce Maynard has a new book, Under the Influence, and we're going to talk about it at the Oak Park Library. Details here.
Location: Oak Park, ILEvent Date: Monday, April 11, 2016
Literary Death Match
Gonna reprise my role as a judge in the famed Literary Death Match. This time with Irvine Welsh. Details here.
Location: Chicago, ILEvent Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016
January 25, 2016
Hay Literature Festival
Excited to make my first trip to the prestigious festival in Cartagena, Columbia. Info here.
Location: Cartagena, ColumbiaEvent Date: Sunday, January 31, 2016
September 30, 2015
Open Books celebration!
Celebrating Open Books & its new West Loop location. Should be a fun event with me, Irvine Welsh, Aleksander Hemon & Rebecca Makkai narrating excerpts of our work alongside actors from Lookingglass Theater. Details here.
Location: Chicago, ILEvent Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015
September 29, 2015
Beyond Lolita, A PEN America Writers Event
A benefit for PEN America Emergency Writer's Fund, Beyond Lolita: Literary Writers on Sex and Sexuality. With Audrey Niffenegger & Megan Stielstra. Details to come.
Location: Chicago, ILEvent Date: Thursday, November 5, 2015
Breadloaf Writers Conference
Details to come.
Location: Middlebury, VTEvent Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 to Saturday, August 20, 2016
