Avondalia Night Out: Live at Rosa's Lounge

Schedule

Thu Jan 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

3420 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647 | Chicago, IL

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Avondale Arts would like to invite you to a literary event on Thursday, January 15th 2026
Time: 7:00 PM, Door time 6:30 PM
We are kicking off the new year with our friends at Rosa's Lounge. The Armitage Avenue corridor is home to important neighborhood bridges across Logan Square and Hermosa, including community partners at LoSAH Center for Hope, our bilingual community mental health center.
Join us for an hour of readings by local literary artists from our blocks as we unite prose, poetry, storytelling and spoken word projects opening up for a powerful evening of the blues.
Readings by:
Marvin Tate (Artist and Poet)
Nikki Frisinger (Avondale Arts)
Matt McCarthy (Milwaukee Avenue Messenger)
Samuel Plauche (Raging Opossum Press)
Joel Craig (Poetry Foundation et al)
Emceed by Ariel Parrella-Aureli (Block Club Chicago)
This is a FREE event, but RSVP is required. Click on the ticket link to reserve your spot. Please note that a credit card is required to finalize your RSVP for verification; no charges will be applied, as admission to this event is free.
The inaugural event sold out quickly last September,
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