Second Sunday PRIDE Salon • Celebrate with MUSIC • PHOTGRAPHY • WORDS

Join us in person for the June 14th Second Sunday PRIDE Salon! It's a chill gathering for MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY & WORDS where you can meet cool people, share ideas, and enjoy the good vibe. Whether you're into art, music, or just good conversation, this is the place to be. Don’t miss out on an ecclectic, relaxed evening of Chicago artists, ideas and community!

The Second Sunday Salon is produced by , an arts organization dedicated to the Democratization of the Arts - curated by Linda Solotaire - and presented in collaboration with COLVIN HOUSE.

MUSIC • Jazz Lady ROBIN WATSON

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PHOTOGRAPHY • CHUCK KRAMER • TIMOTHY DAVID REY • LAUREN STATEN

Visit the website for more on the artists. https://www.truemuseinc.com/salons

WORDS • CHUCK KRAMER • TIMOTHY DAVID REY • LAUREN STATEN

Chuck Kramer (he/him)

Timothy David Rey (he/him) is a poet, playwright, and performer. His original solo performances, monologues, poems, and plays have been produced in Chicago, Texas, and Panama (translated into Spanish). He is the author of Zip!, which was a semi-finalist for the 2023 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference; The Monologue Play, which was a 2021/2022 Changing Worlds/Arts Work Fund Grant recipient; and other works. Rey’s poetry and performance pieces have been published in Obsidian: Literature of the African Diaspora, Black Horse Review, Emerge: 2022 LAMBDA Fellows Anthology, and elsewhere. His book of poetry and performance, Little Victories, was published in 2011 by NewTown Writers Press, an LGBTQ+ imprint.

Chicago poet David Hernandez wrote of Rey’s work for the jacket of Little Victories as

"clearly concise and hits the senses like a velvet sledge hammer. This poet is a talented and gifted writer who paints with words, portraits in the mind that will always be remembered because you want them to be with you forever."

Laruen Staten (she/her)

ONGOING • NON:OP'S Inventory of Lost Books is a four-room, multimedia, participatory installation that raises awareness about the growing wave of book banning in the U.S. Created by book artist Amanda Love and composer/sound artist Christophe Preissing, the project invites the public to record short readings from banned books, building a collective archive of voices representing suppressed stories.

The installation will be presented in the Chicago area and at the Cleveland Public Library from August 2026 through Spring 2027. The team aims to collect recordings from around 400 participants through neighborhood recording sessions and community partnerships. Anyone can participate—no performance experience required—and each recording takes just 5–10 minutes.

Together, these voices form a powerful, immersive experience that highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the importance of protecting diverse stories.

Info: FOOD & DRINK • Little Poems of Deliciousness • Small bites, wine and a signature drink curated for you by COLVIN HOUSE - For sale throughout the evening.

Info: Performances begin at 6pm with Chicago Poets, followed by a brief intermission and then The Joe Rendon & Friends performing Latin Jazz. Meanwhile, check out Tigerlily Cross's paintings for sale and on view in the dining room. Not only that - but you can participate in NON:op's "Inventory of Lost Books" upcoming multimedia installation by having YOUR VOICE recorded - so cool! Poets are invited to stay after the performances for an open mic emceed by Lynn Fitzgerald.

Info: POETS - Sign up early with Lynn if you would like to read. She will have a sign-up list available at 5pm. Readings will begin after a brief pause following the performances.

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