Unlikely Stories hosts a celebration of their 20th anniversary at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at the New Orleans Art Center (3330 St. Claude Ave). They’ll be releasing our three new books: Left-Hand Dharma: New and Selected by Belinda Subraman, Pachuco Skull with Sombrero: Los Angeles, 1970 by Lawrence Welsh, and Apocalyptics by C Derick Varn. The three … Unlikely Stories: 20th Anniversary Party
Unlikely Stories hosts a celebration of their 20th anniversary at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 22, at the AllWays Lounge (2240 St. Claude). This show will feature an Unlikely Jam Band: Christopher Shipman, Lizz Hough, and special guest Willis Gordon of Cleveland, collaborating with the spoken word of James Blanchard, Jessica Mashael Bordelon, Alex Johnson, and Frank Xteele. Cover just $5!
The Waves Reading Series will host poet Jonathan Penton on Thursday, October 13, at 7 p.m. at Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Avenue). Penton’s latest book is Standards of Saddidy (Lit Fest Press, 2016). Of this collection, Carolyn Hembree remarked, “From ‘Fabio-streaked ceilings’ to ‘the darkly plain,’ these poems wildly traverse realms literary and erotic, public and domestic. Jonathan … I try to explore every subject equally, and let it hurt me fully: An Interview with Jonathan Penton
