Pungent Parlour

10/17/2015

We are taking a break from our regularly scheduled reading this coming Tuesday October 20th as there will be a Cubs playoff game that evening, and Black Rock Pub is expecting a packed bar. Please join us again on November 17th. In the meantime, enjoy the NLCS showdown!

10/04/2015

Previous Pungent Parlour performer Anita M. Mechler writes about how much the group Drinkers With Writing Problems has changed her as a writer. If you know of any new writers looking for a low cost workshop to help hone their craft, feel free to refer them to our workshop on Saturday October 10th, led by Elizabeth Gomez. More info is at the end of Anita's piece here.

My best friend had gathered a small group, those who had writerly aspirations who were alone and who struggled with the self-discipline to make more of their writing than scribbles in a journal.

09/26/2015

Pungent Parlour friends! Drinkers With Writing Problems is hosting a writing workshop on Saturday October 10th, check out some more information here, and be sure to sign up:

This is super simple friends! DWWP is offering a two-hour writing workshop for only $25, here in Chicago! Not only are you going to be able to meet the writers, but we're going to give you the tool...

09/17/2015

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08/18/2015

Here's a quick reminder that we won't be hosting an August Pungent Parlour, which would have been tonight, the 3rd Tuesday of the Month. Co-host Jeff is out of town and co-host Jeremy is busy as a brand new father. Please join us on September 15th at Black Rock Pub & Kitchen as we resume the series.

03/12/2015

St. Patrick's Day is a bit of a thunderstealer and decided to land on our regularly scheduled Pungent Parlour on Tues March 17th. We thought it best not to compete or the snakes may come back if we should offend. So, we're taking March off from the Pungent Parlour series but we will be back in April 21st, on the 3rd Tuesday. Stay tuned. We'll see you then. Please don't experience getting your stomachs pumped.

12/02/2013

08/22/2013

08/21/2013

Big thanks to all the readers and all who came out for last night's Pungent Parlour. A wide range of imagery is lingering with us this morning from dyslexic lettering, st*****rs unsuited for their jobs, baseball frauds, skin tags like the ends of a candy wrapper, e-cigs and chocolate milk, and a cheater's e-mail string. Mark your calendars for Sept. 17th for the next installment of Pungent Parlour!

08/20/2013

This is tonight, you can get lit while seeing & listening to lit (see what we did there). Big thanks to Chicago Literati for the nice shout out!

The Pungent Parlor, a unique monthly reading series hosted by Chicago writers Jeff Philips and Jeremy Solomon, will be having a show tomorrow (August 20th, 2013) at Black Rock Pub & Kitchen in Roscoe Village. Doors open at 8pm, and the show starts at 8:30pm. Featured performers this month includ...

07/17/2013

Once again, we had a damn good time. A swell supportive audience, and a unique variety of readers made for a good experience last night. Don't forget to catch more of our reader's stuff:
Benjamin Van Loon runs Anobium, see what they have going on at http://anobiumlit.com/
Visit Liz Mason at Quimby's, and buy her zines: http://www.quimbys.com/
Both Liz and Nicki Yowell will be reading at Peanut Gallery on August 2nd: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peanut-Gallery/110960092295927
Ian Randall will be performing at Abbie Fest on August 11th, 7pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/130699990433466/
Zach Johnston is one helluva of photographer: http://zacharyjamesjohnston.com/

Thanks for supporting people doing stuff!

07/12/2013

Liz Mason, one of our readers for this coming Tuesday, got a nice shout out in Forbes! http://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2013/06/30/meet-the-print-players-keeping-zine-culture-alive-in-the-digital-age/

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