Contributors’ Notes
Hussain Ahmed is a Nigerian poet and environmentalist. His poems and translations are featured or forthcoming in
Poetry,
AzonaL,
Sara Backer’s first book of poetry,
Such Luck (Flowstone Press, 2019), follows two poetry chapbooks:
Scavenger Hunt (dancing girl press, 2018) and
Bicycle Lotus (Left Fork, 2015). Her honors include the 2019 Plough Poetry Prize competition, eight Pushcart nominations, and fellowships from the Norton Island and Djerassi Resident Artists Programs. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, lives in New Hampshire, and reads for the
Maine Review. Point,
Marianne Boruch’s tenth book of poetry is
The Anti-Grief (Copper Canyon Press, 2019). She has written three essay collections about poetry, most recently
Side Street Studio Arts welcomes artist Raúl Ortiz for First Friday May 7 Artist Raul Ortiz s work will be featured in the Patterns exhibit, opening May 7, at Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin. Pictured is his 2021 acrylic on linen artwork titled Composition No. 250. Courtesy of Side Street Studio Arts Elgin City Councilman-elect Dustin Good, center, meets with participants in the Art For Good program, hosted by Side Street Studio Arts and the Family Services Association of Greater Elgin. Courtesy of Side Street Studio Arts Art For Good work created by Mansi Patel with mentorship from Chris Arrecis titled Love. Courtesy of Side Street Studio Arts
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Chicago cultural destinations focus of spring program series The Your City @ Home series includes a virtual visit to the Field Museum May 22, when participants will learn more about Máximo the titanosaur and other dinosaurs at the renowned natural history museum. Photo by Lucy Hewett, copyright 2018 Field Museum Courtesy of Vernon Area Public Library
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Vernon Area and Indian Trails are among the 41 public libraries partnering to offer Your City @ Home, a series of virtual field trips and lectures from nine world-class, Chicago-area cultural destinations.
The online events kicked off Saturday, April 5, with an at-capacity Shedd Aquarium event. Your City @ Home continues each weekend through May.