Naomi Huffman of Featherproof Press lead conversation with Sam Bailey, a writer, actor and filmmaker whose screenwriting and directing credits include the Tribeca Film Festival and Gotham Award nominee: You’re So Talented (Best Breakthrough Series Short Form Nominee).  

Tim Kinsella of Featherproof Press lead conversation with writer and critic from Chicago, J.R Nelson, chock-full of stories, delving deep into Chicago’s music & literature scene while provoking some serious belly laughs along the way.  

This round, we brought in partners of the Chicago Athletic Association hotel, Heritage Bikes!  The shop partners with us to provide guests of the hotel one-of-a-kind bicycles, including two amazing tandems to see the local sights about town in style. Alan and Derek from Heritage discussed some Chicago and bicycle history.

When you ask a Chicagoan about Ryley Walker, it’s inevitable that nearly everyone has their own story to account for the guitarist’s tenure in the city – so we were thrilled to have him share his own versions during this storytelling series. Listen in as Walker joined Tim Kinsella of Featherproof Press in another installment of the […]

In celebration of his Miniature Rooms exhibit on display at the Chicago Athletic Association hotel during Fall 2016, Henry Kupjack hosted a Storytelling with the Thorne Miniature Rooms Keeper Lindsay Mican Morgan. Kupjack and Morgan shared their insight on the deep-rooted family connections with the miniatures, and the Art Institute of Chicago who house the […]

Following their sold-out show at Thalia Hall the night before, Parquet Courts headed to the Chicago Athletic Association hotel for a night of storytelling. Listen to them discuss life on the road and their writing process with Kevin Warwick, Chicago Reader associate editor and A.V. Club music contributor.

In partnership with Empty Bottle, Kevin Warwick, Chicago Reader Associate Editor and A.V. Club music contributor, hosted a intimate, fireside discussion with Fred & Toody Cole. Enjoy untold stories and opinions about their career and approach as a duo, including a look at the evolution of Portland over the last decade, from when they came up in the DIY punk […]

National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has spent his 38-year career exploring and capturing breathtaking images of the wonders of Earth’s vast oceans. He has logged over 10,000 hours underwater and his work was selected as part of National Geographic magazine’s “50 Greatest Photographs” series. Shortly before his National Geographic Live appearance at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, Skerry joined Ship to Shore Productions at […]

Since the early ’90s, Ted Leo has been one of the most progressive forces in East Coast independent music, with a unique combination of punk and folk, soul and hardcore, and tradition and experimentation. Experience the live performance and conversation with Tim Kinsella of Featherproof Press, as Leo shares memorable moments and life lessons learned as a […]