There are only two more days left but I've been enjoying myself for the past few days visiting a Swat alum in Chicago! I've always come through O'Hare airport to fly out to Asia, but never have I been out in the city.
It's quite something! I did all the obligatory tourist site seeing (i.e. the bean, architecture tour on a boat down the river, deep dish pizza etc) but also got to see some cool local in-the-know things.
1. Big Chicks free dinner Sundays!
I gave them a little tip but it was well worth going to Argyle Station in Uptown for their gyro, salad, chips combo! It was a really cute gay bar bustling with an older gay crowd. Me and my friend were definitely the youngest ones there.
What a great model for theater/education for kids. So the crew of Barrel of Monkeys goes to schools and does writing workshops, then uses what the kids wrote to do mini performances. Here's one of the pieces:
The Pig
by Tabyrious F 3rd Grade Dewey
What if a pig look like Lil Wayne.
But it was a marching pig that looks
like pop starz and it hates when
people make fun of him because
he is not like everybody else so
he just walks away without saying
anything and morphed his self
into a private jet. An then I met
the pig and we both could change
into pop stars so we made friend
and we could do whatever
we want. The End.
One of the members pretended to be a pig that could morph into Beyonce, Michael Jackson and of course Lil Wayne. EPIC.
3. Off Chances Monday dance party at Danny's in Wicker Park
No cover. Good beats. Lots of queer folks dancing.
FUN!
And that's just a little preview! Chicago has so much to offer.
But so does Philly...haha which brings me back to events that are happening in the city of Brotherly Love!
1. Design Philadelphia! Check out the schedule here: 10/13-10/23
2. My friend and Swarthmore alum Lexi Starr is going to be performing on the 29th!:
Also, I have to mention this blog about "critical voices in the 99%" and people of color (POC) experiences in occupy wall street spaces.
Back to Swat in 2 days!
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