Performances & Publications (history)

Upcoming/Ongoing:

• Poems While You Wait
  Typewriter compositions on demand (poetry)
  Appearing at museums, galleries, street fairs and marketplaces in Chicago
• Spoken Word Paris
  Weekly on Mondays (music, poetry, storytelling)
  Au Chat Noir, Paris
• Paris Lit Up
  Weekly on Thursdays (music, poetry, storytelling)
  Culture Rapide, Paris
• Angora Poets
  Weekly performing arts event (music, poetry)
  Le Bistrot des Artistes, Paris

Past:

• Returning as “James” in Hyland the Human’s Episode 4: Backpacking with James & James — May 2021
• Co-star role as “James” in Hyland the Human’s Episode 2: Snow Camping with James & James — February 2021
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) — April 6, 2020
  Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
  Presentation: Short story “Don’t Be Cruel” for analysis and critique (fiction)
• The Winter Fair at Pilsen Art House — January 18, 2020
  Original set performance at an open house party in Chicago, IL (music)
• Big Little Song Night at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge — November 8, 2019
  Original set performance in Nashville, Tennessee (music)
• Northwestern University Creative Writing MFA reading — November 3, 2019
  Faculty and alumni reading at Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston, IL (nonfiction)
• Concert — July 26, 2019
  Guest set at Rush Bar in Paris, France (music)
• Here: Say — April 15, 2019
  S.O.S. (storytelling)
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) — March 18, 2019
  Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
  Presentation: true crime story, unsolved murder of John Shakespeare (nonfiction)
• The Arts — January 30, 2019
  Original songs as part of a variety show that includes comedy and improv acts at CiC Theater, Chicago (music)
• Studios FUSE — December 19, 2018 – show set with Ken Zen on electric guitar and Michael Hollywood on harp, followed by open jam (music)
• Studios FUSE — December 12, 2018 – show set with Ken Zen and walk-up guest Michael Hollywood, followed by open jam (music)
• Studios FUSE — November 21, 2018 – solo set with guests Ken Zen and Michael Hollywood, followed by open jam (music)
• The Arts — September 19, 2018
  Opening and closing set of original songs between improv acts with a local variety show at CiC Theater in Chicago (music)
• iO (Improv Olympic)
  Weekly monologues and sketch shows at the Chris Farley Harold Cabaret at iO in Chicago (theater)
• “Rude Mechs presents Not Every Mountain at the 2018 Pivot Arts Festival” — June 5, 2018
  Scapi Magazine (arts journalism)
• Here: Say — May 21, 2018
  Toe to Toe (storytelling)
  Workspace Brewery, Traverse City, MI
• The Arts — May 9, 2018
  Opening and closing set of original songs between improv acts with a local variety show at CiC Theater in Chicago (music)
• The Arts — April 4, 2018
  Opening and closing set of original songs between improv acts with a local variety show at CiC Theater in Chicago (music)
• “In-the-Moment Arts: An Interview with Trent Dozier and John Schnorrenberg” — February 16, 2018
  Scapi Magazine (arts journalism)
• The Arts — January 17, 2018
  Opening and closing set of original songs for a new variety show at CiC Theater in Chicago (music)
• Spoken Word Paris — January 8, 2018
  Guest Performer – Theme: “Stars” (poetry, music)
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) — November 24, 2017
  Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
  First chapter novel presentation, title Missing (fiction, novel)
• Old Shoe CD, Country Home — August 2017
  “Aftermath” (melody with Paul Priest)
  “Time on my Hands” (lyrics with Paul Priest)
• PointBreezeway — August 10, 2017
  Solo performance (music, storytelling)
  Pittsburgh, PA
• Paris Lit Up Magazine No 4 — June 2017
  “Girl in a Box” (essay)
  Copies available at Paris Lit Up events, online, at Shakespeare & Company bookshop in Paris, and on this website’s blog
• Here: Say — May 2017
  Featured Performer – Theme: Reunion (storytelling)
  Workspace Brewery, Traverse City, MI
• PointBreezeway — October 2016
  Solo performance (music, storytelling)
  Pittsburgh, PA
• The Bastille, Vol. 4: The Many Faces of Jesse — October 2016
  “Untethered if Only” (poem)
  Copies available at Spoken Word Paris events and Shakespeare & Company bookshop in Paris
• Open Secret — August 2016
  Featured Performer – Theme: Trouble (music, storytelling)
  Le Bistrot des Artistes, Paris
• While You Were Waiting – July 2016
  Various contributions (poetry)
  ‘Antholozine’ published by Poems While You Wait
• The Acme Hotel — July 2016
  “Quiet Young Elf” & “Rudyboy” (lyrics)
  Solo album by musician Paul Priest
• Central Steel & Wire — June 2016
  Singer/Songwriter and lead guitar with Michael Hollywood accompanying on harp (music)
  The Roots Room, Chicago
• Michael Hollywood’s Hootenanny
  Monthly on Fridays (music, poetry, storytelling)
  The Roots Room, Chicago
• Here: Say — March 2016
  Featured Performer – Theme: Passport (storytelling)
  InsideOut Gallery, Traverse City, MI
• The Bastille Vol. 3: Interesting Times — July 2014
  “Don’t Be Cruel” (fiction)
  Available at Spoken Word Paris events and at Shakespeare & Company bookshop in Paris
• Old Shoe CD, Family — October 2013
  “Last Scarlet Dance” (lyrics)
  Named by WXRT as best Chicago album of the year
• Story Club Chicago — 2011, 2012, 2013
  Featured performances (storytelling)
  Uncommon Ground, Chicago
• Summer Writing Anthology — 2011
  “Pigs” (fiction)
  University of Iowa Summer Writing Program’s Anthology
• ESPN Radio 860 AM — 2002
  “The Bicycle Show” (guest interview on radio talk show)
  Discussing urban bicycling laws and strategies from experiences as a bike messenger
• The Chicago Tribune newspaper
  Op/Ed publication (essay)
  Opinion piece criticizing the rhetoric of President George W. Bush’s State of the Union speech during the run-up to the war in Iraq
• MBA Magazine Online — 2000-2001
  The MBA Center (conducting various interviews)
  Interviews with international MBA graduates and business leaders
• Threshold literary journal – 1998
  “East-Enders” (prose poetry)
  “Art” (fiction)
  DePaul University, Chicago
• Barfly newspaper — 1998
  “Oktoberfest in Munich” (essay)
  Travel article in Chicago publication
• The Daily Southtown Newspaper — 1995-1997
  Various news articles (civic journalism)
  Correspondent covering government legislation and civic events
• WCIU-TV’s The Stock Market Observer — 1995
  News copywriting and B-roll video editing
  Hourly news updates for televised financial programming