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BANNED BOOKS WEEK:

Oct 5th-10th,
7:30pm, City Lit

TONIGHT: Thursday, October 8th, 2026
Women & Children First, Bookstore 7:00pm.
5233 N. Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

Saturday, October 10th, 2026
Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 1:00pm.
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660

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August Wilson’s

King Hedley II

Directed by Artistic Associate Manny Buckley

Oct 16—Nov 29, 2026

City Lit Theater

City Lit Theater, in Edgewater is the longest continuously producing storefront theater in Chicago. We were founded in 1979, with $210, and are now about to start our 46th season. City Lit Theater was the first in the nation devoted to stage adaptations of literary material.  At City Lit’s launch event, our founders were able to read a congratulatory letter we had received from Tennessee Williams. We have been associated with many great theater folk from Chicago and beyond.

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