LADY AUTHRESSES CELEBRATE END OF GIRLHOOD GRADUATE SCHOOL DAYS WITH QUAINT FICTION READING, DEBUTANTE BARBECUE
On Saturday, August 13, at 8:00pm, Division|Collective presents the public debut of four womanesque graduates (and one “little sister”) of SAIC’s MFA in Writing program. After two years hunched over quill and ink, the apple-cheeked, cherry-eyed, melon-mouthed debs finally toss aside schoolyard shackles! With dainty fortitude, they blossom like literary tulips into their true roles – wives and mothers! To celebrate, the debutantes will offer a final reading of droll, inoffensive stylings at Happy Dog Gallery (1542 N. Milwaukee). Afterward, they will pick bird-like at potato salad, faint from corsets, and promptly be taken home. Anticipate breathless readings by:
Abra Adduci (favorite color: “vulvar pink”)
Shanita Bigelow (favorite clothing: “anything with whalebone”)
Lesley Dixon (favorite food: “tap water”)
Heather McShane (favorite makeup: “Revlon ‘please don’t touch me’ concealer”)
Cynthia Pelayo (favorite Tenet of Islam: “sawm”)
Following the probably-more-disturbing-than-planned reading, guests will be treated to a potluck, Southern-style barbecue and live, non-ironic bluegrass music. Though debutantes will be escorted by beaus (lest they break into hysteria), visitors are asked to bring extra meat. The Debutante Barbecue is open to the public. The ladies request a $5 donation to cover the cost of Sun-In and antidepressants.
