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Beverly Rage
Beverly Rage is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Bev Rage & the Drinks, a Chicago-based queer garage rock band. Bev Rage & the Drinks have been a fixture in the Chicago music scene for nearly a decade and have toured the country with notable acts such as Bully and Pansy Division. Outside of the band, Bev is a gardener, environmentalist, activist, and lover of pistachio ice cream.
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Anthony Spaulding
Anthony Spaulding is a dynamic writer, author, entertainer, and musician. He has conquered the Goodman, Second City, and many venues in Chicago land. See www.anthonyspaulding.com
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Ines Bellina
Ines Bellina is a writer, translator, and bon vivant. You can find her writing in Gloria, The Cut, Saveur, Daily Beast, Chicago Magazine, and other publications you’ve probably heard of. She is the co-author of LGNSQ, a bilingual photography book about Logan Square. You can find out more about her work and where the hell she is in the world on her newsletter The Cranky Guide.
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Hannah Enstrom
Hannah Enstrom was a regular contributor for her hometown’s local paper reviewing kids’ products when she was 9 and that is pretty much the extent of her professional writing career thus far. Her celebrity encounters are all the worst people you can possibly think of, and she often cries in work meetings with her supervisor (who is very nice about it). She is also the co-producer of the bimonthly wacky variety show Movie Club at Bric-a-Brac Records.
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Kathleen Kinlin
Kathleen is a writer, event producer, performer, and events gay who has lived in Chicago for 11 years but will always talk about being from Texas. They produce Resilient, a charity show benefitting survivors of sexual violence in Chicago. Kathleen is also published with The Queer Foundation, Scout and Birdie, The Herald-Zeitung, and Seguin Gazette, among others. Their short film, The Last Day, was the winner of Eleven 04's Production Grant. Kathleen is currently assembling a poetry chapbook.
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James Porter
James Porter is a local DJ, musician and journalist based in the Chicago area. His writings can be found in the pages of the Reader, Chicago and Streetsblog; he can be heard DJing once a month on WLUW, as the host of Hoodoo Party; and he can be seen singing and playing harmonica with the James Dean Joint. He is currently finishing a book about African-American rock musicians.