Monthly Archive for July, 2026

8/14-8/16 Quimby’s 35th Anniversary Weekend

Published on July 2, 2026 0 Comments
Aug
14
6:30 pm

Quimby’s 35th Anniversary Weekend
Friday 8/14 through Sunday 8/16
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W. North Ave, Chicago

SAVE THE DATE! Quimby’s is turning 35!
We’ve got a lot in the works to celebrate!

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//// SCHEDULE of EVENTS /////
(Subject to tweaking! Of course)

ALL MONTH LONG:
Art instillation of vintage Quimby’s signs and ephemera!

ALL WEEKEND LONG:
3.5% off everything and 35% off some things!

//// FRIDAY 8/14

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: EST. 1991, 35th Anniversary Zine release party and Mt. Rushmore of Quimby’s reading and panel discussion featuring: Steven Svymbersky, Liz Mason, Peter Miles Bergman, Angel xoxo and MAYBE even Eric Kirsammer (maybe)…

//// SATURDAY 8/15:

11:00 am – 10:00 pm: Don’t come to Quimby’s! Check out the Southside Zine Fest and Carnival and the after party produced by Zine Club Chicago and (Quimby’s Alumni) Cynthia E. Hannifin!

//// SUNDAY 8/16: 

12:00 am – 8:00 pm: Quimby’s Garage Sale! Have you ever wondered what kind of weird ass nonsense is hiding in Quimby’s basement? And wanted to take it home with you for $4.99? We’ll curate the weirdest menagerie of  sale books and zines, ephemera, random, and nonsense for your perusal!

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Jordan Knecht Spins FOR SALE records! Jordan Knecht is a vinyl selector based in Chicago, focusing on grooves from around the globe. Jordan is also an artist, educator, musician, and systems designer, surfing the wave of unknowing. Jordan’s work is rooted in play, a guiding force which informs all projects and collaborations.

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: PXM! PMX is a Chicago based duo comprised of Madeleine Aguilar + Philip Lesicko. Thier sets are experimental + improvised, ambient + percussive, and based on shared ethics of care, play & intuition.

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7/9 After School Talk & Reading | Angela Chen

Published on July 2, 2026 0 Comments
Jul
9
6:30 pm

After School Talk & Reading
Featuring Angela Chen
Thursday 7/9, 6:30-8:30 pm
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W. North Ave, Chicago

Join artist and writer Angela Chen for a book talk and reading of her debut text-image book “After School ??”.

“After School” brings together autobiography, photographs, collage, and archival documents to unpack the culture of buxiban (after school tutoring centers) in predominantly East Asian communities in the San Gabriel Valley, CA. It tells the story of her family’s struggle to run Futurelink, a buxiban business, against the historical backdrop of anti-Asian discrimination and considers the after school as a paradoxical space of discipline and care, assimilation and cultural preservation, competition and community.

Attendees will receive a free copy of Chen’s offshoot publication, the “After School Workbook”, to fill out and take home.

Angela Chen is a Taiwanese American artist, writer, and educator from the ethnoburbs of the San Gabriel Valley, CA. Her work explores the immigrant experience and uses assemblage as a metaphor for diasporic identity. Chen received her MFA in photography from the Yale School of Art. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan and previously taught at Rice University and New York University.

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