AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoScreen & Stage: Patrick Stewart, the Shakespeare-trained actor beloved as Captain Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in X-Men, has died at 86. Arts Writing: The University of Chicago’s Chicago Critic’s Table is taking applications through Nov. 1 for its paid, four-month program helping local writers develop their cultural criticism. Books: The Book Neuk, a Lenzie gathering built around books, cocktails and community, says its events sell out within 24 hours; its next gathering is planned for January. Literary History: Phoenix’s Irish Cultural Center is creating an immersive Bram Stoker exhibit, with artifacts from the author’s estate and a look beyond Dracula at his life as a writer and theatre figure. Music: Dónal Lunny’s family invites fans to play and share his music this weekend in memory of the influential Irish musician, who died at 79.
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