When:
Saturday, December 6, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Where: Abbott Hall, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: $13.00 including fees
Contact:
Pete Brace
pete.brace@northwestern.edu
Group: Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing and Media Arts Abbott Hall
Category: Fine Arts
From Poker Face to her HBO stand-up special, Bitch, Grow Up!, and most recently Abbott Elementary, Marcella Arguello is a tour de force as writer, comedian, and actor. And! A fan of literature. Join her in discussing a local favorite, Sandra Cisnero’s The House on Mango Street and its themes of gender, Latinidad, and urbanism. Co-sponsored by the Wirtz Center Chicago and Pivot Arts Inc.. The first 45 registrants will receive a free copy of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros as part of the NEA Big Reads initiative.