Lonely Christopher
Events Archive
2024
NYU Tisch Performance Studies
New York City
4/4/24
Book launch for Tgirl.jpg
[host] w/ Sol Cabrini and Kamelya Omayma Youssef
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
3/19/24
Writer's Practicum: From Thesis to First Book
[panelist] w/ Stephon Lawrence, Alisha Mascarenhas, and Anika Jade Levy
P&T Knitwear Bookstore
New York City
2/18/24
WordShedNYC Reading Series
w/ Jane LeCroy and Matt Proctor
Block Hill Station
Brooklyn
2/17/24
Welcome to Boog City Arts Festival 17.6
w/ Martine Bellen, Andrei Codrescu, Amy Lawless, Albert Mobilio, Tracie Morris, Kristin Prevallet, et al
Powerhouse Arena
Brooklyn
2/1/24
Book launch for Secret Sounds of Ponds
[guest introducer] w/ David Rothenberg, Edwin Torres, and Ilgın Deniz Akseloğlu
2023
Dear Friends Books
Brooklyn
11/19/23
Double chapbook launch for Lavender Silk and Feedback Harmonies
w/ Reuben Gelley Newman; hosted by Ryan Skrabalak
KGB Bar Red Room
New York City
10/26/23
Inter Poets Theater presents Derek McCormack’s The Well-Dressed Wound
[as producer] adapted and directed by Cammisa Buerhaus
w/ Tom Cole, Gabe Rubin, Ed Malone, Patrick Sarmiento, Alix Curnow, and Tavish Miller
Unnameable Books
Brooklyn
8/25/23
Unnamed Reading Series
w/ Wayne Koestenbaum, Chris Campanioni, Morgan Võ, Sidney Jin Choi, and Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
Maggie’s Garden
New York City
6/25/23
Wildflower Pride Market
w/ Mickey, Claire Francis, Trevor Craft, Sivan Raz, Gabriel Ethridge, NeverSometimesAlways, Ryan Cook, Julia Taber Brunelli, Anna Rae, Amelia Dobbs, and Jackfruit
The Poetry Project
New York City
5/28/23
Pathetic Happening
hosted by Eileen Myles and Tom Cole, w/ guest curators Ama Birch, Sadie Dupuis, Marcella Durand, Will Farris, Jack Halberstam, Mary Reilly, Sophie Robinson, Lucy Sexton, and Sangeeta Yesley
w/ Bahaar Ahsan, Bruce Benderson, Lee Ann Brown, The Friend, Ishmael Houston Jones, John Keene, Dorothea Lasky, Rachel Levitsky, Fred Moten, Precious Okoyomon, Yuko Otomo, Ariana Reines, Lynne Tillman, Tony Torn, et al
South Street Seaport
New York City
4/27/23
Don’t Jump: A Celebration of Life and the Work of Hart Crane
w/ The Friend, Sage Gallon, Ashley Escobar, Debasery, Matt Proctor, Valerie Alexander, Mia Vallet, and Lucas Hall; featuring a scene from the play Voyages by Lonely Christopher starring Kyle Dunn as Hart Crane and Austin Holmes as Emil Opffer
The LGBT Community Center
New York City
4/22/23
Come Hear! LGBTQ Poetry Reading at the Rainbow Book Fair
w/ Guillermo Felice Castro, Sam LaRoche, Douglas A. Martin, John Keene, Michael Montlack, Jee Leong Koh, Stephen Ira, David Groff, Andrea Abi-Karam, Ana Božičević, et al
New Orleans Healing Center
New Orleans, LA
4/15/23
Roof Books Group Reading at the New Orleans Poetry Festival
w/ Evelyn Reilly, Uche Nduka, Kit Robinson, and Norman Fischer
The Poetry Project
New York City
3/15/23
Book launch for Selfie by James Sherry
[guest introducer] w/ James Sherry and Celina Su
The Poetry Project
New York City
1/1/23
49th Annual New Year's Day Marathon
w/ Andrea Abi-Karam, Kimberly Alidio, Penny Arcade, Anselm Berrigan, Wo Chan, Jameson Fitzpatrick, Erica Hunt, Juliana Huxtable, Paolo Javier, Patricia Spears Jones, Joseph Keckler, Wayne Koestenbaum, Rachel Levitsky, Eileen Myles, Edgar Oliver, Sara Jane Stoner, Stacy Szymaszek, Don Yorty, et al
Lonely Christopher and James Sherry curated the Winter 23-24 season of the Segue Reading Series at Artists Space. Featuring: Anselm Berrigan, Kit Robinson, Jessica Laser, Jillian McManemin, Celina Su, Laura Henriksen, Tyrone Williams, Pierre Joris, isaiah a. hines, Elizabeth Robinson, Uche Nduka, Bahaar Ahsan, Lee Ann Brown, and Brian Kim Stefans.
2022
KGB Bar
New York City
11/14/22
Monday Night Poetry
w/ Estha Weiner
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
11/9/22
Community As Classroom
[guest speaker] w/ Adrian Shirk
The Lab
San Francisco, CA
11/4/22
Double Launch for Mine Eclogue and The Night Before the Day on Which
[host] w/ Jacob Kahn and Jean Day
Fabulosa Books
San Francisco, CA
11/3/22
w/ Julian Mithra and Dazié Grego-Sykes
KGB Bar
New York City
3/30/22
w/ Jennifer Franklin, Leah Umansky, and Melinda Wilson
Vox Populi Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
3/26/22
[host] w/ Jena Osman, Ted Rees, and Samuel R. Delany
Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
New York City
3/9/22
w/ Jerome Ellison Murphy and Dazié Rustin Grego-Sykes
The Internet
Livestream Event
1/29/22
Segue Reading Series
w/ Charles Alexander
Lonely Christopher and James Sherry curated the Winter 22-23 season of the Segue Reading Series at Artists Space. Featuring: Robert Fitterman, David Rothenberg, erica kaufman, M. Lamar, Sue Landers, Mónica de la Torre, Kyle Dacuyan, Judith Goldman, Kay Gabriel, Paolo Javier, Jean Day, Ted Rees, Jacob Kahn, and Erica Hunt.
2021
The Internet
Livestream Event
11/13/21
Book launch for Unit of Agency
w/ Richard Loranger, Natasha Moni, Rich Ferguson, Hilary Brown, and Tammy Melody Gomez
The Internet
Livestream Event
9/29/21
Book launch for Bigotry on Broadway
w/ Ishmael Reed, Carla Blank, Jack Foley, Emil Guillermo, Yuri Kageyama, Nancy Mercado, Betsy Theobald Richards, Shawn Wong, and David Yearsley
Unnameable Books
Brooklyn
9/24/21
Book Launch Party for Death & Disaster Series
The Internet
Livestream Event
9/15/21
Book Launch for Death & Disaster Series
w/ Bianca Stone, Robert Yerachmiel Sniderman, James Sherry, and Felix Bernstein
Pete's Candy Store
Brooklyn
6/17/21
Pete's Big Salmon Poetry Series (Pride Month Edition)
w/ Brad Vogel, Don Yorty, Jason Schneiderman, Jerome Murphy, Kyle Dacuyan, Steven Cordova, Zelig Komula, et al
The Internet
Livestream Event
2/15/21
Welcome To Boog City Arts Festival 14.5
I Am Happy: a play by Lonely Christopher
The Internet
Livestream Event
1/28/21
Double Book Launch for Double Rainbow and Blueberry Lemonade
w/ Marzi Margo, featuring Doxie Montoya, Pilot Jeanne Gosh, Jesse Prado, Ted Rees, and Richard Loranger
Lonely Christopher and Venn Daniel curated the Fall 2021 season of the Segue Reading Series at Artists Space (hosted by LC and special guests). Featuring: Edmund White, Max Steele, Lyric Hunter. Adrian Shirk, Charles Theonia, Stacy Szymaszek, Megan Milks, Sara Jane Stoner, Wayne Koestenbaum, Morgan Võ, Rachel Levitsky, Anna Gurton-Wachter, Kamden Hilliard, Laura Elrick, Geoffrey Olsen, and Charles Bernstein.
2020
The Internet
Livestream Event
5/16/20
Crush Reading Series 18.6
w/ Moncho Alvarado, Jimena Lucero, Gala Mukomolova, and Tiana Reid
The Internet
Limited Streaming Engagement
5/10/20-5/17/20
MOM: a film by Lonely Christopher
w/ Joseph Huffman, Gore Abrams, Paul Lazar, Janet Hubert, Michael Potts, and Mink Stole
The Internet
Livestream Event
4/4/20
Segue Reading Series
w/ zakia henderson-brown
The Internet
Livestream Event
3/29/20
Imminent Readings v2
w/ Jessica Guzman and Candice Wuehle
Torn Page
New York City
2/27/20
Launch Party for In a January Would
w/ Paul Legault and Ana Božičević
Lonely Christopher and Venn Daniel curated and hosted the Fall 2020 season of the Segue Reading Series (Online). Featuring: Duriel E. Harris, Michael Gottlieb, Jubi Arriola Headley, Zack Haber, Robert Glück, Ted Rees, Douglas A. Martin, Dazié Grego-Sykes, Derek McCormack, Sasha Banks, Joyelle McSweeney, Kimberly Alidio, Trisha Low, Alisha Mascarenhas, Yanyi, Richard Loranger, Jennifer Nelson, and Evan Kennedy.
2019
Bowery Poetry Club
New York City
12/15/19
Boog City 17th Annual Small Press Event
w/ Erin Fleming, Katy Mongeau, Christy Davids, Roberta Allen, Corey Frost, Cori Kresge, Tyler Morse, Evelyn Reilly, Rebecca Teich, and musical guest Jason Trachtenburg
Powerhouse Arena
Brooklyn
11/3/19
Evergreen Review Issue Launch
w/ Frederic Tuten and Natascha Uhlmann; hosted by Dale Peck
The LGBT Community Center
New York City
10/12/19
Come Hear! LGBTQ Poetry Reading at the Rainbow Book Fair
w/ Davidson Garrett, Jee Leong Koh, Scott Hightower, R. Erica Doyle, Aimee Herman, Steven Cordova, Drew Pisarra, LeNair Xavier, Dean Kostos, William Leo Coakley, et al
Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
New York City
6/19/19
World Pride Stonewall 50 Poetry Extravaganza
w/ Adam Fitzgerald, Aimee Herman, Christina Quintana, Dante Micheaux, Don Yorty, Guillermo Felice Castro, Michael Montlack, Sarah Sala, Stephen Motika, et al
Pete's Candy Store
Brooklyn
6/14/19
Pete's Big Salmon Poetry Series (Pride Month Edition)
w/ Adam Fitzgerald, Christina Quintana, Don Yorty, Grey Vild, Jason Schneiderman, Jeffery Berg, Michael Montlack, Sarah Sala, Stephen Mills, Thomas Dooley, and William Leo Coakley
Dixon Place
New York City
6/5/19
Endymion Dreams the Moon: a play by Lonely Christopher
w/ Tony Torn and Stephen Ira
Apexart
New York City
4/30/19
Double Take Reading Series
w/ Rich Blint, Heather Chaplin, and Jibade-Khalil Huffman
Rizzoli Bookstore
New York City
4/27/19
Independent Bookstore Day Celebration
w/ Ayesha Raees, Claire Durand-Gasselin, Najmah53, and Dakota Smith
Barney Savage Gallery
New York City
4/26/19
Mediated Selves
w/ Chris Campanioni, J. Mae Barizo, and Jee Leong Koh
Book Culture
New York City
4/17/19
w/ Shiv Kotecha
Codex Books
New York City
4/2/19
w/ Jennifer Soong
Zinc Bar
New York City
2/2/19
Segue Reading Series
w/ Chia-Lun Chang
The Poetry Project
New York City
1/23/19
Wednesday Night Reading Series
w/ Rachel Levitsky
Sam’s Morning Glory Diner
Philadelphia, PA
1/12/19
Frank O’Hara’s Last Lover Reading Series
Launch for The Resignation
w/ June Gehringer and Emma Brown Sanders
Lonely Christopher and Venn Daniel curated and hosted the Winter 2019 season of the Segue Reading Series at Zinc Bar. Featuring: Zefyr Lisowski, Sarah Schulman, Sade LaNay, Uche Nduka, Samuel R. Delany, Caelan Ernest, June Gehringer, Ru Puro, Timothy DuWhite, Trace Peterson, Cynthia Carr, and Ted Kerr.
2018
La MaMa Galleria
New York City
12/17/18
Experiments Play Reading Series
Voyages: a play by Lonely Christopher
w/ Gore Abrams as Hart Crane
Zinc Bar
New York City
11/24/18
Segue Reading Series
Launch for The Resignation
w/ John Istona and Penny Arcade
House of Kava
Brooklyn
11/8/18
An Evening with Michael Lally & Lonely Christopher
Anthology Film Archives
New York City
7/11/18
AltFest 2018 and the NewFilmmakers Series
MOM: a film by Lonely Christopher
Brooklyn Historical Society
Brooklyn
5/29/18
Walt Whitman Turns 199: a Brooklyn Celebration
w/ Elizabeth Nunez and Nicole Mitchell
Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
New York City
5/4/18
Spring Thing!
w/ Wo Chan, Rami Karim, and Emji Spero
Unnameable Books
Brooklyn
4/19/18
The Writers’ Collective of Kristiania Public Conspectus 2018
w/ James Hannaham, Stephanie Russell-Kraft, Meg Kaizu, Sarah Bibel, and Uche Nduka
Club Cumming
New York City
3/31/18
The Enclave Reading Series
w/ Tommy Pico and Max Steele
Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni’s Room
Philadelphia, PA
3/3/18
Double book launch for THERE and The Atheist in the Attic
w/ Samuel R. Delany
The Poetry Project
New York City
1/1/18
The 43rd Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading
w/ Penny Arcade, Venn Daniel, Anselm Berrigan, Justin Vivian Bond, Marie Buck, Todd Colby, CAConrad, Joey de Jesus, Andrew Durbin, Dia Felix, John Giorno, Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves, Diana Hamilton, M. Lamar, Shelley Marlow, Jonas Mekas, Thurston Moore, Tracie Morris, Eileen Myles, Trace Peterson, Tommy Pico, Yvonne Rainer, Sarah Schulman, Sara Jane Stoner, Aldrin Valdez, Anne Waldman, et al
2017
KGB Bar
New York City
12/19/17
Launch for the novel THERE
w/ Cammisa Buerhaus, Robert Fitterman, and Joseph Keckler
2016
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
10/20/16
The Writing Program’s Fall Reading
w/ Anna Moschovakis, Lucy Ives, Alana Mohamed, Kate Olsson, and Quinn Roberts
Dixon Place
New York City
7/25/16
Underwater Wedding: a play by Maxe Crandall
w/ Elizabeth Koke, Aldrin Valdez, Diana Cage, Theodore Kerr, and Stephen Ira
Central Park
New York City
The Corresponding Society Revival Salon
7/18/16
w/ Robert Snyderman, Adrian Shirk, Greg Afinogenov, Chanelle Bergeron, et al
House of Yes
Brooklyn
6/12/16
The Poetry Brothel Pride Edition
Small Press Distribution
Berkeley, CA
5/28/16
SPD Presents: Conditional Love
w/ Maxe Crandall and Kevin Lo
Nomadic Press
Okaland, CA
5/27/16
w/ Alexandra Naughton and Chris Peck
Alley Cat Gallery
San Francisco, CA
5/26/16
Endymion Dreams the Moon: a play by Lonely Christopher
w/ Kevin Killian
The Poetry Project
New York City
4/16/16
A Legacy Celebration of John Wieners
w/ Ammiel Alcalay, Felix Bernstein, Gabe Rubin, Wo Chan, Bill Corbett, CAConrad, Robbie Dewhurst, Joey De Jesus, Jim Dunn, Raymond Foye, erica kaufman, Basil King, Martha King, Lirael O, Simon Pettet, Christopher Soto, Stacy Szymaszek, and Simone White
The Parkside Lounge
New York City
3/27/16
Great Weather for Media Spoken Word Sunday
w/ Sophie Malleret
Videofag
Toronto, Canada
2/18/16
Impossible Theatre: Chamber Plays
w/ Derek McCormack
Kinokuniya Bookstore
New York City
2/16/16
Bryant Park Word for Word Poetry Series Welcomes The HIV Here & Now Project
w/ Michael Broder, Guillermo Filice Castro, Debora Lidov, Jee Leong Koh et al
Bric Arts Media House
Brooklyn
2/12/16
Brooklyn Poets Reading Series
w/ Rosebud Ben-Oni and Patricia Spears Jones
Events prior to 2016 have not been cataloged, but notable earlier venues include Adobe Books, Barnes & Noble, Bennington College, Book Soup, Books Inc., Brooklyn Public Library, Cake Shop, California College of the Arts, City Lights, Cornelia Street Café, CUNY Graduate Center, Eugene Lang College at the New School, Fort Greene Park, Harvard University, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania, Louisiana State University, McCarren Pool, Moe’s Books, MoMA PS1, Omi International Arts Center, Powell’s, PPOW Gallery, San Francisco Public Library, St Mark's Bookshop, Tijuana Cultural Center, University of San Francisco, and Webster Hall