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January 22, 2008

Oakton Hosts Poet and Playwright Idris Goodwin

Hip-hop poet, playwright, and musician Idris Goodwin will read selections from his work at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, as part of the Chicago Writers Series at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.

Readings are free and open to the public. Parking is always free (Lot A recommended). Refreshments will be served.

Goodwin has produced and directed more than a dozen plays at the Chicago Cultural Center, Athenaeum Theatre, Museum of Contemporary Art, and other venues. He also has been a guest lecturer, performer, and workshop facilitator at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, DePaul University, Columbia College Chicago, Yale University, and Sarah Lawrence College.

For more information about the Chicago Writers Series, contact Lynn Woodbury at 847-635-1953 or woodbury@oakton.edu.


Media Contact: Bill Paige (847) 635-1806


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