{"id":"8","title":"Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle with Poetry Editor-in-Chief Adrian Matejka","starts_at":"2026-06-02 18:00:00","ends_at":"2026-06-02 20:00:00","body":"<p>Since 1916, The Arts Club of Chicago has been a preeminent exhibitor of international art, a forum for established and emerging artists, and a celebrated venue for performers from around the world. For over 100 years, The Arts Club has opened its membership to artists and patrons of the arts, and its exhibitions to the public.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Image: Haegue Yang, artist. Photo: Michael Tropea</p><p><br></p>","type":"EventCategory","state":"published","slug":"artist-talks-panel-discussions","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:54:31.814977","updated_at":"2018-12-20 22:48:03.447021","excerpt":"","is_timeless":false,"organization_id":190,"highlighted":false,"opening_starts_at":null,"opening_ends_at":null,"searchable":"'00':21B '20':124B '2026':31B '30':25B '5':122B '6':20B,24B 'adrian':13A,98B 'alexandra':46B 'announc':44B 'artist':61B 'attend':120B 'author':97B 'avail':115B 'begin':29B 'born':62B 'bring':73B 'chicago':1A,37B,50B,70B 'chief':12A,94B 'complimentari':127B 'cultur':84B 'dcase':35B 'del':5A,47B,71B 'discuss':101B 'editor':10A,92B 'editor-in-chief':9A,91B 'educ':58B 'even':15B 'fellow':96B 'foundat':43B 'histori':85B,105B 'interdisciplinari':60B 'johnson':33B 'laureat':3A,54B 'librari':39B 'matejka':14A,99B 'mayda':4A,45B 'mayor':32B 'movement':82B 'multidisciplinari':75B 'music':81B 'on-sit':117B 'per':125B 'perform':57B,80B 'person':126B 'pm':22B,26B 'poet':2A,53B,56B 'poetri':8A,18B,42B,79B,90B 'practic':76B,103B 'present':107B 'program':17B,23B 'public':16B,38B 'rais':64B 'read':109B 'recept':19B 'regist':130B 'remot':128B 'root':77B 'scale':113B 'second':52B 'side':68B 'sit':87B 'site':119B 'slide':112B 'south':67B 'ticket':114B 'two':111B 'vall':6A,48B,72B 'view':129B","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1735364941/g6hzccl9wzqhgajkhrsc.jpg","calendar":null,"carousel":false,"event_body":"<p>Evening Public Program: Poetry</p><p>Reception 6:00 pm | Program 6:30 pm</p><p><br></p><p>At the beginning of 2026 Mayor Johnson, with DCASE, the Chicago Public Library, and the Poetry Foundation, announced Mayda Alexandra del Valle as Chicago’s Second Poet Laureate. A poet, performer, educator and interdisciplinary artist born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Del Valle brings a multidisciplinary practice rooted in poetry, performance, music, movement and cultural history. She sits down with&nbsp;<em>Poetry</em>&nbsp;editor-in-chief and fellow author Adrian Matejka to discuss her practice and history and present a reading or two.</p><p><br></p><p>Sliding Scale Tickets available for on-site attendance from $5 to $20 per person</p><p><br></p><p>Complimentary remote viewing</p><p><a href=\"https://us.list-manage.com/11H3SUDBwsy?e=e3c33543d7&amp;c2id=862ae2c1bcef2b7ceb1b01f686f9f68e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Register Here</a></p><p><br></p>","name":"Talks","organization_type_id":"1","district_id":"4","telephone":"+13127873997","website":"http://www.artsclubchicago.org","email":"information@artsclubchicago.org","hours":"Tu-F 11-6, Sa 11-3","location":"201 E. Ontario Chicago, IL 60611","display_location":"201 E. Ontario, Chicago, IL 60611","latitude":"41.893025","longitude":"-87.622417","contact":"Dir. Janine Mileaf","sub_district_id":"19","promoted_at":"2018-10-24T18:46:33.266Z","optional_sort_name":"Arts Club","paid":true,"position":3,"category_name":"Talks","orgname":"The Arts Club of Chicago","orgslug":"the-arts-club-of-chicago","image":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1779310161/fpxahvwdiyot9u0joz7v.jpg"}