We’re pleased to announce another edition of Chicago’s first and only Live Talk Show centered around design and the creative arts. The Show ‘n Tell Show is a late night-style show where the guests are the city’s most dynamic designers, photographers, illustrators, poster-makers and more. They each present a single project in a lively evening full of drinks, laughs and design. It’s hosted by designers Michael Renaud and Zach Dodson, along with SpokesMom, the spokesmodel that is also your mom (played by Seth Dodson).

We’re celebrating our one-year anniversary and are giving the Whistler a break by setting up shop in Schubas’ beautiful performance space.

Guests include:

Ivan Brunetti (Schizo, Fantagraphics)
Billy Bauman (Delicious Design League, live from Flatstock Seattle)
123 Clap (Members of the M’s, video/music experiments)
Jeremiah Chiu & Renata Graw (Plural)
Mig Reyes (Threadless)
Davey Sommers (The Post Family)
Elaine Fong

The details:

September 6th, 9pm • Schubas • 3159 N Southport, Chicago, IL • ALWAYS FREE

Check out showntellshow.com for photos and design work from the show, video clips, visual puns and more.

BOOK DESIGN SPECIAL! Featuring Jay Ryan, Paul Hornschemeier, David Barringer, Doug Fogelson, Zach Huelsing and Matt Kessler. 7pm at the Whistler (2421 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago). No cover, open to the public, 21+.

DON’T SLEEP!!! showntellshow.com

Along with Emily Clayton, Ryan Duggan, SuperKonductor, Sonnenzimmer and many more incredible artists, I’ll be showing a WPA-inspired print tonight at the opening of Version>09. It’s at the Zhou B. Art Center from 5-10, and if you’re unable to make it, the show runs through May 2.

Zach Dodson, SpokesMom and myself will host another debacle showcasing local graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, graphic novelists and artists. Anne Benjamin, Nick Campbell, Steve Delahoyde, Margot Harrington, and  Joe Van Wetering will be showin’ it. 7pm @ The Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee. showntellshow.com

Gapers Block and TimeOut tell the story better than I do, but basically, Zach, Seth and I will be making asses of ourselves once again at the Whistler, this Wednesday at 7pm. Stealing the show will be Nick Butcher, Johnathan Crawford, Rod Hunting, Nathan Keay, Myra Mazzei and Guy Villa.