# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FAIRYLAND – by Alysia Abbott 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: HAPPY LABOR DAY! Join us to Discuss our Monthly Book in September . . . 
---- Amazon = 4.5 / Goodreads = 4.1 ----
---- Stonewall Honor Bk, Lambda & Goodreads Choice Awd Finalist ----
---- NYT Ed's Choice & San Francisco Chronicle Best Bk of Yr ----

?????????, ??????? ?????? OF GROWING UP IN ???-??? ??? ????????? WITH A WIDOWED, ?????? ??? ??????.

- - - - - NYT Book Review - - - - -
"? ????????'? ?????????????, ?????-???? ????????? ???? ?????? ???? ??????? ??? ???????? ???????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?????????? ????????."

SUMMARY: After his wife dies, ???????? ?????? & ???????? Steve Abbott moves with his ??? ???????? to ??? ?????????. They discover a city in the midst of revolution, bustling with ??? ???  in search of ??? ??? ?????????? - few are raising a child.

Steve throws himself & Alysia into San Fran’s vibrant ???????? ????? – raucous ???????, poetry ???????? & a world of ???????, ???????? & ???????. But the pair live w/ ?????? ?????????. As Alysia gets older she wants more than anything to ??? ??. The world, she learns, is ??????? ?? ??????????.

In ??????’? ?????, Steve’s friends fall ill as ???? starts its rampage. While studying in France, her father tells her it’s ???? ?? ???? ????. Alysia must choose whether to take on the ?????????????? ?? ?????? for her father or continue the ??????????? ???? she has worked so hard to create.

Reconstructing their life together from a remarkable cache of ??? ??????’? ????????, this gives us an ????????????? ???????? of a tumultuous, historic time in ??? ????????? as well as an exquisitely moving account of a ??????’? ?????? & ? ????????’? ????.

- - - Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (which we've read & loved) - - -
"????????, ??????? & ?????? ??????, ? ???? ????? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ? ??? ???????????? ??????????? ?? ? ??????? ??’?? ?? ?????? ?? ??????????, ??? ??????????? ?????? ??? ??? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????."

[free, no RSVP needed, just come & we'll welcome you in!]
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/fairyland-by-alysia-abbott/200030519378718
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Center on Halsted
- **lat**: 41.94885
- **long**: -87.64991
- **full address**: Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St,Chicago, Illinois, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: FAIRYLAND – by Alysia Abbott
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/809208234b070dd9e8e2da52586f46a5f428ef08dc2043cf293a2b3d4f5aa63e-rimg-w1200-h604-dc080808-gmir?v=1786083558

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is FAIRYLAND - by Alysia Abbott  being held?
  - **A:** FAIRYLAND - by Alysia Abbott  takes place on Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St,Chicago, Illinois, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing FAIRYLAND - by Alysia Abbott ?
  - **A:** FAIRYLAND - by Alysia Abbott  is organized by Gay Men's Book Group - Chicago.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** FAIRYLAND - by Alysia Abbott  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chicago, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If FAIRYLAND - by Alysia Abbott  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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