

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Long Story Short
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: This Women’s History Month edition of Long Story Short will feature 3 dynamic Black Women, Zahra Baker, Coco Elysses, and Shanell Oliver.About this EventThis Women’s History Month edition of Front Porch Arts Center’s monthly storytelling series Long Story Short will feature three dynamic Black Women storytellers, Zahra Baker, Coco Elysses, and Shanell Oliver. The event will also feature an open mic where attendees can share their related stories.Zahra Glenda Baker is a Louisiana-born artist whose diverse talents as a vocalist, storyteller, poet, ritualist, and teaching artist have enhanced the Chicago arts scene for over 35 years. She focuses on interpreting human experiences and advocating for liberation. A guardian of African American oral traditions, Zahra is deeply engaged in community and cultural expression. Zahra has performed at the National Black Storytelling Festival, World Music Festival, the Chicago Jazz Festival and is currently developing a performance This Black is Me: Sacred Encounters with Callie Guy House. @zahramalikaCoco Elysses is a modern-day renaissance woman is the former Chair of the venerable AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians). She is a formally trained writer, with an MFA in creative writing, Coco was a published poet before even graduating. Her multidisciplinary artistry and magnetic presence have made her a sought-after collaborator in theatre, television, and music. During its second season, she was featured as a musician on FOX’s critically acclaimed drama Empire. Her poetry also appears in 99 New Poems: A Contemporary Anthology.Shanell Oliver is an American journalist, producer, and founder of Diaspora News Network, a media platform dedicated to centering African stories for global audiences. She is the creator and executive producer of Africa The Beautiful, a docuseries inspired by her own journey of reexamining the narrow depictions of Africa she encountered in childhood. The series explores the people, cultures, ecosystems, and histories of the 54 nations that make up the continent.Previously she worked at MSNBC and contributed to the digital news platform The Grio, helping shape narratives at the intersection of culture, politics, and identity. She also worked with several boutique production companies across New York and Chicago, and was host and producer of What’s Really Going On, on Chicago’s first and only Black-owned broadcast television station, SWAAGTV.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/long-story-short/100001984491901699
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, music, literary-art, festivals, music-festivals, theatre, womens-history-month, performances, open-mic, storytelling, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Front Porch Arts Center
- **lat**: 41.87991780000001
- **long**: -87.7717062
- **full address**: Front Porch Arts Center, 5851 West Madison Street, Chicago, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Front Porch Arts Center (https://allevents.in/org/front-porch-arts-center/18380126)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Front Porch Arts Center, 5851 West Madison Street, Chicago, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 10 up to 10 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Front Porch Arts Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, entertainment, music, literary-art, festivals, music-festivals, theatre, womens-history-month, performances, open-mic, storytelling, jazz
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Long Story Short ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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