Celebrate Pride Month this June with a celebration of legendary pulp fiction author Valerie Taylor on this 4-mile running tour in the Gold Coast/River North/Loop area starting and ending at Vuori (1003 N Rush Street) organized by our friends at Read & Run Chicago! Join us on Tuesday, June 24th, at 6 PM!
Taking inspiration from Taylor’s novel The Girls in 3-B, Read & Run Chicago guide Quinn Rose will stop at real-life queer hangouts from Chicago history and discuss characters from The Girls in 3-B! Following the running tour, we’ll end at Vuori (1003 N Rush Street) for a post-run snacks and lecture with Gerber/Hart Library and Archives Community Outreach and Strategic Partnerships Manager Jen Dentel. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to Gerber/Hart Library and Archives.
Learn more and get your tickets here!
About Read & Run Chicago
Read & Run Chicago is a chapter of Read & Run Tours, LLC, the country’s first and only organization that hosts running events inspired by books. Founded in 2021 by queer educator, freelance writer, and runner Allison Yates, the mission of Read & Run Tours, LLC and the city chapters is to use movement and stories to explore locations. Their community-focused run programming includes running tours, book club runs, author talks, and other literary-themed fun runs all inspired by books set in the cities where chapters are located, written by local authors. While connecting runners to the city’s stories, they also actively support literacy programs, public libraries, independent bookstores, and local authors.
In Chicago, they have hosted more than 100 events (in English and Spanish) for over 300 Chicagoans, featuring over 30 authors or local experts, and they have been featured in various media outlets including CNN, Runner’s World, Midwest Living, NBC’s Chicago Today, Fox32 Good Day Chicago, WGN Radio, Block Chicago, and more.
More information at readandrunchicago.com, Instagram, and Facebook.