This Fall in Chicago
Face of the Hood Logan Square
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Kristen Kaza, 30 Creative director at No Small Plans Productions
If you want to get a sense of what Logan Square in 2015 is all about, look no further than party producer extraordinaire Kristen Kaza. The Vermont native has lived in Chicago for 12 years and moved into her apartment on Logan Boulevard with her partner, Moll Nye, and her German shepherd–husky mix, Demi, in 2014. Logan is a hip neighborhood,
and Kaza might be its hippest resident. If there’s a cool event in the area, she’s probably attending or organizing it. Her monthly R&B dance party, SloMo, Slow Jams for Homos (and Their Fans), at the Whistler (2421 N Milwaukee Ave) celebrated its fourth anniversary in August. She describes the event as “a celebration of R&B music and a space for the queer community that feels safe but also sexy and fun.” “I love the spirit that this
neighborhood has,” she says. “The support of the arts and the sense of alliance and community remind me of Burlington, Vermont, where I grew up.”—Clayton Guse
“He just peed on the bus and then took me out to dinner.”
“I’d like to think that
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you’re a good person, but after I saw you ridiculing the animals at the zoo, I’m having a really, really hard time.”
“I got crabs at my friend’s improv show.”
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“I’d rather drink a glass of river water than Malört.”
“They got married
in a park and divorced in the backseat
of a broken-down Volkswagen.”
“What’s a crazy cat lady without a mountain of moldy tuna?”
“There’s no way he’s
straight. Did you see the way he was eating that sausage?”
“I don’t believe in God, but I do believe in the combination of beef, cheese and peppers.”
“Wouldn’t it be awesome if Rahm had an Ashley Madison account?”
PHOTOGRAPH: JACLYN RIVAS
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