February 12, 2019

I was delighted, but surprised, to be on the roster of Booth One Chicago. With Gary Zabinski (Host) Betsy Ingram (Producer), their typical guest is in the Arts: actors, writers, producers, stage managers, and more. I actually didn’t see how I fit in this category (well, writers works), but Betsy explained that my dear friend, Mark Larson suggested me as a guest. Betsy evidently honors Mark, so the invite came through. I had a great time doing the podcast, and if you listen close enough, you can hear Betsy’s laughter. Be sure to check out all of their podcasts, with guests much more prestigious and I.

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January 27, 2019

WHAT BLACK WOMEN
WANT WHITE WOMEN TO KNOW

Dahleen Glanton in conversation with Elaine Soloway

Hubbard Place
360 W. Hubbard St., 9th Floor Lounge
Chicago, 60654

August 2, 2018

My daughters Faith and Jill joined me in a Pre-80th Birthday party and book launch at Women and Children First Bookstore. Because our crowd was over 140 friends, we moved the book reading to the nearby Swedish American Museum. In this photo my daughters are doing their "thinly veiled" routine to hint that my novel hits pretty close to the author's life.

May 22, 2018

I was delighted to be the featured speaker at the National Council of Jewish Women's Spring Fundraiser. I'm joined in this photo with organizer extraordinaire, Donna Gutman.

November 3, 2017

I was a guest on Ben Tanzer’s podcast, “This Podcast Will Change Your Life.” I’m not sure our conversation moved anyone to alter their existence, but I had a great time chatting with Ben, who is an Emmy-award winning coach, creative strategist, podcaster, writer, teacher and social worker who has been helping nonprofits, publishers, authors, small business and career changers tell their stories for 20 years.

Listen here > This Podcast Will Change Your Life.

October 19, 2017

Village Chicago, a non-profit membership community focused on helping members navigate the new longevity by connecting them to each other and to trusted resources that support vibrant, secure later lives, hosted this event Oct. 19, 2017 at Conrad Sulzer Regional Library. I interviewed the delightful Sherry Stanfa-Stanley, author of Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares. It was fun, and jealous-provoking, being on the other side of questions.

March 29, 2017

Applause for the great crowd that attended our Lincoln Park Village event March 29, 2017 at Sulzer Library. With Alison Cuddy and Meredith Maran. I'm grateful to the many old and new friends who shared their love and support with this grateful author. (Photo by Ron Gould.)

August 15, 2016

Greg Danger Komorowski's graduation class at Second City's "Humor Doesn't Retire."

2016

I played a member of the synagogue board, who was conveniently named Elaine, in Season Three, Episode 3 of my daughters' show, "Transparent." You can read more about my short-lived, but fun fame, in the blog post "Showbiz" from the Hometown Rookie series.

June 11, 2016

On Saturday, June 11, 2016, 6:30 p.m., I presented a Staged Reading of my original pilot, Layover at Chicago's iO Theatre, Chris Farley Cabaret. My amazing cast included: Joe Bill, Sophia Mia Canale, Diane Cohen, Tyler Davis, Meghan Flood, Susan Messing, Chuck Otto, Anne Taubeneck, Greg Taubeneck, and Edwin Wald.The story: Upended by the sudden death of her husband, Linda Simon rents out spare bedrooms to flight attendants and pilots. Lives entangle between the widow, her guests, and the once-placid Chicago neighborhood.

March 14, 2016

A Life Lived Out Loud

Elaine Soloway in Conversation with Mary Schmich, March 14, 2016, A New Leaf, for the AntiDefamation League of Chicago.

Elaine Soloway has lived the past four decades of her life out loud and in the public eye. At the age of 77, Elaine has three successful and widely-read blogs, has published three books, and most recently has seen aspects of her lifeimmortalized on the Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winning “Transparent,” which is produced and written by her daughters, Jill and Faith Soloway.

Through a combination of traditional and social media, Elaine shares her life generously with her readers – exposing both her successes and challenges to public scrutiny. A lifelong Chicagoan, she writes about moving to the West Coast — and discovering she was happier back in her hometown. She muses about her desire for companionship, about her first husband’s external transformation and the illnesses that ended her second husband’s life far too soon. She tackles the ageism that pervades our society, the stress of caregiving, her passion for city living — all with her signature warmth and a wicked sense of humor.