• Soho House Chicago

    February 13, 2025, 8pm

    Performer for Champagne Room, an annual Valentine’s Day burlesque show.

  • House Show

    November 8, 2024

    Featured reader for Alex Patrick Dyck’s 2024 Book Tour.

  • Chicago Artist Coalition

    October 4, 2024, 6:30pm

    An artist talk by 2023-24 BOLT Resident Ále Campos on their exhibition “A Cloak Dripping Femme” moderated by Riley Yaxley.

  • The Dunes

    September 28, 2024, 8pm

    To celebrate the publication of “A Great Gay Book,” Andrew Ketchum, Matthew Rodriquez, and Riley Yaxley read excerpts of their writing alongside drag performances.

  • Gerber/Hart Library & Archives

    November 1, 2023, 6:30pm

    To celebrate the one year anniversary of Suture: Trauma and Trans Becoming, Gerber/Hart and Punctum Books invited KJ Cerankowski, Noa Micaela Fields, and Riley Yaxley to read. 

  • Bughouse Theater

    June 16, 2024, 5pm

    Featured reader for Open Book Open Mic, a weekly poetry reading and open mic.

  • Cafe Mustache

    July 19, 2023

    Featured reader for Together Again, a monthly variety show hosted by Ále Campos.

  • The Front

    June 28, 2023, 7:30pm

    an enchanted candle lit reading of “The Tongue” and other original pieces of writing by Riley Yaxley

    Followed by a performance piece by Emma Campbell activating the Grind Me installation by Kelsey Scult.