The Paper Machete goes All-American at Green Mill

The Paper Machete regular and unofficial mascot Chad the Bird

Photo: Evan Hanover

The Paper Machete, the weekly "live magazine" hosted by former TOC staffer Christopher Piatt, has lined up a roster of its regular stars (and stripes) for an Independence Day special edition at a new venue: Uptown's historic Green Mill.

The Paper Machete All-American Holiday Pageant, hitting the jazz institution Sunday, July 1 at 3pm, will feature an impressive slate of Machete habitues holding forth on American themes (1776–2012). Just like TPM's usual Saturday shows at the Horseshoe, it's free. The lineup includes:

• Rob Anderson
• Kim Bellware (Chicagoist)
• Lisa Buscani
• Colleen Doyle and Nancy Friedrich
• Dan Granata
• Samantha Irby
• Patrick Rowland as Barack Obama
• Katie Rich and Steve Waltien (The Second City's Who Do We Think We Are?)
• Josh Zagoren (a.k.a. Chad the Bird)
• musical guests The Empty Pockets