April 2011

Meet Our Readers: Tim W. Brown

Tim W. Brown was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. In 1983 he graduated summa cum laude from Northern Illinois University with a degree in American studies. He is the author of four novels, Deconstruction Acres (1997), Left of the...  read

It's the Chicago Way! Release Party of Issue 4.1, Criminal Class Review

  Join our friends From The Chicago Way series this Sunday, May 1st as tehy host a release party for Issue 4.1 of the fine literary journal Criminal Class Review, www.criminalclasspress.com, with short readings from local contributors Eric May, Patricia Ann McNair, Gary...  read

Meet Our Readers: Bradley P. Beaulieu

Bradley P. Beaulieu is the author of The Winds of Khalakovo, the first of three planned books in "The Lays of Anuskaya" series. In addition to being an L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award winner, Brad's stories have...  read

Meet Our Readers: Brooke Wonders

Brooke Wonders is a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she studies trauma theory and nonfiction, while secretly writing dark fantasy on the side. This summer she will be attending the storied Clarion Writers' Workshop in...  read

Meet Our Readers: Scott Smith

Scott Smith has two jobs, at present. The one he gets paid for in dollars involves digital strategy at Chicago magazine. The one he gets paid for in experience and graying hair involves parenting his daughter Abigail with his wife...  read

Brad Beaulieu book launch this afternoon in Milwaukee

We'll have more to tell you about Bradley P. Beaulieu in the next week or so, since he'll be part of our upcoming Tuesday Funk reading on May 3rd. But in case you're near Milwaukee today and need something fun...  read

YOU like Laura Peterson Choreography

We've told you before about New York City's Laura Peterson Choreography and their campaign to finance a visit to us here in Chicago. Well, apparently you listened to us because the company raised a bit more than their goal of...  read

Tuesday Funk #34: May 3rd

Our next event, Tuesday, May 3, 2011, features readings from Paul McComas, Tim W. Brown, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Brooke Wonders, and Scott Smithread

William Shunn on your TV, maybe

This weekend, our co-host William Shunn appears on the public-affairs program Senior Network on CAN TV 19, as part of a panel discussion on contemporary science fiction novels and films. The panel also includes Jody Lynn Nye and Edison Blake,...  read

April debriefing

I know we say this every month, but if you missed Tuesday Funk #33 last night, you may have missed our strongest evening of readings yet. The rapt audience last night was treated to Lisa Chalem's hilarious and touching reminiscence...  read
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Tuesday Funk is an eclectic Chicago reading series, hosted by Andrew Huff and Eden Robins, showcasing a mix of fiction, poetry, essays and performance. Join us next on Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640. Admission is free.

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