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Tuesday Funk #65: January 7, 2014

We've put together a terrific lineup for our January edition of Tuesday Funk. The roster will feature Ryan Bartelmay, Kelly Swails, Christa Desir, Jasmine Davila, and Christopher Sweet. We'll also have a round of Haiku by Andrew, and new co-host Eden Robins most likely has something

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Tuesday Funk #64: December 3, 2013

Eight times eight is sixty-four, so it only seems fair that we square the circle at our 64th big episode and bid farewell to longtime co-host William Shunn.  The roster on December 3rd will feature G.P.A. (Greatest Poet Alive), Jocelyn Geboy, Davis Schneiderman, a freaking stage play by

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Tuesday Funk #63: November 5, 2013

For November's Tuesday Funk, we've put together an all-star lineup so fabulous it just might pop your dome.  The roster will feature Paul McComas & Greg Starrett, Vojislav Pejović, J.H. Palmer, John Rich, and Rosamund Lannin.  Throw in one of our patented Poems by Bill

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Tuesday Funk #62, "Glitter & Mayhem Edition": October 1, 2013

We have a hell of a 62nd episode coming up for you on October 1st.  Lace up your disco skates and powder your nose, because nothing goes better with a little Funk than a whole lot of Glitter & Mayhem! The first half of our wild and crazy program will

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Tuesday Funk #61: September 3, 2013

Brace yourself, because do we have an amazing Tuesday Funk lined up for you! For our 61st episode, we've put together a roster that includes MacArthur Fellowship winner Aleksandar Hemon, whose recent The Book of My Lives has been garnering acclaim around the world. As if that'

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Tuesday Funk #60: August 6, 2013

Five dozen episodes of Tuesday Funk?! We can hardly believe it ourselves, and to celebrate this startling milestone we've put together a fantastic lineup for you for your listening pleasure. The roster will feature Bradley P. Beaulieu, Jac Jemc, Steven H Silver, Maggie Jenkins, and Dmitry Samarov. Throw

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Tuesday Funk #59: July 2, 2013

Our next event takes place Tuesday, July 2, 2013, with readings by Daniel Kraus, Bill Breedlove, Kendra Stevens, Eden M. Robins, and our own Andrew Huff. Tuesday Funk invites you to walk with us into a deep, dark literary forest this July.  The roster will feature Daniel Kraus, Bill Breedlove,

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Tuesday Funk #58: June 4, 2013

We've put together a brilliant lineup for our next Tuesday Funk!  The roster will feature Darwyn Jones, Heather Corallo, Lawrence Santoro, Mare Swallow, and G.P.A. (Greatest Poet Alive).  Throw in a handful of our patented Haiku by Andrew, not to mention your pick of cold beers

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Tuesday Funk #57: May 7, 2013

We've put together a leafy, green lineup for Tuesday Funk fit to feed a small village.  The roster will feature Suzanne Clores, Mary Beth Hoerner, Robert McDonald, Dion Walton, and former co-host Sara Ross Witt.  Throw in one of our patented Poems by Bill and some Haiku by

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Tuesday Funk #56: April 2, 2013

We've put together an April lineup for Tuesday Funk fit to melt your cold heart at the end of this long winter.  The roster will feature Mary Robinette Kowal, Jeremy Jasper, Wesley Chu, Reagan Keeter, and Tuesday Funk co-founder Reinhardt Suarez.  Throw in one of our patented Poems

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Tuesday Funk #55: March 5, 2013

Our March lineup at Tuesday Funk is fit to make every other reading series green with envy.  The roster will feature Mairead Case, Lania Knight, and Dana Norris, not to mention The Beautiful Anthology's Zoe Zolbrod and 2nd Story's CP Chang.  Throw in one of our

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Tuesday Funk #54: February 5, 2013

Stand to attention, Funkers, because have we got a show for you!  We're declaring February 5th to be Not Your Parents' Valentine's Day, and our subversive, saucy program that evening will feature Mary Pat Bohan, John Everson, Gina Frangello, Hanna Martine, and 2nd Story'

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Beer pairings for tonight's reading!

Happy New Year! As if you didn't already have reason enough to show up for this evening's 53rd episode of Tuesday Funk, the Chicago Sun-Times today gives you one more. Featured in today's Entertainment section is an article by David Hoekstra in which four

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Tuesday Funk #53: January 1, 2013

Good news. Your friends at Tuesday Funk have your New Year's Day hangover cure all figured out!  Just order yourself a little hair of the dog, stir in five great readers with a smidgen of fiction, some essays, and a little poetry, and you'll be feeling

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Tuesday Funk #52: December 4, 2012

Come kick off the holiday season in style with your friends at Tuesday Funk,  Chicago's eclectic reading series where good writing and good beer mix! We're pleased to present the first in a series of readings featuring authors from the new 2nd Story essay anthology Briefly

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Reminder: Tuesday Funk #51 is tonight!

It's a real horse race tonight, and the stakes are huge! But no matter which team you're backing, you can take refuge from the stress of election returns tonight at Hopleaf, as your good friends from Tuesday Funk bring you our 51st big episode! Our terrific

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Tuesday Funk #51, "Election Night Edition": November 6, 2012

No matter what else you do on Election Night, remember to vote with your feet and come on down to Hopleaf for the 51st edition of Tuesday Funk!  We'll be bringing you a ballot box stuffed with literary excellence from the likes of Jac Jemc, Mary Lorenz, B.

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Reminder: Tuesday Funk #50 is tonight!

For our landmark 50th episode tonight at Hopleaf, your friends at Tuesday Funk bring you an evening layered with shivers and squirms, from the best horror writers Chicago has to offer. Our United States of Horror edition will feature John Everson, Cynthia (cina) Pelayo, and a chilling dramatic reading from

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Tuesday Funk #50, "United States of Horror Edition": October 2, 2012

The month of October.  These United States.  Our 50th big episode.  Put them together and what do you get?  Tuesday Funk's United States of Horror. No, it doesn't make any sense, but neither does life, and that's the whole point of the genre we

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Tuesday Funk likes Kegs for Kids

We at Tuesday Funk love Hopleaf and the wonderful room they let us use every month, so we're happy to spread the word about a great cause they undertake every year. No, it's not a program to give beer to minors!  It's a charitable

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Tuesday Funk #48, "Chicago Post-Worldcon Science Fiction Spectacular": September 4, 2012

Tuesday Funk is proud and excited that the 70th World Science Fiction Convention will be coming to Chicago in three short weeks!  And It so happens that our 48th big reading will take place Tuesday, September 4th, 2012, the day after Worldcon ends.  In honor of Worldcon, we plan to

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Hopleaf Bar is a star!

Tuesday Funk is eternally grateful to Hopleaf Bar for giving us such an atmospheric and welcoming home every month.  In return, we'd like to congratulate Michael Roper not just on Hopleaf's recent beautiful expansion, but also on its appearance earlier this month on Food Network'

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Tuesday Funk #47: August 7, 2012

Hey, Funkers!  There's a bounteous harvest of literary goodness coming in August, with the 47th big episode of Tuesday Funk.  We'll bring you great readings from Holly McDowell, Scott Smith, Sara Ross Witt, Jesse Jordan, and Vacation on the Island of Ex-Boyfriends author Stacy Bierlein!  You&

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Tuesday Funk #46: June 5, 2012

Hey, Funkers!  You'll definitely want to tune in for our very special 46th episode of Tuesday Funk, which will feature readings from Samantha Irby, Kristin Lueke, Dion Walton, Jennifer Schaefer, and recent L.A. Times Book Prize winner Alex Shakar!  You'll also get a new Poem

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Tuesday Funk #45: May 1, 2012

There's a strong spring wind blowing a great evening your way!  Our 45th episode of Tuesday Funk will feature readings from Chris Mendius, B.C. Bell, Susanna Lang, Julie Rosenthal, and Tom Underberg!  You'll also get a new Poem By Bill, not to mention your pick