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Reading #107

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August 2017 Debriefing

Debriefings Reading #107

August 2017 Debriefing

After taking a break for the Fourth of July holiday, coming back to the upstairs bar in Hopleaf for the 107th edition of Tuesday Funk was a refreshing pleasure. Jonathan Winston Jones kicked things off with a second-person narrative that interwove memories with present-day feelings and events. Then Tiffany Gholar

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #107 is tonight!

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #107 is tonight!

Have you missed us as much as we've missed you? Come tell us about it TONIGHT at Tuesday Funk #107. We've got an extra awesome lineup, with Alicia Swiz, Jonathan Jones, Edward Moses, Hannah Gamble, and Tiffany Gholar. Our readings take place at Hopleaf Bar, 5148

Meet Our Readers: Jonathan Jones

Participants Reading #107

Meet Our Readers: Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Winston Jones has struggled more to come out as a writer than he did when coming out as gay. Whenever he hits his stride with his writing, he hears the voice of his deceased grandfather who raised him saying, "Writing usually doesn't pay the bills."

Meet Our Readers: Edward Moses

Participants Reading #107

Meet Our Readers: Edward Moses

In 2000, Edward Moses's diverse musical upbringing began to suddenly make a lot of sense, as the whirlwinds of albums his parents had at home merged with his sudden discovery of Hip-Hop and Slam Poetry, all in a single summer. 17 years later, he's shared stages

Meet Our Readers: Alicia Swiz

Participants Reading #107

Meet Our Readers: Alicia Swiz

Alicia Swiz is a professor, performer, and professional feminist. Drawing from her personal experience and her academic training, Alicia Swiz facilitates conversations about gender, sex and pop culture. She is the host of the monthly showcase, Feminist Happy Hour, and SlutTalk, a sex-positive storytelling series and Q&A. You

Meet Our Readers: Tiffany Gholar

Participants Reading #107

Meet Our Readers: Tiffany Gholar

Tiffany Gholar is a lifelong Chicago resident. She is the author of three art books: Post-Consumerism, Imperfect Things, and The Doll Project. A Bitter Pill to Swallow is her first novel, which started out as a short story she wrote during the summer of 1993 when she was about to

Meet Our Readers: Hannah Gamble

Participants Reading #107

Meet Our Readers: Hannah Gamble

Hannah Gamble is a poet, essayist, editor, performer,and educator. Her first book, Your Invitation to a Modest Breakfast, won the National Poetry Series in 2011. In 2014 she received a Ruth Lilly/Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg fellowship from The Poetry Foundation. You can find her writing on the Poetry Foundation

Tuesday Funk #107 - Aug. 1, 2017

Readings Reading #107

Tuesday Funk #107 -- Aug. 1, 2017

After taking July off for a certain patriotic holiday, Tuesday Funk is back August 1! Join us in the upstairs lounge of Hopleaf in Andersonville as we welcome Jonathan Jones, Edward Moses, Tiffany Gholar, Hannah Gamble and Alicia Swiz to read at your favorite eclectic reading series! As always, doors