Reading #108 - Tuesday Funk

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Reading #108

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Episode #108 Debrief

Debriefings Reading #108

Episode #108 Debrief

September's Tuesday Funk was pretty incredible. In case you missed it, here's what went down. Evan Stoner kicked things off with an excerpt of his book about becoming parents in a dystopian future, followed by a tale of a romantic betrayal from Angel Simmons. Cohost Andrew

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #108 is tonight!

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #108 is tonight!

Don't let the end of summer get you down! Come see some amazing writers and storytellers tonight! This month we've got Mary Winn Heider, Michael Fischer, Angel Simmons, Evan Stoner, and Lily Be! Our readings take place at Hopleaf Bar, 5148 N. Clark St. in Chicago.

Meet Our Readers: Angel Simmons

Participants Reading #108

Meet Our Readers: Angel Simmons

Angel Simmons is a Chicago south-sider who was raised in Englewood. As a Columbia College alumna, she does it all as a speaker, mentor, coach, runway and print model, president and CEO of The Message, Inc., and the current Ms. Worldwide USA Ambassador for the Live Out Loud Charity. She

Meet Our Readers: Michael Fischer

Participants Reading #108

Meet Our Readers: Michael Fischer

Michael Fischer is currently earning an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College. He is co-editor of Sierra Nevada Review, an assistant nonfiction editor of Profane, and a Moth Chicago StorySlam winner. His work has been supported by fellowships and grants from the Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Grubstreet, the Lighthouse

Meet Our Readers: Lily Be

Participants Reading #108

Meet Our Readers: Lily Be

Lily Be is a Chicago native, born and raised in Humboldt Park. A momma, a nanny, and storyteller. Lily Be is the creator and cohost of the bimonthly storytelling series, The Stoop, which takes place second and last Thursday of every month at Rosa's Lounge. Lily exists to

Meet Our Readers: Evan W. Stoner

Participants Reading #108

Meet Our Readers: Evan W. Stoner

Evan W. Stoner is the author of this bio and the novel Birthday Suits, a book that asks the question: if you inherit a disease from your parents, can you hold them legally responsible? While not a courtroom drama, the book explores the emotional fallout of this scenario as it

Meet Our Readers: Mary Winn Heider

Participants Reading #108

Meet Our Readers: Mary Winn Heider

Mary Winn Heider writes for kids, but has also worked as a public radio reporter, a high school teacher, and a bartender on a train in Alaska. She teaches writing to kids in Chicago Public Schools with the theater company Barrel of Monkeys, and studied writing herself at the Vermont

Tuesday Funk #108 - Sept. 5, 2017

Readings Reading #108

Tuesday Funk #108 -- Sept. 5, 2017

Get back in the swing of things post-Labor Day with your favorite eclectic reading series! Tuesday Funk is back Sept. 5! Join us in the upstairs lounge of Hopleaf in Andersonville as we welcome Mary Winn Heider, Michael Fischer, Angel Simmons, Evan Stoner and Lily Be. As always, doors open