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Reading #155

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February 2025 Debrief

Debriefings Reading #155

February 2025 Debrief

It might be winter in Chicago, but Tuesday Funk's audience gave everyone a super warm welcome! Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series played to a packed house February 4. Mare Swallow started us off strong with a story about doing cosplay for the first time at C2E2.

Meet the Readers: Eric Shoemaker

Participants Reading #155

Meet the Readers: Eric Shoemaker

Robert Eric Shoemaker is a poet, translator, and interdisciplinary artist. Eric is the author of Magical Poetics (Bloomsbury Academic, forthcoming), Ca'Venezia (2021, Partial Press), We Knew No Mortality (2018, Acta Publications), and 30 Days Dry (2015, Thought Collection Publishing). Eric’s work has been nominated for a Pushcart

Meet the Readers: Amy Eaton

Participants Reading #155

Meet the Readers: Amy Eaton

Amy Eaton is a Ragdale alum, the second runner up of the Daisy Pettles Women’s Writing Contest and the second person to receive the Rod Serling Scholarship at her high school in Binghamton NY (because there aren’t a lot of bragging rights to Binghamton besides growing up in

Meet the Readers: Scott Whitehair

Participants Reading #155

Meet the Readers: Scott Whitehair

Scott Whitehair is a storyteller, producer, and teaching artist. He is the producer of This Much Is True, now in its 17th year, the creator of Story Lab Chicago, which has put 900+ new or first time tellers on stage since 2011, co-host of Story Vroom Vroom, Evanston's

Meet the Readers: Mare Swallow

Participants Reading #155

Meet the Readers: Mare Swallow

Mare Swallow is an executive coach, storyteller, and occasional comedian. A lifelong performer, she’s a graduate of the Second City Conservatory. She holds a BA from Northern Illinois University, and an MFA from Goucher College. Please join Mare and our other fantastic readers on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 in

Meet the Readers: Bill Savage

Participants Reading #155

Meet the Readers: Bill Savage

Bill Savage teaches courses on Chicago history, literature and culture at Northwestern University and the Newberry Library of Chicago. At the Newberry, he co-curated their recent exhibit on Mike Royko, and he also works as an editor at the University of Chicago Press. He has published book reviews, op-eds, and

Tuesday Funk #155 Feb. 4, 2025

Readings Reading #155

Tuesday Funk #155: February 4, 2025

Shake off February's chill with some hot live lit! Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series returns to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf with readings by Amy Eaton, Bill Savage, Eric Shoemaker, Mare Swallow, and Scott Whitehair. Admission to Tuesday Funk is always free, but you must