Reading #160 - Tuesday Funk

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Reading #160

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July 2025 Debrief

Debriefings Reading #160

July 2025 Debrief

It was downright hot on the first of July, but we stayed nice and cool in the upstairs lounge of Hopleaf, ready for the 160th edition of Tuesday Funk! Victoria Montalbano got things started with a funny story about being an in-store shopper for a now wildly successful college classmate.

Meet the Readers: Ursa Miles

Participants Reading #160

Meet the Readers: Ursa Miles

Ursa Miles is an Ozark-born and Chicago-based storyteller. She spent her early years playing on the dusty floors of her grandparents’ boat shop taking in the tall tales of fishermen and boat builders. Her love of stories led her to pursue a degree in theatre and speech education followed by

Meet the Readers: Chris Gleason

Participants Reading #160

Meet the Readers: Chris Gleason

Chris Gleason is a queer designer, artist, and exuberant Chicago transplant. They make zines and art about poetry, birds, museums, media, nostalgia, and The Queer Experience. They spent their college years writing poetry, and this is the first time they’ve done live lit since getting their writing degree in

Meet the Readers: Victoria Montalbano

Participants Reading #160

Meet the Readers: Victoria Montalbano

Victoria Montalbano is an actress, solo performer, and recovering improvisor. She has made appearances at storytelling shows across the Chicagoland area, and spends part of the year touring her one-person-shows. Her award-winning show, The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy of her Dreams is

Meet the Readers: Chris Corlew

Participants Reading #160

Meet the Readers: Chris Corlew

Chris Corlew is a writer and musician living in Chicago. His poems, short stories, and articles have been published in Cotton Xenomorph, Moist Poetry Journal, Whisk(e)y Tit, Kicking Your Ass, Cracked.com, and elsewhere. With Bob Sykora, he co-hosts The Line Break, a podcast about poetry and basketball.

Meet the Readers: Martha Bayne

Participants Reading #160

Meet the Readers: Martha Bayne

Martha Bayne is a writer and editor in and around Chicago. Currently a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press, she has worked in journalism and publishing for 30 years, since she first started publishing a zine in 1995, and recently returned to self-publishing with a Substack newsletter

Tuesday Funk #160 - July 1, 2025

Readings Reading #160

Tuesday Funk #160: July 1, 2025

July 1 will be the 160th episode of Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf for readings by Martha Bayne, Chris Corlew, Chris Gleason, Ursa Miles, and Victoria Montalbano. Maybe it will even consistently feel like summer by then! Admission to Tuesday