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Reading #33

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April debriefing

Debriefings Videos

April debriefing

I know we say this every month, but if you missed Tuesday Funk #33 last night, you may have missed our strongest evening of readings yet. The rapt audience last night was treated to Lisa Chalem's hilarious and touching reminiscence of how two newlyweds learned to cook, J.

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #33 is tonight!

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #33 is tonight!

"Quiet on the set! Three ... two ... one ... and we're rolling." Hello, Chicago, and welcome to another edition of Tuesday Funk, the monthly series where we bring you the writers we want to hear read live! Today is Tuesday, April 5th, and as always we'll

Meet Our Readers: William Shunn

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Meet Our Readers: William Shunn

William Shunn was born in Los Angeles, raised near Salt Lake City, and lived for many years in New York City before landing in Chicago with his wife and dog in 2007. This completes his collection of U.S. continental time zones. He also spent time slumming in Canada before

Meet Our Readers: Ian Belknap

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Meet Our Readers: Ian Belknap

Ian Belknap is a Chicago writer/performer who is the host/curator/Overlord of WRITE CLUB, the nation's premiere competitive philanthropic readings series, monthly at the Hideout. He also serves as the Fact Checker in The Encyclopedia Show, monthly at the Vittum Theater, and irregularly as the Dean

Meet Our Readers: J.H. Palmer

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Meet Our Readers: J.H. Palmer

J.H. Palmer is a secret writer who has lived in Chicago since pretty much forever. Her writing has appeared in Gapers Block, Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, Babble, and Christopher Street. Her superpowers include the ability to name any song that aired on WPLJ between 1980-1989 in three notes

Meet Our Readers: Robert K. Elder

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Meet Our Readers: Robert K. Elder

Robert K. Elder is a journalist, author, film columnist and a regional editor of AOL's Patch.com in Chicago. Pulitzer-winner Studs Terkel calls Elder "a journalist in the noblest tradition" in his introduction to Elder's book, Last Words of the Executed. Dead Man Walking

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Meet Our Readers: Lisa Chalem

Lisa Chalem has loved writing since childhood when she and her best friend wrote a three page screenplay about two friends who realize fame and fortune as world renowned disco dancers. Her blog, Feel the Love. Eat the Food, chronicles how she turned her twisted relationship with food into a

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Readings Notices

Tuesday Funk welcomes Robert K. Elder to the April 5th lineup

Hey, Funkers, we're delighted to welcome author and journalist Robert K. Elder to our April 5th lineup. Rob's upcoming book is It Was Over When...: True Tales of Romantic Dead Ends. He discussed his previous effort, The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their

Tuesday Funk #33: April 5, 2011

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Tuesday Funk #33: April 5, 2011

Is winter really over? In Chicago it's always hard to tell. But whether or not there's still snow on the ground, we at Tuesday Funk will be bringing you a veritable spring runoff of talent in April from the likes of Robert K. Elder, Ian Belknap,