Reading #85 - Tuesday Funk

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Reading #85

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Haiku by Andrew

Poetry Haiku by Andrew

Serious Haiku for September

At the Sept. 1 edition of Tuesday Funk, co-host Andrew Huff was in no mood for jokes with his haiku ripped from the headlines. Shot on live TV; we're faced with the dilemma of whether to watch. The same day, two more multi-victim shootings played through the news

September debriefing

Debriefings Reading #85

September debriefing

Just like we mourn the passing of summer, so we will mourn the moving of our bartender Mark... to the Twin Cities. Tuesday Funk #85 was his last show with us, so in honor of his tenure, we drank extra hard. We also had some stellar readers! Brian Heath started

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #85 is tonight!

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #85 is tonight!

Catch the tail-end of this summer's funk at Tuesday Funk #85 - Tonight! Featuring Brian Heath, Amanda Buckley, Jill Howe, Paul Dailing and David Daskal! Plus your humble co-hosts Andrew Huff and Eden Robins. Our readings take place at Hopleaf Bar, 5148 N. Clark St. in Chicago. We

Meet Our Readers: David Daskal

Participants Reading #85

Meet Our Readers: David Daskal

David Daskal is a Writer, Salesman and Family Dude living in Chicago. He has written and starred in five one-man shows around Chicago including The Pursuit of Happiness, The Generic News Hour and Habitat. Please join David and all our other fantastic readers on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, upstairs at

Meet Our Readers: Amanda Claire Buckley

Participants Reading #85

Meet Our Readers: Amanda Claire Buckley

Amanda Claire Buckley is a self-proclaimed troubadour. Her storytelling, music, and writing as taken her across the country--from Chicago to New York to DC--and abroad. She's performed live-lit at Essay Fiesta, Write Club, Is This a Thing, StoryClub, Story Lab, and with the kates. She's written

Meet Our Readers: Paul Dailing

Participants Reading #85

Meet Our Readers: Paul Dailing

Paul Dailing is the creator of 1,001 Chicago Afternoons, a website telling new, true stories of Chicago and real Chicagoans three times a week until he hits 1,001 stories. The project won a Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism from the Chicago Headline Club in 2013 and will

Meet Our Readers: Brian Heath

Participants Reading #85

Meet Our Readers: Brian Heath

Brian Heath is a veteran of film and television production turned writer, comedian and storyteller. He has performed sketch and improv at Second City, IO Chicago and The Annoyance Theater. He is currently a writer and performer for local sketch comedy troupe Cassandra. Cassandra has been featured at Chicago'

Meet Our Readers: Jill Howe

Participants Reading #85

Meet Our Readers: Jill Howe

Jill Howe co-produces Story Sessions, a monthly live lit event featuring true stories connected through a theme, live music and real-time story-inspired artwork at the beautiful City Winery in the West Loop. In addition to performing her own stories, Jill also coaches storytellers and organizes writing groups throughout the city.

Tuesday Funk for September 1, 2015

Reading #85 Howe Jill

Tuesday Funk #85: September 1, 2015

Wow, back-to-school time already? Tuesday Funk will help you forget about test anxiety with readings by guests Brian Heath, Amanda Buckley, Jill Howe, Paul Dailing and David Daskal to your favorite eclectic monthly reading series. Join us Tuesday, Sept. 1 in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St.