Readings

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Readings Reading #162

Tuesday Funk #162 - Sept. 2, 2025

See you in September... for Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Sept. 2 for readings by Caitlin Brecht, Susan Buttenweiser, Howard Friedman, Cean Gamalinda, and eri lucia kapling! Admission to Tuesday Funk is always free, but you must be

Readings Reading #161

Tuesday Funk #161: August 5, 2025

Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series makes its triumphant monthly return! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Aug. 5 for readings by Dan Baron, Eiren Caffall, Elizabeth Joy Levinson, Courtney Justus, and Scott Smith! Admission to Tuesday Funk is always free, but you must be

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

Readings Reading #159

Tuesday Funk #159: June 3, 2025

As the weather warms up, so does Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series! Join us in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on June 3 for readings by Diana Babineau, Dayna Bateman, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Eden Robins, and James Stewart III. It'll be a little of everything

Readings Reading #158

Tuesday Funk #158: May 6, 2025

Spring has sprung, and as the leaves return, so does Chicago's favorite monthly reading series. Join us at Hopleaf on Tuesday, May 6 for readings by Bradley Morgan, Kate Prior, Mike Puican, J. Rohr and Molly Sackler, as well as haiku by Andrew and a toast by Erin.

Readings Reading #157

Tuesday Funk #157: April 1, 2025

Chicago's favorite monthly reading series returns to the Hopleaf on April 1 — no foolin'! Join us for readings by Lily Be, Marc Fischer, Rachel Mennies, Kim Moldofsky, and Meredith Nnoka, as well as haiku by Andrew and a toast by Erin. Admission to Tuesday Funk is always

Readings Reading #156

Tuesday Funk #156: March 4, 2025

March 4th? That's right, march forth and join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf for the latest edition of Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series! We'll feature readings by Keidra Chaney, Andrew Cothren, Mary Winn Heider, Kat Jercich and Lindsay Porter, plus haiku by

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

Readings Reading #154

Tuesday Funk #154 - January 7, 2025

Start the new year off with some great live lit! Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series returns to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Jan. 7, with stories and readings by James Gordon, Andrew Huff, Kathryn Kruse, Mare Swallow and Michelle Young! Hosted as always by Andrew

Readings Reading #153

Tuesday Funk #153: Dec. 3, 2024

Join us for the final Tuesday Funk of 2024! Chicago's favorite eclectic live lit series will be back upstairs at the Hopleaf on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to enjoy readings by Harm Cox, Nestor Gomez, Kathryn Kruse, Sara McHenry and Jo Salazar.  UPDATE: Jo Salazar and Harm Cox are

Readings Reading #152

Tuesday Funk #152 - Oct. 1, 2024

Get your monthly dose of live lit at Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series! Join us in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Oct. 1 where we'll have readings from Steve Bellinger, Faisal Mohyuddin, Laaura Goldstein, PJ Gray, and Sondra Morin. Admission to Tuesday Funk is

Readings Reading #151

Tuesday Funk #151 - September 3, 2024

See you... in September... at Tuesday Funk! Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series returns to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Cohost Andrew Huff will be missing due to an out-of-town wedding, but Erin Watson will be there with a toast and intros to all our

Readings Reading #150

Tuesday Funk #150 - August 6, 2024

A hundred and fifty shows!? That's exciting! Although less so because there was some slight misnumbering at one point so it's probably not actually #150. Who cares? Math is hard, that's why we deal in words. Anyway, join us for the August edition of

Readings Reading #149

Tuesday Funk #149: July 2, 2024

The Fourth of July is on Thursday, so why not celebrate with live lit on Tuesday? Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf for Tuesday Funk! We'll have readings by James Kennedy, Kate Lechler, Edward McClelland, C. Russell Price and Kathleen Rooney! There will be beer and

Readings Reading #148

Tuesday Funk #148: June 4, 2024

Will the scream of cicadas drown out the readers at our next show? Find out when Tuesday Funk returns on Tuesday, June 4 to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf! The evening will feature readings by Lina Chern, Eden Robins, Chrisopher Sweet, Ryan Trimble, and Erin Watson. Andrew Huff and Eden

Readings Reading #147

Tuesday Funk #147: May 7, 2024

April showers bring May readers? That's probably not how it works, but join us anyway on Tuesday, May 7 for the 147th edition of Tuesday Funk! The evening will feature readings by Carmen Aiken, Connor Coyne, Ananda Lima, Gina Twardosz, and Holly M. Wendt. Andrew Huff and Eden

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Tuesday Funk #146: April 2, 2024

Spring has sprung, and Chicago's favorite live lit reading series is too! Join us Tuesday, April 2 for the 146th edition of Tuesday Funk. The evening will feature readings by Sarah Kokernot, Daniel Kraus, Jennifer Schaefer, Lillian Stone, and Robert Vetter. Andrew Huff and Eden Robins cohost. Admission

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Tuesday Funk #145 March 5, 2024

Join us Tuesday, March 5 for the next edition of Tuesday Funk! The evening will feature readings by Molly Dumbleton, James Gordon, Dmitry Samarov, Mike Zapata and a fifth reader TBDr. Andrew Huff and Eden Robins cohost. Admission to Tuesday Funk is always free, but you must be 21 to

Readings Reading #144

Tuesday Funk #144: February 6, 2024

The weather is very wintery, but it's warm inside by the live lit. Join us Tuesday, Feb. 6 for the next edition of Tuesday Funk! The evening will feature readings by Jessi D, Kate Harding, Britt Julious, Elizabeth Gomez and James Finn Garner. Andrew Huff and Eden Robins

Readings Reading #143

Tuesday Funk #143: January 2, 2024

After a long hiatus, Tuesday Funk is finally back in 2024! Join us for the return of Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf in Andersonville. We'll have readings by Gint Aras, Kay Daly, Jasmine Davila, Hannah Gamble and Juan Martinez.

Readings Nighthawk Chicago

Tuesday Funk is BACK (for one show only)!

We hope to get back to Hopleaf really really soon, but until then, we have a SPECIAL show for you on Tuesday, October 11! It will be outdoors on the patio at Nighthawk Chicago (4744 N. Kimball), and will feature your co-hosts Andrew Huff & Eden Robins, Anne K. Yoder,

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Tuesday Funk is Going on Hiatus

While the prerecorded shows on YouTube have been fun, they are quite a bit more work than our live show, both for the cohosts and the readers, and they're no replacement for being together with all our friends and fans in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf. So, sadly,

Readings Reading #141

Quarantuesday Funk #141: Sept. 1, 2020

Your favorite eclectic monthly reading series helps you ease into autumn with its next show on Tuesday, Sept. 1! Join us "live" on the Tuesday Funk YouTube channel: youtube.com/TuesdayFunk for readings by Kathleen Rooney, Veronica Arreola, Rayshauna Gray, Keidra Chaney and Maggie Kast. The show will

Readings Reading #140

Quarantuesday Funk #140: Aug. 4

It's nice and hot in Chicago, so we hope you have air conditioning -- or at least a nice cold drink -- for when Tuesday Funk does its next pre-recorded YouTube Live show on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 7:30pm on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/TuesdayFunk! Please

Readings Reading #139

Quarantuesday Funk #139: July 7, 2020

Still not able to get back into the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf (although they're now serving food and drink on their patio -- support them now!), Tuesday Funk will be doing another a pre-recorded YouTube Live show at our usual time -- Tuesday, July 7 at 7:30pm