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Dmitri Samarov, on a bike in Chinatown

Participants Reading #166

Meet the Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. He graduated with a BFA in painting and printmaking

Tuesday Funk #166: Jan. 6, 2026

Readings Reading #166

Tuesday Funk #166: January 6, 2026

Who cares if it's cold out, it's warm in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf! Shake off the chill and join us on Tuesday, Jan. 6 for Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series, featuring readings by Matt Carmichael, Peter Coviello, Kelsey McGrath, Sara Paretsky, and Dmitry

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Participants Reading #145

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. After a false start at Parsons School of Design

Tuesday Funk #145: March 5, 2024

Readings G.P.A.

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

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Participants Reading #135

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Dmitry Samarov paints and writes in Chicago. He published two books in 2019: Music to My Eyes (Tortoise Books) and Soviet Stamps (Pictures & Blather). He's also the author of two cabbie books: Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab (2011) and Where to? A Hack Memoir (2014). He

Tuesday Funk #135: January 7, 2020

Readings Reading #135

Tuesday Funk #135: January 7, 2020

It does not feel real putting that year up there. Here we are, talking about our first show in THE DISTANT FUTURE ...except it's next month. We are in fact living in a time beyond Blade Runner. Who would have guessed that live lit shows would be so

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Participants Reading #101

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. After a false start at Parsons School of Design

Tuesday Funk for Jan. 3, 2017

Readings Reading #101

Tuesday Funk #101: Jan. 3, 2017

Many people make new year's resolutions, and a popular one in Chicago is to not let the frigid winter weather keep them indoors. If that's you, we've got a sure-fire way to keep that resolution for at least the first week: Come to Tuesday

Holiday Treat: Sketches by Dmitry Samarov

Reading #88 G.P.A.

Holiday Treat: Sketches by Dmitry Samarov

At our December show, artist, writer and past Tuesday Funk guest Dmitry Samarov attended and gave us a gift -- sketches of all the readers -- Clayton Smith, Gint Aras, Britt Julious, Bill Savage and James Gordon. See more of Dmitry's work here.

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Participants Reading #74

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. After a false start at Parsons School of Design

Tuesday Funk for Oct. 7, 2014

Readings Reading #74

Tuesday Funk #74 - Oct. 7, 2014

This October, the 74th edition of Tuesday Funk will live up to its tagline with a truly eclectic show, featuring Mark Turcotte, Noel Jones, Paul McComas and Maya Kuper, Lori Rader-Day, and Dmitry Samarov -- plus your regular cohosts, Andrew Huff and Eden Robins. The reading gets underway on Tuesday,

Tuesday Funk movie camera

Video: Dmitry Samarov just wants to get home

At our August 6th edition of Tuesday Funk, Dmitry Samarov told us what happened to him the night the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and it sounded a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, please join us at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013, upstairs at

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Participants Reading #60

Meet Our Readers: Dmitry Samarov

Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, U.S.S.R., in 1970. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. After a false start at

Tuesday Funk #60: August 6, 2013

Readings Hopleaf

Tuesday Funk #60: August 6, 2013

Five dozen episodes of Tuesday Funk?! We can hardly believe it ourselves, and to celebrate this startling milestone we've put together a fantastic lineup for you for your listening pleasure. The roster will feature Bradley P. Beaulieu, Jac Jemc, Steven H Silver, Maggie Jenkins, and Dmitry Samarov. Throw