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Essays Videos Memoir Reading #51 Zemaitis Mary

Video: Mary Zemaitis was a teenage "Jesus Freak"

  • William Shunn

William Shunn

29 Nov 2012
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At our November 6th edition of Tuesday Funk, Mary Zemaitis bravely confessed her past as a teenage "Jesus Freak," and it sounded a little like this...

And if you enjoyed that, please join us at 7:30 pm on December 4th, upstairs at Hopleaf, for an evening with Julia Borcherts, Jodi Eichelberger, Maggie Kast, Stephen Markley, and Andrew Reilly.  See you there!

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Tuesday Funk #167: February 3, 2026

Tuesday Funk #167: February 3, 2026

Fight, fight against the dregs of winter and head to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf for Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 3, when we'll feature readings by Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, PJ Bauman, Robin Billadeau, Robert Loerzel, and Lori Rader-Day! Admission
13 Jan 2026 1 min read
Dmitry Samarov reads at Tuesday Funk #166, Jan. 6, 2026

January 2026 Debrief

We love a packed room at Tuesday Funk, and the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf was indeed filled to capacity for our 166th edition on January 6, 2026. A queue formed on the stairs ahead of the 7pm door time! Once everyone was settled in where they could, Dmitry Samarov got
13 Jan 2026 2 min read
Kelsey McGrath

Meet the Readers: Kelsey McGrath

Kelsey McGrath (she/they) is a multi-hyphenate creative and has been in the Chicago theater scene since 2015, most recently dipping her toes in live lit and storytelling. As a performer, she's acted with Northwestern University, Northlight Theatre, Steep Theatre, Red Theater, and Lifeline Theater. As a writer,
30 Dec 2025 1 min read
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