Tuesday Funk

Tuesday Funk #164: Nov. 4, 2025 Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series is here to help warm your heart for fall! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Nov. 4 for readings by Nicole Adabunu, Carmen Aiken, Tanya Korni...

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Surprise! Come see me read some gay ass poems at Tuesday Funk on 11/04!

Remember those times i said we were headed for an epistemic crisis because bad people were gonna use deepfakes to make propaganda & conspiracy theories & destabilize consensus reality-making & how the central paradigm of "generative AI" enables, encourages, & was indeed built on this premise?

Yeah.

UPDATE: Unfortunately Sara Paretsky isn't able to join us for our November show — however she will be at Tuesday Funk on January 6 instead!

Taking her place in our November lineup is poet, writer and performer Bridget Gordon!

Tuesday Funk #164: Nov. 4, 2025 Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series is here to help warm your heart for fall! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Nov. 4 for readings by Nicole Adabunu, Carmen Aiken, Tanya Korni...

Yes, you're reading that lineup correctly. See you Nov. 4!

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Tonight!

Meet the Readers: Esther Cowie Catherine-Esther Cowie was born in St Lucia to a Tobagonian father and a St Lucian mother. She migrated with her family to Canada and then to the USA. Her poems have been published in PN Review, Prair...

Please join Esther Cowie and our other excellent readers on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf!

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Tuesday Funk #163: October 7, 2025 Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for readings by Esther Cowie, Miles Harvey, Alan Lake, Jitesh Jaggi, and JH Palmer!

The air is picking up a fall chill, but Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series is still hot! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for readings by Esther Cowie, Miles Harvey, Alan Lake, Jitesh Jaggi, and JH Palmer!
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reading "Gazing Down On Half Dome From The Window Of An Airbus A320 At 34,000 ft." at @tuesdayfunk.bsky.social

Echoing that holler!

next Tuesday!! come listen to my poetry along with all of these other lovely writers!!!

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, ...

We've got a new website! And we've got another show coming up! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday_funk...

Tonight! See you there?

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 Victor...

Join us July 1 for Tuesday Funk #160! Readings by Martha Bayne, Chris Corlew, Chris Gleason, Ursa Miles and Victoria Montalbano. www.tuesdayfunk.org/2025/06/tues...

Tonight! What else are you gonna do?

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 Mohanr...

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!
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postcard for Tuesday Funk #158 on May 6, upstairs at Hopleaf. Featuring readings by Bradley Morgan, Kate Prior, Mike Puican, J. Rohr and Molly Sackler. Doors at 7, show at 7:30. Free!

Spring has sprung, and as the leaves return, so does Chicago's favorite monthly reading series. Join us in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on Tuesday, May 6 for readings by Bradley Morgan, Kate Prior, Mike Puican, J. Rohr and Molly Sackler! More info at tuesdayfunk.org

Join us at Hopleaf on April 1 — no foolin'! Tuesday Funk #157 will feature readings by Lily Be, Marc Fischer, Rachel Mennies, Kim Moldofsky, and Meredith Nnoka, as well as haiku by Andrew and a toast by Erin. www.tuesdayfunk.org/2025/03/tues...

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 Co...

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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 Co...

Happy Friday! As you plan your next week, don't forget to join us at Hopleaf for the latest edition of Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series!
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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 Co...

Put it on your calendar: Tuesday Funk is back at Hopleaf on March 4! #chicago #livelit #poetry #storytelling
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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,...

won’t you join us for some live lit and fine vibes this evening?https://www.tuesdayfunk.org/2025/01/tuesday-funk-155-february-4-2025.html

I'm reading at @tuesdayfunk.bsky.social next week at Hopleaf in Chicago! Come hear some poems!

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,...

The next Tuesday Funk show is coming up a week from tomorrow. Join us at Hopleaf on 2/4!
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That was @veronicaeye.bsky.social!

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,...

Shake off February's chill with some hot live lit! Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series returns to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on Feb. 4 with readings by Amy Eaton, Bill Savage, Eric Shoemaker, Mare Swallow, and Scott Whitehair.

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This is TONIGHT! I'm going to be saying my little jokes and japes on stage!

Tomorrow! Join us for the last Tuesday Funk of 2024!
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