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Tuesday Funk
@tuesdayfunk.bsky.social
Chicago's beloved eclectic monthly reading series showcasing a mix of fiction, poetry and essays. Join us at Hopleaf the first Tuesday of every month.
Join us Tuesday, July 7 as we feature readings by P. Scott Cunningham, Beatriz Gartler, Jill Howe, Joanne Jacobson, and Maggie Queeney! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
Tuesday Funk #172: July 7, 2026
Recover from your Fourth festivities with a little live lit at Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series! Join us Tuesday, July 7 as we feature readings by P. Scott Cunningham, Beatriz Gartle...
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Join us June 2 as we feature readings by Andrew Huff, Jitesh Jaggi, Mary Lorenz, Anca Szilagyi and Joy Wright! tuesdayfunk.org
Join us May 5, when we'll feature readings by Benjamin Goluboff, Kate Lechler, Victoria Montalbano, Vincent Omni, and Deborah Shapiro! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
Tuesday Funk #170: May 5, 2026
No sign of JT, but it's gonna be May — and Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series returns to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on May 5! Join us as we feature readings by Benjamin Goluboff, K...
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Next Tuesday, see @jasonnarducy.bsky.social read at Tuesday Funk! www.tuesdayfunk.org/meet-the-rea...
Meet the Readers: Jason Narducy
Jason Narducy is a Chicago musician. When he isn't touring with Bob Mould, Superchunk, or Sunny Day Real Estate, he writes and sings in Split Single. Jason has performed with Robert Pollard (Guided By...
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April is already looking up. www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
Tuesday Funk #139 – April 7, 2026
It will soon be April. Will there be spring flowers? Only time will tell. But there's one thing we can be sure of: Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series will be back in the upstairs loung...
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I shared some topical haiku at last night's @tuesdayfunk.bsky.social. www.tuesdayfunk.org/haiku-by-and...
Haiku by Andrew: February 3, 2026
At Tuesday Funk, we cohosts also get in on the act a little. Erin does a highly specific toast, and I read topical haiku — haiku ripped from the headlines, from my life and yours. These are the four I...
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Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 3 for Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series, featuring readings by Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, PJ Bauman, Robin Billadeau, Robert Loerzel, and Lori Rader-Day! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
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 for Chicago's favorite eclectic r...
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You know about this, right? www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
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 C...
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Speaking of best live lit, our January show will be excellent! You should come. www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
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 C...
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Coming up Dec. 2! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
Tuesday Funk #165: December 2, 2025
The holidays are here again, but Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series takes no winter breaks! Join us in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Dec. 4 for readings by Michal Eskayo, Sophie L...
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Did you miss the show last week? Here's a recap: www.tuesdayfunk.org/november-202...
November 2025 Debrief
November's Tuesday Funk happened on one of the first truly autumnal days of the year, with drizzle and blustery winds whipping the leaves around. But that didn't stop people from packing the upstairs ...
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Surprise! Come see me read some gay ass poems at Tuesday Funk on 11/04!
Tuesday Funk@tuesdayfunk.bsky.social · 10mo agoUPDATE: 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!
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.
Mar Hicks@histoftech.bsky.social · 10mo agoThis person is one hundred percent correct and it’s scary af. We will never “media literacy” our way out of this as a society. We are about to reap the whirlwind when it comes to misinformation, disinformation, and informational warfare.
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!
Yes, you're reading that lineup correctly. See you Nov. 4! www.tuesdayfunk.org/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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Tonight!
Tuesday Funk@tuesdayfunk.bsky.social · 11mo agoThe 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! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk... #chicagoevents #livelit
Please join Esther Cowie and our other excellent readers on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf! www.tuesdayfunk.org/meet-the-rea...
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...
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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! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk... #chicagoevents #livelit
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!
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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
We've got a new website! And we've got another show coming up! www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday_funk...
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, ...
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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...
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...
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