Author Archives: Scott Smith

We are lucky to have incredible storytelling talent in our neighborhood, including Morgan Park’s own Carly Oishi. Carly is the former producer of live lit shows Solo in the 2nd City and Miss Spoken. Her favorite shows to perform in are … Continue reading →

The many faces of the arts will be a part of this month’s Frunchoom, including one of Chicago’s hardest-working players behind the scenes: Mark Kelly. Mark is a long-serving educator, arts advocate, and Chicago cultural leader. He recently retired as … Continue reading →

Appearing at The Frunchroom this month is Won Kim: a multi-disciplinary artist helming a restaurant, painting murals, and DJing whenever he can. Won grew up in the north side of the city but is now a proud resident of Beverly. … Continue reading →

The culinary and storytelling arts pair nicely in The Frunchroom’s July show starting with Geena Doherty, the chef, and co-owner, of B*U*B Café in Blue Island, IL. Geena began working in her grandparent’s butcher shop at just 10 years old where … Continue reading →

The Frunchroom, the original live storytelling series about the South Side of Chicago that makes its home in Beverly/Morgan Park, returns to the Beverly Arts Center this month with five new storytellers. The next show will be at 730pm on … Continue reading →

One of our readers for tonight’s show is unable to make it due to illness. So we’re bringing back one of our 2017 readers: Tina Jenkins Bell. Tina is a published fiction writer, journalist, academic, fiction editor for an online … Continue reading →

The Frunchroom is about re-centering the South Side narrative around the people who make it great. And Shermann “Dilla” Thomas knows what makes Chicago and the South Side great. Chicago historian Dilla, as he is affectionately called, is a fascinating … Continue reading →

For our 8th anniversary show, we’re bringing in some storytellers who have been on our must-have list for a while. Megan Stielstra is the author of three collections: Everyone Remain Calm, Once I Was Cool, and The Wrong Way to … Continue reading →

We’re thrilled to be back at the Beverly Arts Center this Thursday with five more storytellers. Michelle “Chellee” Rashad is raised and rooted in the Greater Englewood community. She is a compassionate leader on a mission to revitalize her neighborhood … Continue reading →

The Frunchroom is back at the Beverly Arts Center for its 8th Anniversary Show this Thursday, April 13th at 730pm. Co-produced by the Beverly Area Arts Alliance, The Frunchroom features the best storytelling about the South Side of Chicago. Hosted … Continue reading →