Category Archives: Lineups

The Frunchroom returns with an 8th-anniversary show

It started in 2015 as a live-reading series in the side room of a bar on Western Avenue. It survived the pandemic, and it’s now ready for an eighth-anniversary celebration. The next edition of The Frunchroom, a local storytelling series, … Continue reading

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The Frunchroom Summertime Staying Home Sessions Vol. 4

Our last summertime show is jam-packed with storytellers! Presented by Beverly Area Arts Alliance via video right in your own frunchroom (or kitchen, or bedroom, or basement, or wherever you want). Our August 13th readers are: Veronica Arreola Lily Be … Continue reading

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The Frunchroom: The Frunchroom’s Summertime Staying Home Sessions, Volume Three

The third time’s the charm. And the first two were pretty darn good so imagine how delightful this one will be… Miss the show? Catch up with it here. Presented by Beverly Area Arts Alliance: The Frunchroom is back – … Continue reading

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The Frunchroom’s Summertime Staying Home Sessions, Volume Two

Presented by Beverly Area Arts Alliance: The Frunchroom is back – via video right in your own Frunchroom (or kitchen, or bedroom, or basement, or wherever you want). Our next show is Thursday, July 16th at 7pm. Though we can’t … Continue reading

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The Frunchroom’s Summertime Staying Home Sessions, Volume One

The Frunchroom is back – via video right in your own Frunchroom (or kitchen, or bedroom, or basement, or wherever you want). Though we can’t yet gather again in person, we’re bringing back our past readers for a series of … Continue reading

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Everything you need to know about The Frunchroom, Volume XX

Tonight! Another Beverly Arts Alliance storytelling event at the Beverly Arts Center. There will be cocktails, friends, laughs, and tears, all with a South Side flavor. At 730pm, The Frunchroom will kick off its 20th show with five new storytellers: … Continue reading

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In the Frunchroom: Tonika Johnson

Our next reader for the next Frunchroom show this Thursday is Tonika Johnson. Tonika is a visual artist and photographer from Chicago’s South Side Englewood neighborhood. In 2010, she helped co-found Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.) and now she … Continue reading

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In the Frunchroom: Madeline O’Malley

Our next reader for this month’s Frunchroom is Madeline O’Malley. Madeline is a teacher, a mother, a storyteller and a comedian. She has spent the past 20 years in Chicago Public Schools entertaining the toughest of crowds: teenagers. Madeline performs … Continue reading

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In the Frunchroom: Lisa Colleen

The next reader for this Thursday’s Frunchroom show is Lisa Colleen. Lisa is a lover of stories. As a mom, grandma, teacher and coach, she has an endless supply of material and seldom makes it through one story without interrupting … Continue reading

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In the Frunchroom: Jessica Scheller

Next up for this month’s Frunchroom show is Jessica Scheller. Jessica Scheller is the proud mother of 8-year-old twins Charlotte & Grayson, the dedicated wife of Adam Wiers, and the reluctant owner of a golden retriever named Dave. She and … Continue reading

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