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4th Tuesday of Every Month Starting in August 2026 Bergstein's NY Deli (18064 Martin Avenue) Sign Up List at 5:45 pm Stories at 6:00 pm FREE |
Do Not Submit Homewood takes place in the side room of a wonderful neighborhood deli.
Arrive at 5:45 to sign up for a spot, and when your name is called, you will get 7 minutes on stage to share/tell/read anything you'd like. First come, first served. Listeners welcome.
No experience necessary to participate. All ages welcome.
No pressure, judgement, critiques, or scoring.
No hate speech. Please consider PG13 language and content for this venue.
Delicious food and drinks readily available.
Free parking in the lot or on nearby streets.
Questions, comments, concerns or suggestions? Email us at [email protected]
About Your Hosts
By day, Suzy Dritz works part time as a legal secretary for a sole practitioner in the southern suburbs and also runs a Jewish senior social program for Jewish Community Centers of Chicago. She lives in Homewood with her trophy husband, Randy. Together they are the proud parents of three adult daughters. In her spare time Suzy loves to go out to hear music, knit functional objects and sing showtunes to her two ugly dogs.
Richard Pniewski is a retired award-winning English and Drama teacher. He also has directed plays for Artcraft Theatre in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood and, more recently, for Evergreen Park's Candlelight Theatre. After years of appreciating the storytelling stage at the annual Fox Valley Folk Festival in Geneva, Illinois, he finally decided to join the storytelling community. He has appeared at the Illinois Storytelling Open Mic, Do Not Submit, Story Lab, Homewood Stories, Inspired! Live Lit and The Back Room.
Giggy Wagner holds a Master’s degree in Composition and Communication from Central Michigan University, where she specialized in the art of creative nonfiction with a focus on narrative storytelling. Though originally from Texas--and having spent significant time in Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky-- she brings a touch of Southern hospitality wherever she goes. For the past 12 years, Giggy has proudly called Homewood, Illinois, home and fully embraces the Chicagoland community. At her core, she is an educator, having taught language and communication for 28 years. More recently, she has embraced a new identity: storyteller. For the past seven years, she has told stories to willing audiences all over Chicagoland. Now, as part of the team carrying forward the Homewood Stories legacy, Giggy steps into the role of host, producer, and all-around storytelling expert.