Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Saturday, April 27
The Lyric Opera only offers backstage tours a handful of times a year, and the last one until 2011 is happening Sunday. If you aren't able to make it, you can at least check out a few highlights on a WGN blog.