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Sunday, May 19
This month's meeting of the Gapers Block Book Club takes place tonight at The Book Cellar at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave., where we will be discussing Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. The meeting begins at 7:30pm. And, join the book club email list for updates and important alerts about future meetings.
The Poetry Center of Chicago invites you to a performance and party with Jill Scott, Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter and Poet Jill Scott, who will be performing work from her first book of poetry, "The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours," published by St. Martin's Press. Scott began her career with poetry, and gradually paired her words with music. Her debut CD "Who Is Jill Scott" went double-platinum. Scott will be performing tonight at the Rubloff Auditorium of The Art Institute of Chicago, at 230 South Columbus Drive, Chicago. Tickets are $25 general admission without after-party, $10 general admission for Poetry Center members and are available through Ticketweb.