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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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TODAY
Tuesday, May 7
Slowdown
BY DAY
Tuesday, May 10 2005
Kevin Guilfoile @ Lincoln Park Library
Kevin Guilfoile reads from his book, Cast of Shadows, at the Lincoln Park branch of the Chicago Public Library, 1150 W. Fullerton Ave., at 7pm. Free. For more information, please contact Joanna Hazelden at the Lincoln Park Branch at 312/744-1926.
Adam Langer @ Barbara's
Adam Langer, author of Crossing California and the June pick for the GB Book Club, stops to read at Barbara's Bookstore UIC, 1218 S. Halsted St. The story focuses on three families in West Rogers Park, coming of age during the Iran hostage crisis. The reading starts at 7:30 pm. Call 312- 413-2665 for more information.
Early to Bed: Tickle His Pickle
I once received a Dove Promise that read, "There is joy in giving back." I thought, replace "back" with "head" and you've got it about right. I'm guessing the ladies at Early to Bed would agree, and you might too after going to their latest workshop Tickle His Pickle: Raise Your Penis I.Q. For those wanting instruction on the art of the BJ, the workshop will "cover male anatomy, hand-job and blowjob techniques, ball handling, and even how to put on a condom with your mouth." There is a $10 fee for the 7:30pm workshop, with pre-registration required. Call 773-271-1219 or email workshops[at]earlytobed.com to do so. Ages eighteen and above, open to women only. Early to Bed is located at 5232 N. Sheridan Rd.
Run Lola Run @ Film Center
The Siskel Film Center presents of a screening of the 1998 film Run Lola Run as part of its German Cinema series. The film will be accompanied by a lecture by Scott Curtis of Northwestern University. The screening starts at 6:00 PM. Tickets: $9, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Changing Worlds Annual Benefit
Changing Worlds, a non-profit educational arts organization, is holding their annual benefit "The Power of Story." Two Chicagoans will be honored for their "documentation of oral histories that deepen readers understanding of Chicago's rich ethnic mosaic." This year's honorees are Timuel D. Black, Jr., author of Bridges of Memory: Chicago's First Wave of Black Migration, and Jeff Libman, author of An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories from Chicago's Newest Immigrants. The benefit will also feature students' artwork and writing, dinner and a silent auction. Swing by UIC, Chicago Circle Center, 750 S. Halsted, from 5:30-8:30pm, to join in. Tickets are $50-$75. Call 312-421-8040 or email khook[at]changingworlds[dot]org to save your space.
