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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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Tuesday, July 12 2005
Outdoor Film Festival: Citizen Kane
The 6th annual Chicago Outdoor Film Festival kicks off tonight at sunset with a screening of the classic Orson Welles film Citizen Kane. The screening will be at Butler Field in Grant Park (Lake Shore Drive & Monroe), and admission is free. See the City of Chicago Website for a complete schedule of the festival, which runs every Tuesday night through August 23.
Roger Ebert Day
Today is officially Roger Ebert Day in Chicago! What's happening on Ebert Day? Well, there will be a dedication of a sidewalk plaque at the Chicago Theater (175 N. State) -- directly across the street from the Siskel Film Center. There will also be a program at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington), honoring Ebert's long career of film criticism. And this evening, the Outdoor Film Festival kicks off, with a screening of the classic film Citizen Kane, for which Roger recorded a commentary track for the DVD release. Before the screening (which will be sans commentary), there will be a tribute to Roger, which begins at 8:00 PM. So have a happy Ebert Day!
INFLUENCE. @ Sonotheque
Interrupt Media and Subsystence begin to wind down their monthly INFLUENCE. night at Sonotheque, this time with unmixed DJ sets from local favorites Zachary Lubin, Dave Siska, and Ken and Karl Meier. The event starts at 9 PM and takes place at Sonotheque, 1444 W Chicago, near Ashland. There is a $3 cover, and you must be 21 to get in.
