Gapers Block has ceased publication.

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.
 Thank you for your readership and contributions. 

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Friday, March 29

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Walter Mosley @ the Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Once acknowledged as a favorite author by former President Bill Clinton, Walter Mosley writes all kinds of fiction, but is best known for his fine series of L.A. detective novels featuring Easy Rawlins. The latest installment in the series, Cinnamon Kiss, has just been published, and Mosley will be discussing it tonight at 7 PM, as part of the Chicago Book Festival. 5757 South University Avenue in Hyde Park. For more information, call 773-752-4381 or visit the website.

Fluffgirl Burlesque @ Abbey Pub

Fluffgirl Burlesque hits the stage at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W Grace St., tonight at 9pm. The show is 18 and over. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, available here or at 773-478-4408.

If You Were Young: Rage @ the Chicago Cultural Center

The Chicago Cultural Center is screening a film by Japanese director Kinji Funkasaku tonight at 7 PM. If You Were Young: Rage tells the story of five kids from rural Japan who come to Tokyo for work. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.

 

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