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.
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TODAY
Friday, May 17
Slowdown
BY DAY
Monday, January 16 2006
"Why the World Can't Wait" theatrical reading @ Steppenwolf Upstairs
When in the Course of Human Events: Creative Disobedience and Why the World Can't Wait, an evening of readings and performances in which "Chicago theater artists will join together for an evening of readings and performance addressing the challenges and responsibilities of citizenship under the current administration," gets started at 7pm tonight in the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. The event is free, although donations to World Can't Wait are encouraged. More information at the Steppenwolf Audience Services line: 312-335-1650.
Young feminist book group @ Women & Children First
Women and Children First hosts their monthly young feminist book club. This month's book is Women As Lovers by Elfriede Jelinek. The group is open to new members, and you get a 10% discount if you buy the book at the store. The discussion happens tonight at 7:30 PM; see the W&CF site for full details. Women and Children First: 5233 N. Clark. (773) 769-9299.
AIC Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bring your kids to celebrate and learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with storyteller Gwen Hillary at the Art Institute. Listen to stories, then create scratchboard pictures like the linoleum-cut prints in their current exhibition Legends and Legacy Award: Elizabeth Catlett. Free for kids of all ages; 11:30am-2:30pm in the Kraft Education Center. Call 312-857-7161 for more information.
