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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
Saturday, May 18
Slowdown
BY DAY
Tuesday, January 17 2006
Jon Langford and Katy Hogan: Art as Dissent @ MCA
Heartland Café founder Katy Hogan interviews artist, activist, and musician John Langford about art as an expression of political dissent. This free event is sponsored by the Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council as well as MCA. Langford will also be featured at MCA this weekend, when he performs The Executioner’s Last Songs, a new composition that incorporates music, theater, and visual art. 6 PM, MCA Theater, 220 E Chicago Avenue. For more information, visit the website.
@properties Founder Speaks
Thaddeus Wong, co-founder of @properties, talks about how he and his partner built a billion-dollar real estate business in just five years at the Summit Executive Centre, 205 N. Michigan, 10th Floor. The talk is sponsored by the ; tickets are free for members, $15 in advance for non-members or $20 at the door. RSVP required to professional@ypchicago.org.
Women's book group @ Women & Children First
Women and Children First host their monthly women's book discussion group. This month's title is The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble. New members are always welcome to the group, and you get a 10% discount if you buy the book at the store and mention the book group. The discussion begins tonight at 7:30 PM. Full details at the W&CF site. Women and Children First: 5233 N. Clark. (773) 769-9299.
ChicagoPoetry Birthday Reading
ChicagoPoetry celebrates their seventh birthday with a reading at the Cafe, 5115 N. Lincoln. There will be new poetry, work from Fear of Poets and an open mic starting at 8pm. The reading is free, but donations are accepted to help keep the CP going. Call 773-539-1276 for more information.
Literary Gangs of Chicago @ MCA
Weep and chicagolit.org have organized a monthly program of literary performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art, to attain “a symbiotic accord among the divisive literary factions of the city.” Tonight, Weep performs at 6:30 PM. 220 E. Chicago Ave. For more information, visit the website.
