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
Wednesday, April 24
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, February 05 2006
Mahler’s 5th @ Cultural Center
Feeling moody? Here’s music to match your temperament, courtesy of the Classical Symphony Orchestra, which consists mainly of graduate and undergraduate music students. A live performance of Mahler’s 5th Symphony begins this afternoon at 3 PM in Preston Bradley Hall. Free. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
StoryStudio Chicago Writer's Cafe
Still working on that NaNoWriMo novel? Head over to StoryStudio Chicago for a quiet writing space complete with snacks and peers available for some instant feedback. The cost is $10 (which covers your coffee and snacks) and the session runs today from 11am-3pm. Pre-registration is not required, but it helps them to know if you're planning on attending. StoryStudio is located at 3717 N. Ravenswood, #115, Chicago (near corner of Addison and Lincoln avenues). StoryStudio is just three blocks from the Addison stop on the Brown Line El. Or, there's a parking lot and street parking available.
Watch Six Nations Rugby Tournament
The Six Nations is Europe's premier Rugby Union tournament, featuring matches between England, Ireland, France, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. Enjoy a great Irish breakfast, $4 Heineken and Amstel during games, and giveaways. Johnny O'Hagan's is located at 3374 N. Clark St. (773) 248-3600. Today: Sunday, February 5, at 9 am, see Scotland vs. France finish off the first round of tournament play. Every weekend until March 19th, you can roll out of bed and see some rugby from "across the pond". No hooligans.
Drinking & Writing On the Radio
You don't care about the Super Bowl because, hey, there are no Bears in it. The obvious choice now is to sit down, beer in hand, beside the old radio and listen to The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show, tonight at 6pm on WLUW, 88.7FM (or listen online). Featured tonight is the recently retired Chicago sports writing legend Bill Jauss. They'll also talk to brewer Rick Schmidt from the Mishawaka Brewing Company in Indiana about his award winning beer, Four Horseman Ale. Finally, the instructive, entertaining ramblings of Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster.
