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, April 19
Slowdown
BY DAY
Monday, February 20 2006
Aleksandar Hemon & Jonathan Lethem @ Abbey Pub
Aleksandar Hemon, author of GB Book Club pick Nowhere Man, and Jonathan Lethem, author of Fortress of Solitude, stop by the Abbey Pub to read from Bernard Malamud's work. Both authors have written introductions to Malamud's books and hope to introduce a new generation of readers to his writing. Buy your tickets online -- $8 for regular tickets, $6 for students 25 and under. 7pm at 3420 W. Grace St. Presented by Nextbook.
Opening: Josephine Tonight! @ Theatre Building Chicago
A new musical about the early career of jazz-age icon Josephine Baker, who “put the sin back into syncopation,” opens tonight at 8 PM and plays through 26 March. $25 to $30. 1225 W. Belmont Ave. For tickets and more information, call 773-327-5252 or visit the Theatre Building Chicago website.
