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
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BY DAY
Tuesday, June 13 2006
Annual Pride open mike @ Women & Children First
The Women & Children First bookstore presents its annual open mike event celebrating Pride Month. There's a large lineup of authors scheduled to read, and you can sign up for a two minute spot to read your own prose or poetry. The event starts at the bookstore tonight at 7:30 PM. See the Women & Children First Website for complete details. Women & Children First: 5233 N. Clark. (773) 769-9299.
Joffrey Ballet @ Harris Theater
Part of the Joffrey's celebration of its 50th anniversary, "Come Dance with Us," tonight's program includes Cool Vibrations, choreographed by Twyla Tharp in 1973, and Motown Suite, a recent work commissioned from Donald Byrd, which had its world premiere in April. Free, 7:30 PM, 205 E Randolph Drive. For more information, visit the website or call 312-334-7777.
Details of Silence @ Cultural Center
Part of Silk Road Chicago, The Details of Silence is a play that tells the stories of 11 diverse Arab women from around the world. This staged reading starts at 7 PM in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. Free. 78 E. Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Early to Bed: Asking For It
Early to Bed's latest workshop, "Asking For It," explores why it's so difficult to ask our sexual partners for what we want. Communication is the key to a satisfying relationship and the workshop aims to "help participants develop some skills for effectively communicating with their sexual partners." Both men and women, 18+, are welcome at the 7:30 gathering. $15. Early to Bed is located at 5232 N. Sheridan. Call 773-271-1219 for information and registration.
Rush Hour Concert @ St. James Cathedral
Professional Cathedral musicians are joined by guests from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles for this series of free, 30-minute chamber music concerts. Doors open at 5:15 PM, with refreshments. Tonight's music, in celebration of Mozart's 250th birthday, starts at 5:45 PM. 65 E Huron. For more information, visit the website.
