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
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BY DAY
Wednesday, August 23 2006
SummerDance Nomadic DJ Series @ Butler Field
Head over to the Petrillo Band Shell to dance to music by deejays Cajmere and Derrick Carter.. Free, 6 PM. 500 S. Columbus Drive. For more information, visit the website.
Marisha Pessl @ Women & Children First
Author Marisha Pessl reads from her critically-acclaimed debut novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, today at Women & Children First (5233 N. Clark St.). 7:30pm. Free. Call 773-769-9299 for more information or visit the W&CF website.
Breaking the Silence @ Cultural Center
This 1999 Chinese film starring Gong Li tells the story of a Beijing single mother raising a deaf son. Presented in the Claudia Cassidy Theater at 6 PM by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago and Cinema/Chicago as part of its International Summer Screening series. Free. 78 E. Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Sister Cities International Film Series: Mamay @ Gallery 37
See a movie on the roof of Gallery 37, while eating a catered, sister-city (Kyiv, Ukraine) -influenced meal from Fox & Obel. 7:30 PM, 66 E Randolph, $15. Reservations are required: call 312-742 TIXS (8497). For more information, visit the website.
