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
Monday, September 18 2006
Joyce Carol Oates @ Barbara's Bookstore, UIC
Renowned author Joyce Carol Oates will speak at 7:30pm at Barbara's Bookstore, 1218 South Halsted Street. Call 312.413.2665 for details.
Blogger Law Talk & Meet-up
Mobium Mortgage, 319 W. Ontario, hosts a blogger networking event today from 3:30pm to 7pm, featuring a talk and Q&A on legal issues connected to blogging with Internet attorney/blogger Evan Brown and the fine folks at Feedburner. Plus drinks and networking. Free and open to anyone, but please RSVP here.
Room at the Table Release Party, Reading, and Benefit
To celebrate the release of its first CD, the Poetry Center's Audio Archives Project presents an evening of food and poetry, featuring readings by Yusef Komunyakaa, Liesel Muller, and Mark Perlberg. In the beautiful ballroom of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 112 S. Michigan. The event begins at 6:30 PM, with tickets ranging from $25 to $75. Reservations must be made by Monday, 11 September. For more information, call Sara Schroeder at 312-629-9171 or email sschroeder [at] poetrycenter [dot] org.
Restoration Panel @ Auditorium Theatre
As part of a series of events commemorating Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday, Rick Kogan moderates a discussion of the Auditorium restoration work at 6 PM this evening. Free, but space is limited: call 312-341-9668 to reserve a place. 50 E Congress. For more information, visit the website.
World Music Festival: Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar @ Millennium Park
This African orchestra plays tarab music, which incorporates influences from the Middle East. India, Indonesia, and Europe with homegrown traditions. Free. 6:30 PM in the Pritzker Pavillion. For more information, visit the website.
Rabbi Harold Kushner @ Harold Washington Library
The author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People discusses his inspirational volume, Overcoming Life's Disappointments. 400 S. State. Free, in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at 6PM. For more information, call 312-747-4300.
