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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
Tuesday, April 30
Slowdown
BY DAY
Wednesday, October 18 2006
Local Author Night @ Book Cellar
This month's Local Author Night brings us Patrick Somerville with his story collection Trouble, Alpana Singh of Check Please with her book on wine and relationships and Karen Russell with St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. Free at 7pm. The Book Cellar is located at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
Amy Sedaris @ Borders CANCELED
Famous for her less than attractive character in Strangers with Candy, Amy Sedaris stops by Borders to discuss and sign her new book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. Free and open to the public at 7pm, 830 N. Michigan Ave. Call 312-573-0564 for more information. UPDATE: This event has been CANCELED.
La Pena: Nuestro Tambo @ Old Town School
Part of the Old Town School's free fall Latin folk music and dance showcase, an evening of Puerto Rican performance begins at 8:30 PM. 4544 N Lincoln. For more information, call 773-728-6000 or visit the website.
Eames Film Festival @ DWR Evanston
Design Within Reach is showing a set of short films by Charles and Ray Eames at select studios across the country, and tonight the festival stops in for a second round at the Evanston studio, 1710 Sherman Ave., from 7 to 9pm. Seven Eames films will be screened, ranging from 1 to 30 minutes in length, as well as Do You See Me, a short film made in conjunction with the Alley Gallery and Alessandro De Cristofaro that was shot in Evanston. Attendees are encouraged to stay for a discussion following the screenings. It's free, but RSVP to evanston@dwr.com.
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind @ SAIC Ballroom
The Neo-Futurists perform their trademark 30 plays in 60 minutes with a twist in this evening presented by the Poetry Center: the plays are poetry or text-related. 6:30 PM, 112 S. Michigan. Tickets are $8 to $10, or free if you're a Poetry Center member. Visit the website for more information.
Landscape in the Mist @ Cultural Center
See a movie on the first floor of the Cultural Center, while eating a catered, sister-city (Athens) -influenced meal from Fox & Obel. 5:30 PM, 78 E Washington, $15. Reservations are required: call 312-742 TIXS (8497). For more information, visit the website.
