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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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Friday, March 29

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Karen Halvorsen Schreck @ Women and Children First

The local author of Dream Journal, about a 16-year-old girl coping with her mother's struggle with breast cancer, reads from her novel today at 4:30 PM. Free. 5233 N. Clark. For more information, call 773-769-9299 or visit the website.

The Rapture @ Metro / Smart Bar

Punk-dance revivalists The Rapture will be playing at Metro this evening, and will also spin a guest DJ set at the afterparty event at Smart Bar. Doors open at 8pm, tickets are $22. For more info, see Transmission. 3750 N Clark.

Rail-Volution

Rail-Volution was born out of the Portland, Oregon, light rail implementation more than 15 years ago but centers around all kinds of transit, including bicycles, car-sharing, and streetcars; and covers environmentally sound planning, building transit-oriented communities, and strategies for funding. The conference runs through Wednesday at the Marriott Mag Mile, 540 N Michigan. For more information, visit the website.

 

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