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
Monday, May 6
Slowdown
BY DAY
Monday, November 13 2006
Color of Violence @ Harold Washington Library
A discussion of the new book Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology, which addresses strategies for ending violence against women of color, will be held this evening at 6 PM in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Panelists include scholars, activists, and writers Andrea Ritchie, Andrea Smith, and Elizabeth Martinez. Beth E. Richie moderates. This event is free, but reservations are recommended: email events [at] thepublicsquare [dot] org or call 312-422-5580. 400 S. State. Visit the website for more information.
Sock Puppet Euripides @ Schubas
Tonight at Schubas you can enjoy three Euripides plays performed by puppets of different kinds. The plays: Hecuba (performed by sock puppets); Lysistrata (performed by actors wearing masks of anti-war celebrities); and The Persians (performed by the troupe with a Balinese shadow puppet). The show starts at 8:00. Tickets are $12, and all proceeds will go to humanitarian relief in Iraq. See the Schubas site to order tickets. The show will also be performed on Friday, November 17 at the Hideout; see Slowdown for that date for more details. Schubas: 3159 N. Southport. (773) 525-2508.
Gapers Block Book Club Meeting
This month's meeting of the Gapers Block Book Club takes place tonight at The Book Cellar at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave., where we will be discussing Cast of Shadows by Kevin Guilfoile. Author Kevin Guilfoile will be joingin us for this event, so don't miss it. The meeting begins at 7:30pm, and new members are always welcome! Hope to see you there. Visit the official book club homepage for more information.
