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
Tuesday, April 23
Slowdown
BY DAY
Wednesday, November 15 2006
Richard Ford @ Harold Washington Library
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day, Richard Ford, will read from and sign his latest work, The Lay of the Land, the third installment in the Frank Bascombe series. Free at 6pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium of the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St. Call 312-747-4050 for more information.
Millennium Park Ice Rink Opens
The McCormick-Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park opens today, weather permitting. It's open from 10am to 10pm every day, free for all. (Skate rental is $7.)
Claudia Roden @ Newberry Library
The author of many excellent regional and ethnic cookbooks, including the New Book of Middle Eastern Food and the Book of Jewish Food, Roden discusses her work this evening at 6:30 PM as part of the Nextbook Writers Series. $6 to $8, 60 W Walton. For more information and to buy tickets, visit the website.
Local Authors Night @ the Bookcellar
Several local Chicago authors showcase their books tonight at The Bookcellar (4736-38 Lincoln Ave, 773.293.2665). Works included are: Thoughts To Stop Thinking and A Drop In The Ocean by Kevin Edwards; Iron Beauties by Michelle Keim; The Game Of My Life by Lew Freedman; Never Pull A Lion's Tail by Barry Freeman; and Chicago In The Sixties: Remembering A Time Of Change by Neal Samors. The event starts at 7 pm and is free and open to the public.
Site Unseen @ Cultural Center
Site-specific performance pieces and installations, created especially for the Cultural Center and curated by performance artist Julie Laffin, comprise this one-night festival that takes place throughout the rooms, halls, and stairwells of this beautiful beaux arts building. Wander around from 6 PM to 9 PM. Free. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
