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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
Saturday, April 20
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BY DAY
Monday, February 05 2007
The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser @ Film Center
As part of this month's Werner Herzog tribute, the Film Center is screening this movie about a "wild child" in 1828 Nuremberg. 6 PM. Tickets are $7 to $9. 164 N State. For more information, call 312-846-2600 or visit the website.
Rosa Parks: A Stand for Freedom @ CPL
The Chicago Public Library brings African-American History Month alive for children by retelling the story of Rosa Parks's arrest and the bus boycott that helped bring Martin Luther King Jr. to the limelight. Storytell Lynn Rymarz will be at the helm, helping the audience to learn the true meaning behind the saying, "one person can make a difference." Suitable for children 5-10 years; reservations are required for the 11am program in the 2nd floor Thomas Hughes Children's Library Program Room of the Harold Washington Library. Call 312-747-4200 for reservations and information.
Sketch Monday
Join other artists and sketchers at Tantrum, 1023 S. State, from 7:30pm on tonight to talk, share your sketchbook and/or just draw on your own at Sketch Monday, a new bi-weekly event (no, really, it'll be bi-weekly after this one). 21 and over, no cover.
