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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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Monday, February 26 2007
Cremaster 3 @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center finishes a screening of the infamous Cremaster Cycle tonight with a screening of the most recent film in the series, Cremaster 3. It's got something to do with the building of the Chrysler Building and dentistry, I think. Tonight's screening is at 6:30 PM; see the Film Center Website for a complete schedule of the screenings. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Zipcar Drive-In @ Music Box
Zipcar, the car-sharing company, hosts a "Drive-In" party at Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport, tonight at 7pm. Register to donate a car to benefit Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago and receive free Zipcar membership. Whether you donate a car or not, you can attend a free showing of Al Gore's Oscar-nominated documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, and hear environmental speakers. Toys and children's book donations for Children's Memorial are encouraged. For more information, call 312-264-2714.
AREA Chicago #4 Release Party
AREA Chicago's fourth issue is on it's way to the public and you can celebrate at their release party tonight. This issue of the Art/Research/Education/Activism magazine, "No Justice, No Peace," focuses on the definitions of justic, the relationship between prison, juvenile detention and community, and how we can better articulate the kinds of justice we want. 6:30-8:30pm at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S. Halsted. Free and open to the public; food is included. Email areachicago[at]gmail[dot]com for more information.
Bringing Black History to Life @ CPL
In celebration of African-American History Month, storyteller Kucha Brownlee discusses African and American folktales, fables and proverbs, uses dialect in her performance-art to bring these stories to life. Suitable for children 5-9 years. Bring your family to the Cindy Pritzker Auditorim in the lower level of the Harold Washington Library at 11am to participate. Call 312-747-4200 for more information.
Skybox, Shipwreck @ Empty Bottle
Local theatrical prog popsters Skybox headline a free show at the Empty Bottle. Champaign's Shipwreck, who make guitar rock akin to Spoon, Pink Floyd, and Ryan Adams, open. Show is at 9:30 PM. Call 773-276-3600 for more details.
Musicians at Work Forum @ Cultural Center
Attend this panel to learn how to set up your music business. Free, 6 PM, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
