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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
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Tuesday, March 27 2007
Cheese Lovers Dinner @ 160 Blue
Chef Martial Noguier teams up with Guest Chef Terrance Brennan of Picholine and Artisinal Cheese fame to create a special menu with fancy cheeses on Tues March 27. For $95 diners will enjoy five courses paired with wines from Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Winery. (Yes, that's the one from the movie Sideways.) Reservations for this special dinner must be made by phone: 312.850.0303.
Vusi Mahlasela @ Cultural Center
South African musical ambassador Vusi Mahlasela (fondly known in his native SA as "The Voice") plays a free show at the Chicago Cultural Center's Preston Bradley Hall (78 E. Washington Street) at 7pm. For more information, call 312-573-8081 or visit the website.
Substance Abuse and Addiction Issues in Pain Management - Discussion at Hektoen Institute of Medicine
The International Museum of Surgical Science and the Hektoen Institute of Medicine present a lecture series on "Understanding Pain." Today, learn about "Substance Abuse and Addiction Issues in Pain Management." This event in the series is held at the Hektoen Institute of Medicine, 2100 W. Harrison. A reception starts the evening at 5:30pm, and the panel starts at 6:15pm; suggested donation is $5. RSVP to Marnie Dawson (marnie@imss.org or 312-642-6502 ext. 3130).
Deconstruct your Cup-o-Joe at this Free Screening
This Tuesday at 6:00 PM come to Harold Washington Library Center, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium (400 S. State Street, Lower Level) for a FREE screening of Black Gold. This documentary focuses on the life and labor of Ethiopian coffee farmers and provides a brutal expose of the eighty billion dollar coffee industry. For more info contact: naomi_walker@itvs.org
