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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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Wednesday, May 23 2007
Bookslut reading @ Hopleaf
Bookslut presents the latest in its series of monthly readings. Tonight's reading starts at 7:30 PM at the Hopleaf in Andersonville (doors open at 6:00), and features authors Kelly Link (Magic for Beginners), Nick Mamatas (Under My Roof), Ron Currie, Jr. (God Is Dead) and Lance Olsen (Anxious Pleasures: A Novel After Kafka). The event is free and open to the public. See the Bookslut site for full details. Hopleaf: 5148 N. Clark Street.
Chicago Bloggers Meet-up: Second Life
Join the Chicago Bloggers Meet-up for a demonstration and discussion of Second Life with Patrick Lichty, a new Columbia College faculty member in the Interactive Arts & Media Department who is also involved with the Yes Men and RTMark. It takes place tonight at 6:45pm at Columbia College, 33 E. Congress, Room 212. The event is $2, and you have to join the Meet-up group to RSVP.
Shorts! A Festival of Screenplays @ Neo-Futurarium
Chicago Scriptworks presents the work of eight screenwriters at this event, which features staged readings of their brief scripts, Q&A with authors and cast, live music, and refreshments. $15, 6:30 PM, 5153 N Ashland. Visit the website to make reservations and get more information.
How Does Race Matter? Genetics and Race @ DuSable Museum
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this panel about the intersection of genetics and identity. 6 PM in Illinois Black Legislators Audiotirum, 740 E 56th Pl. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information visit the website.
Building Relationships Online: Turning Visitors into Customers
Get the scoop on the latest in internet marketing at the Lincoln Park Business Development Institute's series of four seminars, "Unleash the Power II: Internet Marketing Toolkit." Tonight from 5:30 to 8:30pm, learn how successful web sites focus on building relationships with their visitors. Get more information or register. Events are held at the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, 1925 N. Clybourn, Suite 301. Workshops are $85 each, or $299 for the entire series.
!!! @ Metro
Eight-piece, post-punk groovemerchants !!! play the Metro in a headlining set tonight, touring to support their recent album, Myth Takes. On the opening bill is Toronto's Holy Fuck, who also kick it in a similar dance-punk mode, but they have a strong affinity for dirtying things up with a generous dousing of noisy, squealy knob-turning electronics. 3730 N. Clark. 18 and over show. Tickets are $14 in advance, $16 day of. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9.
Midnight's Children @ Cultural Center
The Rasaka Theater Company presents a staged reading of an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel. 7:30 PM, $5 donation requested. In the Claudia Cassidy Theater. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-777-1070.
