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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
Tuesday, April 23
Slowdown
BY DAY
Friday, July 27 2007
New Hyde Park Music Series @ Experimental Station
Come by Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone for a night of live music from several NY touring bands. Doors open at 7:30pm, music starts at 8:30pm, there is a $5 suggested donation, vegan food will be for sale. Performers include Rejouissance (NYC), Clocks Ticking Backward (NYC), Red Tag Rummage Sale (Buffalo), and Annie Saunders
(Chicago, of This Is My Fist).
Newberry Library Book Fair
This weekend marks the Newberry Library's 23rd Annual Book Fair, featuring more than 100,000 donated books sorted into 60 categories. Many of the books are priced under $2, so come with a backpack, suitcase or extra pair of arms if you're a bona fide bibliophile. Also, come early because it's slim pickin's by the end of the day. This book fair is free and open to the public at 60 W. Walton. Thursday 12pm-8pm, Friday 12pm-8pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-6pm. Call 312-255-3510 for more information.
The Elephant Man @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a month-long festival of the films of David Lynch. Today's film is Lynch's first mainstream film, 1980's The Elephant Man. The film shows today at 8:30 PM, and will also be screened on Sunday; see the Film Center's Website for a complete schedule. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Movies in the Park
The Chicago Park District presents Movies in the Park, a summer-long screening of classic and contemporary films in Chicago parks. Tonight's screenings: Are We There Yet? (PG) at Smith (Wendell) Playlot Park (9912 S. Princeton Ave.); Shrek 2 (PG) at Veterans' Memorial Park (2820 E. 98th St.); E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (PG) at Chase Park (4701 N. Ashland Ave.); The Ant Bully (PG) at Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center (1401 S. Sacramento Ave.); and Borinqueneer (part of the Puerto Rican Film Series) at Humboldt Park (1400 N. Sacramento Ave.). The screenings start tonight at dusk, and are free and open to the public. For a complete schedule of movies check out the Chicago Park District Website.
Opening: Daily Life: Photographs by Christopher Rauschenberg @ Cultural Center
This exhibit, which runs through 7 October, features recent work of a prolific Portland-based photographer. In the Michigan Avenue Galleries. 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Rossini's Il Signor Bruschino @ Cultural Center
How often do you get to hear opera (even a one-act) for free? An ensemble including Chicago's New Millennium Orchestra performs this evening at 7 PM in Preston Bradley Hall. 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
French Classical Music @ Millennium Park
Tonight's program concludes with Ravel's Bolero, always fun to hear live. In the Pritzker Pavilion, 6:30 PM. For more information, visit the website.
Kuma's Corner Fundraiser for Wicker Park Dog Park
The waitstaff and bartenders at Kuma's Corner, 2900 W. Belmont, are donating their entire day's salary and tips to the preservation of the Wicker Park Dog Park. Stop in for a burger (the Mastodon is tops) and help out a good cause.
Mike Ditka Signing Wine Bottles
Meet Mike Ditka and get him to sign one of "his" bottles of any of his five wines from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sam's Downers Grove location (2010 Butterfield Rd
Downers Grove).
Times New Viking @ Ronny's
The most sore-thumb standout on legendary indie giant Matador Records' current roster, Times New Viking returns to Chicago tonight. The noisey, cleverly-chaotic pop trio headline a bill featuring Mannequin Men, Javelins, Andrew Dost, and Dear Dead City. Show starts at 8:00pm. 773-235-6591 for more info.
GB Get-Together @ Green Eye
The Black Rock has been invaded by softball players, so we're moving the monthly GB Get-Together to the lovely Green Eye Lounge, 2403 W. Homer (across the street from the Western Blue Line stop). We'll be there from 9pm to midnight or so, drinking and carrying on like a bunch of people from the Internet. Join us!
BlogHer Convention
BlogHer, an online community for women who blog, will be holding a three-day convention starting today at Navy Pier. Appearances by Elizabeth Edwards, Amy Sedaris and Esther Dyson are scheduled among the bevy of workshops and lectures about different perspectives on the blogging craft. Click here for registration information.
