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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Friday, April 19
The last day of the Chicago Jazz Fest is today at Grant Park, and it's totally free. Closing out the festivities is Mingus Big Band.
Chicago's African Festival of the Arts runs throughout Labor Day weekend in Washington Park (51st & Cottage Grove). For more details check out the website.
Sunday September 2nd Entertainment highlights:
Main Stage
2:00 PM Sueno Con Cuba Ensemble
3:00 PM Poncho Sanchez
5:00 PM Hugh Masekela
7:00 PM George/Brothers Johnson, Sir Nose, Switch, Slave & Mary Jane Girls
World Stage
3:00 PM Rolad Brown
4:30 PM Brazil by Samba 1
6:30 PM Afro-cuban Review by Yunior Terry's Son de altura's Afro-cuban Review
Hip-Hop Stage
1:00 PM Urbanized Music
1:45 PM Longshott
2:15 PM The Molemen Family
3:00 PM Triple Darkness featuring Drama Ward
3:45 PM Primeridian
4:05 PM Pugzlee Adams
4:25 PM Poetree Chicago
4:45 PM Dr. Groove
5:15 PM Jitu the Jugganot
5:45 PM GLC
6:15 PM JUICE
7:00 PM All Natural, Inc.