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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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Wednesday, September 05 2007
Guild Complex Prose Series
Entrants in the Guild Complex Fiction and Nonfiction Awards will be reading at tonight's event. Free. 8:30pm. Ages 21 and over. At California Clipper, 1002 N. California. Call 877-394-5061 for more information.
RUI: Reading Under the Influence
David Peak, Max Glaessner, Stephanie Kuehnert, Paul Howard and the RUI regulars read at this month's installment of the RUI reading series. $3. 7pm. Ages 21 and over. At Sheffield's, 3258 N. Sheffield. Call 773-281-4989 for more information.
Reconstruction Room @ Black Rock
This installment of the Reconstruction Room reading series welcomes Vince Kracht, Sunny Byers, Narcisco Lobo, Erin Teegarden and others. Free. 8pm. At Black Rock, 3614 N. Damen Ave. Call 773-348-4044 for more information.
Guilt By Association Listening Party @ Alive One
Hit Alive One tonight at 8pm to celebrate your favorite guilty pleasure song. The bar will be hosting a special listening party in honor of a newly released album, comprised of indie rockers singing their favorite dirty little secrets. The tracklist ranges from Luna's take on "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul to Devendra Banhart singing Oasis' "Don't Look Back in Anger". Details in Transmission. Drink specials, trivia, and giveaways abound. Free. Alive One is located at 2683 N. Halsted.
Green City Farmers Market
The Green City Farmers Market takes place every Wednesday and Saturday until October 31 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Lincoln Park (Clark and Stockton).
Joffrey Ballet @ Millennium Park
The Joffrey Ballet performs Cool Vibrations, three of its most popular dances, at 6:30 in the Pritzker Pavilion. Free. For more information, visit the website.
The Beatles in Contemporary Pop Culture @ Newberry Library
The Beatles' influence on music on pop culture is undeniable and the Newberry Library celebrates all the they continue to offer with "Here, There and Still Everywhere: The Beatles in Contemporary Pop Culture." June Skinner, author of Read the Beatles, will be present to offer a look into the band's careers together and separately with images from both past and present. Singer-songwriter Bucky Halker will perform his own interpretations of classic Beatles songs. The reception starts at 5:30pm with the presentation starting at 6:15pm. Admission is $9; 60 W. Walton. Call 312-255-3556 for more information.
