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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
Sunday, May 19
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BY DAY
Wednesday, October 03 2007
Glenn Stout and Richard Johnson @ CPL
Writers Glenn Stout and Richard Johnson will be appearing at the Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center to talk about their book, The Cubs: The Complete Story of Chicago Cubs Baseball. Free. 6pm. 400 S. State St. Call 312-747-4050 for more information.
RUI @ Sheffield's
Readings Under the Influence is back, and this month's installment is scheduled to feature Jonathan Messinger, Gary Poplawski, Allison Spangenberg, Christopher Wood and the RUI regulars. $3 cover. 7pm. Sheffield's at 3258 N. Sheffield Ave. Call 773-281-4989 for more information.
David Trinidad & Jeffrey Conway @ Columbia
Writer Jeffrey Conway reads from his book The Album That Changed My Life, and poet David Trinidad reads from his latest collection, The Late Show, at this Chicago poetry reading series event at Columbia College. Free. 5:30pm. Music Center Concert Hall at 1014 S. Michigan Ave. Call 312-344-8819 for more information.
Steven Pinker @ International House
Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, discusses his latest work, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature. In the book, Pinker argues that specific principles govern human language and that these basic, primeval ideas are expressed and demonstrated in everyday speech. International House, 1414 E. 59th Street. 6:00 P.M. (773)753-2270. Free.
OFFICE @ Schubas
Local indie-pop phenomenon OFFICE makes a stop in Chicago tonight on its nationwide tour with Earlimart. They'll be celebrating the recent release of their first album A Night At The Ritz (Scratchie / New Line Records), and you know they're gonna be happy about that. Read all about the band that's on everyone's buzz lists in our feature in Transmission. OFFICE plays Schubas 10/3 at 8:30pm in support of Earlimart. Tickets are $12, and the show is 18+.
St. Francis Big Red Feast @ University Club
Carnivores unite for a good cause! A festival of red meat and red wine await attendees of Big Red, a benefit for Boys & Girls Club of Chicago. Dig in to beefy offerings from David Burke's Primehouse, Kevin, MK, Morton's, Smith and Wollensky, and many others while sipping robust reds from St. Francis Winery. University Club of Chicago. 76 E. Monroe. 6-8pm. $80
Mysteries within The Hound of the Baskervilles
Tonight, the Newberry Library celebrates the legendary Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Hound of the Baskervilles. A longtime member of the Baker Street Irregulars will be on hand to unlock the story's mysteries of the Baskervilles and their curse. Come if you've just read the story or if you're just interested in learning more about all things Sherlockian. Admission is $9 with a 5:30pm reception preceding the 6:15pm lecture. 60 W. Walton. Call 312-255-3556 for more information.
