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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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Sunday, February 03 2008
Standing in Mattoon @ The Theatre Building
The team from Leaving Iowa presents a new comedy that celebrates a small town with big dreams. The media invades Mattoon Illinois as a reverend, a bagel inspector, and a stranger in a hat compete to win a Chevy van while the community prepares to break the Guinness record for Worlds Largest Bagel.The Theatre Building - North Theatre.1225 W Belmont Ave. Call 773-327-5252 for tickets. Jan 25 - Feb 3. Sun performance at 2:30pm.$20.
Find Yourself a Dream: The Bob Love Story @ History Museum
The Chicago History Museum is screening this 50-minute documentary about Chicago Bulls player Bob "Butterbean" Love and his struggles with stuttering today at 1:30 PM (free with museum admission). The film will be followed by a discussion . 1601 N Clark. For more information and to make a reservation, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Hooperpower Hoopdance @ Millennium Park
Hoopdance is a form of dance and fitness that uses large, colorful weighted hoops for hipnotic on- and off-body movements and tricks. Professional hoopdancer and certified HoopGirl instructor Heather Crosby from Chicago’s HooperPower offers a FREE workshop at Millennium Park’s “Museum of Modern Ice” from 12-3p.m. For more info, visit the Website.
