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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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Thursday, March 20 2008
Literary Rock & Roll @ Metro
As part of Story Week 2008: Festival of Writers, Columbia College Chicago presents Literary Rock & Roll, an evening of readings and music. The authors scheduled to attend are: Junot Diaz (The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao); ZZ Packer (Drinking Coffee Elsewhere); Colin Channer (The Girl with the Golden Shoes); and Hillary Carlip (A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery
Shoppers). Music will be provided by circus punk marching band Mucca Pazza. The show starts at 6:00 PM, book signings will follow the readings, and it's a free all-ages show. Metro: 3830 N. Clark.
Fashion Geek Anniversary Party @ Club 720
Come out and Celebrate Fashion Geek Clothing's 4th Anniversary. Boardroom video shoot going on the same night, for the song, "Ain't a Prolum." +21 only. Music by DJ Word, Jay Illa, and TimBuck2. 10pm-4am. 720 N. Wells. For more info, visit the Website.
Jazz/composition/improv @ Elastic with Steven Lehman
Saxophonist/composer Steve Lehman performs tonight at Elastic (2830 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor, above Friendship Chinese Restaurant) in two configurations. First, a solo performance for saxophone and electronics, and second, with the assistance of an ensemble that includes Greg Ward on second alto, Katinka Kleijn on 'cello, and Quin Kirchner on drums. More information on Lehman, Elastic, and this performance at Transmission.
Landscape and Eco/Psychology @ Chicago Cultural Center
Rinda West is the author of Out of the Shadow: Ecopsychology, Story, and Encounters with the Land (University of Virginia Press). She explores the psychological and social consequences of the human relationship with nature. Now a local landscape designer, she earned a Ph.D in English at the University of Leeds, England, and has taught at the University of Chicago, Oakton Community College, and Christ Church University, Canterbury. West blogs about gardening for Eons.com. Free. 6 p.m. 78 E. Washington Street, in the 5th floor Millennium Park room. For more information, call 312-742-5519.
UNICEF Tap Project @ Participating Restaurants
From March 16-22, a range of selected local restaurants (e.g. A Mano, Vie, D'Agostinos and Uncommon Ground) will be participating in the UNICEF Tap Project, a benefit that asks diners to pay an extra $1 of their meal cost to support clean, accessible drinking water worldwide. Visit one of these restaurants tonight to support this worthwhile cause.
