Gapers Block has ceased publication.
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
Monday, September 22
Slowdown
BY DAY
Tuesday, May 06 2008
Photographer David Doubilet @ Field Museum
Considered the leading underwater photographer in the world, Doubilet has shot more than 60 stories for National Geographic and introduced a generation of readers to the mysteries and wonders of the deep. His undersea reporting has taken him to the Red Sea, Pearl Harbor, the South Pacific, and beyond for captivating images of wildlife and human history underwater. Part of the National Geographic Live Lecture Series. $22-$30 per talk. 7:30 p.m. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. For more info, call 312-665-7400 or visit Website.
Wen Huang @ 57th Street Books
Wen Huang will be at 57th Street Books to talk about The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu. Free. 6pm. 1301 E. 57th St. Call 773-684-1300 for more information.
Jen Lancaster @ Barnes & Noble Clybourn
Author Jen Lancaster will be at Barnes & Noble Clybourn to talk about her new book Such a Pretty Fat. Free. 7:30pm. 1441 W. Webster Ave. Call 773-871-3610 for more information.
Bitch in the Second City
The publisher of Bitch Magazine: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, is headed to Chicago for a benefit at the Heartland Cafe (7000 N. Glenwood) tonight from 8-10pm. Debbie Rasmussen will read excerpts from the magazine. This sliding-scale benefit (give em $10, $20, or more) will also highlight the go-go styling of The Revelettes and will feature music by The Belmondos. The Heartland also sports a kaleidoscopic food and drink menu. A bitchin' time is guaranteed for all!
A Taste of Shakespeare with ChicaGourmets
Join ChicaGourmets for a four-course meal and lecture by Robin Williams, author of Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?. The event begins at 6:30p and will be at The Casino, 195 E. Delaware; tickets are $109.
