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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Sunday, January 25 2009
Post Christmas Spectacular 1976 at Trap Door Theater
This is the third and final weekend of storefront theater troupe Brain Surgeon Theater's Post Christmas Spectacular 1976. This tale, written by its cast of children and adult actors, features disco dancing, disco hair and the disco dreams of a teenage girl growing up in small-town Michigan. Playing at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 Cortland Street; Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $10 for kids under 10 and $15 for adults, available online or at the door. Saturday matinee tickets are available for $5.
Alice George & Brandi Homan @ Women & Children First
Come to Women & Children First to celebrate the release of new works by two acclaimed local poets. Alice George reads from her new poetry collection, This Must Be the Place, while Brandi Homan will read from her new collection, Hard Reds. Free at 4:30pm at 5233 N. Clark St. Call 773-769-9299 for more information.
Stacked Rack Sample Sale @ Beta Boutique
Attention cash strapped fashionistas: Beta Boutique is hosting their 7th semi-annual Stacked Rack Sample Sale today Sunday January 25th from noon until 5pm. Men's and women's fashions will be available for 40-90% off their original retail costs (prices will start at $2!). The sale will be held in Wicker Park on the second floor at 1552 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Participating Chicago designers include Eskell, Sophia Reyes, and She Complete. For more information and a complete list of featured designers, visit their website or call 773-276-0905.
Winter Block Party for Chicago's Hip-Hop Arts
Devoted to the local hip-hop scene, Chicago Public Radio's Winter Block Party features sets by Chicago DJs Itch13 and Issues, a gallery exhibition of local artists, a live mural painting by acclaimed graffiti artist Revise CMW, and an open-mic session featuring hip-hop performance artist Idris Goodwin and author Kevin Coval. The evening closes with a special ticketed event featuring Bomb the Suburbs-author, graffiti artist, activist, and Chicago native, William "Upski" Wimsatt. FREE for day event / $15 for William Wimsatt talk. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater (2433 N Lincoln Ave), (773) 871-3000. For more information, go here.
