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
Saturday, April 27
Slowdown
BY DAY
Monday, November 23 2009
Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level
All independent publishers, writers and other literary entrepreneurs are invited to come to the Cultural Center to participate in the seminar "Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level". The seminar will feature Jill Pollack, Founder and Director of StoryStudio, Carol Saller, author of The Subversive Copy Editor, and Doug Seibold, President of Agate Publishing talking ways to build and successful literary business while maintaining creativity. Free with a reservation; RSVP at julie.hunt[at]cityofchicago[dot]org or call (312) 742-1584. 6pm at 77 E. Randolph St. in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd floor.
Pig Butchering Demo @ Mado [SOLD OUT]
Local snout-to-tail expert Chef Rob Leavitt will butcher a pig and discuss how to use each cut. Attendees will bring home a sampling of cuts of pork. The demonstration begins this evening at 6:30pm at Mado Restaurant (1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.). Cost is $50 per person, and space is limited to 10 people. To RSVP, call (773) 342-2340 or email madorestaurant@att.net.
Eye of the Sandman Screening and Discussion @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Just days before her wedding, a one-eyed bride-to-be develops an obsession for a mysterious stranger that may cost her her marriage, her home, and her other eye. Family secrets, forbidden desires, and squeaky gears collide in this eccentric riff on ETA Hoffman's 19th century story, "Der Sandmann". Meet the cast and filmmakers and participate in a Q&A following each screening, (11/20 & 11/23). Check out the trailer here. Showtime is at 8pm. Admission is $10, $8 for students. Purchase tickets here.
