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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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Monday, February 15 2010
Literary Chat: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family @ UIC
As part of Black History Month, University of Illinois at Chicago is hosting a book discussion about The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, in which Annette Gordon-Reed explores four generations of history between the Hemings and the Jeffersons, and all the politics, social norms, and power struggles it entailed. 4pm. Room 605, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Free.
Trafic @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a month long retrospective of the films of Jacques Tati. Tonight's film is Trafic from 1971, featuring Tati's character M. Hulot as a car designer driving a gadget-filled camper to Amsterdam. Yes, that's the actual plot. Don't worry, it's funny. Trafic screens tonight at 6pm. See the Film Center Website for a full schedule. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Monday Night Dining @ Kendall College
This winter, students of Kendall College's Monday Night Dining Symposium will be interpreting Latin American cuisine for a weekly set five-course banquet. Tonight's menu features cuisine from Peru and Chile. The event takes place in The Dining Room at Kendall College (900 N. Branch St.), with seating starting at 6:30pm and dinner at 7pm. The $38 fee per person covers food, non-alcoholic beverages, and tax, but not gratuity. BYOB with no corkage fee is also available. Reservations are required and can be made online or by calling (312) 752-2328.
