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
Sunday, September 21
Slowdown
BY DAY
Tuesday, May 04 2010
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
Celebrate that lovely man or woman that helps you get across the street every day. You can tell the world how much you love them, too.
Dance & Technology Forum @ The Cultural Center
Join Chris Elam, Julia Rhoads, Scott Silberstein and Marlon Barrios Solano tonight for a presentation and discussion on how to explore, integrate and take advantage of current digital media tools, combining technology in dancemaking practices in provocative and unexpected ways. CAR Dance Researcher Meida Teresa McNeal will moderate the discussion. Audience questions are welcome. This forum is from 6 to 7:30pm tonight at the first floor Studio Theater at the Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington. Email chicagodancemakers@gmail.com to reserve your seat for the forum and post-forum networking reception at the Hard Rock Hotel's Base Bar.
James Greer, Zach Dodson, and Natalie Edwards @ Quimby's
James Greer is on tour for his new novel, The Failure. He will be reading at Quimby's Bookstore (1845 W. North Ave.) with Zach Dodson and Natalie Edwards. It's free and starts at 7pm.
Cheeni Rao @ University of Chicago Bookstore
University of Chicago grad Cheeni Rao returns to his old stomping grounds at University of Chicago Bookstore. He'll be reading from In Hanuman's Hands, a memoir of his addiction and the spiritual awakening that led to his recovery. In Hanuman's Hands is the the 2009 winner of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award for Fiction. The title is a cultural idiom which roughly means "God help you." University of Chicago Bookstore, 970 E. 58th St., (773) 702-7712, 2-4pm. Free.
Daniel Okrent @ Chicago History Museum
Tonight Daniel Okrent, former public editor of the New York Times, reads from his new book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. Critics call it "a fascinating look at a fantastically complex battle that was fought out over decades - no easy feat." Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., May 4, 7pm. $10 public, $8 museum members; cash bar available prior to the program.
Lambda Award Nominees @ Gerber/Hart Library
The Lambda Literary Foundation, which "nurtures, celebrates, and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers," is hosting their 22nd annual Lambda Literary Awards ceremony May 27 in New York. Tonight there's some hometown love for local nominees. The Gerber/Hart Library in Edgewater will be hosting a reading by Chicago and Midwestern finalists, including Deborah B. Gould (nominated in the LGBT Studies category), J. E. Knowles (Bisexual Fiction), Kristin Naca (Lesbian Poetry) and Trace Richardson (Lesbian Romance). Books will be available for purchase and refreshments will be served. Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 West Granville, May 4, 7pm.
