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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Thursday, May 20 2010
Erica Johnson-Debeljak @ Women and Children First
Tonight Erica Johnson-Debeljak reads from her memoir Forbidden Bread. The book details her adventures moving from America to Slovenia to live with her husband, esteemed poet Ales Debeljak. Critics call it "a tribute to the lengths people go for love" and "a book of wit and fascinating observations [that] says as much about the United States as it does about Slovenia. Informative and often funny, it opens a window onto a world of drastic differences and surprising similarities." The book's title comes from a Slovene saying, roughly translated as "you always eat the bread that you've forbidden yourself." Women and Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., (773) 769-9299, Thursday, May 20 at 7:30pm.
World Kitchen Learning Series: Killer Kabobs
Explore how to make a rockin' kabob at this class, which is part of the World Kitchen learning series offered by the City of Chicago. Class runs 6-8:30pm at Gallery 37 for the Arts, 55 East Randolph. Pre-registration required; admission is $30.
Writers Read Showcase @ StoryStudio Chicago
StoryStudio Chicago is hosting their annual Writers Read Showcase at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at Lincoln Square restaurant 42 N. Latitude, 4500 N. Lincoln Ave. Readers from our Writing the Personal Essay, Advanced Fiction Workshop, and Fiction II courses will be reading their work, along with Writing the Novel instructor Elizabeth Wetmore.
Readers include Tina Boyer-Brown, Lindsay Tigue, Thomas Haffner, Michael Greenwald and Elizabeth Wetmore. There was a standing-room only crowd for this event last year so get there early!
Bro Noir: Exhibition and Concert
A show at 2224 N. Leavitt featuring the musical and visual works of Geffika; Connor and Zack; Micheal, Jordyn and Greg; Aaron Zarzutzki and "lots of moldy porn in a plastic bag." Starts at 8pm. Free but donations are appreciated.
