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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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Tuesday, August 24 2010
Nerd Trivia Night @ Flounders
The Chicago Nerd Social Club invites you down for an evening of trivia quizzes at Flounders Bar *2291 N. Clybourn) tonight from 8pm to 10pm. This is a nerds event, so expect trivia categories to include comics/graphic novels, The Simpsons, Star Trek/Wars, videogames, etc. The event is free. For more information and to RSVP please see the Chicago Nerds Website.
Pulp Fiction @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center continues its Quentin Tarantino retrospective with a screening of Tarantino's masterpiece, Pulp Fiction from 1994, this evening at 6:30pm. See the Film Center Website for a complete schedule and to purchase tickets. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
His Girl Friday @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center winds up its Quentin Tarantino retrospective with a screening of His Girl Friday, the Howard Hawks film that Tarantino cites as one of his favorites, this evening at 6:15pm. See the Film Center Website for a complete schedule and to purchase tickets. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
The Red Machine @ Facets
The Red Machine (2009) follows Eddie Doyle, master safe cracker, on his way to jail, where e is offered the opportunity for forgo his sentence by helping Lt. F. Ellis Coburn and the US government pull the theft of a lifetime. The film combines a heist movie with a classic espionage flick to create a dynamic between Doyle and Coburn that keeps the film in high gear. There are two screenings - 7pm and 9pm. Tickets are $9 for general audience and free for Facets members. Filmmakers Stephanie Argy and Alec Boehm will perform a Q&A about the film following the screening. Tickets can be purchased through the Facets box office or their website. 1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
Vandermark 5 @ Elastic Arts
The Vandermark 5 lead tonight's show as part of the Improvised Music Series at Elastic Arts. Vandermark and his sax will lead one of his mainstay groups consisting of Dave Rempis (reeds), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Kent Kessler (bass) and Tim Daisy (drums). Elastic, 2830 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Floor. $10. 9pm.
