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
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BY DAY
Thursday, September 16 2010
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ Empty Bottle
Seattle's Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band (MSHVB) is coming to Chicago "fresh on the heels" of the release of their new album Where The Messengers Meet. They'll be performing at Empty Bottle, 1035 North Western Ave., on Thursday, Sept. 16, 9:30pm. Tickets are $5. 21+
Oktoberfest! German Pubs of Chicago Tour
Tonight's trolley tour will take you into the heart of German Chicago and its many fine pubs. Admission $25-30; sponsored by the Chicago History Museum.
Audrey Niffenegger Reading
Author Audrey Niffenegger reads from her latest, The Night Bookmobile, at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., tonight at 6pm. The event is free, but space is limited and admission is first come, first served.
Lotería Reading @ Columbia College
If you love art, poetry and a good writing prompt, check out an evening of poetry "in conversation with" the exhibit Mano/Mundo/Corazón: Artists Interpret La Lotería. Featured reader is Roddy Lumsden; two dozen Chicago-based writers will also perform. Presented by Poetry magazine, contratiempo, and the Center for the Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College (where the reading is held). Ludington Building, 1104 South Wabash Street, 6pm.
