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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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TODAY
Friday, May 10
Slowdown
BY DAY
Tuesday, November 23 2010
Chicken George @ The Burlington
Austin's DJ Chicken George continues his tour of Chicago tonight at The Burlington (3425 W. Fullerton Ave) with help from locals Gogo and Merk 1. 9pm - 2am. 21+
Nikki Giovanni @ DuSable Museum
See world-renowned poet and writer Nikki Giovanni from 6pm-8pm tonight at the DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., as she discusses and signs copies of her latest book, The 100 Best African-American Poems, a compilation of poems by artists, including fellow poets Sonia Sanchez and the late Richard Wright and rapper Tupac Shakur. Admission is $10 for museum members and $15 for non-members. For more information, call (773) 947-0600.
Wolf Parade @ HOB
Wolf Parade headlines at the House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn, tonight. Wintersleep and Orge You Asshole open. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $20.50 in advance, $23 day of. 17+
Architecture Lecture Series @ Instituto Cervantes
As part of their "Restoring, Regenerating, Rethinking" series, Instituto Cervantes will be hosting the second of three architecture lectures tonight at the Institute's Auditorium (31 W. Ohio St). Through the eyes of renowned Spanish architects, the series explores how the urban landscape of Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao has changed dramatically--restoring historic areas, regenerating public spaces and rethinking their futures. Tonight's presentation entitled, "Barcelona: Finally Free of Icons! Architecture as an Interface for Private/Public Life" will be presented by Eduard Bru. The event is free to the public and starts at 6pm.
