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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Sunday, December 26 2010
Last Sunday of the Month Reading @ Brewed Awakening
In the suburbs for the holidays (or year-round)? Brewed Awakening in Westmont, in conjunction with the Illinois State Poetry Society and the Westmont Area Friends of the Arts, hosts their last Sunday of the month poetry reading this weekend. Poetry from noon to 1:30pm, music from 1:30 to 2pm. Cover charge of $5 includes refreshments. Bring a few poems to share at the open mic. Brewed Awakening, 19 W. Quincy, Westmont.
Millennium Trilogy @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center is screening all three films made of Stieg Larsson's novels through January. Today they are screening The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo at 2:30pm and The Girl Who Played With Fire at 5:15pm. See the Film Center's Website for a complete schedule. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Slam Poetry @ Green Mill
It's the weekly Uptown Poetry Slam at the Green Mill (4802 N. Broadway), from 7pm to 10pm. Hosted by the man who started slam, Marc Smith, with a $6 cover. Oh, and the Open Slam win is $10!
