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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
Tuesday, November 11
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, January 23 2011
Leon Redbone @ Old Town School
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents a concert by Leon Redbone tonight at 7pm. See the Old Town School Website for full details and to purchase tickets. Old Town School: 4544 N. Lincoln. (773) 728-6000.
MAZE: Work By Hyeon Kim Opens @ Roxaboxen Exhibitions
Kim's most recent work, Maze, an installation and video work, is a reflection of the labor-intensive practices of her parents' new working situation after immigrating to America. Maze revolves around the social and cultural aspects of life in America through the lens of a Korean immigrant family living in the US. For the past few months, Hyeon accumulated large amounts of shirts left behind at dry-cleaners around the Chicago area. In her video, she travels throughout Maze putting dry-cleaning bags on every shirt to explore how labor and physical objects can hold the stresses of everyday life, as well as the public perception of this type of work. The opening reception for this show is tonight at Roxaboxen Exhibitions (2130 W 21st St.) from 7pm to 10pm. For more information, visit Roxaboxen's website.
Frank Lloyd Wright film @ Chicago History Museum
Catch Ken Burns' biopic on Oak Park-based architect known almost as much for his scandalous love life as his "Prairie Style" architecture today at the Chicago History Museum. Wrapping up their "Wright Week" events is a screening of this film at 1:30pm. Make a reservation and check out other events this weekend. FREE. The museum is located at 1601 N. Clark St. 312-642-4600
