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
Thursday, April 18
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BY DAY
Monday, January 31 2011
You, Me, Them, Everybody Live @ Hungry Brain
You Me Them Everybody returns to the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., tonight at 8pm with special guests Red Bar Radio's Mike David, standup comic Chad Briggs, Al Scorch and music by Jeremy Tromburg. Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon host. Free, 21+.
Chowdah Fest
The first annual Chowdah Fest Chicago takes place tonight at the The Columbia Yacht Club, 111 N. Lake Shore Dr., from 6:30pm to 9pm. Sample chowders from more than a dozen top restaurants and chefs, and vote for your favorite. Tickets are $75, with proceeds benefiting Sea Scouts youth sailing.
Illinois in the Civil War @ River Forest Public Library
Find out how Illinois experienced the Civil War, complete with local color and hometown heroes (Lincoln, Grant) at River Forest Public Library tonight. 735 Lathrop Ave., 7pm, River Forest. For more information call (708) 366-5205.
