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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, September 12
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BY DAY
Sunday, February 06 2011
Lunar New Year Parade @ Chinatown
Head to Chinatown this morning for their annual Lunar New Year Parade; event starts at 1pm and runs from Wentworth and 24th St. to Cermak; pre-parade activities start at 11:30a.m.
The Creative Process of Writing @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
Writers Anita Chandwaney, Jane Hamilton, Parneshia Jones, and Audrey Niffenegger explore the creative process at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater (2433 N. Lincoln Ave) tonight, starting at 6pm. Be there as these four writers expose their ways of writing and give you a look into their processes through videos, discussions, and even real-time creation. General admission is $15, $12 for WBEZ members, and $10 for students. Buy tickets here.
Rory Lake's Super Pot Luck "Bowl Full of Dreams" w/ Cooler By The Lake @ Empty Bottle
Get your game on this Superbowl with a potluck's worth of food, better music than your average half-time show, and a victory dance party (there is also a bar if your team loses). Empty Bottle and traveling party Rory Lake's Karaoke Dreams host all this, starting at 5pm. 1035 N Western Ave, $5 (FREE if you bring food).
