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
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BY DAY
Thursday, March 17 2011
Windy City Burlesque Fest @ Hydrate
Windy City Burlesque Fest kicks off with a free show at Hydrate, 3458 N. Halsted St., tonight, featuring the Stage Door Johnnies and more than a dozen dancing guys and dolls. Doors open at 9pm, show starts at 10pm. 21+.
Words That Kill @ creative lounge CHICAGO
In honor of Women's History Month, "Words That Kill," Lethal Poetry's monthly comedy and poetry showcase, will feature an all-female line-up. Scheduled to perform are comedienne Cameron Esposito, spoken word artist Shannon Matesky and multi-talented artist "Angee-O". Doors open at 7pm tonight at creative lounge CHICAGO, 1564 N. Damen. Admission is $5 or free with a canned goods donation. For more information, visit Lethal Poetry or contact (630) 201-2773.
ChicagoLive! @ Chicago Theatre Downstairs
Tonight, ChicagoLive! celebrates St. Patrick's Day with Irish singer and musician Paddy Homan, former Irish Queen and "Chicago's Irish Diva" Catherine O'Connell along with newly crowned 2011 Queen, Sarah Gorecki; and country music artist Robbie Fulks. The show takes place at Chicago Theatre Downstairs, 175 N. State St.; doors open at 5:30pm and the show starts at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online, by phone at 800-745-3000, or at the Chicago Theatre box office.
Chicago Food Policy Summit @ UIC Forum
Learn more about developments in urban agriculture, nutrition education in schools, and a bevy of other hot topics in food policy today at the 6th Annual Chicago Food Policy Summit, which takes place at UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt from 10am-6pm. Tickets start at $40. Runs through 3/19.
Next Objectivists Poetry Workshop @ Mess Hall
The Next Objectivists is a free, open-to-the-public poetry & poetics workshop dedicated to the study & reproduction of the outside-real. Mess Hall's Winter/Spring seminar (tonight) focuses on the reproduction of specific aesthetic effects related to objectivism in modern & contemporary short fiction and poetry. We read together, write together & enjoy each others' company. Beginners are always welcome. Feel free to leave your expertise at the door!
Please visit nextobjectivists.blogspot.com for specific information about the workshop. This workshop is from 7 to 10 tonight at Mess Hall: 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
