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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
Thursday, April 25
Slowdown
BY DAY
Wednesday, April 20 2011
Green City Living Open House
The Center for Neighborhood Technology, CNT Energy and I-GO Car Sharing hosts a Green City Living Open House tonight from 5pm to 8pm at CNT's headquarters at 2125 W. North Ave. Refreshments, a workshop on green living and a raffle are on tap; full details and RSVP on Facebook.
Beware @ Portage Theater
The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents the 1946 Bud Pollard film Beware at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Admission is $5.
Story Lab Chicago @ Black Rock Pub
Come back to the Black Rock Pub (3614 N. Damen) for the April installment of Story Lab Chicago, New Voices Telling New Stories. Join us for an intimate evening of storytelling in the cozy back room of one of Chicago's best pubs. Each month, an entirely different lineup of up-and-coming storytellers will share their freshest pieces. This month's lineup includes: Bente Engelstoft, Alice Kim, Conrad Lawrence, CJ Leavens, Matt Ulrich, and Paul Whitehouse. Hosted by Scott Whitehair of the reading series This Much is True. Show starts at 7:30pm, and is free. For more information visit Black Rock Pub or Story Lab Chicago.
White Mystery Record Release Party -- 2 Shows
White Mystery celebrate the release of their full-length album, Blood & Venom, with not one but two shows at Pancho's, 2200 N. California Ave. The first show is all ages and starts at 6pm, with Close Hits and Loose Dudes opening. Tickets are $7. The second show is 21+, and starts at 10:30pm, with Slushy and Rabble Rabble opening. Tickets are $7 for that show as well.
The English Channel @ The Burlington
This newer dance party - featuring DJs Madam Panorama of Transistor and JS Alvarez of Loose Joints - favors UK music of the punk, post-punk, and new wave varieties such as the Smiths, Joy Division, and Gang of Four. The dancing begins at 10pm at the Burlington (3425 West Fullerton). Free.
Local Poet Night @ The Book Cellar
In honor of National Poetry Month, come out to The Book Cellar (4736-38 Lincoln Ave.) tonight at 7pm to celebrate local poets Robert McDonald, Katie Phillips, Richard Fox, and Larry Dean.
Society on a String: A Musical Dance Production @ Harold Washington Library
The Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., hosts the Sammy Dyer School of the Theatre's performance, Society on a String: A Musical Dance Production, today at 12:15pm. This free event will be held in the library's Pritzker Auditorium. For more information, contact 773-651-3210.
Lawrence M. Krauss @ Harold Washington Library
String theory opponent and theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss (The Physics of Star Trek) discusses wormholes, time loops and the possibility of parallel universes tonight. Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State, at 6pm.
