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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
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Tuesday, August 30 2011
Anders Nilsen @ Lula Cafe
Tonight, Quimby's hosts a book release party for Anders Nilsen's Big Questions at Lula Café, where Nilsen once worked as a cook. An epic work, almost 600 pages and 10 years in the making, Big Questions is a graphic novel that explores life's big questions in fable form, through birds who don't know what to make of a strange pilot who's crash-landed on their planet and the factions and tension that form as a result. Chris Ware calls Nilsen "an observant, sharply intelligent and unpretentious man, [whose work is] harrowing yet at the same time calmly and powerfully life-affirming." Nilsen will be joined by John Porcellino, Kyle Beachy and Zak Sally. Lula Café, 2537 N. Kedzie Blvd., 7pm.
Tuesdays on the Terrace at the MCA
Need dinner plans tonight? Head to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Not only is admission free all day, but Tuesdays in the summer are also home to an open-air farmers market (open on the plaza from 7am-3pm) as well as Tuesdays on the Terrace. Take a seat on the terrace or throw a blanket down in the garden while you nosh, from 5:30 - 9pm. Enjoy live jazz and a dinner buffet catered by Puck's featuring fresh, locally grown produce. Space is limited, so call ahead for reservations 312-397-4034. Tonight's event is hosted by Al Carter Bey and will feature the music of Fred Anderson's Legacy Band. Cost of dinner buffet is $23 per person.
The Hoyle Brothers @ Welles Park
The Hoyle Brothers play a free show in the gazebo in Welles Park tonight; two 45-minute sets start at 6:30pm. More info.
