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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Thursday, September 01 2011
Packingtown Review Trivia Night @ Declan's Irish Pub
Sharpen your thinkin' bits (and dull them with drink specials) at literary trivia night tonight. The evening is a benefit for the Packingtown Review, a UIC literary journal. Declan's Irish Pub, 1240 N. Wells, 7:30pm.
Encyclopedia Show Series 4: SAINTS
The Encyclopedia Show kicks off it's 4th Series with the theme SAINTS. All featured performances of music, poetry, visual art, and spoken word will have some insanely Saintly tie in, Thursday September 1st at the Vittum Theatre, 7:30p.m.
Girls Rock! Chicago Benefit Show
Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., hosts a benefit concert for Girls Rock! Chicago, featuring Mike Kinsella, Bob Nanna, Joe Trohman, Dustin Currier, Drew Brown and Mark Rose covering The Cure, plus the Blue Ribbon Glee Club and other special guests. Doors open at 7pm, tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. All ages.
Redgrave Release Show @ Schubas
Redgrave celebrate the release of their Lovitt Records 7" at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., tonight at 10:30pm. Coupleskate and Planetsexploder open. Tickets are $8 in advance or at the door. 21+
Jazz Fest
The Chicago Jazz Festival runs Thursday, Sept. 1 through Sunday, Sept. 4; today's performances are in Millennium Park and the Cultural Center. Free.
