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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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Tuesday, November 01 2011
Brinson Lecture: From the Big Bang to the End of Time
Nobel Laureate John C. Mather will be delivering the 2011-12 University of Chicago Brinson Lecture -- "The History of the Universe in a Nutshell: from the Big Bang to Life and the End of Time" -- tonight at the School of the Art Institute (112 S. Michigan Ave., MacLean Ballroom) at 6PM. Doors open at 5:30pm, and space is limited. Free and open to the public.
Gift Circle @ Mess Hall
Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood, is the setting for a gift circle from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. It's described on the site thusly: "We meet, share some food, introduce ourselves. Then we form a circle. People go around and share what they need. All kinds of things have been asked for: bodywork, help healing a broken heart, advice on marketing a product, someone to talk to about life goals, help cleaning out files, etc. The need is spoken with no expectation of it being fulfilled. People in the circle respond if they feel it. Then people go around again and offer a gift, something they would like to share with no expectation of it being accepted." The event is free, but bring a dish for the potluck dinner.
