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
Saturday, November 15
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Tuesday, January 03 2012
WordPlay 2.0 @ Young Chicago Authors
Tonight, Young Chicago Authors starts the new year off with WordPlay 2.0: A Young Chicago Authors Open Mic & Workshop. There's a writing and performing workshop at 6pm followed by an open mic and featured artist at 7. The series will run once a month until April with a new featured artist each month. January's featured artist is YCA Master Teaching Artist Idris Goodwin. At the YCA office, 1180 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Floor, 6pm.
Tuesday Funk @ Hopleaf
Monthly reading series Tuesday Funk brings Stephen Markley, Lawrence Santoro, Holly McDowell, Christopher Sweet and William Shunn to the upstairs bar at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St., at 7:30pm. Free, 21+.
So You Think You Have Nerves of Steel Back in 2012!
So You Think You Have Nerves of Steel returns in 2012 this Tuesday January 3rd. Host Harold Ray ushers in the new year with guests poets Philip Jenks and Alexis Buryk, editor of Knee Jerk magazine Steve Tartaglione, Hip-hop troupe Skech185, and the music styling of the house band Good Evening. The event happens at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont, 8 p.m.
