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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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Wednesday, March 14 2012
Pray For Japan Charity Screening
Tonight at 7pm, the documentary Pray For Japan will be screened at AMC River East 20. Filmed in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the documentary shows victims of the disaster, and their attempts to overcome their hardships. Tonight's screening is a charity event, with proceeds going to benefit the tsunami victims. Full information at the film's Website.
Third Coast Percussion @ Adler Planetarium
The wildly inventive, Chicago-based percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion shatters the idea that drums should be in the back. In the Adler Planetarium's newly renovated Grainger Sky Theater, TCP will perform surrounding the audience in Gerard Grisey's Le Noir de L'Etoile (The Darkness of the Star), based on radio waves of dying stars. Advance tickets are $15 general, $12 Adler members, $10 students. Save $5 if you purchase by March 11 (all prices increase by $5 at the door). Performance is tonight at 7:30pm. Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Anne Elizabeth Moore @ Book Cellar
Anne Elizabeth Moore reads from her book Cambodian Grrrl: Self-Publishing in Phnom Penh at The Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 7pm. Free.
Soup and Bread @ Hideout
The Hideout (1354 W Wabansia) hosts Soup and Bread, which is a casual soup-eating event and fundraiser for a local food-related charity. Donate what you can; eat what you will. Event runs 5:30-7:30pm.
