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, April 27
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BY DAY
Monday, May 21 2012
Lee Scratch Perry @ Lincoln Hall
Reggae superstar Lee Scratch Perry plays at Lincoln Hall tonight (2424 N. Lincoln) with opening bands SubAtomic Sound System, Illuminati Congo, and Impala Sound Champions. Doors open at 8pm, tickets are $21 online and $25 at the door. For more info visit Lincoln Hall or call 773-525-250.
Do Not Submit: A Storytelling Open Mic @ Trace
No frills. No judgment. No pressure. This is the city's rawest open mic dedicated solely to the art of storytelling. Do Not Submit meets at Trace, 3714 N. Clark St., the last Monday of every month from 8pm to 11pm (signup begins at 7:30pm). Bring that piece you are absolutely sure doesn't work, that rough draft that has no ending yet, or that anecdote you are hoping to flesh out. If you have been wanting to dip a toe into storytelling without facing a sold-out Moth Slam audience, this is the place to experiment. If you are an experienced writer/performer looking to hone your live lit skills, this is the place to put the work in. Not interested in telling? Come experience the process, and see how the polished stories on stage tomorrow are being shaped, tested and reworked today. Please -- no poetry or prose fiction. Hosted by Shannon Cason and Scott Whitehair.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken @ Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St., celebrates the 100th birthday of Studs Terkel with a one-night-only performance of Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith, an excerpt from the stage adaptation of Terkel's book by the same name, at 7pm tonight. Ian Barford, Robert Breuler, Ora Jones, Martha Lavey, Alan Wilder, Anthony Fleming III, Justin Hayford, Rick Kogan, L. J. Slavin, Mary Ann Thebus, Guy Van Swearingen, Andrew White and Dennis Zacek will read. Tickets are free, available by calling 312-335-1650.
Chef's Table at Bar Forza
This month's Chef's Table series features an evening of feasting on the creations of Chef Mario Giuseppe Mentesana, who has two five star restaurants in Florence and is now bringing his expertise to Lincoln Park's Bar Forza. Tonight from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at 2476 N. Lincoln Ave. $30, RSVP.
