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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Monday, July 16 2012
Downtown Sound: Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires perform at 6:30pm in the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park as part of the Downtown Sound free concert series. Abigail Washburn opens. Details here.
The Atom Smashers & Higgs Boson Q&A
The Illinois Science Council and 137 Films host a screening of The Atom Smashers, a documentary about the science behind the Higgs boson discovery and the hunt for it at Fermilab and CERN, followed by a discussion and Q&A with physicists. The event is tonight at 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Landmark Century Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 cash only at the door.
Essay Fiesta @ The Book Cellar
Cool off at the Book Cellar for this month's installment of Essay Fiesta. In addition to co-hosts Alyson Lyon and Keith Ecker, this month's lineup includes: Overlord of Write Club Ian Belknap; Impress These Apes' Paul Luikart; Solo performer Jen Bosworth; In Our Words' Patrick Gill; and Improviser Mary Lorenz. As always, the show includes a raffle with all proceeds going to the youth literacy organization 826 Chicago. Show starts at 7pm at the Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln), and is free, but get there early - this show goes from plenty of seating to standing room only in a jiffy. For more information visit Essay Fiesta.
