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, December 20
Slowdown
BY DAY
Monday, August 20 2012
Essay Fiesta @ The Book Cellar
This month's Essay Fiesta lineup includes Stand-up comic Kristin Clifford, Neofuturist and BoyGirlBoyGirl member Diana Slickman, Hubris Production's resident director Dennis Frymire, Bust Magazine blogger Samantha Vincenty, and Writer and storyteller Tom Wolferman. As always, co-hosts Alyson Lyon and Keith Ecker will bring the fiesta. The show includes a raffle with all proceeds going to the youth literacy organization 826 Chicago. 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.
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.
Impress These Apes
Comedy competition Impress These Apes continues tonight at ComedySportz, 929 W. Belmont Ave., at 8pm. Watch as eight contestants vie for the approval of a panel hyperintelligent apes (and the audience) through a series of challenges. Tickets are $10.
Ratchet Series @ Skylark
Skylark, 2149 S. Halsted St., continues its Ratchet Series of improvised music. Tonight at 10pm, the Stine/Summerfield Sextet performs. No cover, 21+
