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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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TODAY
Sunday, December 21
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BY DAY
Monday, September 03 2012
Chicago Fringe Festival
The third annual Chicago Fringe Festival brings 50 performance groups to Pilsen for shows Aug. 30 through Sept. 9. More than two dozen pieces of experimental theatre are staged today in five venues starting at 1pm; see schedule for more details. Tickets for individual performances are $10, or buy a five- or 10-pack or full festival pass.
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.
Chicago I Love You @ Lilly's
The Chicago, I Love You festival continues at Lilly's, 2515 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 9pm with a concert by 92 Tales, Bailout Pictures and Y La Bamba. Free, 21+.
