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, December 10 2012
Sci Fi & Fantasy Book Club @ Filter Cafe
The Chicago Nerds Social Club hosts their monthly sci fi and fantasy book club this evening at Filter Cafe (1373 North Milwaukee) from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Tonight's book for discussion is Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. Full details on the event at the Chicago Nerds Website, or at the event's Facebook page.
Robbie Gould @ AJ Hudson's
Bears kicker Robbie Gould hosts an evening of Monday Night Football at AJ Hudson's, 3801 N. Ashland Ave., tonight from 7 to 9pm as a fundraiser for his Goulden Touch charity. Tickets are $50 in advance, $55 at the door and include a hors d'oeuvres buffet and selected beverages, as well a raffle entry. Tickets may be purchased at the bar or via the Bartab mobile app. Public welcome after 9pm. 21+
Pedaling Poetry Night @ Cole's
Chicago Critical Mass co-founder Jim Redd, visiting from his home in Ecuador,
presents an evening of bicycle-inspired verse tonight from 7 to 9pm at Cole's Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave. Globetrotting cyclist George Christensen shares stories from his travels, bike writer John Greenfield plays "U-lock rock," and cyclists are welcome to join in with bike-related poetry and stories of their own. Free, 21+
