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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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Wednesday, February 27 2013
Soup and Bread @ Hideout
The Hideout (1354 West Wabansia) holds its Soup and Bread weekly fundraiser tonight from 5:30-8pm (or until the soup runs out). Local chefs and foodies prepare a selection of soups for your casual slurping from the bar's crock pots, with (encouraged) donations going to a local food-related charity. This year each week has a theme, and tonight's is "NYC vs. LA." Event is age 21+, but children can be admitted if accompanied by an adult.
Me So Far 40+ Dating Event
Me So Far's first-ever Forty Plus event is tonight from 6:15 to 9pm in the upstairs lounge at Sushi Taiyo, 58 E. Ontario St. Hear the slideshow stories of singles on or around their 40th birthday. Tickets are $30-50.
Winter Indulgence Night @ the Grafton
Provenance Food & Wine, Veruca Chocolates team up with the Grafton (4530 N. Lincoln Avenue) for an evening of chocolate, cheese, rum and beer. Your $20 admission gets you four paired "courses" of these lovely snacks and drinks to enjoy while you wait for spring. Event begins at 7pm.
Hold Back the Dawn @ Portage Theater
The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of Hold Back the Dawn at 7:30pm tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $5.
