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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, May 5
Slowdown
BY DAY
Wednesday, May 22 2013
Heather Terhune @ Green City Market
Chef Heather Terhune of Sable Kitchen & Bar does a cooking demo at the Green City Market, 1790 N. Clark St., at 10:30am. Free.
Beer & Buttons @ Ground Control
Join Busy Beaver Button Co. for a night of buttons and beer at Ground Control, 3315 W. Armitage Ave., tonight from 6 to 8pm. Sample Ground Control's vegan menu, a $4 Brooklyn Brewery beer special, and buttons from Busy Beaver Button Co. Plus, meet Andrew Maxson of Brooklyn Brewery and get free Brooklyn Brewery samples and swag. RSVP to buttons@busybeaver.net. 21+
Burgundy Snail Dinner @ Blackbird
Blackbird joins forces with the Snailman (aka Douglas Dussault of snail purveyor Potironne Company) to bring you a five-course meal complete with burgundy pairings to celebrate National Escargot Day. It should slither along at a nice pace (see what I did there?). Event begins at 7pm at Blackbird, 619 W. Randolph. Tickets $125; RSVP required.
Zardoz @ Portage Theater
The Portage Theater and the Northwest Chicago Film Society present a screening of John Boorman's weird post-apocalyptic 1974 film Zardoz, with Sean Connery in a red bikini. The screenin starts at 7:30pm, and admission is a measly $5. Full details and a complete schedule of screenings at the society's Website. Portage Theater: 4050 N. Milwaukee. (773) 736-4050.
