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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Some of Chicago's best chefs team up for an evening of eating, drinking and schmoozing to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago. Event runs 5-9pm at the Sheraton, 301 E. North Water.
Glen Hansard performs a free concert at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., with Lisa Hannigan and members of The Frames tonight at 6:30pm, as part of the Downtown Sound concert series.
The Chicago Design Museum holds an opening reception for its current exhibition at Block 37, 108 N. State St., 3rd floor, tonight from 7 to 11pm. Free.