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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TODAY
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BY DAY
Monday, July 01 2013
Keith Boykin @ Chicago Public Library
United Black Pride, in conjunction with the Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Branch, 9525 S. Halsted St., will host author and MSNBC commentator Keith Boykin, tonight from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Boykin, author of For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough, will be joined by the book's contributors, L. Michael Gipson and Chicago-based author Tim'm West, for a discussion of African-Americans and Pride Month. This event is free and open to the public; for more information, call 312-747-6900.
TIF Illumination Project
The Reader's Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke and CivicLab's Tom Tresser talk about Tax Increment Financing, aka TIFs, at the Loyola Park fieldhouse, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave., tonight at 7pm as part of the TIF Illumination Project neighborhood discussion series. Learn about the six TIFs in the 49th ward and what they're intended to do. Free.
Button Down Stories @ Uncharted Books
HEAVEmedia.com and The Button Down bring their monthly reading series back to Uncharted Books, 2630 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7pm. Readers include Alysse Dalessandro, Carley Moseley, Rosie Moan, Julie Marchiano, Meredith Stockton, Brittany Julious, Kevin Nye, Ross Middleton and Josh Berling. Amy Dittmeier, Dee Fabbricatore and Meredith Stockton host. Free.
Hari Kondabolu @ Lincoln Hall
Stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu does a set at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight with Adam Burke opening. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 18+
Push Beats @ Rodan
Push Beats DJ collective spins tonight at Rodan, 1530 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 10pm, featuring Raj Mahal, Radius and Phraim. No cover, 21+.
