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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Tuesday, September 16
Come to Beauty Bar (1444 W. Chicago) for Solo in the 2nd City: Hot Child in the 2nd City. where storytellers will share moments of being single, sex, and the city. Tonight's lineup includes: Erin Kahoe, Barrie Cole, Lily Be, Danny Black, and DJ Continental. Hosted by Melinda McIntire and Carly Oishi. Doors open at 7:30pm, stories at 8pm, free. 21+
This is the sixth installment of monthly live-lit reading series, The Pungent Parlour, the event itself is a hodgepodge of poignant prose, frank essays, and jest filled fiction. The reading is held in the back room of the Black Rock Pub & Kitchen (3614 N. Damen Ave), doors open at 8, storytelling begins at 8:30 and there's no price of admission, the show is free.