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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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Tuesday, October 22 2013
Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and Criminalization @ Daley Plaza
Rally starts at noon in Daley Plaza (Washington & Dearborn). This demonstration is organized by October 22 Chicago Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation and is part of a National Day of Protest.
Chicago Conversations: Old Town School of Folk Music
In the latest edition of Chicago Conversations, tonight from 5 to 7pm at the Hubbard Inn, 110 W. Hubbard St., Monroe Anderson and Ed Tracy interview folk legend Bonnie Koloc; Bob Riesman, author of I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Bronzy and co-author of Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene; and Darrell Jones, manager of all private lessons and diverse group classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Blues legend Sugar Blue provide a guest performance. $12 admission includes drink specials, hors d'oeuvres and dinner discounts. Reserve seats by calling 312-924-1333. 21+
1963 CPS Boycott Documentary Screening and Panel @ DuSable Museum
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Chicago Public Schools boycott, The DuSable Museum of African-American History (740 E. 56th Place) is hosting a screening of Kartemquin Films' in-progress documentary '63 Boycott and a panel discussion with CTU President Karen Lewis, Fannie Rushing, Rosie Simpson, Elizabeth Todd and the Chicago Student Union. This free event runs from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP here
Thee Oh Sees, OBN IIIs, The Blind Shake @ Empty Bottle
Thee Oh Sees tour often and release music at a Ty Segall-like rate. The garage/noise/post-punk band's shows are frenetic and fascinating in their chaos. They'll play two nights at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., with Austin's OBN IIIs and Minneapolis' the Blind Shake, two garage-rock bands that have been lighting it up for years. Thee Oh Sees headline. The shows are 21+, $15 and start at 9pm.
