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
Friday, April 26
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, December 01 2013
Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade
The 36th annual Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade takes over Western Avenue from 87th up to Roscoe Street beginning at 9:30am. Expect traffic to basically be a nightmare till early afternoon -- but at least it's for a good cause.
Dose Market @ 1st Ward
Dose Market brings together gourmet food purveyors, artists and other artisans together for its weekly "curated marketplace" in the 1st Ward bar at Chop Shop, 2033 N. Milwaukee Ave., from 10am to 4pm. Free.
Pre-Code Double Feature @ Siskel Center
The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a double feature of pre-Code films, with Million Dollar Legs and Girls About Town, today at 11:30am at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Tickets are $11.
Deck the Holodeck @ Cole's
Cinema Minema celebrates the best and worst and "blorst" of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" at Cole's Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave., starting at 6pm. They'll screen episodes "11001001": "The Big Goodbye"; "Elementary, Dear Data"; "Emergence" and "Hollow Pursuits." No cover. 21+
