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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Thursday, January 16 2014
"Wrong Kind of Muslim" @ Niagra Forum
Qasim Rashid, lawyer and author of Wrong Kind of Muslim, speaks at the Niagra Forum, 205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2540, at noon today about his book and living as a Muslim in America. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members.
Sketchfest
The 13th annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, aka Sketchfest, runs Jan. 9-19 at Stage773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tonight's schedule includes a dozen shows on four stages, beginning at 8pm. Tickets are $14 per show or $37 for a day pass (or $150 for an all-festival pass) and are available online, at the box office or by calling 773-327-5252.
Oneohtrix Point Never @ Lincoln Hall
The second night of Tomorrow Never Knows Festival at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., features Soleman, Circuit Des Yeux, Tim Hecker and Oneohtrix Point Never.. This show starts at 9pm and is 18+. Tickets are $15
