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.
✶ Thank you for your readership and contributions. ✶
TODAY
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, February 09 2014
Chicago Motorcycle Show
The Chicago Motorcycle Show is at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, Jan. 7-9. See new and vintage bikes of all makes, meet championship racers and more. Tickets are $17 or $25 for a two-day pass, $35 for a three-day pass. The show is open from 10am to 5pm today.
Chicago Auto Show
My god, it's full of cars: the Chicago Auto Show opens Saturday at the McCormick Place, and runs through Feb. 17. See practically every car currently on the market, as well as plenty that aren't. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for kids 7-12 and seniors 62 or older, and free for kids under 7. The show is open from 10am to 10pm.
Hearts Alive @ Jefferson Memorial Park
Make a valentine for a heart patient at Children's Hospital today at noon at Jefferson Memorial Park, 4822 N. Long Ave., and enjoy treats and music. Free.
Survival, Spirit, Dreams, Nightmares @ UIMA
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., celebrates the opening of Survival, Spirit, Dreams, Nightmares, an exhibition of works by René Hugo Arceo, Peter Dallos, Mark Nelson and Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, with a reception today from 2pm to 5pm. Admission is free.
Serving Up the Sentence @ Towbar
Erin Lane, Melinda McIntire, Eric Warner, Roberta Miles, Heather Corallo and Kendra Stevens start their stories with the sentence, "Jump -- what's the worst that could happen?" and go from there. Hear what they came up with at Serving Up the Sentence tonight at Towbar, 1500 W. Jarvis St., at 7pm. Free, but donations will be collected for Sit Stay Read. 21+
That's All She Wrote @ The Savoy
The live lit series That's All She Wrote celebrates their re-launch in a new venue, The Savoy (1408 N. Milwaukee). The debut show, dubbed "That's All She Wrote Part Deux: Oysters and Absinthe," features the host of You're Being Ridiculous, Jeremy Owens; author and Chicago Sun-Times journalist Robert K Elder; award-winning poet, writer, and teacher Sage Morgan-Hubbard; and host of Story Club South Side Andrew Marikis. Hosted as always by JH Palmer and Angela Benander. Make dinner reservations at The Savoy to make a night of it, or just show up at 8m for the stories. This is a free event.
