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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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TODAY
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Monday, March 03 2014
Jambalaya Cook-Off @ FitzGerald's
FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn, holds its 20th annual Jambalaya Cook-Off tonight, featuring winners from the last 10 events competing for supremacy. This is the last year FitzGerald's is doing a jambalaya cookoff; next year they're switching to gumbo. Marcia Ball performs two sets during the evening. $20 gets you in. Doors open at 6:30, and the cook-off opens for sampling at 7:30pm. 21+
International Sex Workers Rights Day
Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago celebrates International Sex Worker Rights Day with a screening of the films A Kiss for Gabriela and The Honey Bringer tonight at Multikulti, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $5 in advance, $8 at the door.
LitMash @ Haymarket Pub
Chicago Slam Works presents the LitMash tonight at Haymarket Pub & Brewery, 737 W. Randolph St. Watch a combination of storytellers and comedians compete for a cash prize for the best story. This month's guests are Jamila Woods, Monte LaMonte, Tumelo Khoza, Demetrius Amparan, Erin Diamond and Renee Albrecht-Mallinger. Doors open at 7:30pm, show's at 8. $8 at the door.
