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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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Sunday, April 13 2014
75th Birthday @ The Hyde Park Art Center
Today, April 13th, marks the 75th birthday of the Hyde Park Art Center. The art center, located at, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue will be hosting an event from 1:00pm to 5:00pm where visitors can mingle with the artists, explore The Beast and listen to experimental music by New Material.
Speed Rack @ Joe's Bar
Speed Rack, a cocktail competition for female bartenders, returns to Chicago at Joe's Bar, 940 W. Weed St., from 3 to 7pm today. Tickets are $20; all proceeds go to breast cancer research, education and prevention. 21+
Black Playwrights Festival
The ninth annual Black Playwrights Festival runs April 8-13 at the Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark St. Each night showcases a different playwright; today's closing show features "The Shorties," five 10-minute plays, at 3pm. Tickets are $15 per night, or $50 for a festival pass. Call the box office at 773-769-4451.
Chicago Latino Film Festival
The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.
Serving the Sentence @ Towbar
Serving the Sentence, a reading series in which the first sentence of each story is the same, this month features the sentence, "I wasn't sure if it was an itch or a rash." Hear what Amanda Rountree, Kendra Stevens, Will Petty, Rachel Cromidas, Tori Szekeres and Debbi Welch do with it at Towbar, 1500 W. Jarvis Ave., at 7pm. Free, 21+.
That's All She Wrote @ The Savoy
The live lit series That's All She Wrote is back at The Savoy, 1408 N. Milwaukee Ave. This month's lineup features Emmy Bean, Megan Stielstra, Ira Murfin, Tess Lennon-Dorn and Dwight Wilson. Hosted as always by JH Palmer and Angela Benander. Stories begin at 8pm, make a dinner reservation to guarantee a seat. This is a free event.
