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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Tuesday, July 08 2014
She's Crafty @ City Winery
All-female Beastie Boys tribute group She's Crafty perform tonight at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. Instead of an opening act, there's a pairing of five beers from Metropolitan Brewing. (What, no Brass Monkey?) Doors open at 6pm, show's at 8pm. Tickets are $25 with beer pairing, $10 without. 21+
The 606 Trail Mix @ Hideout
The Trust for Public Land presents The 606 Trail Mix: A Trail Through Chicago's Manufacturing History tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., from 6:30 to 8pm. Historian and professor Jim Peters of the School of the Art Institute and the University of Illinois at Chicago will deliver a lecture on Chicago's rich manufacturing legacy. Free, 21+
This Much Is True @ Mrs. Murphy & Sons
This Much Is True is tonight at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, 3905 N. Lincoln Ave., and features Khanisha Foster, Art Johnson, Achy Obejas, Scott Whitehair and Stephanie Douglass, plus musical guest Mike Maimone. Doors open at 6:45, show's at 730pm. Free.
Napkin Poetry @ Comfort Station
Napkin Poetry, a new reading series featuring young(ish) poets, is tonight at 7pm at Comfort Station, 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Readers this month include Gene Tanta, Daniel Borzutzki and Lina Ramona Vitkauskas. Preview in Book Club.
