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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TODAY
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BY DAY
Tuesday, October 14 2014
This Much Is True @ Mrs. Murphy & Sons
True story show This Much Is True returns to Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, 3905 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight, with special guests Jen Bosworth, David Doyle, Mike Manship, Megan Wells and Paul Whitehouse, as well as regulars Scott Whitehair and Stephanie Douglass. Doors open at 6:45, show starts at 7:30pm. Free.
mc chris @ Subterranean
Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., welcomes mc chris with opening acts MC Lars and Spose. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. It's a 17+ show.
The Monster @ Portage Theater
The Silent Film Society of Chicago screens The Monster, starring Lon Chaney, at 8pm at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., as part of its Silent Horror Film Festival Oct. 12-14. Tickets are $10, or get a three-day pass for $24. Doors open at 7pm.
Fan Fiction 101 @ Hungry Brain
Homeroom presents Fan Fiction 101 tonight at 9pm at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave. Keidra Chaney, Ray Van Fox and Chris Bower teach you all you need to know about what fanfic is and how to write it. No cover, but donations accepted. 21+
Cameron Esposito @ Lincoln Hall
Comedian Cameron Esposito comes back to Chicago for two shows at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight, with Rhea Butcher opening. The 7pm show is sold out, but there are still tickets for the 9:30pm show; they're $15. 21+
