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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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BY DAY
Thursday, December 11 2014
Blind Boys of Alabama @ City Winery
The Blind Boys of Alabama do a Christmas show at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight at 8pm. Tickets are $40-50. Doors open at 6pm.
Chicago Cares Cake Walk @ Empty Bottle
Chicago Cares hosts a holiday cake walk fundraiser tonight at 6pm at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. Your $15 donation gets you live music by the Berry Tones, snacks and the chance to win a fabulous cake. 21+
Candlelight Tour @ Museum of Surgical Science
An assortment of wines, holiday cookies, a candlelight tour and a historic mansion are what the International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N. Lake Shore Dr., has in store for this evening from 6 to 8:30pm. A slideshow of photographs which feature the home in the 1940s will follow the candlelight tour. Admission is $10 or $5 with a IMSS membership. Details on Facebook.
Driftless Pony Club @ Reggies
Driftless Pony Club, Oscillator Bug, Tiny Deaths and Rob Scallion play an all-ages show at Reggies, 2105 S. State St., tonight. Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Songs of Good Cheer @ Old Town School
The Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., presents its annual Songs of Good Cheer holiday music concert series, starting tonight and running through Sunday, Dec. 14. Tickets are $45.
