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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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Wednesday, January 28 2015
Soup & Bread @ the Hideout
Soup & Bread, the weekly wintertime soup-eating party benefiting a local food-related charity, is tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Volunteer cooks make the soup; you show up between 5:30 and 8pm to eat, enjoy and kick in a few bucks for the cause. Kids welcome with parents.
Alyssa Greenberg & Curtis Miller @ Mutual Interpretation
Alyssa Greenberg and Curtis Miller will be presenting and sharing their research at Mutual Interpretation this evening from 6:30-8PM. Greenberg will analyze art museum education from the 70s, which includes the Met and their Arts Awareness program, which was intended for youth, people of color, and others absent in traditional art settings. Moreover, Miller will discuss his research with working with items and images in rural and Midwestern settings. Pizza and refreshments will be served; free. The talk will be held at 935 W Harrison, Henry Hall Rm 106.
Language Matters @ Poetry Foundation
Tonight at 7pm, the Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior St., presents "Language Matters with Bob Holman: A Celebration of Mother Tongues," an evening of poetry, film clips and discussion related to Language Matters, a documentary by filmmaker David Grubin and poet Bob Holman exploring the what we lose when a language dies and what it takes to save a language. The event will feature Grubin and Holman as well as poets Peter Cook and Parsino Carlos Peynetsa. A reception will follow. Admission is free, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Miss Spoken @ Gallery Cabaret
Miss Spoken returns to the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N. Oakley Ave., tonight at 7pm for another woman-centric live lit show. The theme this month is "Worst New Year's Eve," and the readers will be Jac Jemc, Fruzsina Eordogh, Sarah Joyce, Liz McArthur and Erin Watson. Rosamund Lannin and Jasmine Davila host. No cover, 21+. RSVP on Facebook.
Onion City Film Festival Opening Night @ Siskel Center
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Tonight at 7:45pm, the Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., hosts the opening night program of short films; the rest of the festival will take place at Columbia College's Ferguson Auditorium, 600 S. Michigan Ave., Jan 29-31. Tickets for tonight's program are $11, $6 for students and members.
