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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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Wednesday, April 29 2015
Miss Spoken @ Gallery Cabaret
Miss Spoken, the female-centric reading series, returns to Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N. Oakley Ave., tonight at 7pm. This month's theme is "BFF," and readers include Lauren Hooberman, Naomi Huffman, Catherine Eves, Tori Rosin Szekeres and Danette Chavez. Carly Oishi and Rosamund Lannin host. No cover, 21+
Version Festival 15
Version Festival 15 runs April 23 to May 3. The theme this year is "100 Watts" in honor of organizer Public Media Institute's newly licensed low-power radio station. Tonight's events include the Turbo Butcher Comedy Show at 8pm at the Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St., featuring Mitch Nathan, Keegan Buckingham, Nigel Ng, Jeff Scheen, & Anthony Bonazzo. $5 at the door. Then from 9pm to 2am, WLPN broadcasts live from Maria's, 960 W. 31st St., featuring DJs Jose de Jesus and Gabriel Feijoo. No cover, 21+.
Manic Street Preachers @ Metro
Manic Street Preachers have always been political, and 1994's The Holy Bible featured them at perhaps their angriest. Even if the album didn't approach human suffering at the hands of government and society in such a smart and twisted way, musically it would still be lauded. The Welsh rock band return to the US to play it in full. Hopefully, they'll also be playing a few other songs from their long career. Manic Street Preachers headline Metro. The show's $28.50 in advance, $30 at the door, starts at 8PM and is 18+. Metro's at 3630 N. Clark.
