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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The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia) hosts the summer version of Soup and Bread--Veggie Bingo, where participants buy cards ($4 each, 3/$10) and the winners get seasonally appropriate prizes of produce, coffee, and other treats. Free hot dogs, too! Event starts 5:30pm.
Miss Spoken, the woman-centric reading series, returns to the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N. Oakley Ave., tonight at 7pm. The theme this month is "Orgasms," and the featured readers are Kim Nelson, Lesley Pearl, Jess Krista Merighi, Kim Schultz and Meg Grunewald. Rosamund Lannin and Carly Oishi host. $5 suggested donation; all proceeds go to the readers. 21+
Sometimes boys chase girls. Sometimes girls chase boys. And sometimes you have a knockout musical duo pair up for an amazing evening. Ingrid Michaelson headlines the Chicago Theatre with indie popsters Jukebox the Ghost opening. Show starts at 7:30pm, Chicago Theatre is located at 175 N. State St. Tickets are $30.
Baseball-themed super group The Baseball Project comes to SPACE, 1245 N. Chicago Ave. in Evanston, tonight at 8pm, with Split Single's Jason Narducy opening. Tickets are $28-35.