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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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Tuesday, March 19

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FIFA Women's World Cup Championship Viewing Party

US Soccer hosts a viewing party to watch Team USA face Japan in the FIFA Women's World Cup Championship today from 3 to 8pm in Lincoln Park near the South Fieldhouse, 1800 N. Stockton Dr. The game starts at 6pm and will be shown on a 19-by-33-foot HD projection screen. Free.

Get Off the Couch @ Hideout

Get Off the Couch is back at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 7pm. This month, the headliners are the Kelson Twins, along with JC Brooks, Jeff Taylor and Jodee Lewis. Each artist will perform four songs apiece in two rounds, followed by a featured set by the 17-year-old Kelson Twins. Sam Wahl hosts. Tickets are $10. 21-and-over, however minors are allowed if accompanied by a parent.

Roister & the Zappa Jam Down Weekend @ Abbey Pub

The Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace St., presents Roister and the Zappa Jam Down Weekend July 3-5. The show features Ray White, Tom Fowler, Robert Martin, Ed Mann, Ike Willis, Marty Kondziolka, Mark Kondziolka, Markus Messina and Brian Swislow. Each night, the show is preceded by a big screen live stream of the Grateful Dead's "Fare Thee Well" concert at Soldier Field at 7pm, then the jam starts at 10pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 21+

 

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