Gapers Block has ceased publication.
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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Tuesday, August 11 2015
Gallery Talk about Archibald Motley Exhibition @ Chicago Cultural Center
Join Daniel Schulman at the Chicago Cultural Center for a discussion about Archibald Motley's exhibition, "Jazz Age Modernist" which is on view until August 31st. The talk will be on the 4th floor, North, in the Sidney Yates Gallery. The talk is free and open to the public.
DrekFest 2015 @ ComedySportz
DrekFest, Stage Left Theatre's annual competition to find the best bad plays, returns to the ComedySportz Theatre, 929 W. Belmont Ave., at 7:30 p.m.. Finalists for this year's competition are Moths by Conor Woods, Me and My Tragic Brothers, or "Whence Cometh F**ckitude?" by David Weiss, Period Piece by Eileen Tull and Eat Deep-Fried D**ks Smothered in Cheese Sauce, Misogynist Scumbags! Or, What I Imagine My Ex-Girlfriend Is Up To Based On Her Recent Tumblr Posts by Monica Reida. The audience will vote to decide which play is the Grand Loser. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online or by calling 773-883-8830.
Beers & Big Shoulders @ Hopleaf
Beers & Big Shoulders returns to the upstairs bar at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St., tonight at 7:30pm. Host Mark Bullock talks with the guys from Spiteful Brewing about their beers, their philosophy and the challenges of being a nanobrewery. Tickets are $25, and include appetizers and samples of several Spiteful beers. 21+
Ezra Furman @ Lincoln Hall
Before heading out on a European tour, Ezra Furman headlines Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight with the psych-tinged J Fernandez and punk outfit Lala Lala. Read our preview in Transmission. Tickets are $14, and doors open at 8pm. 21+
