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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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BY DAY
Friday, October 30 2015
Busy Beaver 20th Anniversary Party
Busy Beaver Button Co., 3279 W. Armitage Ave., is turning 20, and is celebrating with a party tonight from 5 to 8pm. See how buttons are made, explore the button museum, and hob nob with other button fans. RSVP on Facebook.
Deafheaven @ Metro
What better way to kick off Halloween weekend than with the deafening mammoths of Deafheaven? Bands Envy and Tribulation open, bringing metal as far away as Japan and Sweden to the Metro, 3730 N. Clark St. Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 at the door. Doors open at 6pm, show's at 6:30. 18+
Dead in Chicago Tour
Leyla Royale, proprietress of the Dead in Chicago blog, will be leading a walking tour of horror history in the Loop, from the Iroquois Theater fir to more obscure spots, tonight at 6pm. Suggested donation of $10. RSVP by emailing deadinchicago@gmail.com, and on Facebook.
Geraldine Brooks @ Swedish American Museum
Women & Children First Bookstore hosts a reading and signing with Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling author Geraldine Brooks tonight at 7:00 pm (Doors at 6:30 pm) at the Swedish American Museum (5211 N. Clark Street). A free ticket is included with the purchase of Geraldine's forthcoming novel, The Secret Chord, from Women & Children First to attend.
Carrie Brownstein @ the MCA
Enjoy a curated talk by the beloved Sleater-Kinney musician, Carrie Brownstein, surrounding her artistry over time. The conversation is from the In Sight Out series via a partnership between Pitchfork and the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. Tickets can be purchased via the box office UPDATE: This event is sold out.
Davd Sedaris @ Auditorium Theatre
Humorist and "This American Life" regular David Sedaris does an evening of stories, recollections and a Q&A session at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., tonight in honor of the release of his book Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls in paperback. Sedaris will sign books after the show. Tickets are $54-69. Doors open at 8pm.
Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Music Box
Do the Time Warp again! The Rocky Horror Picture Show screens tonight and Saturday at midnight at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Clark St. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door; partici... pation kits are available for $3. UPDATE: Tonight's showing is sold out, but there are still some tickets left for Saturday.
