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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Monday, May 6
Percussionists Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang celebrate their 25th anniversary of their Winter Solstice concerts with a three-day run of 6am shows (yes, 6 in the morning) Dec. 21-23 at Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 5:30am.
Tonight Uncharted Books, 2620 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts monthly poetry open mic from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Poets are invited to read 3 poems or for 5 minutes. The show is free, donations requested to pay the featured poets.
The Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., presents Crown Larks, ShowYouSuck, the Cell Phones and Ace Da Vinci in a free show. Doors are at 9pm. 21+