http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ en-us rosamund.miller@gmail.com 2009-09-19T23:47:25-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/09/19/ Join vendors, exhibitors and a host of special guests (including acclaimed local artists Gene Ha, Tim Seeley, Chris Samnee and more) for Chicago's second annual Windy City Comicon. 10am-6pm, The Center on Halsted (3656 N Halsted). Tickets $10. 35304@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Art 2009-09-19T23:47:25-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/07/25/ Don't miss this nationally acclaimed festival focused on (as the name would suggest), Slavic dumplings stuffed with a variety of delicious fillings. Pierogis and other Eastern European delicacies, contests, and even a parade and Piroguettes. 11am-10pm, 119th St. and Indianopolis Blvd, Whiting, IN. Directions and more here. 35248@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Food 2009-07-25T21:32:42-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/06/14/ This American Life returns to Chicago for an evening of stories and a party after the show with food & drink. The show happens tonight at 7pm at the Victory Gardens Theater (2433 N. Lincoln). Tickets are available through the Chicago Public Radio Website. 35058@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Event 2009-06-14T19:00:00-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/06/08/ This month's meeting of the Gapers Block Book Club takes place tonight at The Book Cellar at 4736-8 N. Lincoln Ave., where we will be discussing Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. The meeting begins at 7:30pm, and new members are always welcome! Hope to see you there. Visit the official book club blog for more information. 35040@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Literary 2009-06-08T19:29:49-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/05/23/ A novel concept that sees the vaunted Chicago Symphony Orchestra explore just what's so similar between classical music and jazz. In particular, Duke Ellington's Three Black Kings composition adapted for symphony orchestra and Scorched, an original composition done for both jazz trio and orchestral performance. This cannot be missed. 8pm, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Tickets available over here. 35045@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Music 2009-05-23T11:19:12-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/05/11/ This month's meeting of the Gapers Block Book Club takes place tonight at The Book Cellar at 4736-8 N. Lincoln Ave., where we will be discussing Passing by Nella Larsen. The meeting begins at 7:30pm, and new members are always welcome! Hope to see you there. Visit the official book club blog for more information. 35039@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Literary 2009-05-11T19:26:37-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/05/10/ The Ivory Coast's Dobet Gnahore returns to the Old Town School of Folk Music (4544 N. Lincoln) tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $20. For more information check the website or call 773-728-6000. 34885@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Music 2009-05-10T19:00:12-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/05/03/ Experimental folktronica duo The Books perform tonight at the MCA, 220 E. Chicago Avenue, at 6pm. The performance includes a pre-concert talk with members Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong. Tickets are $20, available online. Call 312-280-2660 for more information. 35175@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ AC 2009-05-03T16:00:00-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/05/02/ Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. Full line-up of comics here. It really doesn't get much better than this. 35303@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Event 2009-05-02T23:32:54-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/04/18/ Green City Market's first year round market runs every first and third Saturday through April 18 inside the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum , 2430 N. Cannon, from 8am to 1pm Bus: 151 Sheridan, 76 Diversey - or ride your bicycle. 35551@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Food 2009-04-18T08:00:00-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/04/13/ This month's meeting of the Gapers Block Book Club takes place tonight at The Book Cellar at 4736-8 N. Lincoln Ave., where we will be discussing Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. The meeting begins at 7:30pm, and new members are always welcome! Hope to see you there. Visit the official book club blog for more information. 35038@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Literary 2009-04-13T19:23:26-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/04/10/ Chicago indie musician Andrew Bird promotes his latest album Noble Beast at the historic Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr. The show starts at 8pm. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. 35106@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Music 2009-04-10T15:42:45-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/04/04/ Green City Market's first year round market runs every first and third Saturday through April 18 inside the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum , 2430 N. Cannon, from 8am to 1pm Bus: 151 Sheridan, 76 Diversey - or ride your bicycle. 35550@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ Food 2009-04-04T08:00:00-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/03/28/ Get a dose of what made the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition so spectacular on the Chicago Neighborhood Tours "White City" tour. The day starts at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, at 10am with a slide presentation and discussion, then continues to Jackson Park, Midway Plaisance and Osaka Garden, concluding at the Chicago History Museum where the elevated train that transported fairgoers to the exposition is displayed. The tour is 6 hours long and lunch at a local restaurant is included. Tickets are $50, $45 for students and seniors, and are not available online for this tour. You must call 312-742-1190 to book seats. 35513@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ AC 2009-03-28T17:11:45-06:00 http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2009/03/28/ Travel Chicago and savor cuisines from two different restaurants serving assorted small-plate samplers. Taste the nuances; talk exotic ingredients, techniques and cultures; and collect recipes. Dessert or sweets on the last stop are the cherry on top. Restaurants are determined three weeks before tour dates -- call for details and to check availability as seats go quickly on this, the most popular of the Chicago Neighborhood Tours. The tour is about five hours long and departs from the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, at 10am. Tickets are $50; Seniors, students and children ages 8-18 are $45. Available online. Call 312-742-1190 for more information. 35511@http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/ AC 2009-03-28T16:42:19-06:00