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	Meetup	Location	RSVPs
Dec 19 7:00 PM	Good for the Jews (Ellen) No rating yet Lets keep the holiday spirit going on Saturday after the meetup holiday party on Friday! I'm really excited about this show. Good for the Jews is an awesome duo who sing funny songs about Judaism. They are coming to the Lakeshore Theater on December 19 for their annual Hanukkah tour. David Fagin plays fantastic guitar and sings and Rob Tannenbaum sings and wrote most of the songs. These aren't parodies, they are completely original songs with Jewish themes, everything from Hanukkah to Jdate to Jewish history (They tried to kill us, we survived, lets eat) to bar mitzvahs. So if you're Jewish or know someone who is, or even if you WANT to know someone who is, come out to the Lakeshore on Dec. 19 and enjoy Good For The Jews. It may be the funniest thing you see all year. http://dev.goodforthejews.net/ http://www.lakeshoretheater.com/ShowDetail.aspx?showID=313 Meet outside the door at 7:00 after buying your ticket, we will enter at 7:15. Show starts at 8 and it's general admission, so we need to get there early. Tickets are $20, $5.25 extra online. Also there is a .50 credit card service charge if you buy tickets in person. I recommend buying in person in advance with cash, although tickets will probably be available at the door. We will go out for food/drinks afterward if there is interest. This will be a great show, hope to see you there! Please contact me if you are running late, can't find us, or have questions, 773-818-1343. This is cross-posted with Fun Chicago Single, so only sign up with 1 group. Cost: $20.00	Lakeshore Theater Chicago, IL, 60657 41.939753,-87.644076	3 Yes 2 Maybe
Dec 19 3:00 PM	It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play at American Theater Company No rating yet TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. CLICK HERE and use the codeword "meetup" to get the $25.00 special price. Seats will not be with the group but you may call or visit the Box Office to order your tickets and ask to be seated near the Meetup group. A Chicago Holiday Tradition IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY based on the film by Frank Capra ATC transforms into a 1940’s radio studio to tell Capra’s classic story of one man’s affect on his community. This year ATC brings new life to this holiday tradition with a new cast, new Foley sound, and new scenes. Free milk and cookies are served after every show. Run-time: 80 minutes, No Intermission Tickets $25.00 - Use the codeword "meetup" when ordering tickets. ONLINE CLICK HERE and use the codeword "meetup" to get the $25.00 special price. Seats will not be with the group but you may call or visit the Box Office to order your tickets and ask to be seated near the Meetup group. TO ORDER TICKETS VIA PHONE: CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 773-409-4125 from 10:00am - 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. You'll speak with a Box Office representative and make payment via credit card. Reservations cannot be made without payment. Mention the codeword "meetup" for the $25.00 price. Ask to be seated near the Meetup group. IN PERSON: Stop by the Theater from 10:00am - 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. Box Office accepts payments by both cash and credit card. Mention the codeword "meetup" for the $25.00 price. Ask to be seated near the Meetup group. NO SERVICE FEE FOR TICKETS BOUGHT AT BOX OFFICE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING YOUR OWN TICKET. IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEETUP GROUPS Email me with any questions. GET DIRECTIONS TO THE THEATER HERE: http://www.atcweb.org/bxo/night_out.html WE WILL MEET AT BROWNSTONE TAVERN & GRILL 3937 N. LINCOLN AVE FOR A PRESHOW MEET AND GREET AT 2:00PM AND WALK OVER TO THE THEATER ABOUT 2:30PM. http://www.brownstonetavern.com/ One block South of Irving Park on Lincoln, on the East side of the street.	American Theater Company Chicago, IL, 60613 41.952332,-87.676880	18 Yes 4 Maybe
Dec 18 6:00 PM	Chicago Meetup Holiday Party 2009 [See Link To RSVP] (Ellen) No rating yet EVENT NOT CLOSED!!! See for full details and to RSVP. Chicago Meetup Holiday Party 2009 Join us for this year's Meetup Holiday Party! It will be held on Friday, December 18th from 6pm to 10pm. Party features a full dinner buffet, coat check, DJ, mixer game with prizes, slide show and 5 door prizes including (LCD TV & DVD combo, Kindle Wireless Reader, Ipod 7th Generation, Coolpix Digital Camera and GPS Navigator) Last year we had nearly 400 attendees from over 70 participating Meetups. See for full details and to RSVP. RSVP and ticketing on the Event Brite site only! 100 Early Bird tickets are available for $20 until December 4th. $25 after December 4th. $35 at the door. 400 tickets available total. Up to 50 Parking spots at Taco Bell are available for $5 (plus ticketing fees) until December 4th. $10 (plus ticketing fees after December 4th. Purchase parking spots at Happy Holidays! Cost: $25.00	John Barleycorn (Wrigleyville) Chicago, IL, 60657 41.946184,-87.656084	1 Yes 0 Maybe
Dec 6 7:00 PM	Neo-Futurists: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind 69 attended (est.) – 4.503 We will meet at Konak Pizza & Grill 5150 N. Clark at 5:00p for a pre-show meet and greet, then walk over to the theatre at 6:15 SHARP. Doors open at 6:30p. Show starts at 7:00p. The Neo-Futurist's signature show, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, which had its first performance on December 2, 1988, is now in its 20th year, making it the longest-running show in Chicago today. Too Much Light..., with its ever-changing "menu," is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. The single unifying element of these plays is that they are performed from a perspective of absolute honesty. The performers always appear as themselves on stage, speaking directly from their personal experiences. Each short play is written by a performer, honed by the ensemble, and randomly collaged with twenty-nine other plays through high-energy audience participation. Each week, these plays shift as ensemble members add new plays to the existing body of work. Each night of performance, they create an unreproducable living newspaper collage of the comic and tragic, the political and personal, and the visceral and experimental. The show will be performed at The Neo-Futurarium. The Neo-Futurarium is located at 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640-2831. That's on the southeast corner of Foster and Ashland in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. For directions and a map click here: http://www.neofuturists.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=46 SPECIAL ADMISSION PRICE CELEBRATING THEIR 20th ANNIVERSARY Admission is the roll of a single die! ($1.00-$6.00). A savings of $9.00!! This is done at the theater just as the doors open. It's all part of the experience. Seating is first-come, first-served, cash only at the door. (Bring $1 bills if possible) For more information, see http://www.neofuturists.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=45 After the show, depending on interest, we could go back to Konak for a bite and/or drinks for an after-show discussion/socializing.	The Neo-Futurarium Chicago, IL, 60640 41.975929,-87.668960	67 Yes 5 Maybe
Nov 20 8:00 PM	All the Fame of Lofty Deeds by The House Theatre of Chicago 13 attended (est.) – 4.002 ALL THE FAME OF LOFTY DEEDS Written by Mark Guarino and based on and featuring the music and artwork of Bloodshot Records recording artist Jon Langford This phantasmic journey into the mind of a fictional country music legend is what an episode of Howdy Doody might look like if it were directed by David Lynch. Sadly reflective and yet hilariously surreal, the show mixes rock biography, live music and stunning visual effects to tell a tripped out tale of the demise of America's last living cowboy. http://www.thehousetheatre.com/shows?show-id=all-the-fame-of-lofty-deeds TICKETS $20.00 (SPECIALLY PRICED DISCOUNTED TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA PHONE OR BOX OFFICE ONLY) TO ORDER TICKETS VIA PHONE: CALL THE TICKET LINE AT 773-251-2195 from 10:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. ASK FOR JUSTIN (Box Office Manager) AND MENTION YOU ARE WITH THE MEETUP GROUP. IN PERSON: TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE AT THE CHOPIN THEATRE ON SHOW DATES BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 7:00pm Thursday through Saturday AND 6:00pm on Sundays. GOLDSTAR DISCOUNTED TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR $17.50 ($13.50 + $4.00 Service Charge) https://www.goldstar.com/join?p=F153176RP HOTTIX DISCOUNTED TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR $20.75 ($13.50 + $4.25 Convenience Fee + $3.00 Order Processing Fee) http://www.hottix.org/ YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING YOUR OWN TICKET. Performances at The Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park 1543 W Division, Chicago, IL 60622 http://www.chopintheatre.com/ 2009-2010 Season Seven Membership Subscriptions are Now on Sale Save up to 30% on the regular ticket price. Buy a Membership HERE Become a member! See the next three shows AND get these exclusive perks: $5.00 off tickets for your friends! $15.00 Swag coupon Priority reservations for shows and events! Other! Member Levels $225.00 - 1 ticket to all three shows + 1 ticket to all 3 Opening Night Benefits $125.00 - 1 ticket to all three shows + 1 ticket to one Opening Night Benefit $ 75.00 - 1 ticket to all three shows What's the Benefit Night? A special performance of the current show, with a wine and cheese reception and an artistic discussion led by a celebrity host or hostess. Special Offers and Discounts Get occasional deeply-discounted tickets, FREE SWAG and tickets to special events. Become a Facebook Fan or follow The House Theatre on Twitter to start the magic.	Chopin Theatre Chicago, IL, 60622 41.903360,-87.666380	13 Yes 4 Maybe
Oct 31 8:00 PM	Halloween House Party! [Tony] 149 attended (est.) – 3.002 It's time for a big Halloween party, on the cheap. Minor changes- GREAT NEWS! We've got an upgrade of space! We've got a brand new location for the party- it's right off the Addison Brown Line, at TM Studios, 1800 W. Cornelia Avenue. There's parking in front of the building, and we can party all night, baby. There will be signs up on the front door of the building (Ravenswood side), so you can find the party. Good times. To get to the TM Studios, you take the Brown line to Addison, make a left out of the station, a right onto Ravenswood, just before the Metra train tracks, and walk down two blocks. The building will be on your right, and you'll see plenty of signs and lights and whatnot. See you there! Please don't come to Park Place, as the party room there is canceled, and they won't let you in. Join us down the road a little ways at the TM Studios, for our excellent party! Come one, come all! It's expensive as hell to go to some of these bar parties for Halloween, then you're still dropping money for costume and drinks. Forget that nonsense. Come out to the TM Studios, bring your own booze to add to the mix (we'll have some, but will need more, for proper partying. Snacks and mixers are welcome, too), and if you'd like to throw in a couple bucks to help cover the cost of the room rental, cool. If not, that's cool, too- we know money's tight all over. Buck the recession and come hang out with us. We'll have music, dancing, drinks, some food, and lots more.	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	149 Yes 18 Maybe
Oct 25 6:30 PM	Studs Terkel's Not Working 3 attended (est.) – 4.502 VERY last minute event! How spontaneous are you? I just got the crazy idea to see Studs Terkel's Not Working at Second City E.T.C. stage tomorrow, 7 PM show. This is very short notice I realize, but I figured I would give it a shot. Tickets are $20, general admission. Call 312-337-3992 for tickets, $2 service charge/order. Don't order online, it's much more expensive. No service charge if you buy in person, but of course that takes extra time. Call ASAP, this could sell out soon. You must say you are with me, Ellen Goodman, and give order # E231057, so they can add your ticket to my order so we can sit together. Tix are available at hottix for $17.25, so you save $4.75. http://www.ticketmast... If you get hottix, call Second City anyway to tell them you are with the group. RSVP AFTER buying your ticket, so that I know everyone signed up has a ticket. This show is supposed to be hilarious and I've wanted to see it for a while. This is my last chance before the end of the year. http://www.secondcity.com/?id=theatres/chicago/etc http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/article/Everything_Works_Perfectly_in_STUDS_TERKELS_NOT_WORKING_20090723 Meet at box office (second floor) at 6:30 to pick up tickets. We will depart for the theater at 6:45. We will get food and/or drinks afterward if there is interest. I'm really looking forward to this--I hope at least a few people can manage to join me. Call 773-818-1343 if you are running late, can't find us, or have questions. Hope to see you there! This is cross-posted with Fun Chicago Single so only sign up with 1 group. Cost: $22.00	The Second City Chicago, IL, 60614 41.911667,-87.634720	3 Yes 0 Maybe
Sep 27 1:00 PM	And They Came to Chicago at the Chicago History Museum (Ellen) 7 attended (est.) – 5.001 And They Came to Chicago is a documentary about the Italian-American experience in Chicago. Originally broadcast on WTTW in 2007 and narrated by Chicago's own Joe Mantegna, And They Came to Chicago chronicles 150 years of Chicago's Italian American history. Here is the description from the movie's website: And They Came to Chicago traces the 150-year history of Italian settlement in Chicago, from early arrivals who laid the foundation for burgeoning Italian enclaves to the Italian American contribution to politics and labor, the arts and culture. Combining rare historical footage and photographs, interviews with prominent Italian Americans, authors, historians, and individuals who came of age in Chicago’s Little Italies, And They Came To Chicago journeys to the heart of one of the city’s most vibrant, and misunderstood, communities for an unforgettable look at Chicago’s Italian American legacy. Here is the website: http://www.italiansofchicago.com/index.html The movie starts at 1:30 at the Chicago History Museum. We will meet at 1:00 at the bench across from the museum box office. Movie is included with museum admission, which is $14, free for members. Free passes might be available at the Chicago Public Library. Pay at the door, not in advance. The Chicago History Museum is my favorite place in Chicago, so get your money's worth and explore the museum while you're there. It opens at 12, so feel free to get there early to check out the exhibits. The movie should end around 3. We can stay and explore the museum, but I need to leave around 6:00 for another obligation. So we will get early dinner around 4:30 at Orso's Restaurant http://www.orsosrestaurant.com/ if there is interest. Please indicate if you are planning to go to dinner when you RSVP so I can make a reservation. http://www.chicagohistory.org/ Please contact me at 773-818-1343 if you have questions, are running late, or can't find us. Hope to see you there! This is cross posted with both the Chicago Movie Fans and the Fun Chicago Single, so please sign up with only 1 group. Cost: $14.00	Chicago History Museum Chicago, IL, 60614 41.911210,-87.631680	8 Yes 16 Maybe
Sep 19 7:00 PM	Yeast Nation (the triumph of life) at American Theater Company 21 attended (est.) – 4.002 Due a lead role cast change, American Theater Company is postponing the opening of Yeast Nation by one week. I have rescheduled the outing to Saturday night, September 19th. The discount ticket price of $20.00 is still available. See below for ticket ordering instructions From League of Chicago Theater Special Offers: American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron, is offering Pay-What-You-Can tickets to the following preview performances of Yeast Nation (the triumph of life) this weekend: Thursday, September 17 at 8 p.m., Friday, September 18 at 8 p.m., Saturday, September 19 at 8 p.m., Sunday, and September 20 at 3 p.m. Pay-What-You-Can tickets go on sale at the Box Office 45 minutes prior to curtain. From the Tony-Award Winning Writers of Urinetown Chicago Premiere Yeast Nation (the triumph of life) music + lyrics = Mark Hollmann book + lyrics = Greg Kotis http://www.atcweb.org/ The Primordial Soup. 3,000,458,000 B.C. The world’s first family, a colony of salt-eating yeasts, float in the brine of the primordial soup under the rule of a tyrannical baritone. When resources deplete and fear pervades, the faith of a single-celled dreamer starts an evolutionary chain reaction that changes the course of existence forever. ATC brings together an all-star Chicago cast including Barbara Robertson, Gary Houston, Michael Mahler, Phil Ridarelli and many more. Here come the Yeasts! SHOW STARTS AT 8:00PM If you plan to attend, please buy your ticket as soon as possible. Here is the info on how to purchase the specially priced tickets. Tickets $20.00 (+$3.00 Service Fee) Use the codeword "meetup" when ordering tickets. ONLINE To order tickets online click HERE and use the code 'meetup' for the discounted price. Code only applies to September 19th show. NOTE: Online system gives you best available seats. To possibly sit with or near the group, call the Box Office at 773-409-4125 and ask for seating with or near the Meetup Group. Mention the codeword MEETUP for discounted price. TO ORDER TICKETS VIA PHONE: CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 773-409-4125 from 10:00am - 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. You'll speak with a Box Office representative and make payment via credit card. Reservations cannot be made without payment. Mention the codeword "MEETUP" for the $20.00 price. Ask to be seated with or near the Meetup Group. IN PERSON: Stop by the Theater from 10:00am - 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. Box Office accepts payments by both cash and credit card. Mention the codeword "MEETUP" for the $20.00 price. NO SERVICE FEE FOR TICKETS BOUGHT AT BOX OFFICE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING YOUR OWN TICKET. Seating is reserved so the whole group may not be sitting together. Note: This is a Preview show. GET DIRECTIONS TO THE THEATER HERE: http://www.atcweb.org/bxo/night_out.html WE WILL MEET AT MRS. MURPHY'S & SONS IRISH BISTRO 3905 N. LINCOLN AVE FOR A PRESHOW MEET AND GREET AT 7:00PM AND WALK OVER TO THE THEATER ABOUT 7:30PM. http://www.irishbistro.com/ IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEETUP GROUPS SO ORDER TICKETS ASAP. Email me with any questions.	American Theater Company Chicago, IL, 60613 41.952332,-87.676880	22 Yes 7 Maybe
Sep 13 3:30 PM	Second City Walking Tour (Ellen) 2 attended (est.) – 5.001 Join Second City on a guided tour of Old Town and get the behind the scenes scoop on Second City and learn about this history-rich neighbhorhood. Tour lasts 1 1/2-2 hours. Here is the blurb from the Second City website: Stroll through beautiful Old Town while your guide regales you with stories of the history-rich neighborhood and the behind the scenes scoop about The Second City. The tour will both entertain and inform you while highlighting the architecture, history and development of Old Town as well as various Second City alumni haunts and the stories that go with them. The walking tour begins in the lobby of the Second City theatre on North Wells St. and will wind its way through the Old Town neighborhood. The tour ends inside the Second City theatre and will give patrons the chance to view photos displaying 50 years of comedy at The Second City. It's architectural, historical and has a lot of great anecdotes about Chicago personalities. Tours can have up to fifteen participants and advanced reservations are recommended.The tours last from one hour and 30 minutes to two hours. The walking pace is suitable for all ages. This is first come, first serve, and it is open to the general public. To make a reservation call 773-337-3992 and tell them you are with Meetup. Then RSVP on meetup once you have confirmed your reservation. We will meet at 3:30 in the Second City lobby, tour starts at 4. We will get dinner in the neighborhood afterward if there is interest. Contact me at 773-818-1343 if you have questions or can't find us. Tour leaves promptly at 4. Sounds like a lot of fun! Hope to see you there. This is cross posted with Fun Chicago Single, so only sign up with 1 group. Cost: $15.00	The Second City Chicago, IL, 60614 41.911667,-87.634720	3 Yes 0 Maybe

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