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| Oct 31 8:00 PM |
149 attended (est.) –
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! |
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149 Yes |
| Oct 25 6:30 PM |
3 attended (est.) –
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.ticketmas 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. 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
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3 Yes |
| Sep 27 1:00 PM |
7 attended (est.) –
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: 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.orsosrest http://www.chicagohi 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
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8 Yes |
| Sep 19 7:00 PM |
21 attended (est.) –
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: From the Tony-Award Winning Writers of Urinetown 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 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: IN PERSON: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING YOUR OWN TICKET. Note: This is a Preview show.
GET DIRECTIONS TO THE THEATER HERE: 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.irishbist IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEETUP GROUPS SO ORDER TICKETS ASAP. |
American Theater Company
Chicago, IL, 60613 41.952332,-87.676880
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22 Yes |
| Sep 13 3:30 PM |
2 attended (est.) –
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
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3 Yes |
| Sep 3 7:30 PM |
1 attended (est.) – No rating yet Hello, all- Theatre Momentum presents our latest shows: Status: The Steps: Casts: The Steps Shows are Thursdays at 8 PM, and Fridays and Saturdays at 8:30 PM All shows take place at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, Downstairs Studio. You can buy tickets online here, or via phone at 773-404-7336, or in person at the box office. Special ticket deals, though, gang- if you use the code "TWOFOR1", Oh, and I put the meeting time at 7:30, so I can find everyone beforehand. Doors open at 7:45, show starts at 8. Hope you can make it out, and maybe join the cast afterward for a drink at one of the next-door bars. See you Thursday! |
Greenhouse Theater Center
Chicago, IL, 60614 |
1 Yes |
| Aug 22 6:00 PM |
66 attended (est.) –
Save the date--it's the 3rd annual Chicago Dancing Festival! Last year's was amazing, this year it should be even better. Free dance performance at Pritzker Pavilion with about 8 different companies from all over the country in a celebration of American dance. See website for full lineup. Show starts at 7:30. Meet at 6:00 outside the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. (Washington St. side), and we will depart for the Pavilion at 6:15. We will be sitting in the actual seats, not the lawn, in order to see, and it will definitely fill up quickly. Last year they had to turn people away, even from the lawn! Please call 773-818-1343 if you are running late, can't find us, or have questions, as we will not save seats unless we know for sure to expect you. Please do not call after show starts at 7:30. Eat beforehand or bring food with you, there is a cafe near the entrance to the Pavilion. This is cross-posted with Fun Chicago Single, so please sign up with only 1 group. |
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
Chicago, IL, 60602 41.883209,-87.624504
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68 Yes |
| Aug 2 5:00 PM |
38 attended (est.) –
Save the date--it's the annual Rhythm World Tap Dance show! Every summer Chicago Human Rhythm Project hosts Rhythm World, a 2-week-long tap dance workshop and festival in Chicago. As part of the festival they put on a free tap dance show at Pritzker Pavilion. Some of the best tap dancers in the world will be there. Don't miss it! http://www.chicagota Show starts at 6:30. Meet outside the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. (Washington St. side) at 5:00, we will depart at 5:15. I will be wearing a meetup button. We will be sitting in the real seats, not the lawn, in order to see, so we need to get there early to get seats together. Eat beforehand or bring food with you, there is also a cafe near the entrance. Please call 773-818-1343 if you can't find us, are running late, or have questions. Hope to see you there! This is cross-posted with Fun Chicago Single, so please only sign up with 1 group. |
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
Chicago, IL, 60602 41.883209,-87.624504
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40 Yes |
| Jul 4 11:30 AM |
35 attended (est.) –
Celebrate Independence Day at the first-ever Grant Park Orchestra 4th of July Concert at Pritzker Pavilion! Usually it is on the 3rd of July at Petrillo Band Shell in Grant Park, but this year they are having the Army Band instead on the 3rd so the orchestra is playing on the 4th at Pritzker Pavilion, 1:30 showtime. Should be a great concert. This is a very patriotic concert--all the traditional favorites and a tap dancer too! Selections include The Star Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes Forever, 1812 Overture, Battle Hymn of the Republic, America the Beautiful, Fanfare for the Common Man, and others. We'll be sitting on the lawn for this one--what's the 4th without a traditional picnic? Meet outside Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. (Washington St. side), at 11:30, we will depart for the Pavilion at 11:45. Bring a picnic and a blanket and/or chair to sit on. There is also a cafe near the Pavilion entrance. If you arrive after 11:45, go straight to the Pavilion lawn and look for a red blanket, but you maximize the fun if you get there on time. Call 773-818-1343 if you can't find us, are running late, or have questions. I will turn off my phone when the show starts at 1:30. Hope to see you there! This is cross-posted with Fun Chicago Single, so please sign up with only 1 group. |
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
Chicago, IL, 60602 41.883209,-87.624504
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36 Yes |
| Jun 27 8:00 PM |
116 attended (est.) – No rating yet Hello, all! Let's have a party! Not just any party, but a costume party. There's Christmas in July celebrations, why not Halloween in June? I figure, the weather's better for costumes, and Halloween's one of my favorite holidays, anyhow. All this will go down at Matilda, a really great bar in Lakeview. They've given us their entire back room for the event, till 11 PM- then they have to open it to the public. To keep it "private" (they're treating this like a "fundraiser" We'll have drink discounts at the bar, lots of great music, and we'll have a Best Costume Contest around 10:30, with some fun prizes for everyone. Get dressed up and party, people! I know, I know, where can I get a costume this time of year? Glad you asked. Aside from taking a look in your closet or hitting the thrift stores/dollar stores, here's a few places you can check out: Ragstock That's the story, everyone. Please feel free to promote this on your facebook, myspace, emails, whatever. The more, the merrier! See you there! -Tony |
Matilda
Chicago, IL, 60657 41.938114,-87.654030
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116 Yes |