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Patrick’s Event Schedule
| Work & Website | Subscribe to calendar |
| When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
Wed 8th Jul 6:30 pm 7:30 pm | Schaumburg Library--Bridge Talk 7pm Start Schaumburg Township District Library | |
Tue 21st Jul 10:00 am 10:30 am | Montessori School Reading -- City Railways | |
Tue 15th Sep 5:30 pm 7:30 pm | Wendella | |
Wed 16th Sep 7:00 pm 8:00 pm | 768 Oak St Winnetka IL 60093 | |
Fri 18th Sep 6:15 pm 8:15 pm | Book Storytime The Book Stall 811 Elm St, Winnetka, IL 60093-2236, United States | |
Sun 20th Sep 11:00 am 5:00 pm | 57th Street Children's Book Fair Nichols Park, 55th and Kimbark Ave | |
Fri 2nd Oct 9:00 am 12:00 pm | CAB VIP Bridge Tour McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum | |
Sun 4th Oct 9:00 am 11:00 am | Wendella | |
Sat 10th Oct to Mon 12th Oct | SHOT - Annual Meeting - Ferguson Award Hotel Cir NE Albuquerque NM 87123 | |
Wed 14th Oct 9:30 am 10:30 am | Bridge Lift Breakfast McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum 376 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60601 | |
Sat 24th Oct | Boston Book Expo - Coopley Square 560 Boylston St Boston MA 02116 | |
Thu 29th Oct 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Publishing Cocktails -- Teal Room at The Glenwood Bar 6962 N Glenwood Ave Chicago IL 60626 | |
Thu 5th Nov 12:00 pm 1:00 pm | Bell School Library talk Schools-Public 3730 N Oakley Ave Chicago IL 60618 | |
Mon 16th Nov 8:00 am 9:00 am | Interview with Katie Dugan WYTV 3930 Sunset Blvd Youngstown, OH, United States | |
Mon 16th Nov 11:00 am 1:00 pm | Poland Union School 30 Riverside Dr Poland OH 44514 United States | |
Mon 16th Nov 5:30 pm 6:30 pm | Poland, Ohio Public Library 311 S Main St Poland OH 44514 | |
Sat 21st Nov 11:00 am 5:00 pm | Chicago Book Expo 1104 S Wabash Ave Chicago, IL, United States | |
Sat 28th Nov 2:00 pm 4:00 pm | Centuries and Sleuths Book Signing | |
Wed 2nd Dec 9:00 am 3:00 pm | Union League Club - Holiday Boutiue - 2nd Floor (must be set-up by 9:30 am) Union League Club 65 W Jackson Blvd Chicago IL 60604 | |
Mon 7th Dec 8:00 am 9:00 am | Book Reading 315 Waukegan Ave., Northfield, IL | |
Fri 1st Jan 9:00 am to Fri 15th Jan 10:00 am | Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island | |
Fri 22nd Jan 12:00 pm 12:30 pm | Cottage Book Shop 5989 S Lake St Glen Arbor MI 49636 United States | |
Sat 20th Feb 7:30 am 1:30 pm | Anderson's Children's Lit. Breakfast 6440 Double Eagle Dr Woodridge IL 60517 | |
Thu 3rd Mar 2:30 pm 5:30 pm | Pre-K - Kindergarten Conf. -- So You Want to Write a Children’s Picture Book? Session: F16 - 2:30-3:30 in the Imagination Room Renaissance Hotel, Schaumburg, Illinois | |
Fri 4th Mar 9:30 am 10:30 am | Deliver Books to Linda @ Mesirow Mesirow Financial | |
Fri 4th Mar 11:45 am 2:45 pm | Pre-K - Kindergarten Conf. -- Introduce STEM/STEAM in Early Childhood Session: L3 11:45-12:45 in Room Nirvana B Renaissance Hotel, Schaumburg, Illinois | |
Fri 11th Mar 9:00 am 10:00 am | School Visit - John Baxter/Middle Fork School 405 Wagner Rd Northfield IL 60093 United States | |
Mon 14th Mar 12:00 pm 3:00 pm | Book Talk -- Oak Park 19th Century Club Deb Hannon, Lit. Chair 178 Forest Ave Oak Park IL 60301 | |
Sun 20th Mar 3:00 pm 5:00 pm | Windy City Historians Roots Handmade Pizza 1924 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, United States | |
Mon 21st Mar 5:30 pm 6:30 pm | Chicago River Bridges - tentative CAF | |
Wed 30th Mar 2:15 pm 5:15 pm | Indian Prairie -- Kids Bridge Workshop Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Rd Darien IL 60561 | |
Sat 2nd Apr 6:30 am 9:30 am | Smelt Party at BElmont | |
Tue 12th Apr 5:30 pm 8:30 pm | Chicago in 1812 Talk Cigar Society of Chicago | |
Mon 25th Apr 7:45 am 9:45 am | Beaufort Academy - School Visit 8:30am start Gina Reilly | LibraryDirector/Instructional Technologist 843-252-6453 240 Sams Point Rd Beaufort SC 29907 | |
Mon 25th Apr 12:00 pm 1:00 pm | The Story Book Shop - Visit 41 Calhoun St Bluffton SC 29910 United States | |
Thu 28th Apr 11:30 am 12:30 pm | Swing Bridge w/ Motsey's kids at Playground | |
Wed 11th May to Fri 13th May | BEA | |
Thu 19th May 6:30 pm 7:30 pm | Screening - Chicago Drawbridges Evergeen Public Library 9400 S. Troy, Evergreen Park, il | |
Sat 4th Jun 9:45 am 11:30 am | Historic Bridge Syposium - Session 1A2 | |
Thu 9th Jun 3:30 pm 5:30 pm | Reading of Drawbridges... at the Bridgehouse Museum | |
Sat 11th Jun to Sun 12th Jun | Printers Row Lit Fest | |
Sat 25th Jun 9:00 am 11:00 am | Wendella | |
Tue 28th Jun 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Chicago Literati Network Event - Kaye Publicity Goose Island Brew Pub 1800 N Clybourn Ave Chicago IL 60614 | |
Thu 14th Jul 1:30 pm 2:30 pm | CRB Book Talk - Des Plaines History Center Carmina Gonzalez - Program Assistant Des Plaines History Center 781 Pearson Street Des Plaines,IL 60016 | |
Thu 14th Jul 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Under the Bridgefluence Tour w/ Liz Garbay | |
Sat 16th Jul 7:00 pm 10:00 pm | CWA & Woman's Writer's Assn. Summer Social The Hidden Shamrock 2723 N Halsted St Chicago IL 60614 | |
Sun 31st Jul 10:00 am 12:00 pm | Walking Tour with Tess Strand Bridgehouse Museum | |
Tue 9th Aug 9:30 am 11:30 am | North Shore Senior Center - Men's Club (Jay Goldman) Talk begins at 10:30 after the 10-10:30 business meeting. 161 Northfield Rd Northfield IL 60093 | |
Thu 11th Aug 10:00 am 11:00 am | Kennsington School 125 N Kensington Ave La Grange, IL, United States | |
Thu 11th Aug 11:00 am 12:00 pm | Kensington Schools 1500 Walker Street in Western Springs, Illinois 60558 | |
Thu 11th Aug 4:00 pm 6:00 pm | CRB Presentation Wendella Sight Seeing Company Inc 2 N Riverside Plz Chicago IL 60606 | |
Mon 15th Aug 1:00 pm 2:00 pm | Chicago in 1812 Talk North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Rd Northfield IL 60093 | |
Sat 20th Aug 11:00 am 12:00 pm | Talk at the Block Party | |
Thu 25th Aug 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Under the Bridgefluence New Line Tavern 201 N Clinton St, Chicago, IL 60661, United States | |
Thu 8th Sep 6:00 pm 8:30 pm | Bridge Tour with stuffed pickels 11 Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago, IL 60601 | |
Sun 11th Sep 11:00 am 5:00 pm | Children's Book Fair @ Nichols Park Nichols Park 1355 E 53rd St Chicago IL 60615 | |
Thu 15th Sep 12:00 pm 1:00 pm | Bridgehouse 10th Anniversary McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum 376 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60601 | |
Sun 18th Sep 3:00 pm 5:00 pm | Windy City Historians | |
Fri 23rd Sep 1:30 pm 2:00 pm | CWA Conf. Check In 525 S State St Chicago IL 60605 | |
Tue 27th Sep 7:00 pm 8:00 pm | 4455 N. Lincoln Ave. | |
Thu 29th Sep 8:00 am 9:00 am | Illinois Reading Council -- Introduce STEM/STEAM in Early Childhood -- Room PCC 213 Location: PCC 213 Peoria Civic Center 201 SW Jefferson Ave Peoria IL 61602 | |
Thu 29th Sep 5:00 pm 6:15 pm | Reception - CARA outside rooms 400-404 Peoria Civic Center 201 SW Jefferson Ave Peoria IL 61602 | |
Sat 1st Oct 2:00 pm 3:00 pm | Centuries & Sleuths City Railways Launch Centuries & Sleuths Book Store 7419 Madison St Forest Park IL 60130 | |
Fri 14th Oct 11:15 am 2:15 pm | Wyoming School - Jayne & Liz Engineering Design Process, bridge building, gap in documention, activity or challenge. Honoriaum $200-250 Wyoming School 2500 Newport St SW Wyoming MI 49519 | |
Fri 14th Oct 5:00 pm 6:00 pm | Barnes & Noble Book Signing Kimberly Stoffel Community Business Development Manager 3195 28th St. SE Space B116 Grand Rapids, MI 49512 | |
Sat 15th Oct 8:00 am 9:00 am | Barnes & Noble - Holland | |
Sat 15th Oct 10:00 am 12:00 pm | Barnes and Noble visit Bill Ruback 5275 Harvey St Norton Shores MI 49444 United States | |
Sat 22nd Oct 6:30 am 7:30 am | WGN Interview w/ Mike Stephen Tribune Tower 435 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States | |
Thu 27th Oct 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Forbidden Root 1746 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, United States | |
Sun 6th Nov 2:00 pm 3:00 pm | Mini Maker Event - Barnes & Noble -- Kate Walker 1630 Sherman Ave Evanston IL 60201 United States | |
Thu 10th Nov 12:30 pm 1:30 pm | Lunch with Steve Hatch Chicago Yacht Club 400 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603, United States | |
Thu 10th Nov 4:00 pm 5:00 pm | Hands-On Science program - Marion Neiswander 3rd-5th Graders Crystal Lake Public Library 126 W Paddock St Crystal Lake IL 60014 | |
Thu 10th Nov 7:00 pm 8:00 pm | Chicago River Bridges Talk Janet Windaguth - Adult Services Crystal Lake Public Library 126 W Paddock St Crystal Lake IL 60014 | |
Fri 11th Nov 6:30 pm 11:30 pm | Junior League Club Gazebo Holiday Market Museum of Broadcast Communications 360 N State St Chicago IL 60654 | |
Sat 12th Nov 9:30 am 1:30 pm | Junior League Club Gazebo Holiday Market Museum of Broadcast Communications 360 N State St Chicago IL 60654 | |
Sun 13th Nov 12:00 pm 5:00 pm | Chicago BookExpo Columbia College | |
Tue 15th Nov 11:30 am 12:30 pm | Lunch with Steve Hatch Chicago Yacht Club 400 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603, United States | |
Wed 16th Nov 6:00 pm 8:00 pm | CRB-Talk Peter Iwanec | Branch Manager Oriole Park Branch| Chicago Public Library 7454 W. Balmoral | Chicago, IL 60656 | 312-744-1965 Chicago Public Library 7454 W Balmoral Ave Chicago IL 60656 | |
Thu 17th Nov 6:00 pm 7:00 pm | Chicago Bridge Talk - Canal Corridor Association in Lockport Public Landing Restaurant 200 W 8th St Lockport IL 60441 | |
Fri 18th Nov 7:00 pm 8:00 pm | CRB Presentation - CMM Open House Bridgeport Art Center 1200 W 35th St Chicago IL 60609 | |
Sat 19th Nov 12:30 pm 3:30 pm | Under the Bridgefluence | |
Sat 26th Nov 11:00 am 12:00 pm | Roscoe Books Storytime Roscoe Books | |
Wed 30th Nov 9:00 am 3:00 pm | Union League Club - Holiday Boutique - 2nd Floor (must be set-up by 9:30 am) Union League Club 65 W Jackson Blvd Chicago IL 60604 | |
Sat 3rd Dec 10:00 am 12:00 pm | 4904 S. Lake Park Ave. Chicago IL 60615 | |
Sat 3rd Dec 10:00 am 12:30 pm | Bridge Workshop - Blackstone branch of the Chicago Public Library - Molly Staron 4904 S Lake Park Ave Chicago IL 60615 | |
Sun 4th Dec 3:00 pm 5:00 pm | Windy City Historians | |
Wed 14th Dec 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Publishing Cocktails | |
Thu 12th Jan 10:00 am 12:00 pm | Chicago Maritime Smith Gill Architecture, 111 W Monroe, Suite 2300 | |
Sat 14th Jan 3:00 pm 4:00 pm | The Book Stall The Book Stall 811 Elm St, Winnetka, IL 60093-2236, United States | |
Thu 26th Jan 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Modjeski Doc. Premier Union League Club 65 W Jackson Blvd Chicago IL 60604 | |
Wed 1st Feb 6:00 pm 7:00 pm | 6423 West 63rd Place | |
Wed 8th Feb 1:30 pm 2:30 pm | School Visit - Suzie Ettie | |
Sat 11th Feb to Sun 12th Feb | SCBWI Winter Conf. in NYC New York Central 109 E 42nd St New York NY 10017 | |
Mon 13th Feb 9:00 am 5:00 pm | National Archives 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20408 | |
Mon 13th Feb 12:00 pm 1:00 pm | Books of Wonder Books of Wonder 18 W 18th St New York NY 10011 | |
Tue 14th Feb 9:00 am 5:00 pm | National Archives 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20408 | |
Wed 15th Feb 9:00 am 5:00 pm | National Archives 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20408 | |
Thu 16th Feb 9:00 am 5:00 pm | National Archives 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20408 | |
Sat 18th Feb 7:30 am 1:30 pm | Anderson's Children's Lit. Breakfast 6440 Double Eagle Dr Woodridge IL 60517 | |
Mon 20th Feb 7:30 pm 8:30 pm | CRB Prestatn. for Nor'West Sailing Assn. - John Morris Arlington Heights Historical Museum 110 W Fremont St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, United States |
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