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Patrick’s Event Schedule
| Work & Website | Subscribe to calendar |
| When | What | Where |
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Thu 13th Apr 1:30 pm 2:30 pm | 1812 Chicago - Carmina Gonzalez Des Plaines History Center 789 Pearson St Des Plaines IL 60016 | |
Tue 18th Apr 1:30 pm 3:00 pm | CRB Presentation - Crystal Lake (Dori) 1:30 start Honorarium $180 8900 US Highway 14 Crystal Lake IL 60012 | |
Tue 18th Apr 5:30 pm 7:30 pm | Indians in War of 1812 - Andrew Lopenzina - Ruggles Hall Newberry Library 60 W Walton St Chicago IL 60610 | |
Wed 19th Apr 9:30 am 2:30 pm | Springfield School Visit - Mrs. Janine Arneberg c/o Dr. Adam Thorns (principal) 9:00-9:45 preK-2nd grade (aprox. 96 students) 10-10:45 3rd-4th grade (aprox.100 students) 11-12:30 Lunch break we are ordering food from a local barbecue restaurant called Hog Wild (very good food) bring your appetite! 12:45-1:30 5th-6th grades 9aprox. 100 students) Springfield Elementary School 14620 Springfield Ave, Crestwood, IL 60445, United States | |
Wed 19th Apr 6:00 pm 7:00 pm | Springfield School - Parents | |
Thu 20th Apr 9:00 am 3:00 pm | Central Park Elementary - Beth Schramm - Start at 9am Honorarium $750 Parent Meeting from 6-7pm that evening. Gymasium 100-150 kids each session. Central Park Elementary School 3621 151st St Midlothian IL 60445 | |
Thu 20th Apr 6:00 pm 7:00 pm | Central Park Parents Total Honorarium $750 Central Park Elementary School 3621 151st St Midlothian IL 60445 | |
Mon 24th Apr 12:00 pm 2:00 pm | CRB Presentation - The Midwestern Antiques Club -- Connie Conley Lunch at Noon presentation at 1:15pm. $125 honorary Jameson's Charhouse - Skokie 9525 Skokie Blvd Skokie IL 60077 | |
Wed 26th Apr 10:45 am 1:15 pm | Society of Colonial Dames - CRB Presentation Fortnightly Club 120 E Bellevue Pl, Chicago, IL 60611, United States | |
Thu 27th Apr 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Publishing Cocktails | |
Sat 29th Apr 2:30 pm 3:30 pm | Chicago River Bridge Presentation Mather Place of Wilmette 2801 Old Glenview Rd Wilmette IL 60091 | |
Wed 3rd May 8:30 am 3:30 pm | CYC Women's Luncheon & Fashion Show - Nancy Berberian Chicago Yacht Club 400 E Monroe St Chicago IL 60603 | |
Sat 13th May 1:30 pm 2:00 pm | CWA Conf. 525 S State St Chicago IL 60605 | |
Thu 18th May 9:00 am 10:30 am | Bridge Walking Tour -- Private Group Merchandise Mart 222 Merchandise Mart Plz Chicago IL 60654 | |
Wed 31st May to Fri 2nd Jun | BEA Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 655 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001, United States | |
Sun 4th Jun 3:00 pm 5:00 pm | Windy City Historians | |
Tue 6th Jun 7:00 pm 9:00 pm | Screening of Chicago Drawbridges -- Dalia arrive 6:30 pm Peter Iwanec | Branch Manager Oriole Park Branch| Chicago Public Library 7454 W. Balmoral | Chicago, IL 60656 | 312-744-1965 La Grande Public Library, 10 W. Cossett | |
Thu 8th Jun 2:00 pm 3:00 pm | Children's Bridge Workshop -- Lori Honorarium $350 I bring the supplies any where from 30-120 Kids. Talked on the phone 1/2/2017 got my name from Indian Prairie Library (Monica) Max. 130 Lake Forrest Public Library | |
Sat 10th Jun to Sun 11th Jun | Printers Row Lit Fest | |
Tue 13th Jun 6:00 pm 7:00 pm | Galileo Scholastic Academy - School Visit--Amy Butler (K) Galileo Scholastic Academy of Math & Science 820 S Carpenter St Chicago IL 60607 | |
Fri 16th Jun 7:30 pm 9:00 pm | Railroad & Shortlines Club - tentative Question: does your scope of knowledge extend beyond the Chicago River to include bridges across waterways such as: - Calumet River & Little Calumet River - Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal / Des Plaines River - Indiana Harbor Canal which would include bridges in places such as the south suburbs, Joliet, East Chicago, and/or Calumet Region? I was thinking about questions related to railroad bridges that would be of interest. How does the following fit with topics you can address? - How many railroad bridges are there - or were there - in whatever geography you are going to cover? - What are the different types of railroad bridges? What motivated choice of one type over another? - What bridges preceded the bridges we see today in the same locations? Why were they replaced? - I know there were some very unique railroad bridges around Goose Island which will be of interest. - Did railroads use designs like the Scherzer Rolling Lift bridge for their purposes? - For some of the railroad bridges around town that are in the permanently raised position, what do you know about their condition and potential for use? Curious if they are stuck "up" forever! Amtrak Conference Room, Union Station | |
Wed 28th Jun 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Bridgehouse River Tour | |
Wed 28th Jun 6:30 pm 7:30 pm | Children's Bridge Workshop -- Kelly & Ashley Snader 708-798-0121 ext. 284 Honorarium $350 I bring the supplies any where from 30-120 Kids. Talked on the phone 1/2/2017 got my name from Indian Prairie Library (Monica) Homewood Public Library 17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood, IL 60430, United States | |
Thu 29th Jun 12:00 pm 3:00 pm | Bridge Workshop Wilmington Elementary -- Jenn Matters $400 for two sessions pre-K and youngest 12pm 1st-2nd graders 1:30pm (815)476-2834 Wilmington Public Library District 201 S Kankakee St Wilmington IL 60481 | |
Thu 6th Jul 10:00 am 11:00 am | Visit Applewood Books | |
Wed 19th Jul 9:30 am 10:30 am | Bridge Tour with Maureen Maher McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum 376 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601, United States | |
Wed 16th Aug 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | CANCELED --Under the Bridgefluence Tour w/ Liz Garbay New Line Tavern 201 N Clinton St Chicago IL 60661 | |
Wed 30th Aug 6:00 pm 8:00 pm | Chicago 1812 - Underwater Arch. Chicago Maritime Museum 1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609, United States | |
Sun 10th Sep 3:00 pm 5:00 pm | Windy City Historians | |
Sun 1st Oct 12:00 pm 5:00 pm | Chicago Book Expo |
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