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Patrick’s Event Schedule
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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 | |
Wed 22nd Feb 11:00 am 12:00 pm | School Visit - Maureen Maher Francis W. Parker School 330 W Webster Ave Chicago IL 60614 | |
Mon 27th Feb 2:00 pm 3:00 pm | Chicago in 1812 Talk - Collette Legore $175 Honorarium Mather Place of Wilmette 2801 Old Glenview Road Wilmette, IL 60091 | |
Sat 4th Mar 9:00 am 11:00 am | Bridgehouse Museum Spring Clean If you can, please hold this date so we can do some spring cleaning. If this date doesn’t work for you, please let me know other times/dates. Thank you so much for helping out on a Saturday morning. I’ll bring plenty of coffee and pastries. Joanne McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum | |
Sat 11th Mar 9:30 am 12:30 pm | Illinois Reads Event Wilmington Middle School 715 S Joliet St, Wilmington, IL 60481, United States | |
Fri 24th Mar 11:00 am 1:00 pm | School Visit Mackinac Island School 340 Lake Shore Dr, Mackinac Island, MI 49757, United States | |
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 | |
Sun 1st Oct 3:00 pm 4:00 pm | Panel Discussion w/ Greg Borzo - 8th Floor 1101 S Wabash Ave Chicago IL 60605 | |
Thu 5th Oct | Illinois Reading Council Peoria Civic Center 201 SW Jefferson Ave Peoria IL 61602 | |
Thu 5th Oct 8:00 am 9:00 am | DIY Children's Bridge Workshop - Room PCC 221 Peoria Civic Center 201 SW Jefferson Ave Peoria IL 61602 | |
Thu 5th Oct 9:30 am 10:30 am | Introduce STEM in early childhood - Room PCC 221 Peoria Civic Center 201 SW Jefferson Ave Peoria IL 61602 | |
Thu 5th Oct 4:00 pm 5:30 pm | Speed Dating w/ IR Authors - Marquette Balroom Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel | |
Thu 5th Oct 8:30 pm 10:30 pm | Hear the Authors Read | |
Tue 17th Oct 6:00 pm 7:30 pm | MPC - Developing the River -- Claudia Cassidy Theater Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602, United States | |
Thu 19th Oct 4:00 pm 5:00 pm | Send email on Under the Bridgefluence | |
Wed 25th Oct 12:15 pm 1:45 pm | Meet with Josh & Terry Sulivan Emerald Loop Bar and Grill 216 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60601, United States | |
Wed 15th Nov 5:30 pm 8:30 pm | CRB Talk - Village Chicago - Dianne Campbell--CANCELED Event runs 5:30 to 8:30. Dinner 6:00-7:00. Program 7:15-8:00/15. Dessert ( and book signing) to follow program. Our attendance at this event from past years has run from 65 to 80 guests. No honorarium. Church of the Three Crosses 333 W Wisconsin St Chicago IL 60614 | |
Wed 29th Nov 9:00 am 3:00 pm | Union League Club - Holiday Boutique - 2nd Floor (must be set-up by 9:30 am) -- Debbie Lee Union League Club 65 W Jackson Blvd Chicago IL 60604 | |
Thu 30th Nov 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Under the Bridgefluence New Line Tavern 201 N Clinton St, Chicago, IL 60661, United States | |
Sat 2nd Dec 7:00 pm 8:30 pm | CRB - Chicago Area Mensa--Jeanne Garman at Rolling Medows Community Center 3705 Phesant Dr., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 | |
Thu 7th Dec 6:00 pm 8:00 pm | Windy City Historians - Author Dinner Old Town Ale House 219 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60610, United States | |
Sat 24th Feb 7:30 am 1:30 pm | Anderson's Children's Lit. Breakfast 6440 Double Eagle Dr Woodridge IL 60517 | |
Thu 8th Mar 10:45 am 12:15 pm | CRB - Edgebrook Women's Club--Helen Kanellos at the Edgebrook Resource Center Asked $200 honorarium 6100 N Central Ave Chicago, IL, United States | |
Tue 20th Mar 6:30 pm 7:00 pm | Children's Read Aloud - Drawbridges Open & Close with Tutoring Chicago-Kim Renton at Cafeteria Hope Institute Learning Academy 1628 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612, United States | |
Wed 28th Mar 7:00 pm 8:00 pm | 1812 Chicagou Presentation - contact Rachael Rezek Fremont Public Library 1170 N Midlothian Rd, Mundelein, IL 60060, United States | |
Wed 4th Apr 7:00 pm 8:00 pm | CRB Talk at Riverside Public Library - Brent J Bowles Riverside Public Library | |
Fri 13th Apr 3:00 pm 6:00 pm | Corporate Event - Presentation & Walking Tour -- Julie Shore Grand Ballroom A&B Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, United States | |
Sun 15th Apr 9:00 am 12:00 pm | Matt Bird - Writing for Strangers We discuss 122 neat little tricks you can use to maximize audience identification with your characters and interest in your plot. Matt will accept manuscripts for critique. Please see manuscript guidelines for details. Winnetka Community House 620 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL 60093, United States | |
Fri 20th Apr 10:00 am 11:00 am | CBR - Sun City - Carl $250 Honorarium Sun City Blvd Huntley IL 60142 | |
Tue 24th Apr 11:30 am 1:30 pm | CRB Presentation for Amercian Public Works Association - Brian Goldman is coordinating - Lower Level chicago.apwa.net Typical Luncheon Schedule: 1130 – Registration, Greetings, and Networking 1200 – Meeting Called To Order – Bring Lunch 1230 – Speaker Introduction and Presentation 1315 – Q&A – Discussion Panel, etc. 1330 – Meeting Called to Close and Thank You Petterino's 150 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60601, United States | |
Wed 25th Apr 1:30 pm 3:00 pm | School Visit - North Mac Intermediate School -- John Downs *1:30 3rd grade presentation (about 80 students) *2:10 4th & 5th grade presentation (about 200 students) 217-627-2419 525 N 3rd St Girard, IL, United States | |
Wed 25th Apr 6:00 pm 8:00 pm | Children's Bridge Workshop -- Amy Byers 217-414-4071 Terri (me) 217-483-2713 Library Contact: Amy Byers Chatham Area Library District 600 E Spruce St, Chatham, IL 62629, United States | |
Thu 26th Apr 8:30 am 9:30 am | School Visit - North Mac Elementary School -- Michele Cimarossa *8:30 a.m. K-2 presentation (about 240 students) 755 W Fortune St Virden, IL, United States | |
Sat 12th May 1:00 pm 4:00 pm | Cara Miller is organizing this private group. New Line Tavern 201 N Clinton St, Chicago, IL 60661, United States | |
Thu 17th May 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | Great American Read to join MPTV Broadcast Kickoff -- Julie Hill Lehr Join Milwaukee PBS, Milwaukee Public Library, Boswell Books and Literacy Services for the kick-off celebration of The Great American Read, PBS' list of America's 100 best-loved novels. Be among the first to discover what the list reveals in a special sneak peek of The Great American Read. Meredith Vieira hosts the eight-part broadcast series. The doors open at 6 pm with a screening at 7 pm Enter the building from the corner of 8th and Highland Free and Open to the Public A reception and open discussion will follow the screening. 4th Floor Parking at 8th & State Milwaukee Public Television - MPTV 10:36 1036 N 8th St, Milwaukee, WI 53233, United States |
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