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Patrick’s Event Schedule
| Work & Website | Subscribe to calendar |
| When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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