The best way to contact author Patrick T. McBriarty is by email at: patrick_mcbriarty@yahoo.com
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Patrick’s Event Schedule
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Bridge Workshop - Blackstone branch of the Chicago Public Library - Molly Staron
Dec 3 10:00 12:30 Dec 3 10:00 12:00 |
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Windy City Historians
Dec 4 15:00 17:00 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Publishing Cocktails
Dec 14 18:00 21:00 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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Chicago Maritime
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The Book Stall
Jan 14 15:00 16:00 |
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Modjeski Doc. Premier
Jan 26 18:00 21:00 | 27 | 28 |
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Feb 1 18:00 19:00 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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School Visit - Suzie Ettie
Feb 8 13:30 14:30 | 9 | 10 |
SCBWI Winter Conf. in NYC
Feb 11 to Feb 12 |
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SCBWI Winter Conf. in NYC
Feb 11 to Feb 12 |
National Archives
Feb 13 9:00 17:00 Books of Wonder
Feb 13 12:00 13:00 |
National Archives
Feb 14 9:00 17:00 |
National Archives
Feb 15 9:00 17:00 |
National Archives
Feb 16 9:00 17:00 | 17 |
Anderson's Children's Lit. Breakfast
Feb 18 7:30 13:30 |
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CRB Prestatn. for Nor'West Sailing Assn. - John Morris
Feb 20 19:30 20:30 | 21 |
School Visit - Maureen Maher
Feb 22 11:00 12:00 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Chicago in 1812 Talk - Collette Legore
$175 Honorarium Feb 27 14:00 15:00 | 28 |
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Bridgehouse Museum Spring Clean
If you can, please hold this date so we can do some spring cleaning. Mar 4 9:00 11:00If 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 |
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Illinois Reads Event
Mar 11 9:30 12:30 |
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School Visit
Mar 24 11:00 13:00 | 25 |
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1812 Chicago - Carmina Gonzalez
Apr 13 13:30 14:30 | 14 | 15 |
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CRB Presentation - Crystal Lake (Dori) 1:30 start
Honorarium $180 Apr 18 13:30 15:00Indians in War of 1812 - Andrew Lopenzina - Ruggles Hall
Apr 18 17:30 19:30 |
Springfield School Visit - Mrs. Janine Arneberg c/o Dr. Adam Thorns (principal)
9:00-9:45 preK-2nd grade (aprox. 96 students) Apr 19 9:30 14:3010-10:45 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 School - Parents
Apr 19 18:00 19:00 |
Central Park Elementary - Beth Schramm - Start at 9am
Honorarium $750 Apr 20 9:00 15:00Parent Meeting from 6-7pm that evening. Gymasium 100-150 kids each session. Central Park Parents
Total Honorarium $750 Apr 20 18:00 19:00 | 21 | 22 |
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CRB Presentation - The Midwestern Antiques Club -- Connie Conley
Lunch at Noon presentation at 1:15pm. $125 honorary Apr 24 12:00 14:00 | 25 |
Society of Colonial Dames - CRB Presentation
Apr 26 10:45 13:15 |
Publishing Cocktails
Apr 27 18:00 21:00 | 28 |
Chicago River Bridge Presentation
Apr 29 14:30 15:30 |
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CYC Women's Luncheon & Fashion Show - Nancy Berberian
May 3 8:30 15:30 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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CWA Conf.
May 13 13:30 14:00 |
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Bridge Walking Tour -- Private Group
May 18 9:00 10:30 | 19 | 20 |
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BEA
May 31 to Jun 2 |
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BEA
May 31 to Jun 2 |
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Windy City Historians
Jun 4 15:00 17:00 | 5 |
Screening of Chicago Drawbridges -- Dalia arrive 6:30 pm
Peter Iwanec | Branch Manager Jun 6 19:00 21:00Oriole Park Branch| Chicago Public Library 7454 W. Balmoral | Chicago, IL 60656 | 312-744-1965 | 7 |
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 Jun 8 14:00 15:00 | 9 |
Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 10 to Jun 11 |
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Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 10 to Jun 11 | 12 |
Galileo Scholastic Academy - School Visit--Amy Butler (K)
Jun 13 18:00 19:00 | 14 | 15 |
Railroad & Shortlines Club - tentative
Question: does your scope of knowledge extend beyond the Chicago River to include bridges across waterways such as: Jun 16 19:30 21:00- 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! | 17 |
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Bridgehouse River Tour
Jun 28 18:00 21:00 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) Jun 28 18:30 19:30 |
Bridge Workshop Wilmington Elementary -- Jenn Matters
$400 for two sessions Jun 29 12:00 15:00pre-K and youngest 12pm 1st-2nd graders 1:30pm (815)476-2834 | 30 |
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Visit Applewood Books
Jul 6 10:00 11:00 | 7 | 8 |
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Bridge Tour with Maureen Maher
Jul 19 9:30 10:30 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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CANCELED --Under the Bridgefluence Tour w/ Liz Garbay
Aug 16 18:00 21:00 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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Chicago 1812 - Underwater Arch.
Aug 30 18:00 20:00 | 31 |
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Windy City Historians
Sep 10 15:00 17:00 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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Chicago Book Expo
Oct 1 12:00 17:00 Panel Discussion w/ Greg Borzo - 8th Floor
Oct 1 15:00 16:00 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Illinois Reading Council
Oct 5 DIY Children's Bridge Workshop - Room PCC 221
Oct 5 8:00 9:00 Introduce STEM in early childhood - Room PCC 221
Oct 5 9:30 10:30 Speed Dating w/ IR Authors - Marquette Balroom
Oct 5 16:00 17:30 Hear the Authors Read
Oct 5 20:30 22:30 | 6 | 7 |
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MPC - Developing the River -- Claudia Cassidy Theater
Oct 17 18:00 19:30 | 18 |
Send email on Under the Bridgefluence
Oct 19 16:00 17:00 | 20 | 21 |
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Meet with Josh & Terry Sulivan
Oct 25 12:15 13:45 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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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. Nov 15 17:30 20:30 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Union League Club - Holiday Boutique - 2nd Floor (must be set-up by 9:30 am) -- Debbie Lee
Nov 29 9:00 15:00 |
Under the Bridgefluence
Nov 30 18:00 21:00 |
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CRB - Chicago Area Mensa--Jeanne Garman at Rolling Medows Community Center
Dec 2 19:00 20:30 |
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Windy City Historians - Author Dinner
Dec 7 18:00 20:00 | 8 | 9 |
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Anderson's Children's Lit. Breakfast
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CRB - Edgebrook Women's Club--Helen Kanellos at the Edgebrook Resource Center
Asked $200 honorarium Mar 8 10:45 12:15 | 9 | 10 |
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Children's Read Aloud - Drawbridges Open & Close with Tutoring Chicago-Kim Renton at Cafeteria
Mar 20 18:30 19:00 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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1812 Chicagou Presentation - contact Rachael Rezek
Mar 28 19:00 20:00 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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