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Patrick’s Event Schedule
| Work & Website | Subscribe to calendar |
| When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
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 12:30 pm | Bridge Workshop - Blackstone branch of the Chicago Public Library - Molly Staron 4904 S Lake Park Ave Chicago IL 60615 | |
Sat 3rd Dec 10:00 am 12:00 pm | 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 |
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