The best way to contact author Patrick T. McBriarty is by email at: patrick_mcbriarty@yahoo.com
While residing in Chicago, Patrick is a frequent traveler (not a tourist), so folks outside of the greater Chicago area are encouraged to reach out as he maybe visiting your area in the near future. Schedule a presentation, workshop, walking tour, school or library visit today!
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Patrick’s Event Schedule
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SCBWI Spring Thaw - Marriott
Mar 7 12:00 17:30 |
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Skokie Science Exhibit - Amy Koester
Mar 8 13:00 16:00 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 |
GEMs School Visit
Mar 17 13:00 14:00 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Yacht-A-Paloza
Mar 28 8:00 16:00 |
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Fourth Presbyterian Church Book Talk
Apr 10 18:00 20:45 |
Aviation Universe Book Launch
Apr 11 14:00 16:00 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
SAH Walking Tour
Apr 16 13:00 14:45 |
SAH Walking Tour
Apr 17 13:00 14:45 |
Evergreen Park Library Book Fair
Apr 18 9:30 14:00 |
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Book Launch Roscoe Bookstore
Apr 19 1:00 3:00 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Apr 26 13:00 14:00 Windy City Historians
Apr 26 15:00 17:00 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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New England Book Show
May 5 18:00 21:00 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Opening day Bridgehouse Museum
May 9 10:00 11:00 Choose Chicago Greeters
May 9 14:00 16:00 |
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Put together a show for Pecha Kucha
May 18 9:00 12:00 | 19 |
Book Talk at Fremont Public Library 7pm Start
May 20 19:00 20:00 Meet Amy to get her a book
May 20 20:15 20:30 | 21 |
Meet Diane
May 22 9:30 10:30 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 |
BEA
May 27 to May 29 Montessori School
May 27 8:45 9:45 Wilton Library - Andrea Falkner
May 27 11:00 12:00 Miller Driscoll School-Linda Green
May 27 12:00 13:00 |
BEA
May 27 to May 29 Drive to South Norwalk Metro North Train Station Parking
May 28 7:15 7:35 Metro North Train - South Norwalk to Grand Central
May 28 7:44 8:44 |
BEA
May 27 to May 29 | 30 |
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Bridge Tours - Intl. Congress on Construction History
Jun 5 9:00 17:00 |
Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 6 to Jun 7 |
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Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 6 to Jun 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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Schaumburg Library--Bridge Talk 7pm Start
Jul 8 18:30 19:30 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Montessori School Reading -- City Railways
Jul 21 10:00 10:30 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Wendella
Sep 15 17:30 19:30 |
Sep 16 19:00 20:00 | 17 |
Book Storytime
Sep 18 18:15 20:15 | 19 |
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57th Street Children's Book Fair
Sep 20 11:00 17:00 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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CAB VIP Bridge Tour
Oct 2 9:00 12:00 | 3 |
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Wendella
Oct 4 9:00 11:00 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
SHOT - Annual Meeting - Ferguson Award
Oct 10 to Oct 12 |
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SHOT - Annual Meeting - Ferguson Award
Oct 10 to Oct 12 |
SHOT - Annual Meeting - Ferguson Award
Oct 10 to Oct 12 | 13 |
Bridge Lift Breakfast
Oct 14 9:30 10:30 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Boston Book Expo - Coopley Square
Oct 24 |
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Publishing Cocktails -- Teal Room at The Glenwood Bar
Oct 29 18:00 21:00 | 30 | 31 |
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Bell School Library talk
Nov 5 12:00 13:00 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 |
Interview with Katie Dugan WYTV
Nov 16 8:00 9:00 Poland Union School
Nov 16 11:00 13:00 Poland, Ohio Public Library
Nov 16 17:30 18:30 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Chicago Book Expo
Nov 21 11:00 17:00 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Centuries and Sleuths Book Signing
Nov 28 14:00 16:00 |
29 | 30 |
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Union League Club - Holiday Boutiue - 2nd Floor (must be set-up by 9:30 am)
Dec 2 9:00 15:00 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Book Reading
Dec 7 8:00 9:00 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
Jan 1 9:00 to Jan 15 10:00 |
Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
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Writers Retreat--Mackinac Island
Jan 1 9:00 to Jan 15 10:00 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Cottage Book Shop
Jan 22 12:00 12:30 | 23 |
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Anderson's Children's Lit. Breakfast
Feb 20 7:30 13:30 |
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28 | 29 |
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Pre-K - Kindergarten Conf. -- So You Want to Write a Children’s Picture Book?
Session: F16 - 2:30-3:30 in the Imagination Room Mar 3 14:30 17:30 |
Deliver Books to Linda @ Mesirow
Mar 4 9:30 10:30 Pre-K - Kindergarten Conf. -- Introduce STEM/STEAM in Early Childhood
Session: L3 11:45-12:45 in Room Nirvana B Mar 4 11:45 14:45 | 5 |
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School Visit - John Baxter/Middle Fork School
Mar 11 9:00 10:00 | 12 |
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Book Talk -- Oak Park 19th Century Club
Deb Hannon, Lit. Chair Mar 14 12:00 15:00 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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Windy City Historians
Mar 20 15:00 17:00 |
Chicago River Bridges - tentative
Mar 21 17:30 18:30 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 |
Indian Prairie -- Kids Bridge Workshop
Mar 30 14:15 17:15 | 31 |
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Smelt Party at BElmont
Apr 2 6:30 9:30 |
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10 | 11 |
Chicago in 1812 Talk
Apr 12 17:30 20:30 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 |
Beaufort Academy - School Visit 8:30am start
Gina Reilly | LibraryDirector/Instructional Technologist Apr 25 7:45 9:45843-252-6453 The Story Book Shop - Visit
Apr 25 12:00 13:00 | 26 | 27 |
Swing Bridge w/ Motsey's kids at Playground
Apr 28 11:30 12:30 | 29 | 30 |
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BEA
May 11 to May 13 |
BEA
May 11 to May 13 |
BEA
May 11 to May 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Screening - Chicago Drawbridges
May 19 18:30 19:30 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
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Historic Bridge Syposium - Session 1A2
Jun 4 9:45 11:30 |
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Reading of Drawbridges... at the Bridgehouse Museum
Jun 9 15:30 17:30 | 10 |
Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 11 to Jun 12 |
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Printers Row Lit Fest
Jun 11 to Jun 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Wendella
Jun 25 9:00 11:00 |
26 | 27 |
Chicago Literati Network Event - Kaye Publicity
Jun 28 18:00 21:00 | 29 | 30 |
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