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Patrick’s Event Schedule
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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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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
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Windy City Historians - Author Dinner
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