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Stuff to do in the windy city: (gathered from [http://http://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8208&st=15 this thread]) I'll organize this better in days to come, just trying to get it all on one page right now.
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[[ABCON VI|ABCON VI Main Page]] [[ABCON People||Who's coming?]]
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*[http://www.navypier.com Navy Pier]
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The following info was gathered from [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8208&st=15 this thread] (-Mouse)
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*[http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatamerica/index.asp Six Flags]
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** just a note, six flags isn't right in chi-town. it's like 30-45 minutes north of the city
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==Scheduled Events==
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*[http://www.theskydeck.com/homeDefault.htm Sears Tower Skydeck]
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*[http://www.sheddaquarium.org/ Shedd Aquarium]
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*[http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/magnificentmile.htm Magnificent Mile]
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== Friday ==
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*[http://www.chicago-chinatown.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?li=26 Chinatown]
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*[http://www.msichicago.org/ Museum of Science and Industry]
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'''Cheezborgers with MotS'''
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*[http://www.lpzoo.org Lincoln Park Zoo]
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*Friday lunch at Billy Goat Tavern
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*Baseball
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*No crabs .... lobster
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**June 21 - Chicago White Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals
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*[http://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9777 Forum thread]
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**June 22 - Chicago White Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals
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**June 23 - Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros
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'''Friday Night Dinner & Dancing with the BACon Band'''
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**June 24 - Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros
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*Friday, June 23rd
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**June 25 - Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros
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*Start at dinner time, end at midnight or so
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**(can't find Cubs dates yet)
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*Event price: TBD
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**Any of those White Sox matchups should be decent to watch (US Cellular Field is a bandbox, so there should be lots of offence in those games), I personally don't care if we go to one or not. Remember, the b33r will be cheaper elsewhere (Ophidian)
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*[http://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9276 Dinner Selections]
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**Sadly tickets for Wrigley field tend to be both expensive and tough to come by. Sux tickets are usually pretty easy to find from scalpers at face value or less on any given day. (Meorum)
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*As far as stuff to do, if you like theater, there's always something going on at Second City, Blue Man Group(i think they're still around - will look into) along with lots of other shows. Greek Town, China Town and Little Italy for food, all the links TPJ listed above for museums, plus the Field Museum and Adler Planatarium. Rollerblading/biking along the lake, beach volleyball, plus various other outdoor sports.A good website to find different events is Choose Chicago (Basbakhan)
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*Blue Man Group: They're still at the Briar Street Theater for an “undetermined length of stay”. (Theater-speak for indefinitely, or at least as long as it continues to consistently sell out.)(ortliebj)
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*I no longer know the light guy (he moved to NYC), but I have seen the show twice and it is fantastic: [[http://www.blueman.com/ticketinfo/chicago/index.shtml](ortliebj)
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== Saturday ==
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'''Possible England World Cup Match'''
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*Saturday, June 24 at 10am
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*Location: TBD (Either the AB Suite, or the Bar of the hotel)
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'''Pool Party!'''
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*Saturday, June 24 at NOON
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*In the pool at the hotel! 
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'''Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox'''
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*Saturday, June 24th at 12:20 PM
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*20 Tickets are available for the Con - we'll all sit together
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*Price per ticket: $23.00
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*[http://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9411/ Tickets are first come - first served]
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'''WoW Gathering'''
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*[http://www.fogodechao.com/index.htm Fogo De Chao]
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*Saturday, 24 June, 4 PM
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*Address:  661 N. LaSalle Street
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*Phone: (312) 932-9330
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*[http://www.theamazonbasin.com/wow/forums/index.php?showtopic=12161 The WoW forum thread on this]. 
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*Attendees:
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#Grimthor
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#JaneLane
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#Izual
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#Sisqui
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#ReptileHouse
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# Elrethina
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# TacoSupreme
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# Caolle
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# Weescot
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# Delc
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# Nightlyraider
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# Mageofthesands
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# Janbo00
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# Snowdog
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# Soraia
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# Azulat
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# ortliebj
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# ortliebj's +1
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# Fangar
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# Alectra
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# Jehrendil
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# Jehrendil's +1
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# Tal
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# Gort
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# Medicine Man
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# Deathwolf
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# Wolfsong
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# LucidityAxel
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# Katie
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# Protoshoggoth
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# Elrethina
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# Counterinsurgent
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# Desolate Angel
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# Mrs D Angel
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# Ranabanana
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# Saffy (+car)
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# Cadsuane
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# Trepidati0n
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# TPJ
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# Sard
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# Vidici
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# Crymar
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# Hiry
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# Mephista
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== Sunday ==
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'''SWG Brunch'''
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* Maybe. :) Planning thread in the SWG forums
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'''Possible England World Cup Match'''
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*Sunday, June 24 at 10am
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*Location: TBD (Either the Ice/Russ/FEF room, or the Bar of the hotel)
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==Other stuff to do in the windy city:==
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*Touristy
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**[http://www.navypier.com/ Navy Pier] -  about .75 mile in length one-way
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**[http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatamerica/index.asp Six Flags] -  rollercoaster riders will love it here!
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*** just a note, six flags isn't right in chi-town. it's like 30-45 minutes north of the city
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**[http://www.theskydeck.com/homeDefault.htm Sears Tower Skydeck]
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**[http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/magnificentmile.htm Magnificent Mile]
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***also www.themagnificentmile.com
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**[http://www.chicago-chinatown.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?li=26 Chinatown]
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**[http://www.lpzoo.org Lincoln Park Zoo]
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**[http://www.uchicago.edu/ University of Chicao]
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***lots here, including a tour of their sculpture
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**Greek Town
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**Little Italy
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**And let's not forget "The El"  -  go for a ride on Chicago's Elevated Train
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*Museumy
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**[http://www.sheddaquarium.org/ John G. Shedd Aquarium]
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**[http://www.msichicago.org/ Museum of Science and Industry]
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**[http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ Field Museum of Natural History] Has King Tut exhibit starting in May!
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**[http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/ Adler Planetarium]
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**[http://www.artic.edu/ Chicago Art Institute]
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**[http://www.lpzoo.org/ Lincoln Park Zoo]
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**[http://www.wrightplus.org/ Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park]
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**[http://www.chias.org/ Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum]
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**[http://www.chicagohistory.org/ Chicago Historical Society]
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**[http://www.dusablemuseum.com/ DuSable African-American History Museum]
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**[http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/ Oriental Institute]
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**Museum of Contemporary Photography
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**Robie House
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*Kids  (listed in Top 10 order from a namebrand guidebook)
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**[http://www.childrensmuseum.org/ Chicago Children's Museum]
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**[http://www.lpzoo.org/ Lincoln Park Zoo]
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**[http://www.navypier.com/ Navy Pier]
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**[http://www.sheddaquarium.org/ John G. Shedd Aquarium]
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**Westfield/North Bridge Mall
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**[http://www.emeraldcitytheatre.com/ Emerald City Theatre Company]
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**[http://www.msichicago.org/ Museum of Science & Industry]
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**Wrigley Field - tours?
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**The Cafe at the American Girl Place
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*Theatre
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**Second City
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**[http://www.blueman.com/ticketinfo/chicago/index.shtml Blue Man Group]
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*Music
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**Buddy Guy's Legends - blues
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*Other Ideas
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**Rollerblading/biking/walking along the lakefront
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**Beach volleyball
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**Lake cruise - Lake Michigan (here's a [http://www.chicagoline.com/archcruise/ company] recommended by my sis, a local. --Zakrah)
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**River cruise - Chicago River or Lake Michigan
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**[http://www.architecture.org/ Loop Train Tour]
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**[http://www.chicagotrolley.com/ Chicago Trolley Company Tour]
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 18 May 2011

ABCON VI Main Page |Who's coming?

The following info was gathered from this thread (-Mouse)

Scheduled Events

Friday

Cheezborgers with MotS

  • Friday lunch at Billy Goat Tavern
  • No crabs .... lobster
  • Forum thread

Friday Night Dinner & Dancing with the BACon Band

  • Friday, June 23rd
  • Start at dinner time, end at midnight or so
  • Event price: TBD
  • Dinner Selections


Saturday

Possible England World Cup Match

  • Saturday, June 24 at 10am
  • Location: TBD (Either the AB Suite, or the Bar of the hotel)

Pool Party!

  • Saturday, June 24 at NOON
  • In the pool at the hotel!

Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox

WoW Gathering

  1. Grimthor
  2. JaneLane
  3. Izual
  4. Sisqui
  5. ReptileHouse
  6. Elrethina
  7. TacoSupreme
  8. Caolle
  9. Weescot
  10. Delc
  11. Nightlyraider
  12. Mageofthesands
  13. Janbo00
  14. Snowdog
  15. Soraia
  16. Azulat
  17. ortliebj
  18. ortliebj's +1
  19. Fangar
  20. Alectra
  21. Jehrendil
  22. Jehrendil's +1
  23. Tal
  24. Gort
  25. Medicine Man
  26. Deathwolf
  27. Wolfsong
  28. LucidityAxel
  29. Katie
  30. Protoshoggoth
  31. Elrethina
  32. Counterinsurgent
  33. Desolate Angel
  34. Mrs D Angel
  35. Ranabanana
  36. Saffy (+car)
  37. Cadsuane
  38. Trepidati0n
  39. TPJ
  40. Sard
  41. Vidici
  42. Crymar
  43. Hiry
  44. Mephista

Sunday

SWG Brunch

  • Maybe. :) Planning thread in the SWG forums

Possible England World Cup Match

  • Sunday, June 24 at 10am
  • Location: TBD (Either the Ice/Russ/FEF room, or the Bar of the hotel)

Other stuff to do in the windy city:

  • Music
    • Buddy Guy's Legends - blues
  • Other Ideas
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