ABCON VI Activities

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ABCON VI Main Page |Who's coming?

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

Scheduled Events

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

Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox

• Saturday, June 24th at 12:20 PM
• 20 Tickets are available for the Con - we'll all sit together
• Price per ticket: $23.00
• Tickets are first come - first served

WoW Gathering

• Greek Islands Restaurant most likely
• Saturday, 24 June in the evening
• Precise timing TBA
• The WoW forum thread on this. Sign up there if interested please.

Other stuff to do in the windy city:

• Touristy
  • Navy Pier - about .75 mile in length one-way
  • Six Flags - rollercoaster riders will love it here!
    • just a note, six flags isn't right in chi-town. it's like 30-45 minutes north of the city
  • Sears Tower Skydeck
  • Magnificent Mile
    • also www.themagnificentmile.com
  • Chinatown
  • Lincoln Park Zoo
  • University of Chicao
    • lots here, including a tour of their sculpture
  • Greek Town
  • Little Italy
  • And let's not forget "The El" - go for a ride on Chicago's Elevated Train

• Museumy
  • John G. Shedd Aquarium
  • Museum of Science and Industry
  • Field Museum of Natural History Has King Tut exhibit starting in May!
  • Adler Planetarium
  • Chicago Art Institute
  • Lincoln Park Zoo
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park
  • Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
  • Chicago Historical Society
  • DuSable African-American History Museum
  • Oriental Institute
  • Museum of Contemporary Photography
  • Robie House

• Kids (listed in Top 10 order from a namebrand guidebook)
  • Chicago Children's Museum
  • Lincoln Park Zoo
  • Navy Pier
  • John G. Shedd Aquarium
  • Westfield/North Bridge Mall
  • Emerald City Theatre Company
  • Museum of Science & Industry
  • Wrigley Field - tours?
  • The Cafe at the American Girl Place

• Theatre
  • Second City
  • Blue Man Group

• Music
  • Buddy Guy's Legends - blues

• Other Ideas
  • Rollerblading/biking/walking along the lakefront
  • Beach volleyball
  • Lake cruise - Lake Michigan (here's a company recommended by my sis, a local. --Zakrah)
  • River cruise - Chicago River or Lake Michigan
  • Loop Train Tour
  • Chicago Trolley Company Tour