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3/1/2006

Upcoming Events and Other Fun Stuff in Chicago


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UPDATED 03/02/2006

Picture(s) of the Week!

As Always You Can Also Find Last Week's Fridge Door Pictures of the Week on the PPC Home Page - Click Here

Here's a pic of the die-hards who braved the frigid weather for 3-1/2 hours of open bar @ Bar Chicago! Another fine bash courtesy of The Cliffster (far right). A few more pix from this wipeout can be found here.

Weekly Feature(s):

  • NPR Time Kill of the Week: South Dakota Drinkers Should Take Bikes or Horses Home, South Dakota lawmakers are swimming against the tide of history. At a time of ever-stronger laws against drinking and driving, the state approved a measure that makes it easier to be on the road while drunk. The new state law exempts people from drunken-driving rules, provided they travel on a bicycle or a horse. Gov. Mike Rounds says it's safer if people who've had a few rounds to take those alternative forms of transportation instead of driving a car.
     

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5219389

     
  • Internet Time Kill of the Week: Martinifest leaves art museum shaken and stirred. This is why I LOVE Milwaukee! My favorite quote from this is "Hindsight is 20-20 . . . it was probably too cheap," Kerry Wolfe, a local programming director for Clear Channel, said of the event's premise - unlimited martinis for $30."

Ya think?

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=404718

 

 

 

Fridge Door Bonus Pic!

Here's a picture of the lunatics who braved the artic 34 degree temperatures and slightly muddy conditions @ Jonquil Park last Sunday for Super Bowl Sunday Kickball - Lunatic Bowl VII. A few more pix of the craziness can be found here.

 

Thanks to the over 350 peeps who turned out for the 2005 12 Bars of Christmas!! Pictures of this wipeout can be found here.

Festa's Pix from TBOX 10 (Finally!!)


Here's a pic from Michelle's 8th Annual Retro Party @ Fizz. What started off as a house party in Lakeview has turned into this annual Winter blowout! More pix from this party can be found here.

Other Upcoming Parties and Events: This section holds parties and events run by folks other than our core group including various other groups of friends, organized social clubs, charity organizations, and for-profit commercial entities.

 

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Weekly Ten Buck Wipeout at the Union Tavern

Union Tavern 6-9PM Every Friday!!! Union still opens at 5pm , but the drink package begins at 6pm . Now everyone can have that extra time to get home from work and then get out to Union!

Union Tavern - 2858 N Halsted
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Only $10 bucks
Includes: *Bud/Bud light drafts *Well drinks *Pizza *Quesadillas *Chips/Salsa *$5 Jaeger bomb special

Once the $10 deal is over at 9pm, enjoy $1.50 domestic drafts ALL NIGHT (every Friday now)

 

H3 Events Thursday Parties @ Casey Moran's

Casey Moran's Bar - 3660 N. Clark St, Chicago

Enjoy our usual drink/food special from 6-9pm for only $10 bucks!:

* Miller Lite * Bass * Harp * Honkers * Blue Moon * Pilsner Urquell * Sam Adams * Stella Arquois

* PLUS well drinks * Pizza * Quesadillas * Chips & Salsa

For additional info email: lisa@h3events.com

Every Thursday in December 8 big name Chicago bands (and we mean BIG NAMEBANDS) will be competing for a trip to go to Sister Hazels Rock Boat which is the largest out to sea music festival featuring 30 of today's top musical artists. The bands will not only get to go on the cruise, but they will be able to jam as well. Please come out and support your favorite band(s), as 25% of their judging depends on audience approval. There will be 6 judges including some of your favorite radio personalities and celebrities like Chris Payne from Q101, plus more! Plus you yourself can win a trip to the rockboat. Raffle tickets for $10 each will be available for purchase each week, only 150 tickets will be sold and we are offering 10 prizes.
Door Sales if Available: $45.00-cash only! No RSVP's or Phone Sales

Wine Phone: (773) 687-0784

 

Friday, March 3: Elevation @ The Bar1Events Friday Food/Drink Special @ McGee's

Next Friday, March 3, we are "elevating" our Irish early at McGee's! The awesome U2 tribute band ELEVATION is playing, and you can gear up for St. Pat's with a $15 Irish meal package that includes a huge buffet, Harp, Guinness, Smithwick's, mixed drinks and domestic drafts from 8-11pm!

Get your GREEN gear and your GREEN beer at McGee's next Friday, March 10! Our St. Pat's Start-Up is just the party you need to get outfitted for St. Pat's! We're going to have tons of t-shirts and other goodies to give away, plus a $15 meal package that includes a buffet, domestic drafts and well drinks from 8:30-11:30pm.

ALSO

This Friday, March 3, start your March to St. Patty's Day at Duffy's! From 8:30-11:30pm, it's just $15 for a meal package that includes a buffet, domestic drafts, well drinks, wine and soda!

Sunday, March 5, 2006: Academy Awards Party @ Park West

Academy Awards Party

Kara Baskett and The 42nd Chicago International Film Festival, RedEye, and Metromix

Park West
322 W. Armitage, Chicago

WHY SPEND AN ORDINARY EVENING AT HOME WATCHING THE OSCARS WHEN YOU CAN HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE WITH US!

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The 42nd Chicago International Film Festival, RedEye and Metromix invite you to the city’s oldest, largest annual Academy Awards Party. I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it back from Seattle or not, but highly recommend attending this celebration.

When: Sunday, March 5, 2006 6:00 PM until the last award.

Location: Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave.

The best place to watch the Academy Awards on 2 GIANT screens and 24 monitors.

Featuring: Fabulous hors d'oeuvres from Chicago restaurants (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM); complimentary wine and beer during the evening. Raffle drawings and special prizes awarded throughout the event!

General Admission: $34 per ticket ($45 after Feb 15)
Limited VIP reserved seating: $55 per ticket

No ticket will be issued for this event. All guests are to be admitted per their full names at the venue. For proof of purchase, retain copy of order confirmation.


Dress Code: Red Carpet Attire

Participating Restaurants Include:
The Melting Pot (Yum!! Remember the chocolate fountain from last year?)
Picate Grill
Stella's Diner

Please let me know immediately if you are interested in attending. Special price for individuals who RSVP and are able to send me their payment by February 15. Please email me with RSVPs and questions at k_baskett@hotmail.com.

 

Sunday, March 5: Jump in the Lake for Special Olympics - Chicago Polar Plunge

We invite your club to join us at the 6th Annual Chicago Polar Plunge on Sunday, March 5 at North Avenue Beach in Chicago.  How about a Sunday morning lakefront run and a dip in the lake to celebrate?!  Whether people dip their toes, go waist high or dive in, all are welcome!  This event is the largest fund raiser for Special Olympics Chicago programs enjoyed by nearly 5,000 athletes throughout the year.
 
Group with the most participants wins a free happy hour (for up to 75 people) at Lizzie McNeill's Irish Bar located along the Chicago River!
 
For more information visit our website at www.chicagopolarplunge.org.
 
Hope you can join us!
 
 
Susan Nicholl
Special Children's Charities/Special Olympics Chicago
312-527-3743
 
Save the Date!
6th Annual Chicago Polar Plunge
Jump in the Lake for Special Olympics Chicago
Sunday, March 5, 2006 - North Avenue Beach
www.chicagopolarplunge.org

 

Wednesday, March 8: Expressdater Musical Chair Dinner @ Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!

Join us as we do this month's Musical Chair Dinner tapas style!  We're heading to Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba in Lincoln Park where we'll enjoy Tapas (hot & cold appetizers of Spain), Paella, desserts & more! We will share everything - it's the Spanish way!

People can't get enough from this fabulous Spanish restaurant.  From their famous sangria, to their tasty tapas, we'll mix & mingle and enjoy one of Chicago's finest restaurants.

Fee includes a four-course meal and 1 complimentary glass of sangria, beer or soft drink. We'll begin the evening with two appetizers: a potato & onion omlet and goat cheese baked in tomato sauce. Next you'll enjoy a ceasar salad. For the main course you'll have BOTH chicken paella AND beef skewers with horseradish cream. That's not all because we'll finish off our meal with a fabulous desert.

Sign up now and join others for this fantastic evening.  Visit www.expressdater.com for more information and to sign up.

Paula- 773-477-8520

 

Friday, March 10: H3 Events Irish Ball 2006 @ John Barleycorn Wrigleyville

Friday, March 10, 7:00pm
John Barleycorn Wrigleyville - 3524 N. Clark St, ChicagoFriday, March 10th............IRISH BALL 2006

John Barleycorn Wrigleyville - 3524 N. Clark St. - Upstairs

7-10:30pm

$30 includes: Miller Lite, Guinness, harp, bass, stoli vodka, well drinks, wine, soda, food buffet & live music by: Sharky Doyles & Lucky O'Shady.

Proceeds to benefit 3 childrens charities: SOS Childrens VIllage and 2 small children who both lost their fathers this year, it will go towards their education fund.

Listed on Metromix's top picks for Irish Parties!!!!

If you live on the southside, we will be having a bus leaving at 6:30pm to the party and returning around midnight. Email: lisa@h3events.com if interested.
 

Friday March 10: John Corry's O’Happy Hour Irish Ball @ John Barleycorn (Wrigleyville)

O’Happy Hour Irish Ball

WHERE: John Barleycorn(Wrigleyville) Clark Street-UPSATIRS.

WHEN: Friday March 10th 7:00 to 10:30 and beyond

HOW MUCH: $ 30.00

HEY JOHN, HOW COME THIRTY THIS TIME?  SEE BELOW…

WHAT DO WE GET?      MILLER LITE, BASS, HARP, GUINNESS, STOLI VODKA DRINKS, WELL DRINKS, WINE, POP, A GREAT FOOD BUFFET AND………………….SHARKEY DOYLES WILL BE PERFORMING ALONG WITH Lucky O’Shady! 

Top O the mornin t’ya!

I hope none of you fellow Catholics gave up drinking and sex for lent!  That would put a damper on this party.  This one isn’t just a Happy Hour..  This is what’s going on for Friday the 10th.  Metro mix has it listed as the party to be at,  “Don’t ya know”. I think it’s fair to say that there will be a ton of good looking single people at this party as usual..  Guys, there are always cute girls at these Happy Hours and Ladies, MEN love beer!  The beers at this Irish Happy Hour are tasty so following that logic means that there will be plenty of “O’TOOL’s” for you to choose from…:) :)   Anyway, about the $ 30 cost…  First of all you have paid that for one round with tip and you pay six times that amount for your gas bill.  We all know that gas isn’t as much fun as these Happy Hours unless of course it’s you farting in a car full of your friends in winter when the windows are up, then it’s always a lot of fun… for you :)

There are two bands and two charities so that is the reason for the extra $5  

Sharkey Doyle’s is a great Irish band for those of you who haven’t heard them play.  And Lucky O’Shady is great too!  The beer and drink specials are great and perfect for an Irish party. We are also working on adding some more good stuff!  The two Charities this time are for a family who lost their Dad and needs some financial help AND the SOS Children’s Village.  S O S  provides a stable home and community for children who have very little afforded to them in life.  A reminder for those who don’t know, I do not make a dime on these parties  See you all there.  GET THERE EARLY!!!!

John Corry.      

 

Saturday, March 11: Bar1Events St. Patrick's Day Parties @ Various Venues

St. Pat's is more than a one-day holiday in Chicago, not to mention that NCAA March Madness is going on at the same time! It's our favorite time of year, so check out all of the parties we're throwing!
**McGee's - On Saturday, March 11, we say "tap o' the morning" to ya with our $20 Irish meal package! It includes a buffet and green beer from 10am-2pm! Then, on Friday, March 17, it's just $15 for a meal package that includes a buffet, green beer (and basketball!) from 9am-noon!

**Duffy's - Tap o' the morning to ya on Saturday, March 11, at Duffy's! Our fantastic $20 meal package includes an Irish buffet, green beer, screwdrivers and Bloody Marys from 9am-1pm! On Friday, March 17, it's just $15 for a meal package that includes a buffet, green beer, screwdrivers and Bloodys from 9am-noon!

**Durkin's - You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning at Durkin's! Saturday, March 11, it's just $25 for a meal package that includes a huge breakfast buffet, Finlandia screwdrivers, Bloody Marys and green Bud Light drafts from 9am-1pm! Guarantee entry by purchasing advance tickets at www.bashevents.com ! Then, on Friday, March 17, the St. Pat's meal package is just $20 and includes a basketball buffet and Bud Light from 9am-1pm!

**Wrightwood Tap - Tap o' the Morning at the Tap! Our $20 meal package includes an Irish buffet and green beer from 10am-2pm. On Friday, March 17, it's just $15 for a meal package that includes a buffet and green beer from 9am-noon!

Sunday March 12: Bar1Events Bus Trip To The South Side Irish Parade

Simple Math: CTA $3.50 roundtrip to Loop and Metra $5.00 roundtrip plus five block walk. Total $8.50. For another buck and a half you can ride the bus and get beer. Add this to your list of things that make you go "hmmmm.......".

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You're either Irish or you want to be, so join us for a trip to Chicago's South Side, where the city's Irish really know how to party! The Annual South Side Irish Parade is one of the biggest events on the Chicago social calendar, and as we've done for more than 10 years, we promise to get you down there for all the action! It's only $10 for our bus ride to the South Side, but you need to make reservations in advance, so call us at 773.868.8073 now! Buses leave at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 12, from Duffy's, and at 11 a.m. from McGee's and Durkin's, and then they'll start heading back from the parade at 3:30 p.m.

 

 

Our Friend Festa A Celebrity - Interviewed on ABC 7's 190 North Show

hey all,
 
i mentioned to some of you i was going to be on tv -- it aired last sunday night and they posted the video on the web -- watch the video from the link here! 

 http://www.190north.com/190/ExtraInfo/011506_shirts.htm

 
i made sure i didn't look like to much of a dork before sending this out, so hopefully you'll agree - and ps, STOP WATCHING after i go off -- the other two companies are L-A-M-E :)
 
Christopher Festa
Founder and CEO, Festa Stuff Incorporated

 

Contact Your Alderman to Support Say Adios To Blue Bags and Hello To True Source-Separated Recycling

From my friend and fellow recycling proponent, Shira. [Fuji editorial comment: I don't usually put political stuff up on the board, but this issue hits home for me. I think the Blue Bag program has not worked and I for one think that if it costs a buck a week more for the city to do real recycling I'm all for it. They can use 52 of the thousands of extra property tax dollars they collect from me every year as the assessed valuations of Party Central have skyrocketed with the rest of Lincoln Park!]

This measure was recently supported by a majority of Chicago Alderman to move from Blue Bags to true source-separated recycling (separate collection containers and pickups). Contact your alderman if you support the way to truly get Chicago recycling!

The story on this in the Trib

Below is an ordinance to be voted on tomorrow morning, Wednesday 1/11 to improve Chicago recycling. The ordinance cites numerous depressing statistics on the current state of the Blue Bag program and proposes that recyclables be separated at their source.

- Your ward should be on your voter's registration card, or you can figure it out from the map at http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/Wards_overview_2.pdf

- Once you know your ward you can find your alderman at http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalProgramAction.do?programId=536879154&channelId=-536879035&topChannelName=Government

Text of the proposed ordinance is below.

Order Requiring the Department of Streets and Sanitation to Implement a City-Wide Residential Source-Separated Recycling Program

 

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago, under the leadership of Mayor Richard M. Daley, has implemented a number of path breaking environmental initiatives and programs, such as the Brownfields Initiative, energy efficiency programs, the Center for Green Technology, and the Green Building, Green Bungalow and Green Roofs initiatives; and

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago's residential recycling programs stand as a blot on the City's otherwise admirable environmental record; and

WHEREAS, recycling conserves natural resources such as trees, oil, and mined metals; and products made with recycled materials consume less energy to manufacture than those made of raw materials, resulting in fewer fossil fuels being burned and less greenhouse gas created; and

WHEREAS, recycling creates jobs for the community, as industries are established and expanded to accept, process, and remanufacture clean and separately collected recycled materials; and

WHEREAS, the Illinois Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act requires all Illinois counties and the City of Chicago to implement recycling programs that divert at least 25 percent of municipal waste to recycling; and

WHEREAS, recycling reduces the need for new landfills, which will be soon be in demand in the Chicago Metropolitan Region, as per the latest (2003) report by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the region has only five years of remaining landfill capacity; and

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation currently operates a residential recycling program, termed the "blue bag program," which collects and mixes together recyclable materials, yard trimmings, and garbage; and

WHEREAS, the blue bag program has never successfully recovered more than 10 to 12 percent of the waste as usable, resalable commodities, that is, paper, cardboard, metals, glass, and plastic; and.

WHEREAS, the city, instead of separately collecting and hauling yard trimmings, mixes clean yard waste with the garbage, creating a contaminated substance it calls "screened yard waste," which cannot be composted on farmland or used in gardens; and

WHEREAS, the city currently allows 30 percent of the residential waste loads to bypass the city's own sorting facilities and instead be hauled directly to waste transfer stations, where little or none of the recyclable materials are recovered; and.

WHEREAS, the overall recovery rate for the blue bag program - by mixing garbage with recyclables, contaminating yard trimmings, and utilizing transfer stations - is currently only 8 percent, which is the lowest recovery rate since the program began in 1995; and

WHEREAS, the people of Chicago, understanding that the blue bag program does not effectively recover their recycled materials, have been unwilling to embrace the program, resulting in a participation rate of only 13 percent; and

WHEREAS, most major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York City, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle, have implemented citywide source-separated recycling and composting programs for their residents, which result in 20 to 50 percent recovery rates and 70 to 90 percent participation rates; and

WHEREAS, after ten years, the recovery and participation rates for the blue bag program are not only unacceptably low, but continue to decline; now, therefore,

  BE IT HEREBY ORDERED that the City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation implement a citywide source-separated residential recycling program that collects the full range of common household recyclable materials and yard waste separately from residential garbage collection; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the Department of Streets and Sanitation and other relevant City Departments implement regulations requiring private waste haulers to implement similar source-separated recycling programs; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that these programs shall be fully implemented no later than January 1, 2009.

 

Information on Where to Donate For Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Help the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

Please take a moment and consider helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina that has devastated our Gulf coast. Below, you can find links to some of the organizations listed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) who are providing assistance in this effort.

Here is a list of website links and phone numbers set up solely for cash donations and/or volunteers. 

*Donate cash to: *

American Red Cross - 1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English, 1-800-257-7575 Spanish or by visiting http://www.redcross.org/
Operation Blessing - 1-800-436-6348 
America's Second Harvest - 1-800-344-8070

*Donate Cash and/or Volunteer:*

Adventist Community Services - 1-800-381-7171 
B'nai B'rith International - 1-888-388-4224 
Catholic Charities, USA - 1-800-919-9338 
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee - 1-800-848-5818 
Church World Service - 1-800-297-1516 
Convoy of Hope - 417-823-8998
Corporation for National and Community Service Disaster Relief Fund - (202) 606-6718
Feed the Children - 1-800-525-7575 
Lutheran Disaster Response - 800-638-3522 
Mennonite Disaster Service - 717-859-2210 
Nazarene Disaster Response - 888-256-5886 
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - 800-872-3283 
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769) 
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief - 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440 
United Jewish Communities - 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440 
United Methodist Committee on Relief - 1-877-277-2477 

To read the press release by FEMA on how you can be of assistance, please click here now.

*Thank you for your help and assistance to our fellow Americans.*
 

1BR Sublet Avail Jan 1 in Lincoln Park/Lakeview

$820 / 1br - Great Location - 4 Month Sublet Available Jan. 1

ONE BEDROOM on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview

Sublet available beginning Jan. 1 until April 30th (option to renew lease beginning May 1).

Large living room and bedroom with full bath. Ceiling fan, extra closet space, on-site laundry facility. Great location, two blocks from Diversey El. Close to lake, restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. Wolfram St. at Halsted Ave.

 

Donate Extra Frequent Flyer Miles To Help Our Troops Come Home: Operation Hero Miles

From my co-worker Bev. If you have some extra frequent flyer miles, or are current or former road warrior like me and have frequent flyer accounts at every major airline and have some miles lying around you'll probably never use at airlines you hardly fly, this is a great use for them rather then forfeiting them over time. More info available at http://www.heromiles.org/

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In September 2003, the Pentagon started giving soldiers stationed in Iraq two-week leaves in the largest R & R program since the Vietnam War. Soldiers on R & R or Emergency Leave are flown by the military to Germany or three airports in the United States, Baltimore/Washington, (BWI), Dallas/FortWorth, (DFW), or Atlanta, (ATL ) for free.

The soldiers have been responsible for flights the rest of the way in the U.S. to their destinations, until Congress provided funding for this purpose on November 3, 2003. However, this funding is not yet available and may not be sufficient for all the troops or troops on "Emergency Leave".

More than 470 soldiers a day are arriving in the U.S.

Many soldiers on R&R leave must purchase high-priced last minute airfares to connect to their hometowns once their military flights land at the airports in Baltimore, Dallas or Atlanta. Soldiers on "Emergency Leave" must still pay the full cost of their domestic travel when they are rushed home for the family death, birth, illness or other emergency. The military does not pay the cost of their travel in the United States, so your frequent flyer miles are a huge help.

Americans have donated their unused frequent flyer miles to the Department of Defense to help troops travel home and spend quality time with their loved ones, without worrying about how much it will cost.

 

 

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And if you have way too much free time on your hands, feel free to browse previous weekly issues of the PPC's Fridge Door. Check out our archives here. Previous Picture of the Week features are included too.
 

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