VERY VERY VERY preliminary Pinkfest 2015 schedule ...

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This is very rough and certain to be subject to many changes. Please do
not use this as a final Pinkfest schedule. It's very incomplete and
tentative.

Obvious weak spots are various daytime timeslots and Saturday after
hours.

Suggestions for rounding out the schedule are welcome and appreciated.

Wednesday, October 8:
6:00pm: Happy Hour (Lou Malnati's) - ms
7:00pm: Dinner (Lou Malnati's) - ms
9:00pm: After Hours (Signature Lounge) - ms

Thursday, October 9:
11:00am: Lunch With Ginger (Hemmingway Bistro) - ms
2:00pm: Kelly M Open House (Kelly Inc Studio) - sv
6:00pm: Happy Hour (Winberies) - ms
7:00pm: Dinner (Winberies) - ms
9:00pm: Quality Social Time (Bar Louie) - ms

Friday, October 10:
11:00am: Lunch With Ginger (Ann Sathers) - ms
6:00pm: Happy Hour (Trader Todd's) - ms
7:00pm: Dinner (Lina's Chicago Kitchen) - ms
9:00pm: Piano Bar (3160 Lounge) - sv

Saturday, October 11:
11:00am: Lunch With Ginger (The Berghoff) - ms
1:00pm: Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) - ms
6:00pm: Happy Hour (Gene and Georgetti's) - ms
7:00pm: Dinner (Gene and Georgetti's) - ms

Sunday, October 12:
11:00am: Lunch With Ginger (tba) - ms
6:00pm: Happy Hour (McCormick and Schmick's) - ms
7:00pm: Dinner (McCormick and Schmick's) - ms
9:00pm: Quality Social Time (The Downtown Bar) - sv


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[Valerie]

2014 map of activities. I will keep it updated as the schedule changes.

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit? ... tMfjio1yRE

Annie, There were some activity locations that were ambiguous. For instance, McCormick and Schmicks has two locations fairly close together. May I suggest adding a street name in the tentative schedule? I'll keep the map up to date.

[Valerie]

I don't see much in the way of entertainment. I've noted that there isn't much going on at the main theatrical venues during Pinkfest this year. Some choices are Amazing Grace, Million Dollar Quartet, Late Night Catechism, and Evil Dead - The Musical. I don't know much about any of these.

ComedySportz?

I know we did Twin Anchors last year, but they did have a distinct lack of "kitchen" available. How long before this appears on the schedule again?

[annie]

> 2014 map of activities. I will keep it updated as the schedule changes.

Very good, thank you.

(Care to volunteer to do the map for DLV this coming spring?)

> McCormick and Schmicks has two locations fairly close together.

The one closer to the action is the one at Wacker and State, just south of the State Street Bridge.

I have the Lou Mal's on Wells in the schedule tool. The one on State looks closer to the final destination of the evening so that may be better. We can make the final decisions on both of these as the schedule firms up.

> May I suggest adding a street name in the tentative schedule?

Since we are using the DLV schedule tool for the Pinkfest schedule this year, we can have schedules with just about anything. We'll certainly make available more detailed schedules to those who reply in the affirmative to the final "calls" as the date approaches.

[annie]

> Some choices are Amazing Grace, Million Dollar Quartet, Late
> Night Catechism, and Evil Dead - The Musical.

The only one of these that I've seen was Late Night Catechism, years ago.

There are many places on the schedule where a play would fit. Friday and Saturday evenings are just screaming for more activities. Some afternoons would work for a matinee as well.

Do you care to "adopt" this activity and make it happen? We're very much a "participative management" group, to use the buzzword-compliant term.

> I know we did Twin Anchors last year, but they did have a
> distinct lack of "kitchen" available. How long before this
> appears on the schedule again?

Twin Anchors would easily substitute for just about any dinner venue except for Thursday. Let's ask the gang (this is your cue, we are asking!) and if there's any dining venue which sounds "Mehhhh" to them we can easily drop this one in.

[Valerie]

annie wrote :
> > Some choices are Amazing Grace, Million Dollar Quartet, Late
> > Night Catechism, and Evil Dead - The Musical.
>
> The only one of these that I've seen was Late Night Catechism, years ago.
>
> There are many places on the schedule where a play would fit. Friday and Saturday
> evenings are just screaming for more activities. Some afternoons would work for a
> matinee as well.
>
> Do you care to "adopt" this activity and make it happen? We're very much a
> "participative management" group, to use the buzzword-compliant term.
>

Prior to the news I receive last night, I would probably have said yes. Now, I'm not even certain I'll be attending. I still hope things work out for me to come this year. For the moment, I'll have to be happy to have started the conversation.

Regardless of whether I get to attend, I'll keep track of the schedule and maintain the Pinkfest map.

DLV 2015 mapping is a possibility.

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It is important to note that 3160 has changed hands. It may have
changed name, also. It's still a gay bar. Some of the same staff. But
no piano or music anymore. They've added a ton of TVs (televisions,
that is) and has taken on sort of a sports bar theme.

As far as schedule coordination, if there is to be a symphony outing, it
is notable that the Berghoff is only two blocks away.

~ Amanda


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