Day Group Activities Other Activities
Friday, May 13th, 2005

Dinner with everyone/General gathering, around 6 PM or so. Location is currently TBA! (Krystyn is currently working on a reservation for a party group at Ed Debevic's, see this post at the Unforums for ESSENTIAL information!


Later in the evening, we'll head north to Andersonville to the Neofuturarium, to see their late-night show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. We'll need to be standing in line by 10:20 PM in order to guarantee getting in the door. They do not take reservations! Everyone also needs to be present when they hand out tokens - you are not allowed to take one 'for a friend.' Be there, or be parallelogram.

Tickets are $7 + ($1 times the roll of a single six-sided die) or $8 - $13, depending on your luck!

The Chicago Reunion Organization Committee for Better Reunion Organizationizing...Panel believes that this production would be appealing to ARGers and has it on good authority that it's also just pretty darn cool.

Waters, Krystyn, and others will be heading over to Fogo de Chao for lunch (hmm, let's set an arbitrary time - HIGH NOON. How's that?). It's a Brazilian steakhouse, so be prepared to get your meat on!
Some others will be shopping after, most likely.
Saturday, May 14th, 2005

Several Beekeepers will be attending various events/booths at Animecentral 2005. Additionally, Krystyn and others will be attempting to catch the Videogame Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Lincoln Tavern, at 1858 W Wabansia Ave, in the busy and popular Wicker Park/Bucktown area, is where we can gather in the early evening (around 5-6PM) for perhaps a bite to eat (there is no formal dinner fare (I will double-check on lunch menu items - krystyn), but we do have the run of their dining room for the evening) and a bit of organization/schmoozing before heading out to ...

Karaoke! Location: TBA. Prepare for some smooth crooning from our very own Jinxie. Ariock might do the entire back catalogue of ABBA! </vicious rumor>

There are various museums at your fingertips, as well as parks, boat tours, and plenty of touristy shopping along the Magnificent Mile/Gold Coast.

Take a trip to the top of the Sears Tower! Or the Hancock Building!

Are people still wanting LAN play?

Sunday, May 15th, 2005

There is a tentative plan to congregate at a cheap-good diner somewhere for breakfast, as people begin to head back homewards, from whence they came. There are several Golden Nuggets in the city, which can accomodate larger groups, sometimes with a short wait. As we get closer to the weekend, we can narrow down/coordinate this effort a little more carefully. Hooray for bottomless cups of coffee!

(We considered a farewell lunch, but some people have really long drives back home, so it seems better to do this in the morning.)

Have you seen the city from the Tower yet? Perhaps you'd like to check out Millenium Park, or perhaps take a stroll through Lincoln Park, and maybe duck into the Zoo, if the weather's nice.

Additional resource links, for your edification:

Chicago Transit Authority (subway maps! trip planner! Mmmmm!)
Chicago Office of Tourism
The Neofuturists

Metromix - user/critic reviews of restaurants, museums, attractions, events, hotels
Centerstage - more reviews! "The Original City Guide"

The Magnificent Mile - an informative page on Chicago's big downtown shopping strip
The Great Chicago Fire - The Historical Society's info site on this historical event.
Sears Tower - The official website for the Skydeck tour.
Hancock Observatory - The official website for the Observatory.
Art Institute - the website for the Art Institute of Chicago's Museum.
Museum of Science and Industry - I highly recommend the chick hatchery and the Whisper Gallery.
The Field Museum - Chicago's Museum of Natural History.
MCA Chicago - The Museum of Contemporary Art. (the gift shop has lots of cool doodads, and a nice book selection)