It’s time for the 3rd Annual Chicago Area Archivists Summer Cookout! Please join us for an afternoon of food and fun at fellow CAAer’s house, Andrew Bullen. Andrew lives in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, and will be conducting a 20-30 minute tour at 2 p.m. The Summer Cookout is potluck-style, so everyone is encouraged to bring something to share. Add your dish to the spreadsheet here.
This event is open to CAA members and their families.
WHAT: CAA Summer Cookout WHEN: Sunday, August 25th, 12 p.m. WHERE: 619 E. 111th St. (Chicago, of course). https://www.google.com/maps/place/619+E+111th+St,+Chicago,+IL+60628/@41.692488,-87.6098097 By car: Take I-94 east to Indiana. Get off at 111th St. Drive west about 1/2 a mile. Parking is available on any side street (Champlain or St. Lawrence). Public transit to the house: The best way by far is via the Metra Electric, which leaves from Millennium Station (at Randolph and Michigan). Get off at the 111th St .station and walk east a block along 111th Street. Trains leave every 2 hours on Sunday, starting at 10:10 a.m. The ride is about 30 minutes. The schedule is here: https://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/ME The CTA takes longer. Take the Red Line down to 95th and then catch the 115 bus. Get off at Cottage Grove and 111th Street and walk a block or so east.
For more information about this event contact info@chicagoarchivists.org. Can’t make it to this event? Don’t worry – there will be more events throughout the year at a variety of dates, times, and locations
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