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                                             ARLIS/Midstates Chapter Meeting

                                                     Art Institute of Chicago

                                                 Saturday, November 11, 2006

 

 

   Friday, Nov. 10        

       7:00 pm                  Group dinner (Dutch Treat) at the Parthenon Restaurant,

                                      310 S Halsted St.  (Cross Street: Jackson Boulevard)

                                      Directions: El: Blue Line to UIC-Halsted; bus: 8 to Jackson.

                                                                                                                       

  Saturday, Nov. 11     

       10:00-10:15am      Arrive at Millennium Park Room, Art Institute of Chicago

                                     (enter from Columbus Drive side)

                                     Directions to The Art Institute of Chicago may be found at:

                                     http://www.artic.edu/aic/visitor_info/transportation.html

 

       10:15-11:30          Chapter meeting, Millennium Park Room,

 

       11:30-1:00pm       Box Lunch and Beverage, Millennium Park Room

 

       1:00-3:00              Panel of Copyright Experts, Millennium Park Room

                                                              

       3:00-4:30              Gallery Tour of Silk Roads Exhibition, led by

                                    Eleanor Pearlstein, Associate Curator of Chinese Art

                                                              

 

                                  - - - - - - - - - - - - Registration - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                   

      ___            Group Dinner at Local Restaurant, Friday, Nov. 10 

 

                         ___     Number of people attending (friend, spouse, partner welcome)

 

      ___            Registration (includes Box Lunch), $15.00, Saturday, Nov. 11

                        (Lunch includes Deli Sandwich, apple, potato chips, cookie, and   

                        beverage.  Please select one of the following sandwiches.)

 

                        __        Turkey & Swiss Cheese on Baguette

                        __        Natural Cured Ham & Brie Cheese on Rye Bread

                        __        Chicken Salad on Croissant

                        __        Grilled Vegetables with Fresh Mozzarella on Ciabatta Bread

                        __        Roast Beef with Cheddar Cheese on Wheat Bread

   

      ___           Registration (without Box Lunch), $ 5.00, Saturday, Nov. 11

 

      ___           Gallery Tour of Silk Roads Exhibition, Saturday, Nov. 11

 

      ___           Complimentary Admittance to Art Institute, Sunday, Nov. 12

 

****Note: this announcement/registration is sent only by e-mail—there will be no paper mailing.

 

Before Nov. 1, 2006, please return registration and payment to:

      Leigh Gates    ([log in to unmask])

      MacLean Visual Resources Center

      The Art Institute of Chicago

      37 S. Wabash

      Chicago, IL 60603

(Please make checks out to “ARLIS/Midstates”)

 

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Places to Stay and Things to See

 

A good website for Chicago hotels, restaurants, shopping and attractions is

CitySearch http://chicago.citysearch.com/

 

Budget Lodging in the Loop:

 

Best Western River North

125 W Ohio St

(800) 704-6941

www.rivernorthhotel.com

 

Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown-Lakefront

511 N Columbus Dr

(888) 903-8884

http://chicagoembassy.com/

 

Ohio House Motel Hotel

600 N LA Salle Dr

(312) 943-6000

 

Travelodge

65 E Harrison St

(312) 427-8000

Red Roof Inn

162 E Ontario St

312) 787-3580

 

More luxurious lodgings:

 

Hotel Burnham  

1 W Washington St

(312) 782-1111

 

Crowne Plaza-The Silversmith

10 South Wabash Ave

(800) 770-5675

 

House of Blues Hotel

333 N Dearborn St Chicago IL

(312) 245-0333

 

Congress Plaza Hotel

520 S Michigan Ave

(312) 427-3800

 

The Palmer House Hilton

17 E Monroe St

 (312) 726-7500

 

 

Some Chicago Attractions and Exhibitons:

 

The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade, and Transformations, Sept. 30, 2006-April 1, 2007, The Art Institute of Chicago, http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/future.php

and

Charles Sheeler: Across Media, Oct. 7, 2006-Jan. 7, 2007, The Art Institute of Chicago, http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/future.php

 

The Art of Richard Tuttle, Nov. 11, 2006-Feb. 4, 2007, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, http://www.mcachicago.org/calendar/index.php?eventid=2006-11-11

 

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs, on view through Jan. 1, 2007, The Field Museum, purchase tickets online, http://www.fieldmuseum.org/tut/index.html

 

13^th Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA Chicago 2006), Nov. 10-12, Navy Pier, http://www.sofaexpo.com/

 

Chicago Architecture River Cruise, Nov. 10, 11, or 12, Chicago Architecture Foundation, http://www.architecture.org/tour_search_results.aspx?TourStartDate=11/1/2006&TourEndDate=11/30/2006

 

Millennium Park, Chicago, public gardens and sculpture, plus musical events in the Pritzker Pavillion, http://www.millenniumpark.org/