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Friday September 13

·       9:15am Meet on front steps of the Art Institute of Chicago

We’ll walk as a group to the side entrance at 9:25am where we’ll be ushered in by Ryerson Library staff.

·       9:30am-10:30am Tour Ryerson Library

·       10:30am-11:30am Explore Art Institute on own

·       11:30am-12:40pm Lunch on own

·       12:40am-1:00pm Walk to Columbia College

·       1:00pm-2:00pm Tour Columbia College’s Fashion Study Collection, 618 S Michigan Ave, Floor 8

·       2:00-2:30pm Break

·       2:00pm-3:00pm Walk to DePaul University, 1 E. Jackson (building with a Barnes & Noble on 1^st floor)

·       3:00pm-4:00pm Presentation on copyright by M. Claire Stewart from Northwestern University http://www.library.northwestern.edu/directory/m-claire-stewart .  DePaul University, 1 E. Jackson, room t.b.a.

Saturday September 14

·       10:00-11:00 am Presentations from members on projects. Harrington College of Design, 200 W. Madison Room 106 (breakfast items/coffee & tea provided )

·       11:10-12:10pm VRA, ARLIS/NA & MACDG meetings at Harrington College of Design (entrance to Harrington to left of glass atrium) Map

o   ARLIS-, Harrington College of Design Room 106

o   VRA – Harrington College of Design, Room 106

o   MACDG- DePaul University, 1 E. Jackson, Room T.B.A.  (tentative-may join VRA or ARLIS, MACDG leadership will confirm at a later date)

Meetings Adjourned! We have listed several tours being offered in the vicinity 9/14 for those interested in making their own arrangements.

Tours

·       Make reservations in advance on your own.  All tours are in the Loop (downtown Chicago unless otherwise noted)

o   Chicago Theatre Tour 12:30pm,  $12 http://www.thechicagotheatre.com/tour.html?/1

o   Chicago Cultural Center Building Tour, 1:15pm, free http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_culturalcenterbuildingtours.html

o   Driehaus Museum (just north of loop) 12:00-5:00pm, $20 http://www.driehausmuseum.org/

o   Chicago Architecture Foundation Boat Tour 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 3pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 5pm, 5:30pm, $37.85 http://www.architecture.org/tours/boat-tours  (highly recommended!)

o   Historic Downtown (North Loop): Treasures of Culture and Commerce 2:00pm, $17 https://tickets.architecture.org/public/daily_events_list.asp     

o   Historic Downtown (South Loop): Rise of the Skyscraper 3:00pm, $17 https://tickets.architecture.org/public/daily_events_list.asp

o   Additional Tour information can be found at the Chicago Architecture Foundation website at http://www.architecture.org/

Loop and Nearby Museums in addition to AIC:

·       Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) http://www.mcachicago.org/

·       Museum of Contemporary Photography http://www.mocp.org/

·       Spertus Museum http://www.spertus.edu/

Map of Meeting Places http://goo.gl/maps/c4TQz

Food in Loop

·       Cafecito  26 E. Congress Pkwy http://www.cafecitochicago.com

·       Pastoral 53 E. Lake St. http://www.pastoralartisan.com

·       Oasis 21 N. Wabash Ave. http://oasiscafeone.com  

·       Falafil 72 E. Adams http://eatfalafill.com

·       Toni Patisserie & Café 65 E. Washington http://www.tonipatisserie.com

·       Pret-a-Manger 225 N. Michigan Ave (and other locations) – http://www.pret.com/us

·       Oysy 888 S. Michigan Ave. http://www.oysysushi.com

·       Corner Bakery 35 E. Monroe http://www.cornerbakerycafe.com/Home.aspx