MeFi IRL

So nobody in Chicago claimed the 7th yet, and I want to see this and I bet others do too. [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on Jul 5, 2014 - 22 comments

Do you like booze? Do you like pancakes? How about art? I HAVE THE EVENT FOR YOU! [more inside]
posted by bibliogrrl on Jun 27, 2014 - 9 comments

We're long overdue for a meetup! I know we've got at least a few MeFites in the area. So, first off we need to pick a date and time between July 17 and July 19 and a location. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 26, 2014 - 31 comments

I was going to buy tickets for the bandshell but have realized that outdoor Janelle Monáe calls for claiming some lawn space and dancing. [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on Jun 25, 2014 - 5 comments

Join us for a tour of Chicago's moving bridges! Jim Phillips, retired civil engineer and author of the e-book "Two Miles – Eighteen Bridges", will take us on a walking tour of six of the Chicago River bridges before boarding a water taxi and gliding under 12 bridges on the way to Michigan Avenue. [more inside]
posted by eamondaly on Jun 24, 2014 - 9 comments

Did you know it's been FIVE YEARS since the MeFiChi block party? So how can we top that for MeFi's fifteenth anniversary? A WHOLE MONTH OF MEETUPS! We'll kick things off July 1st in Millennium Park to watch the beloved bro classic: Top Gun. [more inside]
posted by eamondaly on Jun 24, 2014 - 23 comments

For those of you with a friendly competitive streak (you know who you are and I know who some of you are), I will be organizing the MetaFilter 15th Anniversary Pop-Up Mini Golf Chicago Classic -- two separate days where we play mini-golf at the pop-up courses run by City Mini Golf. [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on Jun 24, 2014 - 21 comments