Thanks to Alex, Henri, John, Mona, and Tristan for joining me at last night's Burrito & No Dough Rock Show #1. We had a blast! Photos from Double Door are up at http://www.creativesocialclub.com/calendar/13409002/.

I have a few other Meetups in the works, but I wanted to get this next one scheduled and announced right away. This is the easiest Meetup you can imagine. Got a portable outdoor chair? Take it with you. Got a few bucks? Buy a sandwich and drink or bring dough for a bratwurst and beers. Take the CTA Brown Line, drive, or walk to Lincoln Square, specifically Giddings Plaza at 4731 North Lincoln Avenue. Right outside the outdoor patio of Cafe Selmarie (4729 North Lincoln Avenue), to the left of the "stage" (see http://bit.ly/9GDbl4), we will gather for the Lincoln Square Concert Series on Thursday, July 29th, at 6 PM.

This is a TERRIFIC free outdoor summer event. Giddings Plaza is big enough to hold a crowd, but small and contained enough so that it still feels INTIMATE. This is no Millennium Park, much less Grant Park. There are kids and families...and good-looking young professionals and creative types. The atmosphere is RELAXED and fun, ideal for socializin', chillin', and people-watchin'. There are vendors to provide concessions and even a farmers' market. Henri, Mona, and I went last Thursday with a different Meetup Group and had such a great time, we decided to do this Meetup on July 29th.

Haywood Yards, a blue grass band, is scheduled to perform. When we went last week, I was not excited about seeing Sons of the Never Wrong, a "turbo charged folk" band. But that band blew me away; it reminded me of early Sarah McLachlan while others thought of Indigo Girls. I think Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the Series, has a good feel for entertainment, so it should be a great performance on July 29th.

After the concert, if some of us are so inclined, Lincoln Square has a formidable range of nightspots at which we can continue the evening.

Relevant link: http://www.lincolnsquare.org/

-- Jester, June 23, 2010

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  Henri Boylan

  You'll be there, Mara. I got my fingers crossed. See ya!

  Posted Jun 23, 2010 at 1:10 PM
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  Lisa Huang

  Sounds like a great event! Looking forward to it :)

  Posted Jul 15, 2010 at 4:55 PM
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  Jester

  YES YES YES, the Meetup tomorrow (Thursday) evening at Lincoln Square, http://meetup.com..., is ON! Everything will proceed as scheduled. It is forecasted to be 84 degrees and sunny, so I will be wearing a purple Northwestern T-shirt and khaki cargo shorts. Sorry for the delay in sending out a reminder email, but I am (creatively) consolidating messages to minimize the amount of email you receive in your inbox from the Creative Social Club.

  Posted Jul 28, 2010 at 7:37 PM