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08
Apr

Chicago Event: Monday Morning Meeting on April 14, 2008

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Business, Events

CHICAGO – On April 14, the Illinois Technology Development Alliance will offer its next Monday Morning Meeting. The quarterly series invites three local start-ups to present business plans in front of scores of prospective partners and investors as well as other entrepreneurs in the area.

The presenters include Woodridge, Ill.-based structural biology firm Shamrock Structures along with Chicago-based Head Rehab, which markets software and devices designed to better research neurological conditions. Medical device manufacturer Heart Sounds, which is out of the University of Illinois at Chicago, will also present its plan.

The event, which is co-produced by the Northern Illinois Technology Center, will be held at Northern Illinois University’s campus in Naperville, Ill. More information can be found here.

By Brad Spirrison

08
Apr

Chicago Event: Chicago Council For Science & Technology on April 10, 2008

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Business, Events

CHICAGO – The Chicago Council for Science & Technology this Thursday offers a presentation from Charlotte Tate. Tate is the dean of applied sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. More information about the event, which will be held at the Lurie Building in Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, can be found here.

By Brad Spirrison

19
Feb

Upcoming Chicago Tech Events: Game Time Chicago, CIMA, TECH Cocktail

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Business, Events, Technology

Game Time Chicago has its inaugural professional networking event on Wednesday night at Reza’s at 432 W. Ontario St. in Chicago’s River North area. The three-hour event will combine professional meetings with gaming and brainstorming activities. More information about the program and the new organization can be found here.

On Thursday evening, the Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA) has a program called “The Changing Digital Media Landscape: What Will 2008 Bring?” where Dave Morgan – AOL’s executive vice president for global advertising – will deliver his forecast. More information about the program can be found here.

TECH cocktail, which is the popular Chicago gathering for virtual movers and shakers around town, returns on Thursday night for another soirée at John Barleycorn in Chicago’s Wrigleyville area.

By Brad Spirrison

20
Dec

Top Chicago Performance Picks For the Weekend of of Dec. 21, 2007

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Events, Theater

Do you need something saucy to keep you warm? Did you just think of women in bustiers as you read that? If so, “The Flaming Dames in ‘Naughty & Nice’” just may be the thing you need to get your blood pumping.

While this Chicago-based burlesque show has been around since 2002, for the first time it is dancing to the tunes of the holiday season. Check them out at The Spot in the Uptown neighborhood for $15. The seasonal extravaganza runs through Jan. 4 and shows are on Fridays at 10:30 p.m.

Burlesque not hot enough for you or do you just like things warm and fuzzy (like bunnies)? If the latter, hit up the Climax Lounge Christmas party on Dec. 22 starting at 9 p.m. There will be a featured appearance by Playboy.com “cybergirl” of the month Brie Anna as well as go-go dancers and festive decor. The cost is $10 before 10:30 p.m. and $20 thereafter.

Does all the endless shopping make you want to ship your family off to keep all the gifts for your greedy self? Bah, humbug!

Go check out the play “Seasonal Disorder 3: Christmas in Paradise… Arizona” for a story about what really happens to holiday cheer as one mother ships her overly festive daughter to the desert. Shows are on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. The performance runs through Dec. 29. Tickets are $12 for the Chemically Imbalanced Theater show.