IPA Region 4

Date	IPA Group Events	“On Your Own” Options
Friday February 19, 2010	8:30am - Meet for a tour of the Pritzker Military Library and view the “Visions from a Foxhole” wartime sketches of William Foley (free admission)  11:00am - Lunch Buffet. Make your own reservation at the Signature Room on the 95th floor ($18 pp + tax/tip)  Free time  4:00pm - “Meetup” for “The Art of Consumption” exhibit at Loyola University Museum of Art (admission $6)  5:30pm - Follow the old neon “Stop & Drink” sign and come in from the cold and meet for a drink at Clark Street Ale House, formerly the Stop And Drink Liquor House where Joseph Waumbaugh did his research  for The Choirboys.  Dinner on your own  9:00pm - Meet for a drink and enjoy the spectacular view of the Chicago skyline at The Signature Lounge, the 96th floor, John Hancock Building	Shop Michigan Avenue  Art Institute (free admission all month)  Museum of Contemporary Art (admission  $12)  Stop at Hot Tix for half price theater tickets or find some music  Stroll to the Old Water Tower and Pumping Station, the only public buildings to survive the 1871 Chicago Fire  Fast food suggestion: Mr. J’s - for hot dogs/hamburgers  Dinner suggestions (reservations suggested) : Sayat Nova, Le Petit Paris, Lawry’s Prime Rib.  Pizzeria Uno, Pizzeria Due  Drinks: Coq d’Or Bar at The Drake Hotel Le Petit Paris
Saturday February 20, 2010	9:00am - Meet for coffee or breakfast at Corner Bakery Cafe in the historic Santa Fe Building near Art Institute.  No reservation required.  10:15am -  “Nighthawks” “Meetup” in Gallery 262  Art Institute (free admission all month)   3:00 - “Meetup” for a tour of “Men’s Central Detention” in the Museum of Contemporary Photography (free admission)  7:00pm - Lower Michigan Avenue “Meetup” at Billy Goat Tavern.  Your choice:  have a famous “Cheezborger, No Pepsi. Coke”  tavern fare dinner.   Or meet us here for a beer before your dinner elsewhere at a restaurant of your choice.   No reservation required.	Chicago Architecture Foundation shop and tour center - in the Santa Fe Building  Visit Millennium Park:  see Cloud Gate up close, walk through the Lurie Gardens, see the Frank Gehry designed pavillion, ice skate, view the outdoor sculptures in the Boeing Galleries.  Lunch option: Terzo Piano Restaurant in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute with views of Millennium Park  Lunch or afternoon tea option: Russian Tea Time Restaurant  See Friday for other options
Sunday February 21, 2010	9:15am - Meet “Sue” at The Field Museum.  (Regular Admission $15, Chicago residents, $13)  1:00pm - Meet Region 4 for a taste of Spain. Lunch and our Monthly Meet at Cafe Iberico ($15 per person). Please RSVP rmitzner@sbcglobal.net	Breakfast option: Oak Tree Restaurant.  Ask for a table at the window for a view of Michigan Avenue  See Friday for other options

Chicago “Meetup” Information:

The Westin Michigan Avenue
909 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL  60611
312-943-7200
Reservations: 888-627-8385
Ask for discount 378031.
$99 a night plus 15.4% tax
Includes 25% discount coupon for hotel restaurant The Grill

CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)
http://www.transitchicago.com/  - Buy a farecard or an unlimited ride pass. Available from machines at airport, Union Train Station, Water Tower Visitor Center and other convenient locations .  Use the website’s Trip Planner function to identify rail and bus route numbers.

Continental Airport Express Shuttle
http://www.airportexpress.com

Pritzker Military Library
610 N. Fairbanks Court, 2nd Floor
312-587-0234
www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org

Loyola University Museum of Art
820 N. Michigan Avenue
312-915-7600
www.luc.edu/luma
The Field Museum
www.fieldmuseum.org
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
312-922-9410

The Signature Room at 95th Restaurant
875 N Michigan Avenue
Located atop the John Hancock Center
312-787-9596
http://www.signatureroom.com

 

Bill Goat Tavern (original)
Near Tribune Towers and Wrigley Building
430 N. Michigan Ave at Lower Level
Phone: 312-222-1525
www.billygoattavern.com

Hot Tix Michigan Ave
163 E Pearson
www.hottix.org
312-554-9800

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Avenue
312.280.2660
http://www.mcachicago.org

Corner Bakery Cafe
224 S. Michigan Avenue
Santa Fe Building
312-431-7600

The Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/
111 South Michigan Avenue
312-443-3600
Terzo Piano Restaurant
312-443-8650

Russian Tea Time Restaurant
77 E. Adams Street
312-360-0000
www.russianteatime.com

Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 S. Michigan Avenue
312-922-3432
http://www.architecture.org

Millennium Park
201 E Randolph (Welcome Center)
Michigan Avenue to the west, Columbus Drive to the east, Randolph Street to the North and Monroe Street to the South

Clark Street Ale House
742 N. Clark Street
312-642-9253

Coq d’Or, The Drake Hotel
140 E. Walton Street
312-787-2200

 

Le Petit Paris
260 E Chestnut Street
312-787-8260
http://www.lepetitparis.net/

Sayat Nova
157 E. Ohio Street
312-644-9159
http://www.sayatnovachicago.com/

Lawry’s Prime Rib
100 East Ontario Street
312-787-5000
www.lawrysonline.com

Pizzeria Due
619 North Wabash Avenue
312-943-2400
www.unos.com

Mr. J’s
822 W. State St
312-943-4679

Oak Tree Restaurant
900 North Michigan Avenue, 6th floor
312-751-1988

Old Water Tower and Pumping Station
Michigan and Chicago Avenues

The Field Museum
www.fieldmuseum.org
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
312-922-9410

Cafe Iberico Tapas Bar
http://www.cafeiberico.com/
739 N. LaSalle
312-573-1510

Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Avenue
312-663-5554
http://www.mocp.org