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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T113000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Ruth Aizuss Migdal at Summer Saturday Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy Saturday Brunch at the Club with Ruth and friends!\nReknown sculptor and Cliff Dweller curator of sculpture Ruth Aizuss Migdal will be the guest of honor during a Summer Saturday Brunch on June 27. Ruth has tirelessly managed the magnificent sculpture displays within the Club since 2014\, and is generously donating her artwork on the terrace to the Club. Working primarily in bronze\, her representations of the female torso are on display throughout the U.S. \nRaise a glass to Ruth while enjoying a delightful summertime brunch. \nBar opens: 11:30 a.m.\nBrunch: 12:00 noon – 2 p.m.\nMembers: $38\nNon-Members: $46 \nMake your reservation by Friday\, June 19\nreservations@ciff-chicago.org or 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/celebrate-ruth-aizuss-migdal-at-summer-saturday-brunch/
CATEGORIES:Brunch,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T220000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260518T223749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T203826Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth of July Celebration BBQ
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be celebrating Independence Day early! Come enjoy a fantastic BBQ buffet\, and stay to watch fireworks from the terrace. \nBar Opens: 5:30 p.m.\nBBQ Buffet: 7:00 p.m.\nFireworks when Bar Closes: 9:00 p.m. \nMembers: $54\nInvited Guests: $60 \nEnjoy celebratory craft cocktails and Chef Erick’s delicious barbeque!\nMake your reservation NO LATER THAN June 24th\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org     312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/fourth-of-july-celebration-bbq/
CATEGORIES:Party,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260707T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260707T203000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260617T155057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T150547Z
UID:32381-1783443600-1783456200@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Chicago's Forgotten Impressionist - James Bolivar Needham
DESCRIPTION:A visionary\, self-taught artist who was among the first in the city to see beauty in Chicago’s industrial waterways\, James Bolivar Needham (1830-1931) never achieved widespread fame in his lifetime. The Cliff Dwellers’ founders and members\, however\, appreciated Needham’s perspective and saw him as an example of the artistic innovation unique to Chicago. \nCliff Dwellers AIR and Chicago Maritime Museum curator Madeline Crispwell will walk us through Needham’s life\,  from his parents’ escape on the Underground Railroad to his connections with artists like Hamlin Garland and Lorado Taft\, and will explore questions still to be answered. \nDoors open: 5:00 p.m.\nDinner: 6:00 p.m.\nProgram: 7:00 p.m. \nMembers: $54\nInvited Guests: $60\nProgram only: $20 \nPlease make your reservation for this event NO LATER THAN June 30th.\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org    312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/chicagos-forgotten-impressionist-james-bolivar-needham/
CATEGORIES:Art,Artists In Residence,Dinner,Lecture,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T133000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260417T122102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T150652Z
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SUMMARY:The Architectural Table - The New Game Plan for Urban Stadia
DESCRIPTION:This lively group meets monthly to broach an array of exhilarating architectural topics\, highlighting both the good and the bad! \nToday’s topic: Urban Sports Stadiums; Looking at them in a new way! \nSo that we have enough seats at the table\, please make a reservation by Friday\, April 10 via\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org OR call 312-922-8080 \nLet the office know if you’ll be also be enjoying the buffet. \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-architectural-table-14/
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Brunch,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260718T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260718T123000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260617T162813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T192334Z
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SUMMARY:The Cliff Dwellers Book Club discusses Fire and Clay
DESCRIPTION:A literary journey experiencing the beauty and mystery of Chicago’s buildings.\nThe Cliff Dwellers Book Club will gather in the Sullivan Room on Saturday\, July 18\, at 11:00 a.m. to discuss Fire and Clay\, by Will Quam. \nBy the late 1920’s\, at the peak of brick making and consumption\, Chicago was making over a billion bricks a year for its buildings and importing almost another billion nicer face bricks for their front facades. \nIn Fire and Clay\, Quam explores how developers\, architects\, and masons followed changing fashions as they designed and built the city\, creating connections across disparate neighborhoods. \nPlease make a reservation with the club by Friday\, July 10 \nPlanning to stay for the special Saturday Jazz Brunch ($38) as well? Let the staff know when you contact us!\n \nreservations@cliff-chicago.org\, or 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-cliff-dwellers-book-club-discusses-fire-and-clay/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260718T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260718T133000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20250902T180243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T150421Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Jazz Brunch!
DESCRIPTION:Cliff Dweller member Dr. Roosevelt Griffin III and the Windy City Ramblers will make brunch at the club unforgettable as they provide their blend of rich New Orleans second line rhythms with Chicago’s own musical jazz\, soul\, and blues legacy. Join your Club friends for a fun Saturday afternoon of great food and great music.\nThis Jazz Brunch is being sponsored by Joan Pantsios\, in honor of her birthday! Thank you Joan!Bar opens: 11:30 a.m.\nBrunch: Noon -2 p.m.Members: $38\nNon-members: $46 \n\nReserve your spot by Friday\, July 10\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/saturday-brunch-6/
CATEGORIES:Brunch,Jazz,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260721T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260721T203000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260622T184659Z
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SUMMARY:Theatre Club: Broadway Sings America at Grant Park Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:It’s summer in the city\, and what more Chicago-way to spend a warm summer evening than under the grand arches of the Great Lawn at the Pritzker Pavilion\, listening to the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Chorus? \nBring your blanket or a lawn chair and join the Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club on Tuesday\, July 21\, as we get together for an informal picnic-in-the-park. We’ll enjoy hearing selections from beloved Broadway hits such as Ragtime\, Hamilton\, South Pacific\, Hair\, and more! Bring whatever beverage and snacks you’d like. There are some concessions booths in the area\, if you can’t carry anything in. \nThe performance starts at 6:30 p.m.  This is a FREE public performance\, and is one of the Festival’s most popular evenings\, so it will get crowded.  Please try to get there early-ish. We plan on being in the back half of the lawn\, and will plan on trying to stake out an area by 5 p.m.  If you arrive and cannot find the group\, send Rick a text or call at 708-359-0806 and we’ll look for you. \nThink you can make it? Let Rick Frendt know by Tuesday morning\, July 21\, so we can try to save space for people. \n(Rain date: Thursday\, July 23\, 6:30 p.m.)
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/theatre-club-broadway-sings-america-at-grant-park-music-festival/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Music,Party,Past Event,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260728T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260728T210000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260622T180851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T192227Z
UID:32392-1785258000-1785272400@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Chicago Skyscrapers - Lecture and Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Discover the evolution of Chicago’s striking urban landscape in this fascinating evening with fellow Cliff Dweller\, Architect\, Professor\, and Author Thomas Leslie\, FAIA.\nPulling details from 2023 book Chicago Skyscrapers 1923-1986\, Thomas Leslie (teacher of building design\, technology\, and history at UIUC) will share stories of the daily struggles\, technical breakthroughs\, and negotiations that evolved through the decades after the Great Depression to change the early\, solid\, earthbound style of Chicago buildings to soaring structures of steel and plate glass. \nCopies of Mr. Leslie’s book will be available for purchase and for signing. \nBar opens: 5:00 p.m.\nBuffet Dinner:  6:00 p.m.\nProgram:  7:00 p.m. \nMembers: $54\nInvited Guests: $64\nProgram only: $20 members and guests \nPlease send in your reservation no later than July 21st.\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org\n3121-922-8080 \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/chicago-skyscrapers-lecture-and-book-signing/
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Books - Author presentation,History,Lecture,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260811T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260811T133000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260417T122122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T164629Z
UID:6561-1786449600-1786455000@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:The Architectural Table - A Special Presentation by Lee Bey!
DESCRIPTION:This lively group meets monthly to broach an array of exhilarating architectural topics\, highlighting both the good and the bad! \nTODAY; A very special presentation by critic\, author\, and TV personality Lee Bey about his new book on the architecture of Chicago’s West Side! Lee will illuminate this lesser-known part of Chicago and discuss its tremendous architectural legacy. \nSo that we have enough seats at the table\, please make a reservation by Friday\, August 7 via\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org OR call 312-922-8080 \nLet the office know if you’ll be also be enjoying the buffet. \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-architectural-table-15/
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Brunch,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260814T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260814T150000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260717T134029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T170723Z
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SUMMARY:Air and Water Show Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a sneak peak of the Chicago Air and Water Show from the Cliff Dwellers terrace\nWe’ll have a bird’s eye view\, as the pilots rehearse their flights on Friday\, August 14.  There’ll be a splendid buffet lunch to enjoy as you take in the sights and sounds of the magnificent aircraft roaring over Lake Michigan. \nBar Opens: 11:30 a.m.\nBuffet Lunch: 12:00 p.m.\nCost: $42 for members \nMake your reservation by Friday\, August 7th for this special event!\n312-922-8080 or reservations@cliff-chicago.org
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/air-and-water-show-luncheon/
CATEGORIES:Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260819T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260819T210000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260722T160128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T170813Z
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SUMMARY:Jazz Night with the Jeremy Kahn Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Night returns to the Cliff Dwellers with the sensational Jeremy Kahn Trio\, with Jeremy on piano\, Clark Sommers on bass\, and Leslie Beukelman handling vocals. It’ll be a great night of good food\, great conversations\, and of course\, fantastic jazz! \nBar opens: 5:00 p.m.\nBuffet dinner: 6:00 p.m.\nMusic: First Set – 7:00 – 7:45 p.m.\nSecond Set – 8:00 – 8:45 p.m. \nMembers: Dinner & Program $70\nInvited Guests: Dinner & Program $80\nMembers Program only: $25\nInvited Guests: Program only: $30 \nPlease make your reservation no later than Wednesday\, August 12.\n312-922-8080 or reservations@cliff-chicago.org \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/jazz-night-with-the-jeremy-kahn-trio/
CATEGORIES:Dinner,Jazz,Music,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260826T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260826T200000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260722T161935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T164538Z
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SUMMARY:A evening with Richard Reeder\, discussing his new book "Sarasota"
DESCRIPTION:A Novel about Baseball and Civil Rights\nJackie Robinson’s entry into Major League Baseball didn’t end discrimination against black professional ball players in the America South. Richard Reeder’s new book\, written with energy\, passion\, and an immersive sense of place\, share the story of some of those who stepped up to the plate to put an end to those lingering Jim Crow practices. \nComplimentary hors d’oeuvres and a beverage will be available for all Members and Invited Guests.  Additional beverages can be purchased at our cash bar. \nBar opens and hors d’oeuvres: 5:30 p.m.\nProgram: 6:30 p.m. \nSigned copies of Sarasota will be available for purchase. \nNote that there will NO a la cart dinner available this evening. \nPlease make reservations no later than August 19.\n312-882-8080   reservations@cliff-chicago.org \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/a-evening-with-richard-reeder-discussing-his-new-book-sarasota/
CATEGORIES:Books - Author presentation,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T203000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260818T174536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T142635Z
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SUMMARY:Architecture Lecture: "Chicago Rebuilt: Seeing Yesterday's City Today"
DESCRIPTION:There are ghosts of the past all across the city of things that put Chicago on the map but we can no longer enjoy.\nAfter the great fire of 1871\, Chicago became the hub of innovation and new ideas as architects from across the country came to the city to rebuild. \nAuthor Ryan Chester (Chicago architect and Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and SAIC) will lead the evening’s lecture with engaging stories from his soon-to-be-released new book Chicago Rebuilt: Seeing Yesterday’s City Today. Copies of Mr. Chester’s book can be bought via Amazon.com and https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo204723133.html \nDoors open: 5 p.m.\nLecture: 5:45 p.m.\nDinner: 7:00 p.m. \nDinner & Program: $56\nProgram only: $10 \nReservations are needed no later than Tuesday\, September 8. Let us know if you’ll be staying for dinner!\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org\n312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/architecture-lecture-chicago-rebuilt-seeing-yesterdays-city-today/
CATEGORIES:Dinner,Lecture,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T190000
DTSTAMP:20260922T135017
CREATED:20260818T181814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T162502Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Opening!
DESCRIPTION:The newest installation in the Cliff Dwellers’ gallery opens on Wednesday\, September 16\nCome celebrate the art of Cliff Dweller Anna Rappaport\, Fanny Moy\, and the Cliff Dweller’s Sketch Club. Enjoy complimentary appetizers\, good conversation\, and fabulous art! \nA little about Anna:\nAnna Rappaport is a member of the Cliff Dwellers sketch club\, a lifetime artist\, and an avid urban sketcher. She’s unconventional\, making her own rules\, and uses watercolors and mixed media to share a wide range of subjects. Anna teaches art workshops for Chicago Urban Sketchers and at the Admiral at the Lake. An accomplished actuary\, Anna is an internationally recognized expert on the impact of change on retirement systems and workforce issues. She advocates for women and better opportunities for older Americans. She is a past president of the Society of Actuaries. \nA la carte dining is available during normal hours. Be sure to make a reservation if you’d like to stay for a meal!\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or 3121-922-8080 \nStop to enjoy “opening night” from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/gallery-opening-5/
CATEGORIES:Art,Past Event
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