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SUMMARY:The Writer's Club
DESCRIPTION:A chance to share works and get input from your fellow writers\nIf anyone has work they’d like reviewed\, please bring at least 4 copies\, and to keep work to be shared to one or two pages maximum. There will be a focus on small group discussions for sharing and reviewing written work. \nAll members are invited to join in! \nPlanning on coming? Let the staff know by Tuesday\, March 17.\nIf staying for dinner\, please mention that when you call or email.\n(312) 922-8080\, or reservations@cliff-chicago.org \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-writers-club-2/
CATEGORIES:Networking,Past Event,Writing
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SUMMARY:The Cliff Dwellers Book Club - The Burning of the World
DESCRIPTION:Vivid\, Meticulously Researched\, Propulsive and Engrossing!\nThe Cliff Dwellers Book Club will gather in the Sullivan Room on Saturday\, March 21\, at 11:00 a.m. to discuss The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City’s Soul\, by Chicago author Scott W. Berg. \nPlanning to stay for the Saturday buffet lunch ($38)?\nPlease make a reservation with the club by Friday\, March 21.\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org\, or 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-cliff-dwellers-book-club-the-burning-of-the-world/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Past Event
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SUMMARY:Saturday Brunch!
DESCRIPTION:The Club will be open for a Saturday buffet lunch\, starting at 11:30 am\, with a last seating at 1:30 pm. Come enjoy a weekend\n\nReserve your spot by Friday\, March 13\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/saturday-brunch-4/
CATEGORIES:Lunch,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260323T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260323T190000
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CREATED:20260205T161455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T164231Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Artists Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Cliff Dwellers celebrated our talented artists:\nSandra Campbell\nJenny Oliinyk\nSharon Bladholm\nand our Sketch Club Members \nWe met the creators and explored their works with an inspiring evening of art and conversation!
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/gallery-opening-4/
CATEGORIES:Art,Dinner,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T203000
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SUMMARY:The Tallest Building in the World!
DESCRIPTION:Upon completion\, Jeddah Tower stands to be the World’s Tallest Building.\nDesigned by the Chicago firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill\, it will soar over 1 kilometer in height in Jeddah\, Saudi Arabia. How the heck do you build something like that? \nBen Johnson (former Cliff Dwellers president and a director with the Chicago firm of AS+GG) has been Project Manager for the Jeddah Tower\, as well as multiple super-tall tower projects around the world. In this talk\, Ben presented a project update on this monumental building\, as well as provided some background regarding the design and construction challenges inherent with “MegaTall” structures. \n  \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-tallest-building-in-the-world/
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Dinner,Lecture,Past Event
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SUMMARY:A Special Sketch Club Outing - The Driehaus Museum
DESCRIPTION:The Cliff Dwellers Sketch Club\nhas been invited by our friends at The Driehaus Museum to an exclusive Sketch Session at their historic location on Erie St.!  We’ll be allowed early access to the museum at 10 a.m.\, and will have an area in one of their galleries reserved for our group to draw. \nCome out for lunch afterwards with the gang! Location TBD. \nBring your sketch pad\, pencils\, and paint brushes and join the group for a fun morning. All skill levels welcome! \n  \nLet Charlie Hasbrouck know if you’ll be coming to this fantastic sketching opportunity at charlie.hasbrouck@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/sketch-club-outing-3/
CATEGORIES:Art,Lunch,Past Event,Sketch Club
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SUMMARY:Northern Illinois University Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a Night of Superb Jazz!\nThe great Dizzy Gillespie once called the NIU Jazz program the best in the country\, and claimed many of its members as musicians in his own band for several years\, soon to be marked “The Dizzy Band.” Another fun fact is Louie Bellson\, Clark Terry\, Tito Puente\, and many others were friends of the program\, often performing as guests with the band. In fact\, Duke Ellington’s very last performance was at NIU before he passed. \nThe Jazz Orchestra is led by Dr. Roosevelt Griffin III\, Cliff Dwellers member and a nationally recognized music educator and transformative leader whose life’s work centers on building community through music education. A proud alumnus of Northern Illinois University\, Dr. Griffin currently serves as President of the Illinois Music Education Association’s Jazz Division and contributes nationally as a Board Member of the Jazz Education Network. His service also includes leadership roles with the Jazz Institute of Chicago and the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts Board of Advisors. \nDoors open: 5:00 pm\nDinner: 6:00 pm\nPerformance: 7:00 pm \nDinner and Program\nMembers $60; Invited Guests $70 \nProgram only Limited seating\nMembers $20; Invited Guests $30 \nReservations are required by Wednesday\, April 15\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or\n312-922-8080 \n  \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/northern-illinois-university-jazz-orchestra-2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Past Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T173000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Club Outing: The Great Gatsby
DESCRIPTION:The Goodman Theatre presents a dazzling new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Expect high-energy choreography\, lush costumes\, and a soaring score that brings the Roaring Twenties to life on the big stage. \nContact Rick Frendt for details:\nrfrendt@comcast.net\n708.359.0806
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/theatre-club-outing-the-great-gatsby/
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