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SUMMARY:Club closed for Holiday Break
DESCRIPTION:Club closed beginning December 18. Club reopens for lunch on January 9.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-for-holiday-break/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231216T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231216T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
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SUMMARY:Children's Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 16th: Children’s Holiday Party \nOur annual Children’s Holiday Party is back! Featuring a child-friendly seasonal buffet\, a visit from Santa\, crafts\, games and entertainment. \nIt will be a magical time for children of all ages! \nThe party begins at 11:30 am. Cost is $35 per person. \nPlease reserve by December 13th by emailing reservations@cliff-chicago.org \nor calling 312-922-8080. \n  \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/childrens-holiday-party-december-16/
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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SUMMARY:Annual Members Holiday Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 15th: Member’s Holiday Lunch \nPlease join us for our annual Member’s Holiday Lunch! We will enjoy a festive buffet created by Chef Victor and warm conversation between members. \nThe buffet lunch begins at 11:30 am is $34 per person. \nPlease reserve by emailing reservations@cliff-chicago.org \nor calling 312-922-8080. Reservations are appreciated by December 13th. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/annual-holiday-luncheon-december-15/
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231120T145009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T145009Z
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SUMMARY:Club closed after lunch
DESCRIPTION:Club closed after lunch due to an exclusive event\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-8/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231205T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231205T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231120T144801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T144801Z
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SUMMARY:Club closed after lunch
DESCRIPTION:Club closed after lunch due to an exclusive event\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-7/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231201T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231201T220000
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SUMMARY:Live Jazz on the Cliff
DESCRIPTION:♫ Friday\, December 1st: Live Jazz on the Cliff \nPlease join us for another great night of music \n5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. \nA guitar trio led by returning artist Terry Bartolotta on guitar\, \nMark Sonksen (also returning) on bass\, and Pamela York on piano. \nThey will perform tributes to the jazz guitarists Grant Green \nand Jim Hall. \nThe trio will perform two sets\, 6-7:15 pm and 7:45-9 pm. There will be a cash bar for guests. A buffet dinner is available for $35. Please RSVP \nfor dinner by Wednesday\, November 29th by phone at 312-922-8080\, \nor by email at reservations@cliff-chicago.org \nThere will be a $12 cover charge for this event to support the artists.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/live-jazz-on-the-cliff-5/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
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SUMMARY:Annual Holiday Tea
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 30th–Annual Holiday Tea \nAfternoon tea is part of The Cliff Dweller’s history and a lovely seasonal treat. Come and enjoy this midday refreshment\, complete with scones\, small cakes\, assorted sweets\, savory finger sandwiches and fine tea. Engage in warm and lively conversation with fellow members and friends over a special cocktail. And thrill at a poem created exclusively for you! \n  \nPoems While You Wait is a collective of poets that bring in their vintage typewriters and produce poetry on demand. Three poets from the collective will engage with with us and\, in a short time\, create a poem for each of us. \nHere’s how it works: Upon entering the Club\, you will give your name to the poets and provide a “topic” for the poem you would like a poet to write. \n(The topic may be specific or abstract\, with as much or as little information as you choose. No topic is too big or too small\, too funny or too sad\, too silly or too serious). While you sip your tea\, the magic will happen. At the close of the event you will be presented with a custom-made\, one-of-a-kind poem to keep for yourself or to give away as a gift! \nMore fun: \nGifted vocalist Jamie O’ Reilly will delight us with her musical stylings. And\, our own Ed Torrez (CD’ 17) brings even more cheer as we gather around the piano to sing old familiar songs. \n2:30pm-Bar Opens \n3pm-Buffet ($36) \nReservations are required: \nreservations@cliff-chicago.org  \nor call 312-922-8080 \nReservations are requested by November 28th
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/annual-holiday-tea-november-30/
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
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SUMMARY:Jill Wine-Banks in Conversation with Laura Washington
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 29th \nJill Wine-Banks in Conversation \nwith Laura Washington \nThis year marks the 50th anniversary of the Saturday Night Massacre\, when President Nixon demanded the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox at the height of the Watergate scandal. That demand came in response to Cox’s subpoena of Nixon’s taped Oval Office conversations. \nWhat are the lessons learned from the Watergate scandal and the connections to today’s tumultuous politics? \nJoin political analyst and Chicago Tribune contributing columnist \nLaura Washington for a conversation with Jill Wine-Banks\, a prominent Chicago attorney\, MSNBC legal analyst\, a former Watergate prosecutor\, and author of “The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President.” \n\n5pm-Cash Bar Opens \n6pm-Dinner \n7pm-Program \nDinner and Program-$52 \nReservations are required: \nreservations@cliff-chicago.org  \nor call 312-922-8080 \nReservations are requested by November 27th
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/jill-wine-banks-laura-washington-conversation-november-29/
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231122T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231124T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230519T192526Z
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SUMMARY:Club closed for Thanksgiving
DESCRIPTION:Club closed after lunch on Wednesday and reopens for tree trimming Saturday\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-for-thanksgiving/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231003T193413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T153709Z
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SUMMARY:21st Century Fund Donor Appreciation Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Looking Ahead: \nIf you have any ideas for programs\, or if you’d like to present a program\, please contact Program Chair Joan Pantsios: joan.pantsios@gmail.com \nCheck the eBlast every Monday for program updates. \nRecordings of Past Events: \nVisit our YouTube channel to see other programs you may have missed: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMbBsS_c0NNNnI6vVjcKeg
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/21st-century-fund-donor-appreciation-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231013T164600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T164633Z
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SUMMARY:Arts Meet & Greet Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by The Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation \nJoin us for this casual and free networking event as we enhance cross-collaboration among Chicago’s arts community. Please pass along the attached flyer to any arts groups/organizations you think might like to participate. RSVPs by November 1.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/arts-meet-greet-networking-event/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Networking,The Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T190000
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SUMMARY:Mid-Century Modernism: A Personal Journey
DESCRIPTION:Join Joseph Madda as he explores Mid-century Modernism and design via his personal journey through this intriguing period and style.\nAfter depression and World War II\, America emerged the dominant nation.  Unparalleled growth and prosperity followed for a burgeoning middle class\, unprecedented in size.  Veterans on the GI bill went to college\, married sweethearts\, moved to new suburbs\, and birthed lots of babies.  The late 1940’s\, 50’s\, and early 60’s were about abundance\, conformity\, and gradual pushback.  As the 60’s progressed\, this monolith fractured.  The epoch ended in Vietnam\, 70’s oil-supply shocks\, and stagflation. \nA bona fide Baby Boomer\, architect\, art commentator\, and author Joseph Madda lived through these times\, including owning and living in four different Mid-Century Modern homes in Los Angeles and Chicago for over forty years.  Join Joe as he explores Mid-century Modernism and design via his personal journey through this intriguing period and style. \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/mid-century-modernism-a-personal-journey/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231103T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231103T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
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SUMMARY:Live Jazz on the Cliff-TGIF Edition
DESCRIPTION:TGIF-Join us for exciting edition of Live Jazz on the Cliff!\nFriday\, November 3 \nJoin us at the Cliff for a relaxing\, jazzy evening of good food and great music\, featuring the sounds of Brandon Harper on Piano. \nHave a cocktail\, enjoy Chef Victor’s New Orleans buffet\, and let the stress of your week fade away\, as you relax your senses in the power of music and the beautiful view of the Chicago skyline. \nPianist\, Brandon Harper\, a proud Chicago native\, is embarking on his freshman year at Northwestern University\, where he is passionately pursuing a degree in Jazz Studies. In his high school years\, he showcased his exceptional musical talent as a percussionist in the Wind Symphony\, earning the distinguished honor of being selected for the 2021 Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Band. Not limiting himself to one instrument\, Brandon also displayed his dexterity on the piano as a key contributor to the jazz band. Brandon’s musical excellence was recognized in his senior year with the 2023 John Philip Sousa Band Award. Furthermore\, he was acclaimed as an outstanding piano soloist in the Big Band and Combos at the 2023 Jazz in the Chi Regional High School Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Festival. Brandon’s musical odyssey is a testament to his talent\, dedication\, and unyielding passion for the art of jazz and percussion. The future of jazz is in great hands with the continued accomplishments of this next generation performer. Brandon will be present an exciting evening of jazz piano with a Bass accompaniment. \nCome Out and Enjoy this TGIF event with us at the Cliff! \n5pm — Cash bar opens \n6pm – Dinner($35) \n7pm – Program($12) \nReservations are required: \nreservations@cliff-chicago.org  \nor call 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/live-jazz-on-the-cliff-4/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231028T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231028T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20240204T173633Z
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SUMMARY:The Cliff Dwellers Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Book Club will discuss Jacqueline Jones’s Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons\, American Radical.\nPlease reserve at reservations@cliff-chicago.org or by phone at 312-922-8080 if you will be joining us for lunch at the club
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-cliff-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231028T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231028T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231017T165344Z
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SUMMARY:Cliff Dwellers Book Club: Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons\, American Radical- Jacqueline Jones
DESCRIPTION:The Book Club will discuss Jacqueline Jones’s Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons\, American Radical.\nPlease reserve at reservations@cliff-chicago.org or by phone at 312-922-8080 if you will be joining us for lunch at the club
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/october-2023-cliff-dwellers-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231025T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231013T163738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T163821Z
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SUMMARY:The P2 Collective and cellist Martine Benmann
DESCRIPTION:The P2 Collective and cellist Martine Benmann will present a program of poetry\, photography and music. The collective produces poems inspired by photographs and photographs inspired by poems. During the program photographs will be projected while the associated poems are read. \n5pm — Cash bar opens\n6pm — Dinner ($40)\n7pm – Program \nReservations are required:\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or call 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-p2-collective-and-cellist-martine-benmann/
CATEGORIES:Music,Photography,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231019T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231019T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231003T191624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T163041Z
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SUMMARY:Music Lifts the Soul: A celebration of Augusta Read Thomas & Bernard Rands
DESCRIPTION:The respective work of major music artists Augusta Read Thomas and Bernard Rands is legendary. We are delighted to celebrate\, in one grand event\, each of these highly distinguished composers as Honorary members of the Club. \nA composer featured on a Grammy winning CD by Chanticleer\, a Pulitzer Prize finalist\, and University of Chicago University Professor of Composition\, Augusta Read Thomas’ impressive body of works “embodies unbridled passion and fierce poetry” (American Academy of Arts and Letters) \nThrough more than a hundred published works and many recordings\, Bernard Rands is established as a major figure in contemporary music. Among other things\, his works have won the Pulitzer Prize in Music (1984) and the 1986 Kennedy Center Friedheim Award (1986.) \nAt this event\, music will fill the room. A performance by John Corkill (percussion) will bring to life ENCHANTED INVOCATION by Augusta Read Thomas. And\, just as enthralling\, Phil Pierick (saxophone) will perform Memo 6 by Bernard Rands. \nBut\, there’s more. Bernard Rands will charm us with a talk on “Contemporary Virtuosity.” And Augusta Read Thomas will passionately speak on “Gestalt Webs.” \nWe will enjoy a fine dinner and wine will be poured for a special “Zivio” greeting and toast. There will be a few surprises too! \n  \nMembers and guests are welcome.\n5pm – Cash bar opens\n6pm – Dinner ($60 pp) \nReservations are required:\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or call 312-922-8080 \nReservations are requested by October 17. 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/music-lifts-the-soul-a-celebration-of-augusta-read-thomas-bernard-rands/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231013T162912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T162912Z
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SUMMARY:The Society of Midland Authors:  Short Stories About Small Towns
DESCRIPTION:Local authors Janice Deal\, “Strange Attractors\,” Christina Morracco\, “Addio\, Love Monster\,” and Ryan Elliott Smit\, “Fly Over This” will discuss their new short story collections\, all of which take place in small towns in Northern Illinois. \nThe authors will each talk about how they established a sense of place\, and the appeal of the short form\, as opposed to the novel. \n6:30pm — FREE program \n(followed by Q&A and book sales)
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-society-of-midland-authors-short-stories-about-small-towns/
CATEGORIES:The Society of Midland Authors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231003T192410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T161350Z
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SUMMARY:Cliff Dwellers Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The evening will begin at 4:30pm when the bar opens. Dinner with wine will be served at 6pm with the program to follow. Zivio will be sung to close out the evening\, so warm up your vocal chords! We will also be voting on new Board members as well updating you on The Club’s business and activities during 2023. \nDinner is $50 per person.\nReservations can be made via email reservations@cliff-chicago.org or by calling 312-922-8080.\nPlease RSVP by 2 pm on Friday\, October 13.\nNotice of Nominees for Director on The Cliff Dwellers Board \nPursuant to Article VIII of the By-Laws of The Cliff Dwellers\, the Nominating Committee proposes three candidates to fill the open positions of Director of the Club\, to be elected at the annual meeting scheduled for October 16: \nBen Johnson\, CD ’13: Ben is currently serving his first term as President of The Cliff Dwellers and was born and raised on the Near North Side of Chicago. Ben spent much of his younger life as a guest of his father Walker Johnson\, CD ’84\, a past president of the Club\, in the Kiva above Orchestra Hall where Ben and his wife Jennifer celebrated their wedding reception. As a Director at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in Chicago\, Ben crafts high-rise tower projects around the globe\, though he owes his core skills to his first phase career as a Midwest preservation architect. In his ample spare time\, Ben races small sailing scows on summer weekends in Wisconsin and skis the death-defying winter back country of Utah where his two children reside. \nEdward E. Gordon\, CD ’00: Edward E. Gordon is the president of Imperial Consulting Corporation and an economist\, historian\, speaker\, researcher\, and author. He has been a member of the Club since 2000\, served two terms as Club Treasurer from 2019-2023\, and is the Co-Chair of the 21st Century Fund. He seeks to secure the Club’s future through increasing its membership and encouraging members to support the Club through volunteering and monetary contributions. \nDiane Chandler-Marshall\, CD ’17: Diane has spent 25 years as an administrator and arts advocate\, working with local and national government\, public and private organizations and non-profit arts agencies. Diane served as Education and Artist Development Director for the Jazz Institute of Chicago for 15 years. She was also the Director of the Bureau of Cultural Arts in the Central Office of the Chicago Public Schools and worked at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Diane has been cochairing the Artist in Residence Committee at Cliff Dwellers\, supporting young artists at the Club. She has also organized performances of young jazz artists in programs at the Club.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/cliff-dwellers-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
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SUMMARY:Learn and Experience the Noble Art of Sabrage: “Where Sword Meets Champagne”
DESCRIPTION:(Sabrage Experience registration deadline September 28!)\nINDIVIDUAL SABRAGE EXPERIENCE tickets\n($175\, member tickets and up to two guest tickets) \n1. With coaching\, open a bottle of champagne using a saber.\n2. Receive a personalized certificate that celebrates your first successful Sabrage!\n3. Receive a cloth bag with the cork and severed bottle neck from your Sabrage experience. \nOR\, watch the fun as a SPECTATOR\n($60\, member & guest tickets) \n1.  Join in the fun with an event seat beside your fellow Cliff Dwellers\, without performing Sabrage yourself\n2. Learn about Sabrage\, and the Confrerie du Sabre d’Or \nReservations are required:\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or call 312-922-8080 \nNOTE: \n– Sabrage experience tickets are limited to members and up to two guests\n– Sabrage Experience ticket reservations must be made (or cancelled) via email by September 28th\, otherwise you will be charged the full amount. This is to allow time for your certificate to be created in advance of the event.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/learn-and-experience-the-noble-art-of-sabrage-where-sword-meets-champagne/
CATEGORIES:Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231002T195744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T190132Z
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SUMMARY:The Continuing Saga of Nazi Art Theft
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Historian Ed Gordon\nDr. Ed Gordon will provide a lively account of how the Nazi government engineered the greatest art theft in history before and during World War II. Efforts to return these treasures to their rightful owners began with the Monuments Men and continues to the present day. Learn about the many surprising obstacles that bedevil those seeking restitution of valued art. \n5:00pm — Bar opens\n5:30pm — Dinner ($40)\n6:30pm — program \nReservations are required:\nReserve by email\nor call 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-continuing-saga-of-nazi-art-theft/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231013T162001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T162001Z
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SUMMARY:Rembrandt Chamber Musicians:  An die Musik (To Music)
DESCRIPTION:A program of poignantly beautiful songs and beguiling instrumental works\, An die Musik includes Franz Schubert’s beloved song of the same name and the soprano showpiece “The Shepherd on the Rock”. The Rembrandt Chamber Players opens their season with a program filled with music’s power to evoke “warm love” in one’s heart and transport the listener “to a better world.” \nPerforming artists include Jennifer Haworth\, soprano; Jonathan Gunn\, clarinet; John Macfarlane\, violin; Carol Cook\, viola and Calum Cook\, cello; Henry Kramer\, piano. \nProgram:\nSCHUBERT: “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen” (The Shepherd on the Rock)\, D. 965 \nBRUCH: Selections from Eight Pieces for Clarinet\, Viola\, and Piano \nSCHUBERT: “An die Musik” (To Music)\, D. 547 \nSCHUBERT: Trio in B-flat Major for Violin\, Cello\, and Piano\, D. 898 \nMusic program tickets must be purchased online from the performers’ website prior to the event! \nCliff Dwellers Discount Code: CLIFF2023 (valid for 10% off) \nReservations or dinner at the club required:\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or call 312-922-8080 \n5:30pm – Cash bar opens\n6pm — 3 course dinner ($42)\n7pm — Music Program94455
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/rembrandt-chamber-musicians-an-die-musik-to-music/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231006T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231006T223000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230516T234335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T195308Z
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SUMMARY:Live Jazz on the Cliff
DESCRIPTION:The Club’s first all Women Jazz Group will perform for Jazz Night!\n$12 Cover charge to support the artists \nCash Bar \n$35 Buffet Dinner (optional)\nTo have dinner\, please call ahead and reserve with Cliff Dwellers By Oct. 4th. \nReservations are required:\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or call 312-922-8080 \nFor additional questions or comments\, contact: Lindsay Hugé\, lchuge@aol.com / 773-972-1110 \n___ \nJazz night will also feature a sound installation!\n“ThyssenKrupp – 153-1-MRL” is a work by AIR Takashi Shallow and long-time collaborator Andrew Dorkin. The piece is an ambient audio installation that will take place in the Cliff Dwellers elevator on the evening of 10/6. With no clear beginning or end\, subtle sounds\, foreign yet vaguely familiar to the elevator\, will fill its space. Shallow is a professor of sound and art at the University of Chicago\, and Dorkin holds a doctorate in poetics.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/live-jazz-on-the-cliff-3/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231004T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231004T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20231002T194413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T194413Z
UID:5143-1696437000-1696449600@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Indiana Jones and The Missing Spanish Church
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ben Thomas\, Executive Director SAH\nBen Thomas will present the story about the intersection of Hollywood\, archaeology\, and the search for a Colonial-era Spanish church in Belize. \nOver a period of six years\, a group of intrepid archaeologists braved heat\, humidity\, wild animals and lots of bugs along the Sibun River to look for ancient Maya settlements\, chocolate and a 16th century Spanish church said to have been destroyed by a local Maya group during a rebellion against their Spanish overseers. \n4:30pm — Cash bar opens \n5:15pm — Dinner ($42) \n6:15pm — Program \nReservations required: \nreservations@cliff-chicago.org \nor call 312-922-8080 Text Link
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/indiana-jones-and-the-missing-spanish-church/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230922T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230922T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230831T181548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T181548Z
UID:5130-1695391200-1695420000@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Club closed after lunch
DESCRIPTION:Club closed after lunch due to an exclusive event\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-6/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230915T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230915T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230831T181357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T181357Z
UID:5126-1694786400-1694815200@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Club closed after lunch
DESCRIPTION:Club closed after lunch due to an exclusive event\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-5/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230913T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230913T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230515T223425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T234246Z
UID:4981-1694624400-1694637000@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:An Ancient Dream\, An Epic Poem\, and Daring Searches by Intrepid Architects/Archaeologists\, Unearth an Architectural Treasure And Solve a Centuries-Old Mystery: a Lecture by Margery al Chalabi
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting lecture on architecture and archeology.\nThe story starts with a team of archaeologists from the British Museum returning to a site in Iraq eighty years after its initial excavation by the French. \nThose earlier excavations led – eventually – to astonishing finds in both palatial structures and a major library of the world’s first written language – Sumerian – on 100\,000 shards of clay. \nThis latter find precipitated a search for the region’s history and ancient structures – the latter\, a search for several temples called The Eninnu. \nThe search required the archaeologists learn to read a language that had been dead – or altered/modified by generations of conquests and world-wide population movements – over millennia. And\, as an unintended consequence\, discovered the world’s oldest\, most-known\, most-revered\, most-translated piece of literature – The Epic of Gilgamesh. \n5:00 pm – Bar opens; 6:30 pm – Dinner ($40); 7:30 pm – Program \nRSVP by June 5
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/an-ancient-dream-an-epic-poem/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230912T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230912T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230831T181316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T181316Z
UID:5127-1694527200-1694556000@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Club closed after lunch
DESCRIPTION:Club closed after lunch due to an exclusive event\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-4/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230908T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230908T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230901T153758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T154132Z
UID:5131-1694192400-1694203200@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Rhythm and Blues Sparks the Night!
DESCRIPTION:Artist-in-Residence Allie Chantel will thrill us with her vocal performance that gives nod to her favorite music genre–R&B!\nCome for dinner beforehand or enjoy an appetizer plate during the show. \n5pm — Cash Bar opens \n6pm — Dinner ($40) \n7pm — Music ($10 program only) \nAppetizer platter served at 6:45pm ($20) \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/rhythm-and-blues-sparks-the-night/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230907T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230907T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121807
CREATED:20230831T180416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T180416Z
UID:5128-1694095200-1694124000@cliff-chicago.org
SUMMARY:Club closed after lunch
DESCRIPTION:Club closed after lunch due to an exclusive event\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-3/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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