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SUMMARY:Club Closes at 2 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:The Club will close at 2 p.m. for the Easter Holiday
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closes-at-2-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Club Closures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T170000
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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:Monthly Lunch Buffet
DESCRIPTION:Great food and great company at our “Second Tuesday” monthly buffet lunch served from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. \n\n\nPlease let the Club know if you’ll be stopping in by Tuesday\, April 7.\nreservations@cliff-chicago.org or 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/monthly-lunch-buffet-16/
CATEGORIES:Lunch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T120000
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SUMMARY:The Architectural Table
DESCRIPTION:This lively group meets monthly to broach an array of exhilarating architectural topics\, highlighting both the good and the bad! This week\, Edgar Perez will lead a discussion on the works of award-winning Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez\, known for “stunningly original designs that blended a European modernist sensibility with pre-Columbia aesthetics”. \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 ($38). \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/the-architectural-table-11/
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Brunch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T200000
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SUMMARY:Business of Art Forum
DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Art Entrepreneurship\nRichard Andrews returns to lead the second of three sessions in his series on Art Entrepreneurship. This session will focus on the technical aspects of an arts business\, legal\, accounting\, etc. \nRichard has graciously offered to make the Powerpoint slides from  his first session available to anyone who missed it\, but wants to join the lecture series now. Contact Rick Yorde at ryorde@gmail.com to request the slides. \nIf you plan on attending\, please make your reservation by Monday\, April 13. Staying for dinner? Let the staff know!\nReservations@cliff-chicago.org or 312-922-8080
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/business-of-art-forum-4/
CATEGORIES:AIA Chicago
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T140000
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CREATED:20260205T153920Z
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
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URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/board-meeting-11/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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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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CREATED:20260413T155216Z
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SUMMARY:Club Closed after Lunch for an Exclusive Event
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URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-for-an-exclusive-event-10/
CATEGORIES:Club Closures
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T220000
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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/
CATEGORIES:Past Event,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260428T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260428T230000
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CREATED:20260413T155323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T155323Z
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SUMMARY:Club Closed after Lunch for an Exclusive Event
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URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/club-closed-after-lunch-for-an-exclusive-event-11/
CATEGORIES:Club Closures
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