Category Archives: Events

Zombie Survival Workout

Zombie Survival Workout When: May 11th 4:00pm – 5:30pm Where: Vie Personal Fitness Center, 1750 N Kingsbury, Chicago Cost: $20 per person Registration: Eventbrite Registration Required When the Zombie Apocalypse comes, you want to ensure you’re in shape. But not just in shape, you need to be able to move about the city quickly, without

Writers’ Panel and Networking Event

Writers’ Panel and Networking Event When: May 19th at 3pm – 6pm Location: Open Books 213 W. Institute Pl, Chicago Cost: FREE! Registration: Eventbrite Registration We’ve got a really cool event lined up for all of our aspiring writers and avid science fiction writers! We’ve teamed up with the staff at Open Books to bring

C2E2 Weekend Thanks!

The C2E2 weekend is finally at a close! We had an incredible time both during and after the convention. The C2E2 After Party was a tremendous success with a fantastic turnout. The Nerdologues put together an awesome lineup including: The Shock T’s Plan 9 Burlesque Raks Geek The Improvised Star Trek All of the performances

C2E2 Live Stream

If you didn’t make it to C2E2, feel free to check out the C2E2 Live Stream! Watch live video from c2e2 on www.twitch.tv

Dweebutante Ball

Dweebutante Ball Date: Sunday, May 12th 2013 Doors Open at Noon Location: Public House Theater 3914 North Clark Street, Chicago IL 60613 Cost: $25 Hello all! The folks over at the Chicago Game Lovers Meetup group are putting together a fantastic event and CNSC has agreed to help out! The Dweebutante Ball is going to

She Kills Monsters (Again!)

UPDATE It turns out that the showing will be at 4:00pm on April 6th, not the usual 8:00pm She Kills Monsters (Again!) Date: Saturday April 6th at 4:00pm Location: Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N Halsted Street, Chicago IL Cost: $15 per person. (registration required) Register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5857175971 We enjoyed the show so much that we’re

DVDs For Those New to (Doctor) Who

(Special thanks to BBC Home Entertainment, who graciously provided complimentary review copies of several stories listed below). It’s a classic question that many Doctor Who fans have, especially with the new season starting on March 30th: where do I start with the classic series? With so many great stories on DVD, I usually encourage anyone (as

Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club #43

For April’s Book Club meeting we will be reading Accelerando by Charles Stross. Accelerando is a generation-spanning, longitudinal narrative that follows a beginning much like our world of the 21st century into the deep strange technology of the future where humanity transcends their bodies and finds the Singularity. Accelerando won the Locus Award in 2006,and

Event: CNSC Goes to the SYMPHONY……to see JOHN WILLIAMS!

This event can be represented in a pretty simple equation. John Williams + Chicago Symphony Orchestra + The most awesome film scores of all time = Chicago Nerd Social Club having an awesome time. The show we’ve elected to see is on Sunday, November 10th at 3:00pm. After the event, for those that are interested,

Pre-C2E2 Comic Book Swap Event!

Pre-C2E2 Comic Book Swap Event! Date: April 20th at 7:00pm Location: Third Coast Comics 6324 N Broadway St, Chicago IL Cost: FREE! In preparation for C2E2 this year, we’re having our Comic Book Swap event. We’ll be back at Third Coast Comics on Saturday, April 20th. Join other comic book fans and bring in some