Category Archives: CNSC 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
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
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
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
Almost Pi(e) Day 2013!
Almost Pi(e) Day Date: March 17th at 4:00pm CST Where: Open Books – 213 W Institute Place, Chicago IL Cost: $6 in advance, $10 at the door. FREE if you submit a pie! Register at http://cnscpieday.eventbrite.com/ It’s that time of year! The Chicago Nerd Social Club is putting together our love of Pie with our
She Kills Monsters!
She Kills Monsters Date: Saturday March 9th 8:00pm Location: Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N Halsted Street, Chicago IL Cost: $15 per person. (registration required: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5350890658) The crew over at BUZZ22 Chicago have created an awesomely nerdy production entitled She Kills Monsters. The play pays homage to the Dungeons and Dragons tabletop game. Just check out
The Chatroom
The Chatroom Date: February 8th at 7:00pm Location: Next Door 659 West Diversey Parkway, Chicago Cost: Free We’ve decided to host a different kind of event in 2013. It occurred to us that nerds also love to talk about ideas. Big ideas that sometimes have trouble finding the right audience and atmosphere for discussion. We
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club #40
For January’s book club meeting we will be reading Spin by Robert Charles Wilson, which won the Hugo award for best novel in 2006. In its opening, a 12-year-old boy and his two friends watch all the stars wink out one night in October. The effect is worldwide, with stunning ramifications. What we discussed at
