Category Archives: Past Events
Dungeons and Dragons 101
As seen in A.V. Club Chicago Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is the quintessential game for nerds. Because of it, people have slain dragons, rescued villages, saved the cosmos countless times and adventured in innumerable worlds without ever having to leave the house. Dozens of video games, novels and movies have been inspired by Dungeons &
Beer Expedition
Take part in a journey to explore eight beers rarely seen in North American bars. Learn the history of each brew and the characteristics of the styles from expert guides leading the progression. Bring your sense of adventure and a strong thirst - we promise both will be filled by the end of this extraordinary
Robot City Workshop
Throughout time nerds have been loved and tormented by robots. From the beginnings with Rosie Jetson, all the way to our favorite governor, The Terminator. Which robot will you build? The Chicago Nerd Social Club is putting together our very first Robot Workshop. We’ll be working with the folks from Robot City Workshop to help
Techie Nerds Karaoke
The Chicago Nerd Social Club is joining Tech Karaoke Chicago for an evening of tone-deaf signing, crowd pleasing anthems, and of course Rick-Rolling. When: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7:30pm-11:00pm Where: Trader Todd’s - 3216 N. Sheffield Chicago, IL 60657 RSVP:
The Nerds Join the Monthly Meetup Mashup
The Chicago Nerd Social Club is joining a mashup of Meetup.com groups at Mystic Celt. As the newbies joining this event we are summoning our nerds to show up in force to show off their nerd knowledge. Answer the call and enjoy $5 burgers as well as a short sci-fi trivia contest. We are excited
Comic Book 201 is Here!
Well we’ve spent a few months prepping for this next event. We laid the ground work down with our Comics 101 event a few months ago. What good is a 101 event without a follow up 201 event? The Chicago Nerd Social Club and Third Coast Comics are teaming up again to bring you Comic
Lecture Series: Effective Interviewing from Both Sides of the Desk
Andy Lester the author of “Land the Tech Job You Love“ will be giving his talk “Effective Interviewing from Both Sides of the Desk.” After the presentation Andy will be giving away a copy of his book and we will join TechThursdays@OfficePort, a weekly get-together where entrepreneurs, developers, new media types—and just plain people—can connect
Video Game LAN Party
The Video Game Committee of the Chicago Nerd Social Club is proud to announce our inaugural event, a video game LAN party. We will be playing Left 4 Dead 2 on the gaming PCs so choose your side, Survivors or Infected! If that doesn’t interest you we will also have the Rock Band Studio available
Movieoke with the Nerds
Photo by Carey Primeau The Chicago Nerd Social Club will be joining Chicago Movieoke for a night of movie scene karaoke. There are movie clips of all types in the 200 scene movie library, ready to be performed by our nerds on-stage. Costumes are provided. Come out and join us and have some fun with
Frank Fosco Comic Book Signing
Monster Island Toys will be hosting a meet and greet for Teenage Ninja Turtles Comicbook Artist/Savage Dragon Comics Artist Frank Fosco. Frank will be taking pictures, signing comic books, and shaking hands amongst his original artwork. When: Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 11:00am-4:00pm Where: Monster Island Toys - 3335 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60608
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