The official symphony concert tour Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY commemorating the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy is coming to the Rosemont Theater in December. The music will be performed by the Chicagoland Pops and Festival Choir and as a special treat Nobuo Uematsu will be performing live onstate with the orchestra. When: December 12, [...] [...more]
We are inviting ALL nerds to join the Chicago Nerd Social Club for Nerd-o-ween at Flounders Bar and Grill. There will be fun, good company, and costume contests. All draft micro-brews will be on special for $4.00 a pint and the bar is nerds ONLY. Prizes will be awarded to nerds in costume for: [...] [...more]
The Chicago Fandom Meetup Mashup is meeting for a night of fun with a cross-section of Chicago fandom including door prize give-aways. Last month’s event had 81 attendees from many local meetup groups and groups represented this year will include: The Chicago Horror Meetup – They may just turn you into a zombie! The horror [...] [...more]
Did you miss the first Comic Book 101 event and wish you could have made it? Did you want to go through it again to further refine your comic knowledge? Or maybe you just want to come out and hang with a few comic book nerds. Well the Chicago Nerd Social Club and Third Coast [...] [...more]
ThinkGeek is in Chicago for a few days and they would like to hang out with some local nerds. Join Thinkgeek and some of the Chicago Nerd Social Club organizers tonight to hang out with Timmy the monkey and wet your whistle with a drink or two. Hope to see you there! Where: The Clark Street [...] [...more]
photo credit: Anne Petersen Pumping Station: One is hosting a Hackathon for computer nerds to come and bring your latest project and power through it amongst others that can provide assistance and/or inspiration. The event is free and open to the public. When: Saturday, September 26, 2009 – 8:00pm-12:00am Where: Pumping Station: One, 3354 N. [...] [...more]
A good friend of the Chicago Nerd Social Club, Adria Richards, is hosting a webinar for any nerd or geek thinking of starting their own company. With lots of nerds out of work, this is a great time to become your own boss and follow your entrepreneurial dream. Adria is being joined by Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome [...] [...more]
The Reactor Convention is back, after a one year hiatus, to celebrate music, movies, animation, and comics. There is a full line-up of guests and programming to keep you busy over the three days of the convention. When: September 18-20, 2009 Where: Wyndham O’Hare Hotel - 6810 N.Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, Illinois 60018 Tickets: Available at [...] [...more]
The Second Annual Windy City Comicon has lined up a fantastic list of artists and writers from the world of comics as well as publishers, vendors and events. Special Guests include: Gene Ha, Skottie Young, Richard Starkings, Tony Moore, Geof Darrow, and David Petersen. When: Saturday Sep. 19th, 2009 – 10:00am to 6:00pm Where: Center on [...] [...more]
InPlay Events is presenting the Windy City Wine Festival for the Chicago area wine lovers. The festival provides an opportunity to sample from more than 250 wines from around the world. Learn about new and exciting varieties from the experts in a relaxed festival setting. Wine seminars and cooking demonstrations are conducted by event sponsors, [...] [...more]
