Montrose Beach Potluck and Volleyball
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Sunday Jun 13, 11:00 AM
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Montrose Ave Beach
- 4400 N Simonds Dr., (East of Lake Shore Dr & Montrose Ave), Chicago, IL See the event description
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40 attendees
- 7 former members
Let's continue last year's summer tradition of monthly monthly potlucks + volleyball, frisbee and other fun activities.
LOCATION:
Montrose Beach on Lake Michigan. We will meet at the same place we met last year: a grass area south of the boathouse [which is located on the east side N. Simmons Drive, between Wilson and Montrose.
Map to exact location: http://files.meetup.com/265380/chicagoveg_map.jpg
Look for the "ChicagoVeg" sign.
Mike will be wearing a a white "Doo Rag" with black trim.
TIMING:
11 AM - Volleyball starts. Don't worry if you are "not good"- we play just for fun. If you have difficulties to find our volleyball court please check with picnic organizers or other members at the picnic.
12PM / Noon - We will start our potluck (If you will not arrive til then, that is fine, but let us know when RSVP) There is no guaranty that we will not start sampling before!
1PM - Optional: More volleyball, frisbee, etc...
TRANSPORTATION:
Driving: There is alot of parking Montrose Beach, however some of the closer parking may fill up quickly, which is one of the reasons to arrive ontime :)
Public transportation: Several CTA buses stop at Montrose Beach, although there may be a bit of a walk to the picnic (<1mile). http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com/
Bike: Riding your bike is a good option. Remember, you can usually bring bikes on Chicagoland public transportation.
WHAT WE WILL SUPPLY:
Volleyball, net, frisbee
A couple of large plastic tarps
Some drinking water, ice, some extra paper plates, plastic cups, plastic "silverware", paper towels
Some PRIZES!
WHAT TO BRING:
A beverage to drink/dish to share - Please follow our potluck rules (http://www.chicagoveg.org/pages/Potluck_Rules)
Although we will supply them, we encourage you to bring your own plates/bowl/utensils/drinking cup (to be more eco-friendly)
The expectation to have a great time!
Feel free to come either for potluck or volleyball or both. Please check what other people will bring and specify what dish you plan to bring as you RSVP so all of us won't a bring potato salad!
CONTACT: Please use "Talk about this Meetup" area in the bottom of the event page to offer/ask rides and post any questions or comments. For the last minute issues (i.e. you can not find us) you can try to call Mike at [masked].
NOTE: This is outside event and subject to weather conditions. We will post any changes to our website and will send an email but if you are not clear if the event is "on", contact Mike.
Hi. Was wondering if anyone is driving from downtown Chicago to this event? It's not biggie since public transportation is the best... but just wondering. Let me know. Thanks. Sharon
I will be bringing a mixed lentils/beans curry- Indian style. Is anybody/will anybody bring white rice?
Hey everybody! I am sooooo looking forward to this event! I will bring a nice crisp romaine salad, if anyone can bring dressing?
Also, I am not driving. Instead we are biking...
I can make white rice. That will be perfect, Siri.
Awesome Seth. Do you know how much rice you can bring? I'll be bringing around a gallon of curry. It will go with twice that much in volume of rice. Not pressuring you to bring that much, just that if you know how much you can bring, maybe somebody else can supplement the rest.
I'm making hummos today, will bring some with raw veggies
Regina, per your request, I'll bring some dressing for your Romaine salad. Jeff
Thank you all for coming yesterday. I counted nearly 40 people, which is amazing considering it was cloudy and a touch cold! The food was incredible, people were friendly, and we actually had two volleyball nets up -- with both playing 6 x 6 games, for ! (.. in addition to some frisbee, and talking chatting). ... and we ended just before the rain started.
Pictures to be posted soon.
Look for similar events in July, August, and September! Hope to see you all there!
Mike
One more things.. when cleaning up, we found a knife. If you lost such, please write us with a description of the knife you lost.
-- Mike
I think the knife might be mine, diamond and ruby-studded handle... I wish! Actually, it's a serrated small knife with a wooden handle. Is that description accurate enough?
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