As promised, here is a rockin' photo gallery from the 2nd annual Chicago Snuggie Pub Crawl, which took place today in Lincoln Park.
Snuggie-clad party people took to Lincoln Avenue today between noon and 8 p.m., circulating between The Apartment/Lions Head Pub, John Barleycorn, Kendall's, Kelsey's, Halligan's and O'Malley's, to celebrate discounted drink deals, Karama Connection and America's most-adored sleeved blanket.
Karama Connection's Executive Director and one of the event's organizers Connie Naber estimated that this year's Snuggie Pub Crawl raised between $15,000 and $16,000. Though she serves as the Executive Director of the organization, she takes no salary or profit, so 100% of the proceeds will go toward Karama Connection's projects in Tanzania.
Part of the money will go to help orphans in Tanzania, but most of it is used to create self-sustaining projects in the country. "I'm not creating a welfare system," Naber said. Instead her efforts aim to provide sustainable assistance for people who need it.
If you didn't make it out to the crawl but you would like to support Karama Connection's efforts, you can explore investment opportunities here.
According to many of the Snuggie Pub Crawl's attendees who also went to last year's event, this year's turn out was smaller but the crawl was still fun.
"Last year was more into the Snuggie thing, this year is more into the drinking thing," explained Robbie Nimmer, who wore a blue Snuggie with a graphic print of Cookie Monster's face.
Despite this year's lower turn out, Tawnia May of Indianapolis insists that she and her friends from Las Vegas will continue to make the Chicago Snuggie Pub Crawl an annual tradition.
But I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking...
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PHOTOS: Living the 'Snug Life'
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Lincoln Park: charitable donations and flowing libations
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Not sure exactly how I let this one (almost) slip under the radar, but don't fret my pet--I caught it in time. Yes, the second annual Chicago Snuggie Pub Crawl has arrived!
Tomorrow, Saturday April 10, the Snuggie Pub Crawl kicks off at Lincoln Park's very own The Apartment at 12:00 p.m. Closing ceremonies are in the same place at 7:30 p.m., with the pub crawl callin' it quits at 8.
Awesome Barb over on ChicagoNow's That's Awesome has full details and a gallery full of shnazzy Snuggie fashion ideas ripe for your picking.
[The skinny: the Snuggie Pub Crawl is a fundraiser for Karama Connection's AC-Orphanage, powered by Fate-Monkey.com. You can rest assured that your ticket purchase ($22 in advance, $25 at the door, discounts available for groups of five or more) will go toward providing clean water, food, education, clothing and housing for orphans in Tanzania whose parents were victims of HIV and toberculosis. According to this ticketleap blog post, The Apartment will collect non-perishable donations for CPD's annual food drive at check-in, too.]
You can live the Snug life, too! Chicago's Second Annual Snuggie Pub Crawl is Saturday, April 10 starting at noon. (Although I believe this photo comes from a similar event in California). Photo by flickr user Carlos Almandarez.
If you need a reason to go besides simultaneously helping orphans, day-drinking, and wearing a Snuggie in public in a socially-accepted way, there will also be some pretty great drink specials and a raffle with prizes like Lollapalooza and Cubs game tickets.
Eight hours of day-drinking normally sounds like a big disaster, but I'm pretty sure that the Snuggie makes it more than okay. You can count on Lincoln Park Now to be on the scenes, snapping photos for a sweet Snuggie gallery, too!
The news after the jump obviously can't measure up to the excitement factor of a Snuggie bar crawl, but you should "continue reading" for information on some other upcoming Lincoln Park events, too...
Refugee Youth Soccer Fundraiser in Lincoln Park
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When I was a freshman at DePaul, I decided to start volunteering as an English teacher for a Burmese refugee. Another Burmese refugee and incredibly inspirational Chicago Burmese community leader, Poe Clee, was an enormous help to my student and her family.
He helped them adjust to life in Chicago, he helped them find valuable resources they needed, and he used his incredible English language skills to help them communicate with doctors and officials whenever they needed him.
What does this even have to do with Lincoln Park, you ask? Well, for the first time in 4 years, Poe Clee is going back to the refugee camp in Thailand where he lived before moving to the United States, and he is hosting a fundraiser at Small Bar in Lincoln Park on Friday, March 26 in order to raise money for soccer equipment for the kids at the camp.
Burmese people love soccer the same way Lincoln Parkers love the Cubs (or hockey--the Blackhawks!--did anyone go to the Brent Seabrook meet up at the Starfruit Cafe a few weeks back?). From the looks of the pictures on Poe Clee's poster, it looks like the kids in the camp could really use some new gear.
So if you're not doing anything on Friday and you want to support Poe Clee's cause (and maybe even meet a real life Lincoln Park Now blogger--me!) come out to Small Bar at 1415 W. Fullerton at 7.
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Here is a video from the UN Refugee Agency that demonstrates how important sports are to Burmese kids living in Thai refugee camps. Though this video is separate from Poe Clee's trip and fundraiser, the themes most certainly resonate with his cause:
The Lincoln Park news for a Chicago wintry Wednesday (VIDEOS)
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60614 is the buzz right now, Chicago, like when Colbert profiled Quigley (read on if ya missed it...), and even here on ChicagoNow, where I'll just go ahead and award the (make believe) Lincoln Park Now's Winter Blogger Olympic medals to:
Gold: Image of Humanity for spotlighting the Lincoln Park Community Shelter, celebrating 25 years of second chances. Play the moving video and get to know the golden goodness in the neighborhood.... and why Lincoln Park Now's own Jenn gives her time to the people of LPCS.
@ScottBush's twitpic shows the most foursquare activity he's ever seen at the Whole Foods in Lincoln Park... bringing us to the SILVER:
In Good Taste Chicago for sampling the bombastic Lincoln Park Whole Foods in text and images. The mecca of Lincoln Park foursquare, and an altar onto which local Tweets bow in worship, Whole Foods covers the five commandments of Lincoln Park:
- Eat (Healthy).
- Work (Often and in Whole Foods).
- Drink (Alcohol while you're buying healthy foodstuffs).
- Hook-up (With a new dish while you're browsing the store).
- Shop (While you're browsing the hotties).
- Forgive me if I've missed any, and do submit your own!
Bronze: Chicago <3's Trivia bloggers recently dropped by Lincoln Park's own Galway Arms on Clark St. and just had to break the answers to a latest pub quiz.
Don't fret, shenanigans-o-plenty are brewing in the "LP" (as has become shorthand for our little shared webspace).... according to "the Internet"....
Accidental Threesome: RedEye blogger love triangle to appear in Lincoln Park today
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Hey Lincoln Park, how much do you love the RedEye?
Do you love it enough to follow the RedEye blogs Accidentally Sexy, Off the Markley, and Geek to Me on ChicagoNow?
If so, you'll already know all about the "Accidental Threesome" that has Stephen Markley and Elliott Serrano competing for Ana Fernatt's favor today in a series of dates, with many components happening right here in Lincoln Park!
If not, read on!
Do you love it enough to follow the RedEye blogs Accidentally Sexy, Off the Markley, and Geek to Me on ChicagoNow?
If so, you'll already know all about the "Accidental Threesome" that has Stephen Markley and Elliott Serrano competing for Ana Fernatt's favor today in a series of dates, with many components happening right here in Lincoln Park!
If not, read on!
Off the Markley, Accidentally Sexy, and Geek to Me will be making appearances in Lincoln Park today during their love-triangle triple date!
Lincoln Park, from beer to butterflies
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Good afternoon, Lincoln Park, and I hope this cloudy, gray final-day-of-December is treating you well! Hopefully some of our followers on Twitter will respond to our New Years Resolutions inquiry, and I can post those up for your viewing pleasure later today.
But I have a special New Years treat for you right now, dear readers.
There's no place like home for the New Year. Photo by flikr user Zol87, text added by me.
What do beer, free rides, 5k runs, hip hop music, and butterflies have in common? This is a Lincoln Park blog, so I'm sure you can make the connection...
Lincoln Park bars come and go, some make Chicago film history (VIDEOS)
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John Cusack and Tom Cruise films High Fidelity and The Color of Money were filmed in Lincoln Park. Today, Lounge Ax is remembered, and St. Paul's Pool Hall is the new Small Bar. Photo credits: Flickr Users Brave New Films, Alan Light
Small Bar opens taps on Fullerton
Launching a novel bar concept in Lincoln Park could be dicey during a recession if it were not already a favorite Chicago pub..
Time Out Chicago announced the city's third installment of Small Bar just opened at 1415 W. Fullerton. According to the article, Ty Fujimura and Phil McFarland, co-owners, renovated the former St. Paul's pool hall and rebuilt with salvaged materials. The location, vacant for four years, is known for its appearance in the film The Color of Money, which pops the Tom Cruise collar in his post-Brat pack years for the Scorsese classic.
But back to the exciting new spot:
Familiar with its Wicker Park and Logan Square siblings, beer connoisseurs rave on Yelp! about the vast selection of Belgian brews Small Bar serves by the bottle, while one tip could lure Lincoln Park's single ladies on the move:
Lincoln Park media mash-up
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Hey there, Lincoln Park Now readers! We really need to come up with some sort of nickname for our readers...
Anyway, I'm here to launch you headfirst into the weekend with a Lincoln-Park-in-the-media round up post. Brace yourselves!
Anyway, I'm here to launch you headfirst into the weekend with a Lincoln-Park-in-the-media round up post. Brace yourselves!
Yee-haw! It's a Lincoln Park media round up, y'all! Photo by flikr user williac
Lincoln Park's favorite bars offer Blackout Wednesday specials
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By now, most people have probably secured their Thanksgiving plans and are daydreaming about all the delicious food to come. What's not to love about Thanksgiving? It's a day devoted to lounging, eating, and reminiscing with relatives.
But there's another holiday on the horizon that celebrates a different kind of binging--Blackout Wednesday!
I recently learned that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest party nights of the year. I am not sure why this never occurred to me previously, since it makes a lot of sense. People are home (or soon to be headed home) for the holiday and won't have to work the next day. That means that they are free to party hard the whole night before Thanksgiving with very few consequences.
And what better way to nurse a hangover than with cranberry sauce and stuffing?
If you're looking to spend your Blackout Wednesday in Lincoln Park, then you've come to the right place! Lincoln Park Now contacted the 5 highest-rated Lincoln Park bars on Yelp! and compiled a list of their Blackout Wednesday bar specials just for you!
But there's another holiday on the horizon that celebrates a different kind of binging--Blackout Wednesday!
I recently learned that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest party nights of the year. I am not sure why this never occurred to me previously, since it makes a lot of sense. People are home (or soon to be headed home) for the holiday and won't have to work the next day. That means that they are free to party hard the whole night before Thanksgiving with very few consequences.
And what better way to nurse a hangover than with cranberry sauce and stuffing?
If you're looking to spend your Blackout Wednesday in Lincoln Park, then you've come to the right place! Lincoln Park Now contacted the 5 highest-rated Lincoln Park bars on Yelp! and compiled a list of their Blackout Wednesday bar specials just for you!
Looks like Mr. Potato Head's had a few too many! Where will you choose to blackout in Lincoln Park? Photo by flikr user Kevin Briody.
Lincoln Park pubs on route of free Saturday night bus rides
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Closing in on the last pre-Holiday weekend, you might be heading out to the Lincoln Park pubs. Braving the Miller Lite free double decker bus that begins Saturday just might have to happen. If you're looking to economize further, we've got some specials on hand. You be the judge.
(and for those of you not going to see New Moon tonight, but still looking for a hip screening):
Gaper's Block dropped the word on what's up at Facet's Cinemateque (1517 W. Fullerton Avenue) this evening: a $9 ticket can be purchased on Facet's website for the Pitchfork-sponsored premiere of All Tomorrow's Parties, a documentary musical film featuring musical acts:
Battles, Sonic Youth, Belle and Sebastian, Patti Smith, Animal Collective, Grinderman, Iggy and the Stooges, Portishead, Mogwai, Slint, Grizzly Bear, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Gossip, Daniel Johnston and The Boredoms.