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Jim coming to town this weekend
Hey guys,
I'll be in town (without kids or the wife) this weekend. I'd like to catch up with you guys if possible. My schedule is pretty open, so email me or call me if you want to meet up for a beer.
Cheers,
Jim Dowd - 626.646.9634
Gymboree Groupon, $35 for one month
Today's groupon is $35 for a one month membership with unlimited open play, 4 45 minute classes (one month, once a week), and $25 or $50 clothing purchase. Also intial fee is waived. Good through end of 2010.
Pride Parade Sunday
I'll be helping Amanda's school do some fundraising at the Pride Parade Sunday. We'll be at the North Community Bank parking lot on Broadway at Addison. Stop by and say hello if you'll be around. We'll be selling water and lemonade. Also please vote for us on Facebook if you haven't already: http://bit.ly/myschool1
World Cup Fantasy Leagues
For anyone who's interested, I've set up an ESPN World Cup Fantasy League (http://worldfantasy.soccernet.espn.go.com/app/start.jsp?). The league name is Dads World Cup, and the password is dads. You choose a 15 player team with a salary cap, and earn points based on goals, assists, saves, etc. Let me know if you have any trouble joining up.
National Train Day
I mentioned this to a few of you at the DNO last week (thanks for the warm welcome, guys.) If anyone has kids that like trains or if you like trains or blues music National Train Day 2010 is happening this Saturday the 8th at Union Station. Get all the details here: http://www.nationaltrainday.com/events/chicago/ It starts at 11am and goes till 4 and the good part is it is all free.
My boys are crazy for trains so we will be there. Looks like fun.
-Matt
Dad's Night Out
DNO has been scheduled for Sunday evening, May 2nd. Check the group calendar for more info and I hope to see you there
Free things to do this Saturday in Lincoln Square
Tomorrow (Saturday), the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Kids in the Square. Various neighborhood stores are offering face painting, treats, discounts on kids' products, storytimes, etc. The Davis Theater is showing Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for free at 10AM.
Here's a link to a PDF with all the activities.
Justin Roberts May 30
Talia's favortie musician, Justin Roberts, will be playing at Space in Evanston (corner or Dempster and Chicago) May 30. Tickets are $15 each (floor seating only). He's the guy with the Stay-at-Home Dad song. Space is very cool and has awesome other shows as well. Check it out and/or get tickets at www.evanstonspace.com. They tend to sell out quickly. Let us know if you're going and maybe we can grab brunch before hand at Blind Faith Cafe.
Edison RGC
Can anyone put me in touch w/ someone who is a current parent at Edison?
Thanks
NCAA Tournament Pool
I've created a group on ESPN Tournament Challenge for picking the NCAA Basketball Tournament (http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/group?groupID=24971&entryID=307635). The group name is Chicago Dads, and the password is dads. Hope you'll join up!
Doug