FACC Midwest

Events

Upcoming 2009 Events

First Friday of Every Month Baarikärpäset Bar Night (First Fridays with Finnish "Bar Flies") Chicagoland Finnish-American organizations jointly invite all area Finns (and Finns at heart!) to fun & casual bar nights every First Friday of the month. Baarikärpäset will flock to Kitty O'Sheas, 720 S. Michigan Ave (Hotel Hilton & Towers) after work (~5:30p.m. =>) with absolutely no agenda, program, or responsibilities!

Karita Mattila stars at the Met/Live in HD as Tosca (dramatic opera by Puccini, sung in Italian, English supertitles). Sat Oct 10 at noon and again on Wed Oct 28 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $22/$15. Follow Live in HD links from www.metopera.org to see local movie theaters by ZIP code. Sell-outs likely!

Wed November 4: Sweden Shop private shopping evening with wine and hors d’oeuvres from Tre Kronor. Special discounts on Finnish brands such as Marimekko, Iittala, Arabia… 3304 W. Foster, in Andersonville, Chicago.

Karita Mattila stars at Lyric Opera in Katya Kabanova (dramatic opera by Janacek, sung in Czech, English supertitles). On 11/22, 11/25, 11/28, 12/1, 12/4, 12/7, 12/12. Madison & Wacker in Chicago. 7:30 p.m / 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets $33 to $207 at www.lyricopera.org or 312-332-2244 x5600.

Sat December 12: FASM Christmas Party complete with Joulupukki! At Estonian House in Lincolnshire, IL. Contact Steve Koivula at 630-584-1684 or snkoivula[at]sbcglobal.net - please use “FASM Joulu” as the Subject.

Past 2009 Events

Thu January 8: Combined Board Meeting and General Planning Meeting (everyone is welcome!) @ P.J. Clarke's, 1204 N. State Street, Chicago

Thu January 15: Nordic networking cocktail event hosted by the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce. Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark

Wed March 4: Annual Members' Meeting @ Grace O'Malley's, 6:30 p.m. 1416 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60610, 312-588-1800. Everyone is welcome!

Wed April 22: Business After-Hours: Otavala Consulting networking evening & wine tasting 6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. at WineStyles, 1240 S. Michigan Ave.

Tue April 28: Helsinki 1952 – Chicago 2016? FACC Cocktails in honor of Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki, at the Nokia Store, 543 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago.

Sat June 20: Scandinavian Midsummer Festivities at North Park University. See northpark.edu for details.

Sat June 27: Family Midsommar Festival at Vasa Park, South Elgin, IL. See vasaparkil.com for details.

Sun August 16: FASM Annual Meeting and Family Picnic. Food, fun, families! At Estonian House, Lincolnshire, IL

Sat August 22: Finnish School Summer Olympics 2009 in Centennial Park, Naperville, IL. Teams from local Finnish organizations compete in traditional Finnish sports like "cell phone throwing" and "rubber boot throwing".

Sun September 13: Scandinavian Day Fest at Vasa Park, South Elgin, IL. See vasaparkil.com for details.

Tue September 15: FACC Midwest Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Lottie's Pub, 1925 W. Cortland in Bucktown/Wicker Park area, 773-489-0738.

Mon September 21: Sibelius Academy Music Festival - Sibelius Academy students from Helsinki perform jazz, folk & classical music. Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 815 S. Washington St, Naperville. 7 p.m. Tickets $10/$5.

Sat October 3: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers hockey game at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki. We will be watching the game at Lottie’s Pub in Bucktown. Puck drops at 11am; join us around 10am to get situated and watch some pre-game festivities. Free event in the downstairs party room; pay-as-you-go for food and drinks. 1925 W. Cortland, Chicago; www.lottiespub.com.

Events Calendar 2008

January 10: Board Meeting
February 26: Annual General Meeting at Green Dolphin Street
March 15: Excursion to Eero Saarinen exhibit “Shaping the Future” in Cranbrook, MI
April 9-10: FACC National Meeting at the Finnish Embassy in D.C.
April 29: Board & General Planning Meeting at Lincoln Tavern in Bucktown
May 3: Vappu Party at Väisänen residence in Glenview
May 15: Taxation and Dual Citizenship Seminar at Tre Kronor Scandinavian restaurant
June 12: Networking cocktails at the Nokia Flagship Store on Michigan Avenue
June 17: Reception hosted by Charles & Sharon Peterson to meet Liisa Riekki, Director of Public Relations for Otava Publishing in Helsinki, and former television host for the MTV (Mainos-TV) morning program
September 12: Executives Club Breakfast/Presentation by Patrick Ryan "Chicago 2016: An Overview of the City's Bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games" at the Fairmont Hotel, Chicago
September 19: 10th Annual FACC Autumn Golf Classic at Cog Hill
October 8: Board & General Planning Meeting (all members welcome) at Adobo Grill, 1610 N Wells St, 6:30pm
November 12: Logistics Presentation by DHL Global Forwarding from Finland
December 5: Independence Day Reception & Glögg Party at Green Dolphin Street