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Geoff Baer to uncover Chicago at River North meeting

CANCELLED – June 8 River North Residents Association Reception, Annual Meeting & Election. The meeting will be rescheduled to September.

Says RNRA president Mike Riordan, “We are focusing on the planning and execution of the Taste of River North, our marquee summer event, on July 17-18. Lots of details to be addressed over the next five weeks.”

June 4, 2010 – Next Tuesday’s meeting of the River North Residents Association will feature a presentation by WTTW’s Geoff Baer. Baer hosts the Hidden Chicago specials, which the public television station describes as a “search of fascinating fragments of Chicago’s past and little-known stories behind things we see and use every day.”

WTTW

Baer (above) is also a docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

The June 8 meeting will also include updates from 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, 18th District Police Commander Kenneth Angarone, and RNRA leaders. The meeting, which is open to the public, will start at 7:00 p.m., following a reception that begins at 6:00 p.m.

  • What: River North Residents Association Reception, Annual Meeting & Election
  • When: June 8, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Where: Mercadito, 108 West Kinzie Street
  • Cost: Free

Web site: River North Residents Association

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