Mingle with CWIPers!

Lake Claremont Press's next First Friday event is one week from today.

Our crowd gets bigger each month and this time we'll have special guests from Chicago Women in Publishing. We hope you'll join us for a relaxing happy hour with the best and brightest females in Chicago publishing.

Lake Claremont Press invites you to:
First Fridays for Family, Friends, and Fans
Friday, April 4, 2008, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap on Racine
324 S. Racine (at Van Buren)

Love,
Lake Claremont Press

Visiting the White City

Join Barbara Geiger for her last Inside The Devil in the White City Tour at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Details follow (from the Chicago Botanic Garden website):

Visiting the White City
Walk in the footsteps of the heroes and villain of The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson's best-selling story of good and evil at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893! This tour will include rousing discussions about the book, more history and stories about Daniel H. Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted, and a drive by the site of the nefarious Dr. Holmes's hotel. Then we'll walk all around the exhibition's grounds — better known now as Jackson Park — where we'll see the Olmsted-designed lagoons and Wooded Island, the renovated Japanese Garden, the Fine Arts Building left from the Fair, and other remarkable points of interest. Landscape historian Barbara Geiger, whose specialty is the late 19th century, leads the tour. Wear comfy shoes — we'll walk about two miles, slowly. Picnic lunches from Fox and Obel and transportation are included.
Please dress for the weather.
Thursday, April 24, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
Meet at Visitor Center $99/$124
For more information, call the Chicago Botanic Garden at 847/835-5440.

Finding Your Irish in Chicago

Sharon Shea Bossard, author of the forthcoming Lake Claremont Press book Finding Your Chicago Irish, has some tips to help you legitimize the claim that you're a wee bit Irish. The following are taken from her book, Finding Your Chicago Irish, a resource that will help you find everything Irish in the Chicagoland area.

Best Traditional Music
Grealy’s, 5001 W. Lawrence, 773/736-5400, http://www.grealyspubchicago.com/
Don’t miss their Wednesday night sessions. Irish musicians entertain the pub crowd with rousing foot stomping jigs and reels. You’ll hear the rhythmic brush of the bodhran, the soulful melody of the uilleann pipes, the lively sounds of the fiddle and the flute, as well as other traditional instruments. Arrive hungry, for you’ll be served the finest Irish cooking this side of County Galway, served by the cook herself. Enjoy the traditional two pour Guinness along with a variety of imported and domestic drinks.

Best Place for Social Dancing
Gaelic Park, 6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest, 708/687-9323, http://www.chicagogaelicpark.org/
Kick up your heels in a jig or a reel, learn the Set Dance and join in the Ceili. You might just get treated to a live band direct from Ireland performing spirited music to get your feet tappin’. Spend weekday evenings whirling, dipping and socializing. Stop in to their Carraig Pub afterwards and experience the best pour on the South Side; one visit will keep you coming back for more. Visit their website for details.

Best Irish Shops
Teahan’s, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, 773/637-3800, http://www.irishimportschicago.com/
Great selection of Irish clothing, baby items, jewelry, books, Irish CDs. They stock antique Belleek China pieces with the black stamp imprint. Visit their other location on N. Harlem Avenue.

South Side Irish Imports, 3446 W. 111th St., 773/881-8585
Known as the largest Irish store in Chicago, you’ll find Waterford crystal, Belleek and Donegal china, Claddagh rings and watches. Good selection of T-shirts sporting such logos as “Irish Firefighter” and “Irish Policeman.” Guinness products available.

For much more, pick up a copy of Bossard's Finding Your Chicago Irish next month at local bookstores or from our website: www.lakeclaremont.com. You'll find yourself celebrating "the homeland" year-round, not just on St. Patrick's Day.

The Publisher on the Town

Thinking of writing a book?
Have a book written and want to pitch it to a publisher or
don’t know how to find a publisher?
Just curious about how the publishing industry works?

Local publisher Sharon Woodhouse of Lake Claremont Press will be at Abbey Brown Soap Artisans to show off several of LCP’s histories and guidebooks about Chicago, talk about what’s new for 2008 and 2009, and to answer all your questions about the publishing process.

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 6:00–9:00 p.m.

Abbey Brown Soap Artisans

1162 W. Grand Ave.

312/738-2290

www.abbeybrown.com

Check out the beautiful event flyer Abbey Brown Soap Artisans put together for publisher Sharon Woodhouse's Thursday, March 20 appearance: