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Life Day Party 2018

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It’s that time of year again!

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Beautiful decorating!

As always, it’s not a Chicago Force Party without FOOD!

 

And now this is the part of the party when we talk.

And what’s this?

It’s stealing, I mean, swapping gift time!

Life Day Party would be uncomplete without a game where we make terrible jokes. This year’s game of choice, Joking Hazard.

Life Day Party 2018!

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It’s time for the annual Chicago Force Life Day party! Dinner will be pot-luck as usual so if you’re able to join us please indicate on Facebook what you’ll be bringing. We’ll also be doing a gift exchange/swap as we do every year ($25 minimum). Kids are absolutely welcome and if there’s snow there will absolutely be sledding This is a great time every year so we can’t wait to see everyone. Contact Joshua on Facebook for his address!

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2018 Zoo Tree Trim

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On Sunday, November 18th, we braved the cold to decorate our tree at Brookfield Zoo. Look below to find photos, but first let us present how we got our decorations. Or how I like to put it:TreeTrimTitle

 

 

 

Zoo Tree Trim 2018

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Join us for our annual trip to the zoo! Chicago Force will decorate a tree on Sunday, November 18th at noon!

Our tree is number 344, located on the North Mall, near the Carousel. 

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Four Things From Resistance: Spoliers

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Star Wars ResistanceYesterday, October 7th, Star Wars Resistance premiered on Disney Channel. Here’s four things that I enjoyed.

1. I love lightsaber fights, but Resistance is set before the First Order emerges. So the likelihood of that is pretty low. So Resistance goes with the next best thing. Cool Starfighter fights! The show opens with some X-Wings on red Interceptor action. Very slick!

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2. Droids! Droids! And more Droids! Everyone has seen BB-8 in the promotional material, but that’s not the only one we get. Bucket is part of Team Fireball, and he gets a nice intro in this episode. But there are Droids everywhere! Droids that get mistaken for stools, Astromechs that color-coordinate with their pilot. (See below). I’m happy to see the variety of lovable robots here.

Torra Doza, Droid3. The design of the show. I’m not talking about the animation style. I’m talking about grime. Star Wars has a lived-in aesthetic. The Falcon is a hunk of junk, Sandtroopers armor has the dirt ground in. The concept art below illustrates the look. It feels like people live here.

Junk Shop4. I’m so excited to see where this whole thing goes. There is going to be so much more to come! Don’t believe me? Well, I’ll just leave this here then…

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Roundhouse Report!

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The Roundhouse in Aurora is a historic building that was originally used by the railroad to build trains. It fell into disuse, until Chicago Bear Walter Payton bought it and made it into the Roundhouse restaurant. It is now owned by Two Brothers Brewery and operates as both a distillery and a restaurant.

Now that we’ve seen the building, time for the tour:

What a lovely night at the Drive-In

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It was a nice cool evening, a switch from the sweltering humidity we’ve been having. A great night to watch Antman & the Wasp and Incredibles 2.

CF Goes to the Drive-In

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Travel back in time as we enter the 1950’s when drive-ins dotted the U.S. at the Cascade in West Chicago to see Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp on Saturday, July 7th.

The movie doesn’t start til sunset but if you want a good spot, get there early (gates open at 6:30). You can bring all the snacks and non-alcoholic beverages you want to make this movie experience fun and enjoyable.

If the weather is bad, our go to backup plan is the Classic Cinemas at Charlestowne.