Berghoff's Last Hurrah -- Combined Paint-Out Saturday 28th

WHAT: This Saturday we will do a combined Paint Out with the PAPC at Berghoff's Restaurant in Chicago.

WHO: BOTH GROUPS -- PAPC AND PAPC - SW

WHY: Berghoff's is a Chicago landmark that is closing at the end of February. It is the oldest restaurant in the City of Chicago and was the first establishment to get a liquor license after prohibition. People are lined up outside waiting to get a table to have their last Berghoff's lunches, dinners and their famous Beer.

A friend of mine suggested to me that it could be a paintable opportunity. I passed that idea along to Scott with the suggestion that we could perhaps do this as a combined outing. This Saturday is the day. It is a colorful building and the crowds of waiting patrons are a wonderful warm recordable moment in the history of this great city.

Check out their website for images of the splendid German style:

http://www.berghoff.com/
OR -- click the title line of this posting.

WHERE:

17 West Adams, Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 427-3170

There is also information on their website regarding directions and parking. We can find facilities in the nearby public buildings.

DIRECTIONS: http://www.berghoff.com/Berghoff/map.html

WHEN: Let's convene at 8:30 AM in front of Berghoff's and decide from there where to meet at 12:30 PM.

This should be fun for all and it will be great to see the PAPC folks again.

On a personal note -- how time flies -- it was a year ago this weekend that I first painted with PAPC in Chinatown. I had not had my oils out in about 7 years (had been working mainly in pastels in the intervening time) and remember vividly crouching in knee deep snow in Ping Tom Park lighting matches to thaw open the stuck lids on my paint tubes that had nearly given up hope of my return. How time flies.....


See you Saturday -- and maybe we can find a way to get in for a beer.

Rita