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Show Your Talent: TAP-Chicago Karaoke Night

Join TAP-Chicago for a fun night of karaoke to show off your singing talent! Whether you are a karaoke regular with the voice of Adele or a first time singer, you will have fun! You’ll also leave having met some fun new people!

Cost: TBD at event based on bill and # attendees
Getting There: Red Line Chinatown

Questions? Call or email:
Shannon Sung 312.961.3883 | shannon@tapchicago.org

TAP-Chicago:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/tapchicago/

Stay tuned for more details! Mark your calendar!

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June Happy Hour @ Benchmark

Come join your favorite TAP-Chicago friends as we kick off the summer at Benchmark. We have reserved a private area on the 2nd floor under their RETRACTABLE ROOF! So rain or shine it’s going down! Benchmark pairs great food and drinks with friendly service. With its 46 tv’s, it is the perfect place to catch an NBA playoff with a couple of friends.

Thanks to Merry Richards Jewelers’ generous sponsorship, free tickets to the event are available in advance.

Cost: Free ticket in advance or $5 at the door.
Free ticket @: https://www.wepay.com/events/tapchicagojune2012benchmark

Light appetizers included; stay tuned for an updated list.
Drink specials include $20 select bottles of wine.

Questions? Call or email:
Norm Leong 847.354.0134 | norm@tapchicago.org
Yen-Chih Tsai 352.870.6256 | yen@tapchicago.org

More info about TAP-Chicago:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/tapchicago/

Getting There: Red Line Clark/Division, Brown Line Sedgwick, or #22, 36, 72, and 156 buses

About Our Sponsor
Merry Richards Jewelers offers a wonderful array of elegant designs using the finest diamonds and gemstones. They are known throughout Chicagoland for their philosophy of impeccable, personalized customer service. http://www.merryrichardsjewelers.com/

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Zongzi Wrapping Party for Dragon Boat Festival

Join TAP-Chicago, DePaul TWSA, and TJCCC for an awesome zongzi wrapping party to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and have homemade zongzi together for dinner!
For your entertainment, we’ll have icebreakers, fun games, and an after party at a location TBA. Our party will be at a beautiful 41st story rooftop with an amazing outdoor patio and sweeping views of the lake and Navy Pier.

4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Cocktails, zongzi wrapping, and networking
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm 5 course Dinner featuring YOUR tasty homemade zongzi
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm Networking, games, and after party pre-game (if you’re up for it)

Beverages: We’ll provide the usual beer, wine, hard liquor, and soft drinks PLUS some special treats for the holiday: Kaoliang jiu from Kinmen (sorghum wine) and good old Taiwan Beer

Zongzi aka ba-zhang, is a traditional Taiwanese food, made with sticky rice stuffed with various fillings (sweet/salty) and wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls in late-May to mid-June, to commemorate the death of the poet Qu Yuan.

Don’t worry if you don’t know how to make zongzi! We will have trained mentors to teach you the steps! All ingredients will be prepared beforehand, and will be ready for wrapping.

There are two kinds of zongzi we will be wrapping:
1) The meat zongzi – including fillings like braised pork, peanut, mushroom, and optional egg yolk
2) The sweet zongzi – including red bean paste

Cost:
early bird ticket $20
late bird ticket $25
on-site registration $30 (only if space remains and venue allows)
cut off for early birds: Thursday, June 7th, 2012 by noon
Advance payment required so we can buy the right amount of food, booze, etc! Please register using Wepay:
https://www.wepay.com/events/bazhangwrapping

Getting there: Limited street parking north and west of the building. CTA buses number 2, 29, 65, 66, 124.

Questions? Call or email:
Shannon Sung 312.961.3883 | shannon@tapchicago.org (TAP-Chicago)
Terisa Liang 312.961.9418 | terisaliang@gmail.com (TWSA)
Joe Huang 847.942.5245 | huang_joe@hotmail.com (TJCCC)

More info about the host organizations:
http://tapchicago.org/
http://www.tjccchicago.org/
http://blog.depaul-twsa.us/

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Mozart at Millennium Park

Join TAP – Chicago as we kick off the weekend at the Pritzker Pavilion for a picnic under the stars with good company and music!

Will set up picnic location at 6pm. Call/text 630.824.7518 for exact location.

Cost: Bring a bottle of wine or appetizers and desserts to share. If your first name begins with the alphabet A – J, please bring wine. If your first name begins with the alphabet K – Z, please bring appetizers or desserts. Please also remember to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

TAP-Chicago will provide paper plates, cups, napkins, and utensils.

Getting There: Red Line Clark/Lake, Blue Line Washington, Any Michigan Ave bus lines

Questions? Contact
Anny Chou anny@tapchicago.org or Paul Ko paul@tapchicago.org | 630.824.7518

More info about TAP-Chicago:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/tapchicago/

For full schedule of events at Millennium Park:
http://explorechicago.org/city/en/millennium/event_search_result.html

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St.Charles RiverFest Dragon Boat Race

Calling all Paddlers! Paddle for TAP-Chicago Dragon Boat team as we take on other teams in Chicagoland. Or come cheer the team on and enjoy the many festivities the St Charles River Fest has to offer.

Please visit http://tapchicago.org/dragonboat/ for information and to sign up for TAP-Chicago’s Dragon Boat team!


The RiverFest is THE kick-off to summer in the Fox Valley area. Events and activities are available for all ages!

A FREE Main Stage with 3 days of non-stop entertainment featuring the best of Chicagoland’s finest musicians, a 40 ton fantasy Sand Sculpture, Children’s Live entertainment stage and even more await you in downtown St Charles.

With free events and activities throughout downtown and over 9 different venues, there is “Something for Everyone”!

Celebrate RiverFest’s 30th Birthday! Enjoy activities at all of the venues including a Carnival, Car Show, Craft Show on the Fox, 2 stages with LIVE Entertainment, and lots of Yummy Food! Choose from festival specials or food from some of St Charles’ finest restaurants.

Visti http://www.prideofthefox.com/riverfest/ for more information about RiverFest.

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Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy

TAP-Chicago Dragon Boat Team

Chicago’s Dragon Boat Race for Literacy

July 20-21st (Friday Practice, Race Saturday)

Ping Tom Memorial Park (Chinatown)

Need 18-24 Coed Paddlers (at least 8 females) to represent team TAP- Chicago to kick ass in dragon boating! This sport is fun, exciting, builds team unity, and provides an intense upper body work out!!

Price per paddler: TBD (Pending Sponsorships)

Practice Friday Jul 20th. Time TBA

More information to follow. Please contact Craig Chin at crchin39@gmail.com if interested.

There will be a separate Dragon Boat Festival Event the following week held in Arlington Heights, Illinois. This is a special inaugural event on July 28th. FB event to be posted shortly on this event.

Recruiting a team for both events! Please indicate which one fits your schedule.

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Stand Up Comedy with Bobby Lee

Join TAP-Chicago for a fun night of stand up comedy with the (in)famous Bobby Lee! Best known from his numerous years as a cast member on Fox’s long running comedy series “Mad TV”, Bobby can now be seen as a regular guest on E!’s “Chelsea Lately” and “The Daily Habit” on FUEL Tv.  Currently shooting the feature film “Cooktales”, Bobby has also been touring the country year-round with his hilariously unpredictable stand-up act.

A native of San Diego, CA, Lee was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps, running the family clothing store. After stints in a local rock band and at the local community college, he was spotted by Frank Burns, the legendary manager of La Jolla’s Comedy Store.

In 1995, Pauly Shore spotted Lee on stage and asked the young comedian to open for him in Las Vegas. It was at that point that Lee met Shore’s mother, the celebrated owner of the Comedy Store, Mitzi Shore. Lee became a regular at the club, and also went on the road with the comic Carlos Mencia.

Bobby went on to gain success from there, including landing a cast role on MADtv.  Joining the show in 1999, Bobby quickly became an audience favorite on the long-running sketch show, which in total air for 14 seasons on Fox.  Bobby became known for his unique brand of pain-inducing, physical humor.

Lee’s film credits include “Kickin’ It Old School” and “Killer Pad”; both features will be released later this year. In summer 2004, he appeared in the big screen comedy “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” and in the Christmas sequel of the film in 2011. Lee also appeared in “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Mind of Mencia,” and has performed stand-up on “Late Friday,” “Premium Blend” and “The Tonight Show.” He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Cost: $20 DISCOUNTED from $27.50 incl fees (Limited Quality Available)
Click here to purchase tickets: https://www.wepay.com/events/tapcomedy

Getting there:
Sedgwick Brown Line station is 2 blocks west of the theatre
North/Clybourn Red Line station is 6 blocks west of the theatre
There is also metered parking as well as a self park garage at Piper’s Alley

Questions? Call or email:
Patty Shih 773.203.6536 | patty@tapchicago.org

 

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TAP November Toy Drive

TAP will be hosting the November Happy Hour at the Godfrey Hotel on November 15th, 2018 6-9pm. This will be a canned food drive event, and the requirement for entry would be to bring 3 canned good items. These goods will be donated to a local shelter to help feed the less fortunate. Look forward to seeing everyone at the happy hour event.

 

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New TAP-Chicago website!

We are excited to launch TAP-Chicago’s brand spanking new website! This is our public beta, as we build out the site you can expect more content, design tweaks, and more features. Let us know how we are doing! Email website@tapchicago.org.

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Jeremy Lin loves Taiwanese people according to “people close to the situation”

This is sample text to test how news postings look and work on the TAP-Chicago website. The following quotes are from a Forbes article titled “21 Quotes Jeremy Lin and Steve Jobs Followed To Success.” How they know that Jeremy and Steve actually knew of  these quotes is unclear…

The question isn’t who is going to let me ; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” – Jonathan Swift

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford

“Yes, I sometimes fail, but at least I’m willing to experiment.” – Bono

“Improve your spare moments and they will become the brightest gems in your life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – William Eardley

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Paralyze resistance with persistence.” – Woody Hayes

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” – John W. Gardner

“Fortune favors the audacious.” – Desiderius Erasmus

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Never give up. Never, never give up!. We shall go on to the end.” – Winston Churchill

“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.” – Napoleon Hill

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.” – Dale Carnegie

“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” – Vince Lombardi

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” – Dale Carnegie

“The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.”- Ayn Rand

“I’d rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done.” – Lucille Ball

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison

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