# chicago/michigan dopefest **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 30, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363 "2007-11-30T21:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/1 "2007-11-30T21:16:16Z")
So, there has been some loose talking about a Doper meet-up following my arrival at Detroit. I am planning to spend a weekend in Chicago sometime in December. Maybe a great opportunity for us to meet? What are your thoughts on this? ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/2 "2007-11-30T21:21:27Z")
When in December? Chicago Dopefests are always a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/3 "2007-11-30T21:26:58Z")
Yes! [Blue Kangaroo is moving sometime next week](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9222956&postcount=57), so we should wait until after that, I think. With the holidays happening, scheduling might be tricky, though. I know I’m \*not \*available the 21-25 or the 29, due to previous commitments. What works for you? Let’s start throwing out some numbers and ideas and see who’s up for it. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/4 "2007-11-30T21:44:15Z")
Ooh, this could be tricky. I’m definitely not available on the weekend of the 15th, and I’m iffy about the weekend right before Christmas. Maybe the 28th? (It’s a Friday.) ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/5 "2007-11-30T22:17:43Z")
I have looked it up and I think that December \*\*15th \*\*and \*\*16th \*\*will have to be my Chicago days. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/6 "2007-12-01T00:05:11Z")
FTR, I think there should be a **huge** Chicago Dopefest in March 2009- the tenth birthday of this SDMB’s incarnation. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/7 "2007-12-01T02:13:51Z")
Obviously it would be hard to arrange a fest by the true sense of the word, but maybe some of you’d be interested to just meet up somewhere that weekend for a cup of coffee or so? I am entirely new to Chicago and very new to the US and would love to meet somebody while I still have the opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/8 "2007-12-01T03:33:23Z")
Dang, I would love to come out for a dopefest, but I just can’t commit to anything in December. If it gets postponed until January, I’m on board! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-michigan-dopefest/428363/9 "2007-12-01T03:41:26Z")
Is it crass to remind people that Chicago in winter is not the best time for planning get-togethers? Maybe the fact that we’re having our first winter storm warning of the season right now is turning me off to the idea of a 3 hour drive.