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Eddie writesTop Five Reasons You Should Attend CHIRP’s Road to 107.1FM Party at Lagunitas This Monday
by Eddie Sayago
There are many reasons to avoid Mondays. It’s the beginning of the work week. It is cold, now that autumn has arrived. And sometimes, the weekend was so hectic there is no smooth transition into whatever you've got going on Mondays.
So going out on Monday evening is probably a bad idea. Except it isn’t. This Monday shindig with your friends at CHIRP is just want you need. At this event, we have...
1. Local Beer
Lagunitas has been a welcome addition to the Chicago craft beer scene since they opened their brewery in the West Side in 2014. For this occasion, Lagunitas drafts will be $5 each. If you plan accordingly, maybe it is possible to try some of their lesser known beers, like the Aunt Sally or the Born Yesterday pale ale. Plus, if Monday is a day free from work or other professional commitments, they have a tasting tour at 1pm and 3pm.
2. Top Notch Pizza and Snacks
The animated (in name only) character Daria once said that there is "no moment in life that can’t be improved with pizza.” Included in your ticket (available here) is some fine pizza and appetizers from Bacci’s, the same folks who bring you the jumbo slices with a free pop. As a native South Sider who was within walking distance from a Bacci’s, there were fewer joys than grabbing a jumbo slice with a free pop for only a few bucks.
3. Local Music
CHIRP Radio prides itself by playing local bands, and what better way to celebrate that than by having one of those bands perform live. In between rounds of Little Sumpin and trying not to stain your tie with pizza, Impulsive Hearts will perform some surf pop jams, which may just allow attendees to perform that summer is over and it will still be a cold, dark Monday outside.
4. Defeat the “Case of the Mondays"
Monday gets a bad rap. It’s the beginning of the work or school week. If you’re lucky, this day follows two wonderful days off from the workplace or class. Instead of going home to watch whatever the networks are calling “fall’s best new (insert genre)” or election coverage, why not spend the evening with CHIRP, and give yourself a pat on the back for...
5. Support Local Media
CHIRP just raised over $23,000 in the latest pledge drive, a new record. Maybe you donated, in which case, thank you. If you didn’t, this would be a great way to financially support us. All the net proceeds benefit the station, and every dollar counts. Your ticket, which is only $10, could help pay for streaming fees, rent, printing out posters or flyers for future events, and allowing us to continue to provide high quality programming to thousands of people in our community.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here.
Greg Kantowicz writesCHIRP Radio OWNS November!
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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesDJs Support CHIRP Radio!
Volunteers are what make CHIRP Radio run. Over 200 individuals give their time and efforts to operate the station. Here are some words from two of them who not only work behind the scenes but also make things happen on the air as DJs...
Name: Bobby Evers
When I am on air: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST every Saturday
Why I support CHIRP: As a volunteer-driven and listener-supported station, CHIRP relies on the contributions of both time and money from regular people like you and me to keep doing everything it does on the air and in the community. Support from people like us allows CHIRP to continue doing what it does, becoming Chicago’s only live and local independent community radio station today. Why YOU should support CHIRP: The biggest reason supporting CHIRP's fall campaign is important to me is because this drive is The Big One - this is the fundraising campaign that will carry CHIRP across the threshold from being an internet radio station to live FM broadcast. Now we need your help to sustain this. Why supporting CHIRP now is important: When you support CHIRP, you allow me and other CHIRP DJs to bring you great music on a public platform where we can give you new listening experiences with diverse music that you can’t hear on any other local station, providing important exposure for the station.
Name: Amanda Walz
When I am on the air: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST every Sunday
The best part of being a DJ at CHIRP is: Even though I’ve been a DJ since college, I still look for ways to take my DJ skills to the next level. CHIRP gives me the opportunity to do this when I DJ my show every Sunday afternoon, and I have so much fun being able to do what I love for people who enjoy it. I love the CHIRP community, and with over 240 passionate volunteers, there are so many ways to get involved and have fun with like-minded people and fellow kindred spirits like me!
Why CHIRP is important to me: I think it's important to keep local, commercial-free radio alive and available. By volunteering at CHIRP and being a DJ, not only do I get to share new experiences with listeners, but I also get to learn a lot about the community, radio, and music, too.
Why YOU should support CHIRP: Your support allows me and all the other CHIRP volunteers to bring you and our listeners awesome music, be it by tuning in to listen to us on-air or by joining us at the many live events and shows hosted regularly throughout the city, like The First Time series, the Annual CHIRP Record Fair & Other Delights, and CHIRP Night at the Whistler.
People like Bobby and Amanda are what make CHIRP sucessful. Your financial support does too, so make a contribution at chirpradio.org/dontatenow!