a collaboration between Mac ‘n Cheese Productions and TeamPete
Potluck! (A Smorgasbord of Ideas) brings together several of Chicago’s best and brightest, funniest and handsomest, wittiest and engaging-est for an evening of rapid fire musings on whatever they choose to muse upon. In the vein of Pecha Kucha, Ignite, and TED Talks, each presenter talks about whatever he/she wants, for six-minutes.
No actual food involved. A presenter’s take on the experience.
One of the most refreshing and intelligent evenings in Chicago. It’s unexpected, unvarnished and hilarious. Lennie Rose, Big Ooga, CEO [audience member]
I had more than a blast. It was honor to meet so many great Chicagoans, it makes me proud to be a part of this city. Thanks for bringing me along for the ride. Mig Reyes, 37signals [participant]
Potluck! 4.0, Monday, May 21st, 2012
- Doors open at 7pm; show starts at 7:30pm
- Join the Twitter conversation! #IdeaPotluck
- $10, tickets must be purchased in advance
- BYOB/BYO-snack if you’d like
- Coming solo is encouraged and popular! Friendly environment for meeting others.
- Mac ‘n Cheese Productions [near Belmont/Ravenswood; address sent upon ticket purchase]; please add sayaATmacncheeseproductionsDOTcom and peteATgoteampeteDOTcom to your address books so we don’t go to spam
The Dishes -
- Mike McGee, co-founder, Code Academy, @michaelmcgee
- Dan Buchner, co-founder, The Poet’s Way
- Colleen Doyle, performer and teacher at iO Chicago and staff writer at The Paper Machete, @AnyangHello
- Steve Reed, professor at Northwestern University School of Law, @reedingisfun
- Matt Wexler, coach/consultant/dad, @mjwex
- James Fritz, comedian, @jamesfritzcomic
- Stella Fayman, co-founder, Entrepreneurs Unplugged, @startupstella
- Jason Schwartz, board member, Chicago Design Museum, @chidm/@jaycrimes
- Joe Avella, @joeavella
Tickets - fill out the box below and click “Buy Now”
Curators – Pete, @goteampete // Saya, @sayahillman
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Potluck! 3.0, Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 (photos) — SOLD OUT!
- Natasha Tsoutsouris, Writer and Performer
- Mig Reyes, Designer, 37signals, @migreyes
- Mark Bazer, Host of The Interview Show, @markbazer
- Jason Pritzker
- Andy Crestodina, Strategic Director of Orbit Media, @crestodina // Google+
- Jill Peters, Chicago’s Social Guinea Pig
- Lindsay Muscato, @lmuscato
- Jarrad Apperson, Uncommon Ground bartender, @jarradapperson
- Carly Mandell
- Jessica Murphy, Beer Blogger, @grlslikebeertoo
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Potluck! 2.0, Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 (photos)
- Chris Piatt, Executive producer and Editor-in-chief, The Paper Machete, @thepapermachete
- Samantha Irby, Blogger, Bitches Gotta Eat, @wordscience
- Rick Desai, Builder of Companies, Lover of Pizza, @rickdesai
- Kelsie Huff, Comedian and Founder of the Kates, @kelsiehuff
- Sondra Morin, Writer. Poet. Bicyclist. New Englander By Trade, @sondramorin
- Dawgelene Sangster, Think Royally, @dawgelene
- Heidi Massey, I.C. Stars, @heidiekmassey
- Bill Stern, sftwr dev, abrvtn spclst
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Potluck! 1.0, August 24th, 2011 (photos) - SOLD OUT!
- Sarah Jindra, Reporter, WBEZ Traffic and Founder, INSPIREme Chicago
- Griffin Caprio, Uber-Mench
- Heather Van Benthuysen, Teacher
- Arnie Niekamp, Head Writer, ‘You Don’t Know Jack’ game
- Drex Drexler, Litigation paralegal
- Megan Redfearn, Academic and leadership development, Northwestern University
- Marcy Capron, Founder/CEO, Polymathic
