III. Schedule / Venues
Thursday, 24 April, 2014
Friday, 25 April, 2014
Saturday, 26 April 2014
Sunday, 27 April, 2014
Venue:
Official evening events will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Bottom Lounge (1375 W. Lake Street, Chicago) one of the city's best music spaces and host to many goth & goth friendly events (for example, American Gothic Productions holds their Back to the Grave & Noctronica events there, as well as the occasional party for the 25+ year running Nocturna.) The venue is arranged in what we believe to be a great way for Convergence, with three rooms each providing their own distinct character & function. The main room for bands & DJs/dancing boasts prime sound & lighting, a corner bar, the cleanest & most well-lit restrooms of virtually any concert venue and is open to 17+. The club upstairs, The Volcano Room, is 21+ only. It features another great dance floor, large bar & an amazing roof top garden (which allows smoking) with simply awesome views of the downtown skyline. The front room downstairs is open to 17+ and has a large full bar and restaurant (fuel for dancing!) which is open during the duration of the night. All three rooms (plus the rooftop garden) will be utilized for Convergence 20.
The distance between our official hotel, the Congress Plaza- and Bottom Lounge is a mere 2.75 miles!
Schedule (additional day time options will be listed soon :)
Thursday, April 24 '14:
Friday, April 25 '14:
Night:
9pm - 2am at Bottom Lounge:
- bands / DJs & dancing in main room (17+)
The Convergence 20 Chicago committee is pleased to announce the line-up of bands who will play on Friday, April 25:
Late:
Late night Chicago style pizza party in the C20 Hospitality Room at the official hotel! (There is a pizza delivery until 5am!)
Optional / unofficial: Other nightclubs in Chicago remain open until 4am on Fridays!
Saturday, April 26 '14:
Day:- 1:00p.m. Unofficial C20 Event Group Photo (all ages)
We will meet by the beautiful historic Buckingham Fountain (located just east of the Congress Hotel) for group photos. (Somebody bring a panoramic camera for this, please!) Buckingham Fountain is one of the nation's finest fountains and a public icon of Chicago. It is the centerpiece of Grant Park, the city's grand "front yard," and is set within a handsomely landscaped garden, one of Chicago's finest examples of the Beaux-Arts-style landscape design.
Afterwards, you are encouraged to join us as we make the 10 minute walk north down Michigan Avenue to one of Chicago's newer landmarks, Millennium Park, where group photo number two in front of the famous mirrored "bean" sculpture (officially known as Cloud Gate) will take place. Take in the sights and then stroll back to the Hotel for…
- 1pm - 6pm: The Official C20 Vendors Bizarre Bazaar! Shop 'til you drop from a large array of the finest dark merchants you'll ever find assembled under one roof! Garments, jewelry, music, housewares, books, accessories, and many more treasures await!
- Click HERE to see list of our vendors!
- 1pm - 6pm: The Official C20 Art Show
The Convergence 20 Chicago Art Show will feature the work of talented amateurs and seasoned professionals alike. Attendees may look forward to viewing the dark artwork of many internationally well-known artists, side-by-side with talented newcomers whose work may be debuting at C20.
The C20 Bizarre Bazaar vendors room and Art Exhibit are both open & free to the public.
Night:
9pm - 3am at Bottom Lounge:
- bands / DJs & dancing in main room *and* Official C20 Fashion Show! (17+)
The Convergence 20 Chicago committee is pleased to announce the line-up of bands who will play on Saturday, April 26:
Late:
Want to party until dawn? More late night revelry in the C20 Hospitality Room at the official hotel!
Optional / unofficial: Other nightclubs in Chicago remain open until 5am on Saturdays!
Sunday, April 27 '14:
Day:- 1pm - 6pm: The Official C20 Art Show (at Hotel)
This is day two for The Convergence 20 Chicago Art Show. Get cultured and perhaps become a patron of the arts yourself!
The C20 Bizarre Bazaar vendors room and Art Exhibit are both open & free to the public.
- 3pm: What is it about Goths & Picnics? We don't know but it's always fun! Be outrageously overdressed for the daylight hours, bring a lovely tablecloth & a basket of delectable treats as we gather at Grant Park (just across from our host Hotel; exact location to be announced) and continue a custom which is both quaint & a hell of a lot of fun. :)
* Further details on other daytime event options for both Saturday & Sunday, including various "traditional Convergence" events like the Elder Goth cocktail meet, AGF shopping trip, artists reception, city tours, etc, will be revealed very soon!
Night:
9pm - 2am: DJs/dancing upstairs in The Volcano Room; rooftop open upstairs for skyline views & smoking (17+)