Dear fellow Finns and friends of the FACC:
Please join us for a game of Finnish lawn bowling, "mölkky" to be organized on Saturday, 24th of July at 2:30 pm. Mölkky has become widely popular in Finland as a fun summer game and the pins are now available even here in the US. For information on the game, please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6lkky.
The game takes place in Promontory Point park, which is located in Hyde Park at 55th str & S. South Shore Dr (please see map: http://tiny.cc/r3ja2). The "Point" is easily accessible by a direct express bus from downtown Chicago (CTA #6, about 25 minutes travel time) or the Metra train (Metra Electric Line, 55th str stop). For a map of the bus connection, see: http://tiny.cc/a4dpu. There is also plenty of parking available around the park. For the game we will try to set it up on the northern downtown facing shore of the Point, which is about a 2 minute walk away from the park entrance.
We will have a set of mölkky pins for playing, together with a cooler for holding drinks cold. Promontory Point park allows the consumption of alcoholic beverages so if you wish, you may bring some refreshments for the tournament. There is a grocery store 5 blocks away (55th & S. Lake Park), a convenience store 2 blocks away (55th & S. Hyde Park blvd) and several restaurants on 55th street between S. Lake park blvd and the Point. Luckily, the Point also has several water fountains and clean restrooms for freshening up.
If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact either the FACC or Annika Hau (annikahau@northwestern.edu). If you have any trouble finding us, please call (312) 841-0970.
We are looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday!
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