PNC Women’s Association Visits SOFA Chicago and The Intuit Show


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Westville, IN 46391
Phone: 219-785-5200

The Purdue North Central Women's Association will take its fall bus trip to Chicago on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 to take in two fairs under one roof to visit the18th Annual International Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair (SOFA) Chicago and The Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art at the Navy Pier Festival Hall. There will be time for lunch and shopping, too. Men and young adults are welcome to attend.

Cost of the entire trip is $55 for PNCWA members, $65 for non-members. Priority, pre-paid reservations from PNCWA members will be accepted until Oct. 1. Following Oct. 1, reservations are open to the public.

Participants will start the day at 7 a.m. with a continental breakfast on the PNC campus in the newly redecorated Schwarz Hall Vending Room. At 7:30 a.m., the group will board a luxury motor coach with restroom to travel to Chicago. The bus will leave PNC at 8 a.m. sharp. Everyone will receive labels bearing their name to be used to mark any purchases made that day before they are stowed under the bus. Judy Jacobi, assistant vice chancellor of Marketing and Campus Relations, will provide color commentary along the bus route. The bus will return to campus at about 6 p.m.

Last year, SOFA featured more than 70 galleries from 11 countries; Intuit had 16 dealers. The combined event welcomed a crowd of more than 30,000 during three days.

Visitors will stroll among and enjoy the objects d'art from around the world. The PNC group is scheduled to arrive at the show as soon as the doors open to beat the crowds. There are areas to sit and eat near the exhibits. Benches are scattered throughout the exhibit hall.

The PNC group members are free to wander Navy Pier, its attractions and restaurants or leave Navy Pier to enjoy Chicago. The bus departs Navy Pier promptly at 4:45 p.m.

Information about the show is available at www.sofaexpo.com/chicago/2011/index.htm.

To join PNCWA, send a check for $15 payable to "PNCWA membership" to: PNC, 1401 South U.S. Hwy. 421, Westville, IN, 46391-9542.

To reserve a seat on the bus, send $55 for PNCWA members, $ 65 for non-members, to the PNC address above and add: Attention Liz Bernel. A paid reservation is the only reservation available for these trips.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Bernel at 219.785.5200 ext. 5719, or ebernel@pnc.edu

PNCWA offers a variety of social and educational activities, educational and social programming and interest groups that offer members unique opportunities for friendship, sharing and learning. Further information about PNCWA may be obtained by visiting www.pnc.edu/pncwa.