Party Time - RSVP to Join Us

To Valjean's many friends and family: Please join us directly after the memorial Mass to celebrate Valjean with a reception at Piper Hall at Loyola University.

Date: Saturday, August 16

Time: 2-6 PM

Place: Piper Hall, a two-story building on Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus in the Edgewater neighborhood. The building is immediately behind (north of) the Loyola University sign, at the corner where northbound Sheridan Road turns west in front of the University.

Easy parking is available for $6 in the University’s parking garage. Or try your luck at street parking.

Are you coming? Please let us know by August 13.

The best way is through a comment on the blog. Simply click on the word "comments" under this blog entry and you'll see a box to enter your comment. Let us know how many people you're speaking for. Choose an identity ("anonymous" is fine; you can always identify yourself in the comment box if you wish); then click on "publish your comment."

Directions from St. Gertrude's church (1420 W. Granville)

- Go east on Granville, cross Broadway and Winthrop and turn left (north) on Kenmore. If you hope to find street parking, start looking here; you are now within two blocks of the university.

- Continue north on Kenmore,cross Rosemont, and continue through the light at Sheridan and Kenmore to enter the Loyola campus. If you have riders in your car you can drop them off at this point and they can walk east (towards the lake) to Piper Hall (on the lake at Sheridan.)

- To park in the garage, turn left as the entry drive curves. Continue straight and you will come to the entry gate for Loyola U parking.

- To walk back to Piper Hall, simply head toward the lake on the entry drive or Sheridan Road.

If you need a ride, just ask. You can also catch the #151 or 155 bus, or walk (it's less than a mile).

If you get lost, you can call Mark McKelvey at 773/220-2815. No rescue dogs will be sent, but you will get an ear full of sympathy.