2010 NIVA Event Calendar
NIVA's membership meetings are held on the 4th (not the last) Wednesday of every month (except November and December) at Russell's BBQ, 2885 Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows. Meetings usually run from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Come at 6:00pm for dinner if you'd like. All members, potential members and interested persons are invited to attend.
January 17, Sunday - Slot Car Racing is back! Millennium Raceway in Rockford.
February 12-21 - 2010 Chicago Auto Show - McCormick Place - Chicago
February 13, Saturday - Shedd Aquarium Trip, Chicago's Lakefront.
March 28, Sunday - Michigan Buggy Builders Annual Show & Swap - Lansing, MI - Visit www.buggybuilders.com for more info.
March 13 or 14, Saturday or Sunday - Museum of Science & Industry Trip.
April 18, Sunday - NIVA's Spring Swap Meet - Indoors at the Dupage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton
May 1, Saturday - Mid-America Motorworks Spring "SWAPFEST" - Effingham, IL - Visit www.mamotorworks.com for more info.
May 8, Saturday - NIVA's annual "Hands-On" Fix-It Day at the Oie's garage in South Elgin, IL. Always a popular event!!!
May 22 & 23, Saturday & Sunday - Michigan Vintage VW Festival - Back to Ypsilanti, MI. Full details at www.mvvc.net.
June 4-6, Saturday-Sunday - "FUNFEST 2010" at Mid America Motorworks in Effingham, IL. www.mamotorworks.com
June 27, Sunday - "BUGFEST 2010" - Fox Valley VW in Schaumburg, IL
July 4, Sunday - Bartlett Independence Day Parade - Hosted by the Schulz's in Bartlett, IL
July 10, Saturday - "Volksbraten 2010" - Hosted by the Volkswagen Club of Sheboygan in Sheboygan,WI
July 18, Sunday - Stateline Volksfolks Vintage Picnic at Alpine Park in Rockford, IL. Bring your lunch and a cooler.
July 24, Saturday - Summer Picnic and Bonfire at the Nichol's Estate in Roscoe, IL. This is a combined event with the Stateline Volksfolks.
August 1, Sunday - Vintage Transportation Extravaganza at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL
August 14, Saturday - We're going to the Drive-In Movie!!! Meet at Augustino's Rock-N-Roll Deli in West Chicago and then on to the Cascade Drive-In.
August 22, Sunday - Harsh Winters Volkswagen Club's BUG-A-PALOOZA #6 in Joliet, IL. Visit www.harshwintersvw.com for more info.
September 3-6, Labor Day Weekend - Buses Nowhere Near the Arch Annual VW Campout in Hannibal, MO - Lots of fun, contact Gary Hanson (Ghanson@schawk.com) for more info. www.bnnta.com
September 11, Saturday - NIVA's SuperDawg Invasion - We again invade the SuperDawg Drive-In for dinner and dessert.
September 11, Saturday - Rt. 66 Car Show in Berywn, IL. Contact the Oie's at C66MANX@aol.com for more info.
September 19, Sunday - NIVA's "VW-FEST 2010" - Northern Illinois' Largest All-VW Car Show and Swap Meet at Anderson VW in Crystal Lake, IL
October 9, Saturday - NIVA's Fall Cruise
November 13, Saturday - "Italian-Fest 2010" - South Elgin, IL
December 12, Sunday - Annual Holiday Banquet and board member elections. Bartlett Hills Golf Club in Bartlett, IL.
Do you have some ideas for an event? The NIVA Board would like to know about them. Call/e-mail any of the board members or send an e-mail to the club at N_I_V_A@yahoo.com.
Please check the website for specific event information prior to each event.
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