Moon Festival Cruise

Moon Festival Cruise Party -- 2002 (Poster)

Culture Introduction:

On the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, the moon is round and the Chinese people mark their Moon (or Mid-autumn) Festival. The round shape to a Chinese means family reunion. Therefore the Moon Festival is a holiday for members of a family to get together wherever it is possible. As every Chinese holiday is accompanied by some sort of special food. On the Moon Festival, people eat moon cakes, a kind of cookie with fillings of sugar, fat, sesame, walnut, the yoke of preserved eggs, ham or other material. In Chinese fairy tales, there live on the moon the fairy Chang E, a wood cutter named Wu Gang and a jade rabbit which is Chang E's pet. In the old days, people paid respect to the fairy Chang E and her pet the jade rabbit.

Organizer: Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at Northwestern University

Date: Sept. 21st, 2002

Time: 7:30 - 10:00pm

Place: Michigan Lake at downtown Chicago.

Boarding Place: Navy Pier, the East end of Illinois Street. (Shoreline Sightseeing) Map of Navy Pier

Boarding Time: 7:15 pm (boat will leave at 7:30pm)

Service: Chinese traditional dishes, moon cakes, snacks, drinks.

Number of Attendees: 250

Contact: Liqing Wang

Email: lqwang@northwestern.edu

Phone: 847-224-1968

Feifei Zhang

Email: ffzhang@northwestern.edu

Phone: 847-922-8203

Ticket Information:
$12/ for NU student (NU wildcard is required on boarding)
$15 for non-NU people
Buy tickets on-line
Paper tickets, please contact:

Yong Chen
Email: y-chen8@northwestern.edu

Phone: 847-491-3663

Tech Building, Room L386

Directions: Navy Pier is accessible via a wide variety of public transportation options and also offers on-site parking. Following is a list of options to consider when visiting Navy Pier.

BY CAR...

From the north, take Lake Shore Drive (US 41) to the Grand Avenue exit.

From the northwest, take the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) to the Ohio Street Exit, south on Orleans to Illinois Street and proceed east.

From the west, take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to Columbus Drive, north to Illinois Street and proceed east.

From the southwest, take the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Lake Shore Drive (US 41), north to Illinois Street and proceed east.

From the south, take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) east to the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Lake Shore Drive (US 41), north to Illinois Street and proceed east.

From the southeast, take Lake Shore Drive (US 41) north to the Illinois Street exit.

PARKING
Standard Parking operates three on-site parking garages, accommodating 1,740 cars at Navy Pier. Self-park rates (including $1.50 city tax) are:

Up to 1 hour $9.50

Up to 3 hours $14.50

Up to 8 hours $17.50

Up to 24 hours $19.50

Saturdays: All Day $17.00

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Public transportation is recommended as the best way of getting to Navy Pier. It makes your visit easy and affordable.
METRA: METRA commuter rail is a convenient travel alternative. And, direct service to Navy Pier is provided by CTA buses from the Madison Street (formerly Northwestern) Station. For details, call (312) 322-6777.
City Bus: The CTA has six bus lines with more than 200 buses that serve Navy Pier's front entrance daily. These include the #29 (State Street), the #65 (Grand Avenue), the #56 (Milwaukee Avenue) and the #66 (Chicago Avenue). For more information, call the CTA at (312) 836-7000.
Navy Pier Free Trolley Service: The Illinois-Grand Corridor Transportation Management Association (TMA) offers FREE daily trolley service between Navy Pier and State Street along Grand Avenue and Illinois Street. Current Trolley hours are Sundays through Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 1 a.m.
City of Chicago trolleys: The Chicago Department of Transportation provides a number of city trolleys on weekends. The free trolleys currently operate from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Sundays. Service Runs every 30 minutes. Current trolleys pick-up points include: Metra/Navy Pier; Metra/Museum Campus; and Michigan Avenue. For more information, please visit the Department of Transportation website at www.cityofchicago.org/Transportation. Or, call (877) CHI-CAGO.

Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Organizer:	Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at Northwestern University
Date:	Sept. 21st, 2002
Time:	7:30 - 10:00pm
Place:	Michigan Lake at downtown Chicago.
Boarding Place:	Navy Pier, the East end of Illinois Street. (Shoreline Sightseeing) Map of Navy Pier
Boarding Time:	7:15 pm (boat will leave at 7:30pm)
Service:	Chinese traditional dishes, moon cakes, snacks, drinks.
Number of Attendees:	250
Contact:	Liqing Wang Email: lqwang@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-224-1968 Feifei Zhang Email: ffzhang@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-922-8203
Ticket Information:	$12/ for NU student (NU wildcard is required on boarding) $15 for non-NU people Buy tickets on-line Paper tickets, please contact: Yong Chen Email: y-chen8@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-491-3663 Tech Building, Room L386
Directions:	Navy Pier is accessible via a wide variety of public transportation options and also offers on-site parking. Following is a list of options to consider when visiting Navy Pier. BY CAR... From the north, take Lake Shore Drive (US 41) to the Grand Avenue exit. From the northwest, take the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) to the Ohio Street Exit, south on Orleans to Illinois Street and proceed east. From the west, take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to Columbus Drive, north to Illinois Street and proceed east. From the southwest, take the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Lake Shore Drive (US 41), north to Illinois Street and proceed east. From the south, take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) east to the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Lake Shore Drive (US 41), north to Illinois Street and proceed east. From the southeast, take Lake Shore Drive (US 41) north to the Illinois Street exit. PARKING Standard Parking operates three on-site parking garages, accommodating 1,740 cars at Navy Pier. Self-park rates (including $1.50 city tax) are: Up to 1 hour $9.50 Up to 3 hours $14.50 Up to 8 hours $17.50 Up to 24 hours $19.50 Saturdays: All Day $17.00 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Public transportation is recommended as the best way of getting to Navy Pier. It makes your visit easy and affordable. METRA: METRA commuter rail is a convenient travel alternative. And, direct service to Navy Pier is provided by CTA buses from the Madison Street (formerly Northwestern) Station. For details, call (312) 322-6777. City Bus: The CTA has six bus lines with more than 200 buses that serve Navy Pier's front entrance daily. These include the #29 (State Street), the #65 (Grand Avenue), the #56 (Milwaukee Avenue) and the #66 (Chicago Avenue). For more information, call the CTA at (312) 836-7000. Navy Pier Free Trolley Service: The Illinois-Grand Corridor Transportation Management Association (TMA) offers FREE daily trolley service between Navy Pier and State Street along Grand Avenue and Illinois Street. Current Trolley hours are Sundays through Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 1 a.m. City of Chicago trolleys: The Chicago Department of Transportation provides a number of city trolleys on weekends. The free trolleys currently operate from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Sundays. Service Runs every 30 minutes. Current trolleys pick-up points include: Metra/Navy Pier; Metra/Museum Campus; and Michigan Avenue. For more information, please visit the Department of Transportation website at www.cityofchicago.org/Transportation. Or, call (877) CHI-CAGO.