In July AALL holds its annual meeting and conference in the Second City, returning to Chicago for the first time since before I joined in 1988. The conference hotel is the Hyatt Regency Chicago, which is large enough to host the programs, meetings, and exhibit space! For this year’s karaoke excitement, we’ll be heading to Brando’s Speakeasy at 343 S. Dearborn Street on Sunday, July 17^th.

Brando’s has a karaoke bar with an in-wall touchscreen for finding and selecting your song, just inside the Dearborn Street entrance. The management is reserving the tables near the karaoke stage for us. The Plymouth Court side of the restaurant offers a lounge for those who want a brief respite from karaoke.

Brando’s is about a twenty-minute walk or a brief cab/Uber ride from the Hyatt. The singing kicks off at 9 P.M., so please make plans to join us. Be sure to add CS-SIS Karaoke with Ken to your calendar in the conference app!