D3m0N and I have constructed our
Eastern Iowa MINIs Event Schedule for 2009.
Here's the list below (events annotated with "***" indicate major, optional out-of-area event opportunities; we'll ascertain the level of interest among the group at the Jan-Mar meets. I've provided links to additional info for these events):
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January
Jan 17 (Sat) EIM Meet-n-Eat --- Wig and Pen - Highway 6 West, Iowa City - 1:00 pm (
Event thread)
February
Feb 21 (Sat) EIM Quad Cities Round-up and Lunch --- Front Street Brewery, Davenport - 10:30 am (
Event thread)
March
Mar 21 (Sat) 2nd EIM "Spring Has Sprung" Meet-n-Eat --- Granite City, Cedar Rapids - 11:00 am (
Event thread)
April
Apr 25 (Sat) 2nd EIM Iowa River Views Run --- Clinton to Dubuque (
Event Thread)
Apr 29-May 3 (Wed-Sun) MINIs on the Dragon*** --- Deals Gap, NC (
Event Forum)
May
May 15-17 (Fri-Sun) High Plains Motoring*** --- Rapid City, SD (
EIM Event Planning Thread)
May 23 (Sat) EIM Eat-n-Greet at Jimmy-Jack's Rib Shack --- Iowa City (
Event Thread)
June
Jun 6 (Sat) EIM "Meet and S-cream, Part Trois" --- Wilton Candy Kitchen, Wilton (
Event Thread)
Jun 20-21 (Sat-Sun) CMDG River City MINI Rally --- Peoria, IL (Canceled by CMDG)
Jun 29-30 (Mon-Tue) Mini Meet East Meets West --- Winona, MN (
EIM Mini-MINI Meet Event Thread)
July
Jul 18 (Sat) A Wisconsin Alphabet Soup Twisty Drive --- Spring Green, WI (
Event Thread) (
RSVP)
August
Aug 5-9 (Wed-Sun) MINIs in the Mountains #4*** --- Copper Mountain, CO (
MINI5280 Event Thread)
Aug 8 (Sat) Holy Cross Parade, BBQ, and Street Dance --- Holy Cross (
Event Thread)
Aug 22 (Sat) Albany Car Show --- Albany, IL
Aug 29 (Sat) The St. Louis MINIs 7th Annual Run to the Louis P. Balducci Winery -- St. Louis, MO (
Event Thread)
September
Sep 12 (Sat) Swamp Fox Festival Parade --- Marion (
Event Thread)
Sep 26 (Sat) Drive Around the Coralville Reservoir --- Coralville (
Event Thread)
October
Oct 3 (Sat) The MINICooperIowa 7th Annual Iowa Fall Tour --- Grinnell to Perry (
Event Thread)
November
Nov 6 (Fri) Meet-n-Jam --- House of Bricks, Des Moines (Calendar Entry)
Nov 14 (Sat) EIM Fall Meet-n-Eat --- Balltown (
Event Thread)
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We will always establish dedicated planning threads for these events in our NAM forum with more specifics as the dates approach, and the links to those threads will be added to each event above.
We're also be open to other local and regional event ideas depending on commitments to the major noted events. We've tried to leave space to be synergistic with any other area MINI groups. We will edit this initial post with updates as necessary to keep it current.
Volunteers for coordinating local meets are always welcome -- just let D3m0N, R56MINICooper, or me know. Thanks!