Rough Crowd meets monthly in Chicago, but why keep all the fun and knowledge to ourselves? There’s also a weekend-long version that takes the show on the road: the Rough Crowd Academy.

So far, there have been Road Trips to Detroit, Boston, and Minneapolis, and one to Toronto will start 2013.

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Rough Crowd Academy schedule generally looks something like this:

Friday

Evening: Meet and Greet at a local bar, restaurant, watering hole, dive, or disreputable pool hall. Your choice!

Saturday

Day: Classes (10:00 to 6:00? 8:00? Up to you.)

Evening: Play party (hey, let’s use what we just learned!)

Sunday

Breakfast together. Decompress, connect, discuss. Maybe some eggs.

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You can see some of the past Rough Crowd Academies here (or by going to Archives –> by Type… –> Rough Crowd Academy).

If you’d like to bring a Rough Crowd Academy to your area, contact Roughinamorato and start a dialog. It’s easy and fun, and there’s smacking and yelping, too.