Past Events
Pizza Camp 2018: The Final Slice
Keynote Speaker: U.S. Pizza Museum Founder & Director, Kendall Bruns
Presented by the MPLS Pizza Club, Pizza Camp is an all-inclusive immersive pizza party of a lifetime. Registration includes programming, lodging in rustic cabins, 3 meals, snacks, drinks, and a Pizza Camp swag package including a T-shirt, tote Bag, apron, and more. Each ticket includes canoeing, archery, and all camp activities.
Pizza Camp 2018: The Final Slice
Baker Near-Wilderness Settlement in Maple Plain, MN
July 7th–8th, 2018
3rd Annual Chicago Pizza Summit
Presented by Old Style beer in conjunction with Empty Bottle Presents
Thalia Hall
1807 South Allport Street
Chicago, IL 60608
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Session One: 2–5pm (Sold Out)
Session Two: 6–9pm (Sold Out)
U.S. Pizza Museum’s Pizza Box Art Contest
Visit Paulie Gee’s Logan Square to draw your way to a chance to win free tickets to the sold out 3rd Annual Chicago Pizza Summit presented by Old Style beer and Empty Bottle Presents.
Paulie Gee’s Logan Square
2451 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL, 60647
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Enter contest from 6–8pm
Winners announced at 8:30pm
U.S. Pizza Museum Exhibit at Paulie Gee’s Logan Square
Opening pizza party Friday, November 11, 2016 from 6–8pm
Paulie Gee’s Logan Square, 2451 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647
An installation including items from the U.S. Pizza Museum collection will be on display at Paulie Gee’s Logan Square beginning November 11, 2016. The exhibit will be focused on pizza pop culture accented by items highlighting local and national pizzerias.
The exhibit will be celebrated with an opening pizza party on Friday, November 11 with samples of free pizza from Coalfire, Dolce Italian, Paulie Gee’s Logan Square, Piece Pizzeria & Brewery, Roberts Pizza Company, Roots Pizza, The Stop Along and other local pizzerias from 6–8pm, while supplies last.
2nd Annual Chicago Pizza Summit
Chop Shop
2033 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Session One: 2–5pm (Sold Out)
Session Two: 6–9pm (Sold Out)
Taste Talks: Pizza Icons Converge: Stories, History and Pies
October 1, 2016, 4–4:45pm
Morgan’s on Fulton, 950 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60607
Presented as part of Taste Talks Chicago
Pizza in the United States is deeply embedded into the nation’s culinary consciousness, from thin crust in New York to wood fired in San Francisco, and of course, no where more fervently than Chicago, from it’s iconic deep-dish to more recent Neapolitan incarnations.
Join U.S. Pizza Museum Founder, Kendall Bruns for a conversation with Dave Bonomi (Coalfire), Derrick Tung (Paulie Gee’s Logan Square), John Munao and Jerry Petrow (Burt’s Place), and Jon Porter (Chicago Pizza Tours) for stories on the lineage and state of Chicago pizza today.
U.S. Pizza Museum Installation at The Whistler
July 18–October 2, 2016
Opening pizza party Wednesday, July 20 from 6pm–1am
The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
The U.S. Pizza Museum displays items from its permanent collection in an installation in The Whistler Storefront Gallery in Logan Square from July 18–September 18, 2016. The exhibit focuses on pizza pop culture accented by items representing Logan Square pizzerias.
An opening party on Wednesday, July 20 at 6pm launches the show, with free pizza from Father & Son Restaurant, while supplies last. Chicago rapper and pizza enthusiast, ShowYouSuck, will perform followed by DJ Charlie Coffeen of the band Sidewalk Chalk from 9:30pm–1am.
The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories “A Slice of Life”
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 8pm
Dimo’s Pizza Six Corners, 1615 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
The Nerdologues are partnering with the U.S. Pizza Museum to present a live show stuffed full of delicious pizza stories, comedy bits, songs, and more. All that pizza talk will probably work up an appetite that you’ll be able to satisfy by buying some Dimo’s Pizza slices or an entire pie to enjoy while you listen to the free show.
Listen to excerpts from the show here: A Slice of Life
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