NARBC Tinley Park, IL.

Oct. 12th - 13th
Just a couple of months away and we are getting pretty excited.

Who's going?
What are you excited about seeing?

I'm going and excited about it as always, I expect it to be a great show and am planning to take a friend along who has never seen a show of any real size like that before so watching them there will probably be entertaining as well as the show. I'm not wishing away the year though, there's a nice although small show in bowling green kentucky next month I plan to do and then this other little thing next weekend called "daytona"...lots of fun coming up between now and the end of the year. :)

My boyfriend and I are planning on going. Chicago is only an hour and a half or so away from us. I just love seeing all the different types of animals and talking to the breeders. Hoping to pick up another ball python or two. Really want a mystic female to breed eventually to my Mojave male to get mystic potions. I see NERD is going to be there. Would love to meet them.

KRE in Bowling green?

We have been saving all our change and throwing in random bills for the Tinley trip. Hoping to be able to pick something up while we are there.

For those of you in the Chicago area, if saying in the downtown area can you take the "L" to Tinley or is it better to drive?

I plan on going, this is my first year, so i guess that I'm excited for everything there. :)

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

KRE in Bowling green?

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I mentioned that because I noticed it says you're in Kentucky...although depending on where you are, you could still be a long ways from Bowling Green. The KRE shows move around all over the state though, so if you're not close to BG there may be another one closer to you. Small shows but usually pretty nice and the couple that runs them are really wonderful people. They do a december christmas show in BG also, accept toys for kids in place of paying an admission fee and usually raise a decent amount for children at the show.

http://www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com/

Yep, I go by Rich Z on The KRE forums. I have met some good people there. BG is a couple hours away but I have been to a few of the other ones.
Small world.

Tinley will be our first big expo. Most of the ones we hit are 30-40 table range.

I say that when i attend this show that I will not be purchasing anything. However I also told myself that I would only buy one ball python and would be content. How "true" that turned out to be...

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If you are staying downtown, the fastest way to get to tinley is to drive. Its in the suburbs, so the eL train won't get you there. I suppose you could take the metra line but I know the stop isn't anywhere close to the convention center.

Maybe we can carpool? I'll be coming from the northern part of town on saturday and part of sunday.


Also, we should plan a little meetup! We did one last year and it was super fun! It is nice to put a face to the usernames :)

There are several hotels right there, you might just as well stay at one of those. I couldn't get a room at the attached hotel in march, and found out there are 2-3 more less than a mile away. and the one I booked at was cheaper than the show rate at the convention center hotel.

It looked like the Metra line has 2 stops in Tinley. The first stop looks to be the closest.
We are trying to barter at work for free hotel room so I'm not 100% sure were we are staying yet. I'm wanting to stay downtown so we can hang out. My girl has never been.
I'm down for meeting up, we are going to the expo on Saturday. I don't mind carpooling ( there will be 2 of us ) but I would hate to put anyone out of their way. :p

For anybody else interested in taking the Metra. Look for the Rock Island District. Looks like it always comes up RED on the maps. The first stop (white dot) is Northeast of the Expo.
The Convention Center is North of 80 East of 43.
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Can't wait!

I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. I can't wait!

I'll be getting in Saturday morning. This is my first NARBC show so I'm pumped!

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I'll be there, it's always a good show with great people and animals.

Hey guys! I made a separate thread for planning a meetup. Check it out! http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rk-2013-Meetup!

I'm going! Yippeeee! Can't wait to play at Tinley again!


Only sad thing for me is that I dilly dallied too long and couldn't book a room at the host hotel. It's always nice to stay there. But we did get a room about a mile away so it's not a big deal. Just have to drive back and forth is all. poo.

But I'm so excited to go! I'll be looking at Surinam and Guyana BCC, Mussurana, Green Tree Pythons (for the husband) and some select boa morphs. ;)

Our hotel plans fell though, so much for counting on others :p

We still plan on making it! Can't wait.