Where: Fermi
National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
When: Sunday March 19, 2017, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
What: Let's Sketch with Urban Sketchers Chicago and Fermilab
Fermilab advances particle physics research using a range of
techniques, asking different questions and using different tools. All
ultimately aim at the same scientific goal: a complete understanding of the
laws of nature and the cosmos. For more
information http://www.fnal.gov
How: For Urban Sketchers, simply show your photo ID
and let the security officer know you are “meeting
Georgia Schwender at Wilson Hall.” Urban Sketchers Wes Douglas and Peggy Condon will also meet you there.
We will meet
in Wilson Hall (15-story high-rise
building resembling
the letter “A.”) by the
reception desk in the Atrium. You'll see it sticking up off the prairie.
Weather-permitting, some of you may wish to sketch outside. There are wild
buffalo just to the north on the property.
A valid photo ID is required to enter the Fermilab site,
and you must also tell the security
officer the purpose for your visit. All U.S. state-issued IDs are accepted
at the security checkpoints.
Directions:
Fermilab's main entrance is located at the intersection of Kirk Road and Pine
Street in Batavia, Illinois, about 45 miles west of Chicago. Delivery trucks
need to use the entrance at Kirk Road and Wilson Street. There is no street
number assigned to this entrance location. When using a GPS navigation unit,
please enter the intersection as your destination. Signs posted near the
intersection will point you to the Fermilab entrance.
From Chicago, travel west on the Eisenhower (I-290) to
I-88 (80 cents). Exit I-88 at the Farnsworth exit, north or right (toll). Farnsworth
becomes Kirk Road. Follow Kirk Road to Pine Street. Turn right at Pine
Street, Fermilab's main entrance.
From O'Hare Airport, take I-90 east toward Chicago. After
just a couple of miles, take I-294 south, toward Indiana (toll). From I-294
take the exit to I-88, the east-west tollway, toward Aurora (toll). From I-88, take
the Farnsworth exit (toll). Turn north onto Farnsworth. Farnsworth becomes Kirk
Road. Follow Kirk Road to Pine Street. Turn right on Pine Street, the main
entrance to Fermilab.
From Midway Airport, Take Cicero Avenue north to the Stevenson Expressway South (I-55) to
I-355 North (toward northern suburbs). Take I-355 to the East-West tollway
(I-88). Take I-88 West for approximately 10 miles to the Farnsworth North exit
and turn right. Travel 2.9 miles to the Pine Street entrance to the Fermilab
site.
BY TRAIN:
You can also take the Metra UP West line to Geneva.
NOTE: If you decide on this option, please be sure to let Wes Douglas (wed317@gmail.com) or Peggy Condon know so that we can pick you up and drive you to Fermilab.
