Enjoy tailgating before the White Sox take on the Kansas City Royals. Game at 7:10.

A new trade event for the commercial building design and construction industry. Registration opens April 15 at http://www.buildingchicagoexpo.com.

Robert Ivy, FAIA, CEO of the American Institute of Architects, will be the BUILDINGChicago conference keynote speaker on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, and Jerry Yudelson, noted author of 13 books on sustainable design, will deliver the Wednesday, September 11, keynote speech.

The annual gathering of the state’s architects to network and learn together. In Peoria, Illinois. More details coming.