Art Opening June 3, 1-5pm

Sunday, June 3 from 1-5pm at 1550 S. State Street.

Join Philamonjaro (the artist) and Overflow for the opening of a new body of work titled Desert Dreams. The exhibit features twenty two framed works of large scale art photographed at The Burning Man Festival located in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada.

The exhibit will be up through the month of June but this is your chance to meet the artist.

New! Walking and Prayer Group

We gather at Overflow Coffee Bar on Wednesdays at 7pm.  Then, we go for a walk during which we converse and meditate.  We end back at Overflow at 8pm.  Casual.  Relaxed. Good for body and soul.  All viewpoints, backgrounds, and ages welcome.

We're trying this for the summer to see how it goes.  Please join us.

Meet Our Staff: Justin Bu.

Post 2 of 6 to help you get to know your favorite baristas here at Overflow.  :)

Justin Bu. "The Cowboy"

1. Where were you born?
Hinsdale, IL.

2. What is the top value that shapes your life?
Looking out for God's and others' best interests, alongside my own.

3. What's your main passion?
Understanding how people and things work and relating to them rightly.

4. Who is your role model?
My dad.

5. Tell us 1 thing you must do before you die.
Travel to Europe.

6. What's your favorite drink or food at Overflow?
The Botz Special.  It's different every time, whatever inspires Botzman. (Note: Botz is another employee. His post is next in the series.)

7. What do you like most about Chicago?
Summer activities.

8. Tell us 1 random thing you'd like people to know about you.
I've been an extra in a Bollywood film.

Meet Our Staff: Thelma G.

This is the first in a series of posts where we ask Overflow's staff 8 questions.  Have fun getting to know your favorite baristas.  :)

Thelma "The Secret Weapon"

1. Where were you born?
Portsmouth, Virginia

2. What is the top value that shapes your life?
Love God. Love People. Period.

3. What's your main passion?
Still trying to figure that out.

4. Who is your role model?
Rachel Lloyd. (Note: We're showing Very Young Girls in June.)

5. Tell us 1 thing you must do before you die.
Go to the Philippines.

6. What's your favorite drink or food at Overflow?
The Speziato.

7. What do you like most about Chicago?
The summers.

8. Tell us 1 random thing you'd like people to know about you.
I used to be Mickey and Mini Mouse at Disney World.  Then I was Daffy Duck and the Tasmanian Devil at Six Flags in Gurnee, IL.

Yes, We're Open During NATO

Beautiful weather means
   iced coffee,
      iced espresso drinks,
         iced tea and more
to quench your thirst and energize your spirit.

Come on by during our regular hours:

Saturday and Sunday 8am to 6pm
Monday through Friday 7am to 9pm

Mention you saw this post and get 10% off an iced drink.

NATO or not, we're here for you!

Documentary Film Screening: Call + Response

CALL+RESPONSE is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the world's 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. CALL+RESPONSE goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India to reveal that in 2009, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.

Luminaries on the issue such as Cornel West, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand account of this 21st century trade. Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, Rocco Deluca move this chilling information into inspiration for stopping it.

Watch the trailer. 

More information.  Reserve your seat.

This Month at Overflow

Here's a quick summary of events happening this month.  Click on the links for more info.

Open Mic and More!
Saturday, May 5
5:30pm
More info here.

Call and Response Documentary Film Screening
with discussion facilitated by Traffick Free
Thursday, May 24
7:00pm
Get more info and reserve your seat here.
Watch the trailer.

We also have Art & Discussion every Sunday evening at 6:30.  Click here for more information.