[Leica] Chicago Community Darkroom NFP

[kkanno at users.symmetric.net (Ken)]

To any film users in the Chicago area, I'd like to invite you the last of 
the community darkrooms in this city.

This is a project that started at the end of April to rebuild and improve 
upon a darkoom that closed, which left no place for people without a 
darkroom at home or current enrollment in a school to be able to walk in 
with a roll or sheets of film and leave with prints that they made.

We now have complete facilities for B&W film and print processing and 
there are users that do color and alternative processes.

This Wednesday, October 26th we're having our weekly open house called 
"Print Out" from 7-10pm. This is when current users, the curious and staff 
meet. And as always, if you bring paper and negatives, printing is free.

As a work in progress, we're looking to increase awareness, membership 
(which keeps the doors open) and to spread the joy of having complete 
control of every step between taking a photo and making a print.

The perfect mix of users is everyone- from those that have never used a 
real camera to experts who have been in the field for decades. This is how 
and where people really get to learn.

Also, if anyone here has run a community darkroom, I'd love to hear from 
you.

Our site is www.chicagocommunitydarkroom.org and we can be located on 
facebook under Chicago Community Darkroom.

Thanks,

Ken