ACTIVITIES & TOURS SIGN UP ONLINE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT! Click the button below; sign up for all activities you plan to participate in; then pay online with PayPal or Credit Card (instructions provided on form). Payment is due at sign up. NOTE: A PayPal Account is not required to pay by Credit Card. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED Some activities & tours have limited space, so sign up early! Priority given to Registered Convention Attendees Scroll down for more details on activities SIGN UP Wednesday, August 1, 2018 4:00 p.m. Tin Whiskers Craft Beer Tasting & Brewery Tour - $10.00 per person; no advanced payment required, but we do need a number for attendance. Self-pay directly to Tin Whiskers upon arrival. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Welcome Party - Included in registration fee and no sign up required; register for the convention, receive your welcome packet and name tag, and meet and mingle with other attendees. Light appetizers and beverages included. You can buy mixed drinks at the bar. Game tokens available for purchase. Friday, August 3, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saint Paul Gangster Tour/Wabasha Street Caves - $27.00 per person; advanced payment required. 25 person minimum. Includes pick-up and return to convention hotel by tour bus. 7:05 p.m. - 10:05 p.m. (game time, arrive early) St. Paul Saints Baseball Evening - $22.00 per person; advanced payment required. Transportation not included. Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:15 p.m. Bus Tour of the City - $20.00 per person; see details below. 4:00 p.m. James J. Hill House Tour - $8.00 per person; advanced payment required. 25 person minimum. Public transportation (50 cents each way) with a two block walk.
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ACTIVITIES & TOURS
SIGN UP ONLINE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT! Click the button below; sign up for all activities you plan to participate in; then pay online
with PayPal or Credit Card (instructions provided on form). Payment is due at sign up.
NOTE: A PayPal Account is not required to pay by Credit Card.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVEDSome activities & tours have limited space, so sign up early!
Priority given to Registered Convention Attendees
Scroll down for more details on activities
SIGN UP
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
4:00 p.m.Tin Whiskers Craft Beer Tasting & Brewery Tour - $10.00 per person; no advanced payment required, but we do need a number for attendance. Self-pay directly to Tin Whiskers upon arrival.
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Welcome Party - Included in registration fee and no sign up required; register for the convention, receive your welcome packet and name tag, and meet and mingle with other attendees. Light appetizers and beverages included. You can buy mixed drinks at the bar. Game tokens available for purchase.
Friday, August 3, 2018
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Saint Paul Gangster Tour/Wabasha Street Caves - $27.00 per person; advanced payment required. 25 person minimum. Includes pick-up and return to convention hotel by tour bus.
7:05 p.m. - 10:05 p.m.(game time, arrive early)
St. Paul Saints Baseball Evening - $22.00 per person; advanced payment required. Transportation not included.
Thursday, August 2, 20182:15 p.m. Bus Tour of the City - $20.00 per person; see details below.
4:00 p.m.James J. Hill House Tour - $8.00 per person; advanced payment required. 25 person minimum. Public transportation (50 cents each way) with a two block walk.
Additional beer, food & non-alcoholic beverages extra
LET’S GET ACQUAINTED!
CRAFT BEER TASTING & BREWERY TOURCome Join us for some pre-Welcome Party fun!
Tin Whiskers Brewing Company, a local brewery, will host our SayWhatClub Convention attendees with a large reserved table, a private tour of their brewing facility, and a 10 oz. pour of beer for each member of the group. Tin Whiskers is located 3 short blocks from the DoubleTree, our convention hotel—a leisurely walk—with a taproom boasting lots of windows, high ceilings & house craft drafts.
For those who would like to have a snack or eat dinner along with enjoying craft brews, Tin Whiskers shares a building with Black Sheep Pizza and Sawatdee Thai, and both deliver directly to the taproom as food options. Black Sheep Pizza is a local favorite — featured on Andrew Zimmern's TV show—specializing in casual pizza, turning out coal-fired, thin-crust specialty pies; a great pairing with a craft brew. Non-alcoholic beverages include water (no charge), Coke, Diet Coke, Root Beer, and a rotating house soda (available for purchase). Not a beer connoisseur or not interested in the tour? Come to share a slice of pie or an egg roll with friends and to get acquainted. We can guarantee some laughs and good company.What a great way to kick-start an awesome SWC Convention prior to our Welcome Party at the DoubleTree Hotel at 7:00 p.m.!
ROARING '20s EVEINING AT A SPEAKEASYSecret password to gain entry, what?
St Paul was a safe haven for gangsters in the '20s as long as they committed no crimes here. It was also a playground for F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and their literary friends. Gloria Swanson was a frequent guest at the Commodore Hotel. St. Paul was a swinging place.
We will welcome you in style at our own speakeasy, legal now. Costumes, period attire, hats, simple and elaborate are encouraged, but not required. Enjoy light appetizers and beverages; hard stuff will be available in the adjacent bar. Door prizes and fun! Meet other convention attendees and register for the convention, all at the speakeasy.
Thursday, August 2nd @approximately 2:15 p.m.
Bus returns to DoubleTree Hotelfor drop-off and pick-up
$20 per personPay in advance
1.5 - 2 hours long
SAINT PAUL BUS TOUR
SCRIPTED BUS TOUR OF SAINT PAUL
The same bus that takes us to Starkey Hearing Technologies world headquarters will return to the hotel for those wishing to be dropped off. Those staying on the bus, and others boarding from the hotel, will continue on for a 1.5 - 2 hour scripted tour of Saint Paul.
The tour will end at James J. Hill House where those going on the 4:00 p.m. private tour will be dropped off. Those not participating in the Hill House tour will returned to the DoubleTree Hotel.
Thursday, August 2nd Tour @2:00 p.m.
Public bus @ 1:45 p.m. one block from DoubleTree Hotel
$8 per personPay in advance
25 person minimum75 minute tour
Bus fare: 50 cents each way
JAMES J. HILL HOUSE
Tour the Downton Abbey of Minnesota! James J. Hill built the biggest home in Minnesota after building a railroad empire that started with a mule and cart. The gorgeous example of the gilded age sits at the beginning of millionaire row on Summit Avenue.
We will hop on public buses at 1:45, a block from the hotel, for a 5 minute ride to the cathedral. Fare is 50 cents. A block walk past the cathedral will put us at the Hill Mansion.
There are several self guided tours of the area to enjoy after this guided tour. The architecture in this part of town is spectacular and the area is full of history. Plan to enjoy the afternoon in the area.
Transportation included;Bus will begin loadingat the DoubleTree Hotel@approximately 1:40 p.m.
$27 per personPay in advance
25 person minimum
SAINT PAUL GANGSTER TOUR
WABASHA STREET CAVES
Come join our fellow SayWhatClubbers on an exciting tour through one of St. Paul's most unique attractions, the Wabasha Street Caves! Embark on a thrilling journey and explore with us the sites of nightclubs, kidnappings, and gun battles associated with the 1930's gangsters like John Dillinger, Ma Barker and Babyface Nelson. See the sights where gangsters lived it up as they planned and executed some of the most notorious crimes ever perpetrated in the upper Midwest. Your guide — in character as either a nefarious gangster hood or his moll — takes you past the most infamous gangster hideouts and the famous nightclubs where many gangsters spent time socializing with the public.
Bus transportation is provided for this tour and will pick up SayWhatClub attendees from the DoubleTree Downtown hotel; loading will begin between 1:40 and 1:45 p.m. Once the tour is over, the bus will drop us back at the convention hotel.
A minimum of 25 people is needed for this event, so be sure to reserve early!
Friday, August 3rd Game time: @7:05 - 10:05 p.m.Arrive by 6:30 p.m.
$22 per personPay in advance by July 1st.
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AN EVENING AT THE BALL PARK!
ST. PAUL SAINTS vs. KANSAS CITY T-BONES
CHS Field is the official home of the St. Paul Saints and is located in beautiful downtown Saint Paul, a mere half a mile from the DoubleTree, our convention hotel. A short walk for those looking to get some exercise before the game, or take a bus or green line to CHS Field instead.
The St. Paul Saints are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The baseball club has provided family entertainment to the Twin Cities since 1993 and are known for their outlandish promotions. The Saints are the only team in baseball with a live pig as its mascot. Arrive early (no later than 6:30 p.m.) to enjoy pre-game jokes and skits, or just to socialize with others in our group.Payment is due at sign up and final numbers must be submitted by July 1st.
Transportation is the responsibility of participants. If you haven’t already, sign up for Uber for an inexpensive and convenient way to get around town.
