LAFF Bowling

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[[Image:Laffbowling.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[LAFF]] furs bowling]]
Every first and third Saturday of the month, [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] holds its monthly '''LAFF Bowling''' or '''LAFFBowl''' meet. Organized originally by [[User:AshMCairo|"The Reverend" Ash Maurice Cairo]], the bowling meet has been around since early 2004, the first meet only having 4 attendees. Since then, attendance has increased to an average of 85 each month, reaching over 100 on occasion. The event has changed chairmen a few times, being chaired by [[Butterscotch Vixen]], [[Shale Ari]], [[Timoran]], and [[Reimori]]. Currently a committee of staff members run LAFFBowl, based on availability.

LAFF dinners were held at [[Wikipedia:Buona Beef|Buona Beef]] until October 2012. Buona beef has closed down and dinners as of December 2012 are now held at The Patio.<ref>Illinois Furs. (2013, January 9). Retrieved from http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4012441/</ref> Once food and drinks are had, the task of shepherding [[furries|fur]]s towards their vehicles begins to head to the bowling alley. Previously, bowling was held at [http://www.foxbowl.com Fox Bowl] in [[Wikipedia:Glen Ellyn, IL|Glen Ellyn, IL]], However bowling is now at Tivoli Bowl in Downers Grove Illinois.

In 2006, due to several issues between LAFF and Fox Bowl's management, LAFF bowling shifted to [http://www.bowlbrunswick.com/center_info?centerId=3850 a local Brunswick Zone] in [[Wikipedia:Glendale Heights, IL|Glendale Heights, IL]]. Thanks to cooperation with staff, [[fursuiter]]s were welcome to suit up and bowl in [[fursuits]]. A [[headless lounge]] is provided by both alleys free of charge. In the background, [[artist]]s set up supplies on the tables and begin drawing, often offering free sketches to friends or those interested. After the first round, Fox Bowl often turns off the lights to begin Cosmic Bowling, where [[Wikipedia:black light|black lights]] illuminate balls, pins and even fursuits.

The event usually lasts 2 or 3 games before the after-parties begin. Popular venues have been [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]], [[Wikipedia:Steak and Shake|Steak and Shake]] and [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]], home of [[SliderCon]]. Since moving to the Brunswick location, bowling went into decline, due to waning interest in the event and the new location. Attendance had been falling rapidly as a result. However, the introduction of an air hockey tournament in January 2007 combined with some basic solutions to the problems at hand and bowling became no longer in danger of fading away and Brunswick became a more permanent home for the bowling.

However, not all members of LAFF were pleased with the move, preferring the environment and amenities that Fox Bowl provided. In June 2007, a second bowling event was started, in hopes to return bowling to Fox Bowl, providing local furries a choice between bowling at Brunswick and Fox Bowl. This event was organized and run by [[Rayven Wolffe]] and [[Blazger]] and runs the week after the Brunswick Zone event, allowing furries to attend both if they choose.

After Brunswick Zone replaced the party room with a pro shop, LAFFBowl moved again to Tivoli Bowl in Downers Grove, where it has been welcomed for many years.

==Location and time==

*Downers Grove, IL
*1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month (unless noted otherwise)
**[http://lafflist.org/wiki/Downers_Grove_Furry_Bowling Monthly calendar]
**Tivoli Bowl: from 9:00 PM until midnight

==External links==
*[http://lafflist.org/wiki/Downers_Grove_Furry_Bowling Bowling article on the LAFF homepage] - Includes date, time, and location of this event.
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/471158552931098/ Facebook Page on Downers Grove Furry Bowling] - Includes more info on the event.
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