Tour
the Make Believe Art in Vacant Storefronts Project
Experience
the WPB Art in Vacant Storefronts project, MAKE
BELIEVE and
then vote online for your favorite installation. For
a great
self-guided walking tour, find the map here:
http://wickerparkbucktown.org/2010/07/tour-the-make-believe-project.
Bonus: Join us for a special guided tour
of the art installations on Friday October 1 at 7pm, and then meet
and mingle with the artists afterwards at WPB's First Fridays.
Free! To RSVP click here: http://pivotalchicago.pingg.com/October1.
THIS WEEKEND
Circus
in the Park featuring The Midnight Circus
The
Midnight Circus is a whimsical assortment of acrobats, aerialists,
clowns, contortionists and a dog providing delightful entertainment
to all ages in an open air city park setting. Please join the magic
and merriment while supporting your local park. The traveling
circus will be appearing at Holstein Park (2200 N. Oakley) on
Saturday September 25 at 2pm and 5pm and Sunday September 26 at 1pm
and 4pm.For more information check out: http://www.circusintheparks.com/.
Wicker
Park Farmer's Market
Visit
the Wicker Park Farmer's Market on Sunday, from 8am-2pm. The great
local veggies and flowers will be available every Sunday through
October 24. Come on out to the Park (1425 N Damen Ave) and check it
out. Free!.
NEXT WEEK AND WEEKEND
Lecture:
Humboldt Park History
On
Wednesday, September 29 at 6pm please join your neighbors for a
FREE evening lecture at the Humboldt Park Boathouse (1359 N.
Sacramento). Julia S. Bachrach, Chicago Park District Historian and
Edward Torrez, AIA, Principal at BauerLatoza Studio will present
two educational lectures entitled, "Humboldt Park: Jens Jensen's
Living Laboratory" and "The Boathouse: Then and Now" sponsored by
the Chicago Park District and Parkways Foundation. For more
information, visit: www.ChicagoParkDistrict.com.
Art
Evening in Wicker Park: Make Believe Tour + First
Fridays
Join
us for a special guided walking tour of the Make Believe art in
vacant storefronts installations on Friday October 1. The group
will meet at 1266 N Milwaukee at 7pm and take a guided tour of the
Make Believe art installations. During the tour, participants will
meet the artists and learn about their work. The tour ends at the
Flat Iron Artist's First Friday celebration where you can join in
the art + fashion fun of First Fridays at 8pm, then stay for the
Happy Dog Gallery performance exhibit entitled "Bicycles and the
Arts" at 9:30pm. To RSVP for this great FREE program click here: http://pivotalchicago.pingg.com/October1.
Exhibit
opening: Art Moving West
Check
out the Art Moving West exhibit
entitled "The City as Studio" opening Friday October 1 from 5-9pm
at the Wicker Park Art Center (2215 W North Ave). Call (773)
278-7677 for more.
Design
Harvest 2010
Come
check out Chicago's 1st annual street festival celebrating the
home. This FREE fall festival will have over 50 design-themed
vendors and great live music. Design Harvest will be held October
2-3, from 11am-7pm on Grand Ave. between Damen and Wood. For more
information visit: http://www.design-harvest.com/.
Bucktown
5K Run
On
Sunday October 3, join other Chicago area runners for the annual
Bucktown 5K race, a fully paved route that meanders through the
leafy streets of Bucktown. Runners are to begin at 1621 N.
Marshfield at 8:30am. A map of the course and race entry details
can be found here, the race entry fee is $40. Note that NO
parking will be allowed on the course starting October 3rd at 4am. Check
out this page for more parking details: http://www.bucktown5k.com/raceinfo/neighbors/.
SAVE
THE DATE & ONGOING EVENTS
Open
House at the Franciscan Outreach Association
Do
you want to learn more about homelessness in the Wicker
Park/Bucktown neighborhoods? Interested in volunteering to make a
positive difference in your community? Then please join the
Franciscan Outreach Association for an Open House at the Marquard
Center (1645 W. LeMoyne) soup kitchen on Thursday, October 7 at
7pm. This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
For more information, call Christine Curran, Director of Mission
and Community Outreach, at (773) 278-6724 or email chris@franoutreach.org.
Bucktown
Apple Pie Contest
The
annual Bucktown Apple Pie Contest will be coming to Holstein Park
(2200 N. Oakley) on Sunday October 10 from 2-5pm. Slots for bakers
and contestants are still open. Visit: http://www.bucktownapplepiecontest.com/Welcome.html
for more details.
Shred-A-Thon
Save
the date for Alderman Moreno's Shred-A-Thon on October 12
from
5-8pm
at 2058 N. Western Avenue. At this event, you will be able to shred
and recycle your old papers in a mobile shredding
truck.
CAPS Meetings
Residents in the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods that are
concerned about crime should plan to attend an upcoming CAPS
meeting. Wicker Park and Bucktown are located within the 13th and
14th Districts, and there are eight beats that cover the
neighborhood. Below is the list of all eight beats and the date and
location of each CAPS meeting. All meetings are from 7-8pm unless
otherwise noted:
Beat 1312 meets on the
second Tuesday of every month at St Helen's Church, 2301 W. Augusta
in the basement.
Beat 1322 meets on the
first Wednesday of every month at the 13th District, 937 N.
Wood.
Beat 1323 meets on the
third Wednesday of every month at the Northwest Settlement House,
1012 N. Noble, 2nd Floor.
Beat 1424 meets the
second Wednesday of every month at the Wicker Park Fieldhouse, 1425
N. Damen.
Beat 1431 meets the
first Thursday of every odd-numbered month at the 14th District,
2150 N. California.
Beat 1432 meets the
third Thursday of every month at Holstein Park, 2200 N.
Oakley.
Beat 1433 meets the
second Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm, at St. Mary's Church (in the
basement), 1850 N. Hemirtage.
Beat 1434 meets the
second Monday of every month, 6:30pm, at the Bucktown Wicker Park
Library Branch, 1701 N. Milwaukee.
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