Arts & Culture
LEARN ABOUT INDOOR GARDENING ON TUESDAY, AUG. 31
Rogers Park Garden Group invites you to : Exploding the Myths of Indoor Gardening
David Wachholz, Plant Parenting Inc.
Tuesday, August 31, 7 pm
Plant forum begins at 6:30 pm
RP Presbyterian Church, 2nd floor
Greenview & Greenleaf
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The Results of the 49th Ward Underpass Mural Vote “Mass Underpass Murals Project”
Nearly 600 49th Ward residents voted this weekend at the Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival to select the artistic murals that will grace CTA and Metra underpasses in the 49th Ward.
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Upcoming @ Mess Hall
This is the announcement list for Mess Hall, an experimental cultural center in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Mess Hall hosts a printed matter archive, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, public projects, actions, events, meals, and more.More…
RAVEN THEATRE ANNOUNCES “OUT AT RAVEN” AND SPECIAL SUBCRIBER EVENT
CHICAGO - Raven Theatre reaches out to the LGBTQ community through their new event series, "Out at Raven". This series shows Raven's appreciation of and commitment to the LGBTQ community, providing an opportunity to mingle and network during one Friday night performance of each mainstage show. Each “Out at Raven” performance includes a post-show wine and appetizer reception and discussion with the cast and director.
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Greenleaf Art Center - Fall Classes Begin Oct 18th
Greenleaf Art Center is located in Rogers Park one block west of Clark on Greenleaf Avenue. It is conveniently near the Rogers Park Metra train stop, and is easily accesible via the #22 Clark Street bus. Plus, the Art Center has plenty of free parking.
Greenleaf Art Center provides studio and exhibition space for over forty area artists and is home to five business enterprises. Since its inception in 1990 by Kathie and Denis Paluch, it has grown to become a vibrant part of the Rogers Park arts community. The center hosts a variety of exhibitions, open studio events, art salons and creative workshops throughout the year as well as art classes for both children and adults.
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Glenwood Sunday Market - Location change this weekend.
Glenwood Sunday Market Open this Sunday
Glenwood Sunday Market will be relocating this weekend during the Glenwood Arts Fest. The market will be relocated for this weekend only -- 2 blocks north on Glenwood between Lunt & Greenleaf.
Market Hours:
Sunday, August 21st 9:00am - 2:00pm.
Market Location:
Glenwood & Lunt
7000North/1400West
Second Annual Pooch Party!
Join us at this year's Pooch Party on Saturday, August 14th from 11am to 2pm at Glenwood & Morse. Enter your pooch in one of 4 contests to win great prizes. For more information, call (773) 508-5885.
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Posted by Charlie on August 06, 2010
OPEN CALL for audio material @ Mess Hall
ROGERS PARK PEOPLE'S RADIO (RPPR), or the radio next door, will be broadcasting LIVE from Mess Hall during the Glenwood Ave Arts Fest--AUG 21 & 22! We invite YOU to join us & Radio Populares Collective members as we BUILD a LOW-POWER FM RADIO STATION from the ground up this Sunday & next--AUG. 8 & 15. & we invite YOU to SUBMIT AUDIO CONTENT to be aired on RPPR. Let's hear what's ours.More…
Posted by Charlie on August 06, 2010
New Trier teens tutor at Family Matters
On most summer days, 15-year-old Olivia Loucks practices diving or helps out in her mother’s north suburban gallery. But for two mornings a week the Winnetka teenager and five friends make the trek into the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago to tutor elementary school children. Chicago Tribune article here
Posted by Charlie on August 05, 2010
SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER SELECTS NEW CENTER DIRECTOR
The Shambhala Meditation Center has been a quiet force in the east Rogers Park community since 1996. This past May, for the first time in its nearly twenty-year history, the SMC has a full-time Director, Mr. Tom Adducci. Tom was previously the Director of the Minneapolis Shambhala Center. Tom is a Chicago native.More…
Posted by Charlie on August 04, 2010
Cuentos Summer Celebration & Fundraiser & Goodbye Party
Cuentos Foundation Director and Artist, Michele Feder-Nadoff, Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship For Research and Community Initiatives in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico.
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Posted by Charlie on July 30, 2010
Glenwood Ave Arts Festival - Starts Tonight!
The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) is a free, weekend-long arts festival that features 100+ artists, open studios, and live entertainment on three outdoor stages. Experience art of all disciplines, music, theater, food and drink on the cobblestone streets of the Glenwood Avenue Arts District in Chicago’s historic Rogers Park neighborhood.
The 9th annual Fest takes place the weekend of August 21 & 22, 2010. There will be a kickoff party on Friday night with the artists' market on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from noon to 9pm.
Posted by Charlie on July 30, 2010
Rogers Park Artists Think “BIG"lass
Rogers Park resident and stained glass artist Emily Carlson has always dreamed big. Some people might think of stained glass as the stuff that makes churches pretty; Carlson sees it as not only a beautiful window-filler, but a medium that reaches up and out and maybe, just maybe, something you can walk on.
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Posted by Charlie on July 19, 2010
4TH ANNUAL GARDEN MEANDER - JULY 27
Meander Along Ridge
Enjoy a summer evening stroll through multi-unit and single family gardens lovingly tended by dedicated gardeners, some experienced, some less so but no less enthusiastic, along the Rogers Park Ridge. The meander will conclude with a tour of the beautiful gardens and grounds of St. Scholastica Academy and Benedictine Sisters Monastery.
Tuesday, July 27, 6-8:30 pm (Registration opens at 5:45 and closes promptly 6:45; reception follows at 7:30 pm)
Start: St. Scholastica Parking lot, 7416 N. Ridge (@ Jarvis)
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Posted by Charlie on July 16, 2010
From Rogers Park to Ravenswood, Daley acts on his theater words
On the opening night of “Sweet and Hot,” the charming revue by Theo Ubique Theatre, I poked my head out of the door of the No Exit Cafe at intermission. Such a sultry show required fresh air. It was a beautiful evening. I looked north on Glenwood Avenue and saw the sign for the Heartland Studio Theater. And I looked south and saw the grand marquee for the Lifeline Theatre, an anchor in its 'hood. Read Chris Jones' Chicago Tribune article here...
Posted by Charlie on July 14, 2010
The International Art Group presents: “Cultures Connecting” and “Where do I Belong”
Opening: July 16. 6pm - 10 pm, music: Ted Ehnle, Victor Cuellar, Kathryn Gauthier, mask improvisations with Marianna Buchwal, Ifeoma, Nkemdi,Yelena Fathkullina
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Posted by Charlie on July 14, 2010
Market For All Fest - Sunday July 11th
The Glenwood Sunday Market, in Rogers Park, presents the Market for All Fest. This night of local music and entertainment at The Morseland will provide funds to support the Market for All program at the Glenwood Sunday Market. The program enables families who rely on the Illinois LINK card to have access to fresh, nutritious local products. In addition, the program will match up to $10 in LINK purchases per card-holder, per market day.
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Posted by Charlie on July 08, 2010
The Modern Cup Show @ The Common Cup
Beginning on July 7th, mental illness patients living at the Clayton
Residential Home in Chicago will be displaying and selling their artwork at
the Common Cup coffeehouse in Rogers Park for the month. The show, entitled
The Modern Cup Show: An Art Collaboration will display the paintings and
media collages created by artists who receive treatments at the Clayton
Residential Center.
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Posted by Charlie on July 08, 2010
Celebrate Clark Street Festival
Delight your senses with rhythms that make you dance and rich "avors from
around the world without leaving Chicago. The Rogers Park Business Alliance
will host the 5th Annual “Celebrate Clark Street Festival” on Saturday, July 24
(1 to 11 PM) and Sunday, July 25 (1 to 10 PM), on Clark Street between
Morse and Touhy.
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Posted by Charlie on July 08, 2010
The Rogers Park Song
by Mary Bao and Neil Lifton, owners of Duke's Bar.
Posted by Charlie on July 05, 2010
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