Fairs & Festivals
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
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
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
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
Local aouther reads from her first novel this weekend at Printers Row Lit Fest
Millions of readers across generations have laughed and cried with the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Little Women. And there has never been a more beloved heroine in the history of American letters than Jo March, Louisa’s alter ego and an iconic figure of independent spirit and big dreams. But as Louisa knew all too well, big dreams often come at a cost. Kelly O’Connor McNees reads from her novel, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott,
Sunday June 13 at 11am at Dearborn Station.
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Posted by Charlie on June 09, 2010
Spring Thing 2010 @ Greenleaf Art Center
2010 Group show and open studio event. Friday May 21st, 6:00 - 10:00 PM
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Posted by Charlie on May 17, 2010
Chicago Waldorf’s May Fair Family Festival and Rummage Sale Is This Weekend!
The Chicago Waldorf School was the super-amazingly-awesome host of our 2010 event. SORR was not directly involved in this event, but we figured if you liked Swap-O-Rama-Rama Chicago you'll also enjoy Waldorf's May Fair - and you'll LOVE the Waldorf School's mission of incorporating handcrafting into all aspects of education. Isn't that a great mission? Don't you want to support it? We thought so... here are the details:
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Posted by Charlie on May 13, 2010
2010 Artist of the Wall Festival - June 19th - 20th
Loyola Park Advisory Council and Rogers Park Community Council
in cooperation with
Chicago Park District and Chicago Streets & Sanitation
presents
17th Annual Artists of the Wall Festival
Saturday, June19, and Sunday, June 20, 2010
Mural Theme: “Together We Art”
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Posted by Charlie on May 10, 2010
“Trash” to Treasure Free Swap - Spring 2010
1615 W. Howard Street
Drop-Off Only: Saturday, May 15 Noon-4pm
“Free Shop”: Sunday, May 16 2pm-6pm (Preview Noon-2pm for ticket holders who donated on Saturday)
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Posted by Charlie on April 29, 2010
North Lake Shore Earth Day 2010
This year, they have more exciting programming than ever including cooking demonstrations, a film festival and informative and fun workshops on growing your own food, taking a closer look at food policy, and local community initiatives that are taking sustainability to the next level!
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Posted by Charlie on April 13, 2010
Transition Rogers Park Film Series
Transition Rogers Park Film Series
FOOD FIGHT
No Exit Cafe 6970 N Glenwood
WED, APR 14 @ 7pm
The final film in this four part series- Food Fight, by Chris Taylor, is a fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement rebelled against big agribusiness to launch the local organic food movement.
Posted by Charlie on April 13, 2010
Band Submissions Now Open
Bands seeking the opportunity to play at the 2010 Glenwood Ave Arts Fest should visit the Fest's SonicBids page as soon as possible. Submissions are open through April 1, 2010. Each of the three stages is booked by its sponsoring music venue: Heartland/Red Line, Morseland, or Duke's.
http://www.sonicbids.com/GlenwoodAvenueArtsFestival2010
Posted by Charlie on February 02, 2010
HEAT IT UP!
It's time to beat the chill and Heat it Up...A fundraiser for The Glenwood Sunday Market. Sunday Feb, 21
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Posted by Charlie on January 28, 2010
Transition Rogers Park: Film Series
Join Transition Rogers Park for the first in our four-part film series, "Remaking the American Dream," in which we'll take a look at the culture and consequences of American consumption, and think together about what new visions of wealth and prosperity we might work for in the 21st Century.More…
Posted by Charlie on January 08, 2010
Rogers Park Pub Crawl - Dec 6th
Don't miss out on this chance to meet, mix, and mingle with your neighbors. Join us in celebrating the holidays this season by supporting your local pubs.
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Posted by Charlie on December 04, 2009
Chicago Waldorf School Holiday Fair - Dec 5th
Mark your calendars now for Chicago Waldorf School’s 37th annual Holiday Fair.More…
Posted by Charlie on December 03, 2009
GIFTED - Messhall Dec 11th
"GIFTED”: 12 ARTISTS DISTRIBUTE SUSTAINABLE ART Chicago, IL – December 11, 2009 – Twelve Chicago artists explore the concept of a gift economy in “gifted,” an exhibition of free distribution. The December 11th experience at Mess Hall in Rogers Park presents various forms of sustainable art through community-driven works, educational scenarios, patterns, and handmade objects.More…
Posted by Charlie on December 03, 2009
Shop Jarvis Square - Dec 12th
Can anyone remember what it used to be like along Jarvis and Greenview? One of the more remarkable transformations to occur in Rogers Park in the past few years has been the revival of Jarvis Square. With Charmer's Cafe, Poitin Stil, Luzzat Restaurant, (award winning) Side Project Theater, Rogers Bark, Gruppo D'Amici and Taste Wine, among other locales, this corridor in the heart of the community truly warrants community support.More…
Posted by Charlie on December 02, 2009
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