We Welcome Three New Village Sponsors
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A
trio of mainstay businesses - good neighbors all - have joined Lincoln Park
Village as Sponsors and now are helping us enhance our services to the
community. These institutions have anchored Lincoln Park for decades. The Village is pleased to announce their
participation in support of our work.
Lincoln
Park Market
2500 N. Clark St.
Originally on Webster Ave., and for over 25 years at
the expanded location on Clark St., Lincoln Park Market and the Longaneckers
(Bruce and Bruce, father and son) provide a friendly neighborhood
general store stocked with groceries, housewares, and hardware, plus an array
of services: catering, full-service post office, bank, grocery delivery, bus
passes, key cutting, knife sharpening, free customer parking, and more. www.Lincolnparkmarket.com,
773.477.9372.
658 W. Belden Ave.
First
as an Irish saloon, later as a tavern and eatery (it became John Barleycorn in
the 1960s), this popular neighborhood meeting place has operated in Lincoln
Park for 120 years. Manager Marco LaCava, who lives just down the
street, opens the pub to numerous community events during the year. Don't miss
the Village Joke Exchange! there March 21 (see Calendar below.) www.johnbarleycorn.com 773.348.8899.
2401 N. Halsted St.
MB Financial has a 100-year history of serving customers in Chicago and currently maintains 80+ banking centers in the city and suburbs. Gail Csapo, well-known branch manager who has worked at the Halsted Street location (formerly Corus Bank) for 27 years, welcomes all visits and inquiries and always is ready to detail services such as new checking accounts. www.mbfinancial.com, 773.832.2033. |
Don't Miss These Upcoming Events
For
complete details, visit our website: www.lincolnparkvillage.org.
Register by calling 773.248.8700.
Let the Village office know if you need a ride!
T'AI CHI CLASSES.
Continuing Mondays, 10 - 11 am, Whole Foods, 1550 N. Kingsbury. Breathing and gentle movement
increase your energy, flexibility, and muscle strength.
NIA CLASSES.
Thursdays
through March 25, 10:30 - 11:30 am, Church of the Three Crosses, 333 W. Wisconsin.
New series begins April 1.
HEALTH
CARE REFORM - What's Happening Anyway?
Thursday, March 4, 7-9 pm. Hosted by Leatrice Berman Sandler and Stephen Sandler. Discussion led by Robyn Golden, director of
Older Adult Programs at Rush University Medical Center.
A CHANCE
TO CHOOSE: Carrying Out Your Medical Agenda into End of Life. Sunday, March 7, 4-6
pm. Hosted by Katherine and Jim Zartman. Discussion led by Joan Ente, geriatric care manager
at CJE SeniorLife.
THE FABLED
WONDERS OF ENGLISH GARDENS, Saturday, March 13, 10 - 11:30 am. Hosted by Alison Ash. For
gardeners and admirers both. Discussion
led by Henry Wykowski of the Lincoln Park Conservancy.
JOKE EXCHANGE!
- Laughter Really Is Great Medicine. Sunday, March 21, 4-6 pm,
John Barleycorn, 658 W. Belden. Belly-laughs
and knee-slappers guaranteed. Discussion
led by Reed Engel, director, Wellness Strategies, Mather LifeWays Institute on
Aging.
ENJOY A
BRILLIANT VIOLINIST AND VIOLIN. Wednesday, March 24, 5:45-7:30 pm, Women's Athletic Club, 626 N.
Michigan. A recital by Kyoko Takezawa,
playing a Guarneri violin, on loan from the Stradivarius Society of Chicago.
AN
ARTIST'S PRIVATE TOUR OF HER NEW EXHIBIT.
Wednesday,
March 31, 1 pm, Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph and Michigan. Member Winifred Godfrey (www.godfreyart.com) introduces her stunning
renderings of Guatemala -- paintings, photographs and textiles. Includes a slide show at 2 pm.
Coming in April . . .
TALKING SHAKESPEARE and Taming of the Shrew. Tuesday, April 6. Lively discussion led by Board member Larry
Elkins.
Get intuit: A Private Tour of
Ground-Breaking African-American Carvings. Thursday, April 15, at Intuit (www.art.org) Chicago's
singular outsider art gallery featuring the work of Ulysses Davis.
One-on-ONE WITH THE WORK OF AN
HISTORICAL ARTIST. Thursday, April 29. Illinois' Artist Laureate and member Kay
Smith (www.kaysmithartist.com)
presents her work on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Dear Village member,
I can't get the play "The Year of Magical Thinking" out of my mind, especially
Joan Didion's opener: "Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant."
Most Village members (and we are now 144 members strong) are primarily
interested in building community and resources to meet future needs. And indeed we
are - together - establishing an "experience/solutions bank" for aging in
place: neighbor-vetted, familiar,
trustworthy, and anchored by continual opportunities for social engagement and education.
But, as so many of us know, future needs quickly can become present
and pressing. In just this past month, the Village has
helped members with a range of immediate issues and difficult transitions: Care
giving demands, divorce, insomnia, unexpected surgery, the death of a loved
one. In each situation, help has been
streamlined through our extraordinary combination of providers: a cadre of
talented volunteers, our trusted service providers, and timely, seasoned
support from our strategic partners - CJE SeniorLife, Mather LifeWays, and Rush
University Medical Center.
Yes, life changes fast, and when it does the Village is
there.
Dianne
S. Campbell
Founding
Executive Director
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AN EARLY SPRING?
One Phone Call to the Village
Can Make That Happen
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March
- still winter in Chicago. But you can make these last stubborn days of
winter fly by while preparing for the
lovely spring days ahead. Can the Village help?
You know the answer.
Get
rid of stuff
- Time
to donate those old clothes, furniture, and other unwanted household items. A Village volunteer can pick it all up and
take it away.
- Still
hanging on to those medical and financial records from the '90's? A
volunteer can box them up and take them away for safe, secure shredding.
- Being
a friend of the environment means you probably have old paint cans, batteries
and electronics to dispose of. A volunteer can make it all disappear - to
the right places.
GET ORGANIZED
- Frustrated
by rooting around in your computer files for last year's Christmas letter? The
first draft of your novel? Pictures from your trip to Mexico? A
volunteer can organize your computer files and make your life retrievable.
- If
you still haven't unpacked all the boxes from your last move (we won't tell
anyone how long it's been) a Village
volunteer will help you unpack them, stow the items, and dispose of the boxes.
- If
you have a Dagwood Bumstead closet, cupboard, or desk, a Village volunteer can bring order to the chaos.
Clean UP & SPRUCE UP
- Time
to clean your area rugs. The Village will find a reliable cleaner
and arrange for pickup.
- Need
a deep spring cleaning that includes windows, bathrooms, attics, cellars,
garage? The Village will find the perfect
cleaner for you.
- Wallpaper
the powder room (an excuse to buy new towels!); paint the bedroom (an excuse to
buy new sheets!). The Village knows some fine painters and paperhangers, as well as
carpenters and other craftspeople to help you spruce up your place.
- Tired
of sleeping in that dent? It's time to
turn the mattress. A Village volunteer will flip it for you.
Renewal
- try something new!
Now
that those nagging home chores are done and you've given your place a facelift,
how about airing out your brain with a new challenge - or finally trying
something you've always wanted to do.
For example:
- Plan
an indoor or outdoor garden
- Start
an exercise or walking program
- Learn
to play an instrument.
The
Village has talented folks ready to gear you up and spur you on for any new
project or adventure you can dream of.
And before you know it, it really will
be spring. So call us!
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The Doctor Is In
A very engaged and
participatory group filled the Church of the Three Crosses January 30 for The
Doctor Dialogues, second in a series of Health and Wellness forums presented by
Lincoln Park Village. For a full report,
see the Village website, www.lincolnparkvillage.org.
Actively learning how to
enhance our health and stay well is a priority for many Lincoln Park residents,
and the Village plans to continue offering programs that respond to this
demand. Next up for our Health and
Wellness series: Care Giving. Watch for upcoming announcements and be sure
to attend this important educational forum scheduled for May 8.
Dr. Neelum Aggarwal (right)
moderates the physician panel including (L to R) Drs. Joseph Murphy, Annabelle
Volgman, and Martin Gorbien.
Participants were attentive
and asked hard-hitting questions during the morning-long forum.
Photos: Nancy
Biederman
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Party in Aisle 1, 2, 3, 4...!
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Lincoln Park Market and the Longanecker family threw the doors open
wide in February and hosted a party to bring customers together with Village
members to discuss mutual interests and opportunities. Wine, food, and lively conversation filled
the aisles, from dairy products to frozen foods. As a result, the Village now has new
volunteers, members, and friends - plus a lot more neighbors know what the aging in place
movement, here and across the country, is all about.
Neighbor Michael Bauer gets an update
from Village members Connie Singer (left) and Betty Dayron.
The aisle between the bakery
and deli counter was a particularly popular spot for talking and noshing.
Photos: Jane
Curry
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Touring a Jewel
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During
a private tour February 24, Village members and guests experienced the
Auditorium Theatre top to bottom - an unforgettable perspective of one
of Chicago's most celebrated buildings. Village volunteer Brenda
Sollitt, a member of the restoration committee, was there to provide a
true insider's view.
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Call us! Join us!
773.248.8700
Lincoln Park Village
2502 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60614
p. 773.248.8700 f. 773.248.8181
www.lincolnparkvillage.org
info@lincolnparkvillage.org
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