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Bash on Wabash 2012
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Bash on Wabash
August 25 & 26
Planning for the 2012 Bash on Wabash is underway!  Would you volunteer 2-3 hours to help us staff the event?  If so, please contact our volunteer coordinator for more information.
 
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IN THIS ISSUE: AUGUST 2012
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Bash On Wabash
A New Way to Support GSLA
Printer's Row Farmer's Market
Prairie Avenue Walking Tour
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Dash on Wabash
Community Policing
GSLA Community Meeting
Bash on Wabash 2012
Saturday August 25th & Sunday August 26th

The South Loop's street festival marks its ninth year by celebrating the cultural diversity of Chicago's fastest growing community.  THE BASH ON WABASH  "Sweet Corn Chicago", located in the heart of the South Loop on Wabash Avenue between 13th Street and 14th Place. THE BASH ON WABASH promises to be an unforgettable experience.

 

Benefiting the Greater South Loop Association, this lively festival mirrors the South Loop's vibrancy, offering something for everyone.  Fresh roasted corn and beer and wine will be available to highlight the end of the summer season.  There will be a kids' area and a Corn Bags Tournament throughout the weekend.  To top it off, revelers will enjoy a variety of live music, including some of Chicago's hot local acts from 11:30am to 10 p.m. Saturday & Sunday!


Bash on Wabash 2012
A New Way to Support the South Loop
Month of August

 

Overflow Coffee Bar is now a retailer of products from Ten Thousand Villages.  Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted gifts, home decor, jewelry, personal accessories, textiles, art & sculpture from across the globe. Featuring products from more than 130 artisan groups in some 38 countries, we are part of a network of more than 390 retail outlets throughout the United States selling Ten Thousand Villages products. For more than 60 years, Ten Thousand Villages has been establishing long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans lack opportunities for stable income. All artisans are fairly paid for their products.

Ten Thousand Villages 

For more information about Ten Thousand Villages at Overflow, please contact Ryan .  Ten Thousand Villages products will be available on Saturdays from 8:00am to 6:00pm.  As sales increase, the will add more hours.

For the month of August, they are donating 5% of all gross sales from these new products to the Greater South Loop Association to help make the Bash on Wabash a success.  They will also have Ten Thousand Village products available at the Bash on Wabash, August 25 and 26!

The South Loop now has a place for you to find interesting gifts or unique items for yourself at a convenient location.  Support local business, improve our local economy, and make a global impact.

   
Printer's Row Farmer's Market is Back!

Every Saturday

starting June 9th to October 27th from 7am to 1pm visit Printers Row Park at Dearborn and Polk.

 

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City Resources

 

 

 
Glessner House: Prairie Avenue Walking Tour
Sunday, August 19th 2pm - 4pm

 

Prairie Tour  

Location: Starts at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue 

 

Explore the history of Prairie Avenue with this walking tour led by William Tyre, Executive Director and Curator of Glessner House Museum. The tour will walk past the surviving mansions in the neighborhood, and historic photos of the homes that have been lost will be shown. Interior tours of the Wheeler Mansion and Second Presbyterian Church are included. Tour will repeat on Sunday August 19 and Sunday September 16.  

2nd ward bike ride 
Street Pole Banner Survey
Request from Ald. Fioretti:

 

"My office, with the assistance of South Loop area community organizations, has been working with students from Columbia College Chicago to produce branding elements for the South Loop and Near South area, and we would like your guidance and feedback. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey and feel free to pass it along to your friends and neighbors.  We look forward to hearing your thoughts."

 

Click to take the survey and learn more about the project!

Dash On Wabash
Sunday, August 26th at 11am
$5 entry fee - Includes a free beer at the Bash!
For more information, send us an email
info@greatersouthloop.org
Dash on Wabash
1st District Community Policing
CAPS Meetings
 
CAPS 
Attend your beat meeting to receive policing updates and provide feedback to policing staff.  Locate your beat by visiting the 1st district website.
 
Next meeting:
No Meeting in August or September
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 
 
South Loop Community Meeting
Save The Date
Saturday, September 15th

 

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P.O. Box 4632
Chicago, Illinois 60680-4632
 

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