Mark your calendars!
- Beyond the Coyote
- FREE Electronics Recycling
- Renegade Craft Fair
- & Much, Much More...
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Tour the Make Believe Art in Vacant Storefronts Project
Take a self-guided tour of the WPB Art in Vacant Storefronts project, MAKE BELIEVE. Then VOTE online for your favorite installation. The wining artist will take home CHICAGO's LARGEST ART PRIZE. For a great self guided walking tour, find the map here:
http://wickerparkbucktown.org/2010/07/tour-the-make-believe-project.
THIS WEEKEND
FREE Paper and Electronics Recycling
In
addition to WPB's usual FREE paper shredding and recycling day on
Saturday September 11, FREE electronics recycling will also be offered.
All donated computers will be wiped clean of their hard drives,
refurbished and donated to elementary schools see: http://pcrr.com/for more details. Used TV monitors will also be gratefully accepted.
Bring your recyclables to the KMART parking lot on Ashland Ave (near
Division) between 10am-Noon. See you there!
Beyond the Coyote Fall Arts Festival
Join
the inaugural 'Beyond the Coyote' neighborhood fall arts festival at
the Flat Iron Art building. This celebratory three day event, including
special open studio sessions and events will be located at 1579 N.
Milwaukee Ave on September 10-12. See: http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/09/beyond-the-coyote-the-wpb-tradition-continues/for more.
Renegade Craft Fair
Hundreds
of today's finest DIY indie-craft talents will be setting up shop at
The 8th Annual Renegade Craft Fair in Wicker Park. On September 11 and
12 from 11am-7pm, Division Street between Damen and Paulina, will be
full of handmade goods from 300+ craftspeople from all over the nation.
This FREE event also includes crafting workshops, demonstrations, and
live music. For more information visit: http://www.renegadecraft.com/chicago.
NEXT WEEK AND WEEKEND
Wicker Park Garden Club Lecture Series
Join the garden club for the season's first lecture in the Wicker Park Field House (1425 N. Damen) on Monday, September 13 from 7-8:30pm. Dina Petrakis will present A Year In Humboldt Park, a 2009 photo documentation of the year long life cycle of Jensen's Humboldt Park Landscape. The cost is $7, email: wpgarden@aol.com for reservations.
Workshop: City of Chicago's Sign Permit Amnesty
On Tuesday September 14 at 8:30am come to the 48th Ward Office (5533 N. Broadway) for a valuable workshop featuring experts from the City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Department of Buildings. They will be able to assist with all the Sign Permit Amnesty program questions you may have. The Sign Permit Amnesty Program allows existing businesses lacking permits for existing signs, canopies, awnings, marquees or banners to apply for one or both of the Dept. of Buildings or Public Way Use Permits at no cost. Keep in mind the City's voluntary compliance period of six months runs from April 15, 2010 through Oct. 15, 2010. RSVP to (773) 561-6000 to attend.
Tabula Rasa Family Fun Run
Make a
difference by participating in the Tabula Rasa Family Fun Run that will
start and end at Chicago's beautiful Wicker Park on Saturday September
18. Tabula Rasa, Latin for blank slate, is an initiative to stop the
serial incarceration of Chicago youth. Tabula Rasa provides a
structured, holistic and innovative living environment that works to
transition at-risk young adults from incarcerated youth to independent
contributing members of the community. For more information on the
fundraiser or the organization, visit www.TabulaRasaChicago.orgor call (773) 331-3135.
SAVE THE DATE & ONGOING EVENTS
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 visit: http://www.circusintheparks.com/.
Come See Another Side of Wicker Park
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.
Chicago City Creatives Gallery Opening
Chicago City Creatives (CCC), a new arts collective in Wicker Park Bucktown announces the opening of its new gallery space, 3C Gallery at 2955 W Lyndale Street (at Sacramento). Join them for the first art exhibition opening reception "No Vacancy: an Urban Artist Studio" on October 7, from 6-10pm. Call (312) 391-8740 or visit www.ChicagoCityCreatives.com for more information.
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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Meet and Greet @ 6:30pm; Call to Order @ 7pm
2010 Schedule January 12
February 9
March 9
April 13
May 11
June 8
July 13
No August Meeting
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 14
All meetings will be held at St. Mary's of Nazareth Hospital, 1127 N. Oakley, unless otherwise noted.
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 Eleanor Mayer, AICP
WPB Program AssistantWicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce
p: (773) 384-2672
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