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Burger and Brew Neighbors Night Out!
Location: Brasserie by LM, 800 S. Michigan Ave.
When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2014 | 5PM

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South Loop Community Updates Meeting
Location: The Venue, 1550 S. State Street
When: Saturday, Jan. 17th, 2015 | 9 - 10:30AM
 
South Loop Elementary School Open House
Location: 1915 S. Federal Street
When: Friday, January 23, 2015

 

 

2014-2015

OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE

 

Calling all prospective preschool and kindergarten families for 2015-16 school year *

 

South Loop Elementary School early childhood center welcomes you to join us at one of our upcoming open house events on the following Fridays:

 

JAN 23FEB 20, MAR 20, APR 17, OR MAY 21

 

Events begin at 9am and feature a presentation, tour and brief Q & A session.

Where: South Loop School Early Childhood Center, 1915 South Federal Street

 

Questions: Email MMACNAB@CPS.EDU

 

*Children must be 5 years old by September 1, 2015 to start kindergarten; preschoolers must be 3 years old by September 1, 2015 and be potty trained.

Sounds of the South Loop
Location: Second  Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
When: Wednesday, January 21st, 2015 at 6:00PM
Sounds of the South Loop presents the Metropolis Oboe Quartet on Wednesday, January 21 at 6:00 p.m. The lush sounds of violinist Thomas Yang, violist Rose Griffin, oboist Deb Stevenson and cellist Steven Houser will warm all listeners on a winter's evening. Tickets are by donation and are available for a discount online:www.soundsofthesouthloop.com 
Students and seniors receive reduced admission. This concert is a series of musical excursions at Historic Second Church, a National Historic Landmark.


Fred Anderson Park Advisory Council
Location: Women's Park Fieldhouse, 18th & Indiana
When: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 7:00PM
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Fred Anderson Park | 1629 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL | www.FredAndersonPAC.org 

 
About the Fred Anderson PAC
On Tuesday July 1, 2014, a meeting was held to form a park advisory council (PAC) for the purpose of nominating officers and to be a registered PAC with the Chicago Park District. The PAC and membership has met since then to monitor construction progress, and discuss plans for a grand opening celebration (to be held Spring 2015). The park quietly opened in late December, 2014.

What is a PAC?
The stated purpose of PAC as outlined by the CPD: "To have a positive impact on the park and surrounding community. Provide CPD staff with an advisory voice related to a specific park. These matters include but are not limited to Facilities, Equipment Improvements, Programming, Landscaping, Budgeting, Safety/ Security & Overall Service. Fundraising for the purchase of equipment or additional programming."

Get involved!
Much work is needed in order to organize and manage the park to be a successful community venture. Lend your expertise in proposing rules & regulations, programming for the park and performance area, and generating ideas to build a South Loop community focal point. Come by the PAC meeting to learn more and meet your neighbors.

Elephant Room Gallery Presents Subterranean
Location: 704 S Wabash Ave.
When: Friday, January 16th | 5:30PM - 8:00PM

Elephant room gallery is proud to present the exhibition "subterranean", a visual duet of painterly expression with the collaborative work of Lewis Graham Taylor (yams) and Christie Chew-Wallace opening January 16th. After first meeting at elephant room two years ago during a graffiti fundamentals class taught by Taylor, the pair met up again at lacuna artist lofts where their studios were just across the hall from one another. They soon began to collaborate on works together on canvas. Chew-Wallace's more traditional paintbrush realism fuses with the spray paint imagery of Taylor (known as yams in the graffiti writer community) in a compelling collision of color and expression. Their gestural play of mark making utilizes a variety of mediums, requiring the viewer to delve deeply into the multi-faceted layers of aesthetic found in each piece. The result of their collaborative work is playful yet artistically mature and harmoniously diverse. In short, it is a visual conversation between the two artists. After rounds of trading their canvases back and forth between studios, the works will end up at elephant room in a culmination of their visual chemistry. The exhibition runs January 16th through February 21st with an opening reception on Friday, January 16th from 5:30 to 8pm.

 
South Loop's Community Center
Daystar Center
1550 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Gather. Connect. Grow.

 

Includes space to rent for your next function! 

 

The Daystar Center is a safe, clean neighborhood environment in the same building as the Daystar School, a pre-K to 8th grade private school.

The Daystar Center offers a variety of educational, artistic and cultural activities. Check out our calendar here!
Public Meeting on the Obama Presidential Library with Alderman Pat Dowell
Location: Washington Park Field House, 5531 S. King Dr.
When: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2014 | 6PM
Public meeting on the proposed site of the Barack Obama
Presidential Library - Washington Park Site

Wednesday, January 14 Noon
Washington Park Field House
5531 S. King Drive

At this meeting, residents will have the opportunity to hear about the proposals, ask questions and provide their thoughts on the project.

*An additional meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 13 at 6:00 PM at Hyde Park High School - 6220 South Stony Island Avenue

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to honor one of our own," said Alderman Pat Dowell. "It would spur both housing and commercial development. But, there's definitely a need for community involvement in how that site is laid out, how it's oriented, what it looks like. None of that has been discussed." (Chicago Sun-Times, 01/05/2015)

For the latest information and background on the Obama Public Library, please click here.
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P.O. BOX 4632 - Chicago, IL 60680-4632
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