Lake View • Lincoln Square • Ravenswood • Uptown
Northalsted Area SSA
The next meeting of the Commissioners of Northalsted Special Services Area (SSA) #18 is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, at Nookies Tree, 3334 N. Halsted St. An amendment to the bylaws covering the expansion of SSA #18 by one block will be discussed and a vote taken. Upgrading of the pylon lighting and proposed hanging baskets for the gateways will also be discussed.
GLBT Coat Drive
Help keep GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) youth warm during the upcoming winter months. Donations in good condition can be dropped off at 3608 N. Halsted St. at the 23rd District Community Policing Office. The coat drive will end Feb. 18. If you have any questions, please contact Officer Jose Rios at the 23rd District Community Policing Office at (312) 744-0064.
'Peer Gynt'
The Artistic Home, 1420 W. Irving Park Rd., has kicked off the 2004-2005 season with Henrik Ibsen’s "Peer Gynt," translated by Norman Ginsbury, directed by Artistic Director Kathy Scambiatterra. "Peer Gynt" will run through Jan. 16, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 4 p.m. There will be no performances on Nov. 25; Dec. 24, 25, or 31; or Jan. 1. Tickets are $20 on Fridays and Saturdays and $18 on Thursdays and Sundays, with discounted rates for students and seniors. For tickets, call (773) 404-1100 or visit theartistichome.org.
Canine news
The Chicago Park District is on schedule to open the 40th Ward’s first doggy park very soon. The facility, located in River Park, will feature a canine water fountain, social area, and landscaping to provide shade. Following completion, dogs will be able to have a drink, socialize and enjoy living on the North Side of Chicago.
Prenatal substance use
St. Mary’s Services, a licensed, nonprofit child welfare agency specializing in adoption, will offer an educational seminar for couples new to adoption or waiting for placement. The event will take place at St. Mary’s Services, 717 W. Kirchoff, Arlington Heights, from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. Dr. Dan Griffith, Ph.D., clinical pediatric psychologist, will speak on the effects of prenatal drug and alcohol exposure on the developing child and on long-term risks of their use during pregnancy. All interested couples are welcome to join in learning more about these issues. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Dec. 1. There is a $25 admission per couple. For more information, call (847) 870-8181 or visit stmaryservices.com.
Gold Coast • Lincoln Park • Loop • Near North
Networking
The Professional Women’s Club of Chicago (PWCC) will host a December Networking Luncheon titled " Holiday Connections- The Season of Giving and Receiving." This year’s holiday event will feature a "progressive luncheon" format, which allows attendees to switch tables at each course. This event is sure to be a sell-out. Due to the nature of the event, no walk-in registration will be accepted. The event is Wednesday, Dec. 8, 11:30 a.m. registration, 11:45 a.m. luncheon, at the University Club, 76 E. Monroe St. The cost is $38 for PWCC members, $48 for non-members, with payment by cash, check or credit card (via Web site). Reservations are required by Monday, Dec. 6. Call (312) 461-9366 or reserve online at pwcc.org.
Celebrities & Champagne
Dan Aykroyd, Nia Vardalous, and Jerry Springer are among the celebrities who will sign Champagne bottles to be auctioned at Champagne Wrap-ture, a benefit for Chicago House & Social Service Agency. The star-studded event, now in its third year, will be held at Hotel 71, 71 E. Wacker Dr., on Dec. 16 and features celebrity-signed bottles of Veuve Clicquot Champagne dressed to the nines by top local designers and artists. Tickets are $50. For more information, phone (773) 248-5200, ext. 303, or book online at chicagohouse.org. Since 1985, Chicago House has been providing housing and supportive services to individuals and families living with HIV and AIDS.
'I Hate Nature'
Martha Schwartz, professor at the Harvard Design School and owner of a prominent landscape design firm, has been referred to as the "wild child" of landscape architecture. Schwartz will lecture on the social and cultural expectations we have for and with nature as we design our own environments, which are frequently antithetical to nature.
Martha Schwartz, Inc. produces work ranging from a series of metaphorical "molecule" experiences for the proposed NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, to installations such as 51 Garden Ornaments, a sly commentary on the consumer culture created by our gardening "natural" urges.
The lecture takes place Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. in the Museum of Contemporary Art Theatre, 220 E. Chicago Ave. For tickets, please contact Amy Mooney at amooney@colum.edu or call the MCA at (312) 397-4010. Tickets are free but required to reserve a seat for this event.
Schoenberg’s 'Flash-Point'
Arnold Schoenberg’s early music was rather conventional and romantic, but in 1908 he produced the first revolutionary work of atonal music. How did Vienna in 1908 provide the perfect social and cultural environment to move Schoenberg to what Jeff Abell calls "the flash point" of transformation? And what part might have been played by the challenges of his intimate relationships?
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, Elizabeth Kehrer and Jeff Abell will explore these issues in their joint presentation, The Epicenter of Change, Vienna in the Early Twentieth Century. With slides and audio recordings, they will invoke the spirit of that historic moment and Schoenberg’s quantum leap. The program—part of the Intersections lecture and discussion series jointly sponsored by the Cultural Studies Program at Columbia College and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs—will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the First Floor West Meeting Room of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Admission is free. For more information, call (312) 744-6630 or visit intersections.colum.edu.
Pearl Harbor Commemoration
The Mayor’s Office of Special Events, Navy Pier and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs will hold the eighth annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony. Honored guests will include members of the Illinois Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. The Commemoration will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Terrace B East, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. The observance includes a "Two Bell " ceremony and a wreath will be tossed into Lake Michigan. The ceremony commemorates the lives of servicemen who were killed in the attack and it celebrates the achievements of local survivors who went on to serve our country honorably in the War and beyond. It also honors the service members of today who uphold the traditions of resolve and service established at Pearl Harbor. |
