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February 8, Monday-- TIF public presentation by selected Harper/53rd-Lake Park developer - diff. location.
Save February 2, 9, 16 for Garden Fair lectures, Feb. 10 What's Up in Woodlawn?
Feb. 11 UC unveils plans on Lab School expansion, poss. incl. Dr. Hospital.
Feb. 13 for a forum on staying in home and community -flyer;
Feb 22- TIF committee in open session on Harper developer MOVED TO MARCH 1
February 23 6:30 pm HPKCC Schools Committee award cer. and election promotion for LSCs etc. with speaker Jacqueline Edelberg on school turnaround, How to Walk to School, Kenwood Academy Jazz Band. At Kenwood Academy Library.
Feb. 27 Hyde Park Historical Society dinner.
March 1, 6;30 TIF committee in open session on Harper developer
March 6 Hyde Park Transitional Housing Taste of Hyde Park

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*******February 8, Monday, 7 pm. TIF Advisory Council meets in open session for PRESENTATION BY THE SELECTED DEVELOPER (VERMILION) FOR HARPER CT./53RD -LAKE PARK DEVELOPMENT. SPECIAL LOCATION CANTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 4959 S. Blackstone. Parking.

February 8, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

February 9, Tuesday, 6 pm. Dyett High School LSC meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm, room 139. 555 E. 51st St. 773 535-1825.

February 9 , Tuesday, Today only at 6 pm (normally 6:30 pm). Kenwood Academy Local School Council meets 2nd Tuesdays at 5015 S. Blackstone. 773 535-1350. AT 7 PM THE PUBLIC IS INVITED ALSO TO HEAR REPORT ON THE SIPAAA SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROCESS AND TO JOIN IN BREAKOUT SESSIONS.

February 9 , Tuesday, 6:30 pm. CAPS community alternative policing Beat 2123 (North Kenwood) 2nd Tuesday, Kennicott Park field house, 4434 S. Lake Park Avenue, 312 747-2930. 7 pm.

February 9, Tuesday, 7 pm. CAPS community alternative policing Beat 213 (Grand Blvd.) 2nd Tuesday, 7 pm. McKella's Hair Salon, 450 E. 53rd St. 773 747-5109. Call as some CAPS do not meet in December.

February 9 , Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism. University Church, 5655 S. University. CHECK FIRST WITH JULIAN BALL AT 773 955-4841.

??February 9, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park LaLeche League meets at St. Paul and Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester. Cheryl at 773 538-6128.

February 9 , Tuesday, time? Carnegie School Local School Council meets 2nd Tuesdays alternating between morning and evening.1414 E. 61st St. 773 535-0530.

February 10, Wednesday, 5:30-6:30 panel, followed by reception. What's Up in Woodlawn? What are the issues facing residents in Woodlawn? What are local leaders and organizations doing to improve the community? What will Woodlawn look like in three years? Panelists Ald. Willie B. Cochran (20th); Arvin Strange, Executive Director of the New Communities Program-Woodlawn; Representative from the Woodlawn Children’s Promise Zone. At SSA room W-1, 969 E. 6oth St. RSVP by emailing cedochicago@gmail.com or calling 773-413-9302 and leaving a message. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Community Economic Development Organization, a joint student organization of SSA and the Harris School of Public Policy. Contact us at cedo@lists.uchicago.edu.

February 10, Wednesday, 6 pm. Bret Harte School Local School Council meets at 1556 E. 56th St., gym. 773 535-0870.

February 10, Wednesday, 6 pm. The UC Civic Knowledge section of Cafe Society meets 2nd Wednesdays at International House Tiffin Room, 1414 E. 59th St. for moderated discussion. Christine Louise Hohlbaum’s new book, The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World. Topic article links: contact Erica Dudley at edudley@uchicago.edu.

February 10, Wednesday, 7 pm. University of Chicago Charter Woodlawn High School meets 2nd Wednesdays at 6420 S. Woodlawn. 773 752-8101.

February 11, Thursday, 6:30 pm. Univ. of Chicago and Ald. Hairston (5th) invite all to an introduction to plans for Lab School expansion at its present campus and possibly Doctors Hospital site. These may include demolition of historically designated buildings. Judd 126, use double doors near 59th on Kimbark Ave.

February 11, Thursday, 7 pm (changed to 6:30?). CAPS beat 2132 Community Alternative Policing meets at Treasure Island Lower Level. CALL 312 747-2930.

February 11, Thursday, 12:15 pm. Creating a Sustainable Campus— For Today & Future Generations. Ilsa Flanagan, Director of Sustainability University of Chicago. BSLC 109, 924 E. 57th St.

February 11, Thursday, 6:30 pm. Univ. of Chicago and Ald. Hairston (5th) invite all to an introduction to plans for Lab School expansion at its present campus and possibly Doctors Hospital site. These may include demolition of historically designated buildings. Judd 126, use double doors near 59th on Kimbark Ave.

February 11, Thursday, 7 pm. CAPS Beats 232 and 233 2nd Thursday at Coppin AME Church, 5627 S. Michigan. 312 747-5109. Call as some CAPS do not meet in December.

February 11, Thursday, 7 pm. Cafe Society meets for moderated discussion at Valois Cafeteria, 1518 E. 53rd St.

February 11, Thursday, 7 pm. Nichols Park Advisory Council meets at the fieldhouse, 1355 E. 53rd St. Stephanie Franklin, 773 955-3622.

February 12, Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512. United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

February 13, Saturday, 9:30 am-12 pm. Coalition for Equitable Community Development Annual Meeting and Community Forum. CREATIVE AFFORDABLE LIVING IN HYDE PARK-KENWOOD. The program will feature A PANEL OF EXPERTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND MOVEMENTS THAT HELP NEIGHBORS BAND TOGETHER TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AS THEY AGE: Prairie Onion Cohousing, Lincoln Park Village, Qumbya Cooperative, North Sided Housing Center, Home Sharing and more. Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn. Parking available. Questions call 773 955-4455. http://www.hpkcoalition.com. Flyer.

February 13, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPUSH weekly forum, 930 E. 59th St.

February 13, Saturday, 10:30 am. South Shore Cultural Center Advisory Council meets at the Center, 7059 South Shore Drive.

February 13, Saturday, 1-3 pm. Woodlawn Community Service Corporation invites you to join them for their "Black History Celebration" on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the 3rd District Police Station located 7040 South Cottage Grove Avenue from 1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. On tap to celebrate our heritage: Dan Duster, President-3 D Development Group and the grandson of Ida B. Wells, Mama Edie-"The singing SIGNing, spanish-speaking, storytelling percussion playing, speech pathologist" and Jackie D. Lynch, Director of Community Affairs-Gift of Hope and also one of the Chicago Defender's 50 Men of Excellence for 2010. For more information call: President/Chairman Gail Mercherson 1 (773) 684-2944. Please come out and share with us as we celebrate the importance of who we are.

February 15, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

February 16, Tuesday, 12 pm. Hyde Park Kiwanis meets at Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive, south room of restaurant in south building.

February 16, Tuesday, 5:30 pm. King College Prep High School Local School Council meets 3rd Tuesdays at 4445 S. Drexel Blvd. 773 535-1180.

February 16, Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Kenwood PAC (Parent Advisory Council) hosts Robin Robinson, FOX news anchor, on time personal time management and getting your teen to read! As a Black History Month lecture, Ms. Robinson, wife, mother, and working mom, shares her secrets for time management and getting youth to read. Kenwood Academy King Room, 5015 S. Blackstone (flagpole entry). Questions? Sheila Wesonga, shewesonga@yahoo.com or 773 752-4552. Flyer.

February 16, Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Storytelling Guild at Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St- juhestories@aol.com or 773 288-7217.

February 16, Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Hyde Park Historical Society board meets at 5529 S. Hyde Park.

February 17, Wednesday, 8 AM. East Hyde Park Committee meets at Montgomery Place east room, 5550 S. South Shore Drive.

February 17, Wednesday, 6 pm. UC Civic Knowledge Cafe Society at International House, 1414 E. 59th St.

February 17, Wednesday, 6 pm. Murray Local School Council meets at 5335 S. Kenwood. 773 535-0585. Stays 3rd Wednesday.

February 17, Wednesday, 6 pm. Jackie Robinson Local School Council meets 3rd Wednesdays at 4225 S. Lake Park. 773 535-1777.

February 17, Wednesday, 6 pm. Monthly meeting and discussion group of BFLAGG- parents, friends , allies, member of LGBTQ community. At First Unitarian garden level, 5650 S. Woodlawn.

February 18, Thursday, 7 pm. CAPS Beat 2131 community alternative policing meets at Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood. 312 747-2930.

February 18, Thursday, 7 pm. Cafe Society meets for a moderated on a discussion chosen in common for the various Cafe Society's by Illinois Humanities Council, http://www.prairie.org. Valois Cafeteria, 1518 E. 53rd St.

February 19, Friday. 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets at United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

February 20, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPUSH weekly forum at 930 E. 50th St.

MOVED TO MARCH 1 AT 6:30 PM. February 22, Monday, 6:30 pm. The Planning and Development Committee of the 53rd St. TIF Advisory Council meets in open session to review the Vermilion plan for harper Court/53rd-Lake Park development. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell.

February 22, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

February 23, Tuesday, 6 pm. (CHECK AS WAS 3RD TUESDAY) North Kenwood Oakland Charter School PTCO meets at 1119 E. 46th St, room 204. 773 536-2399.

February 23, Tuesday, 6 pm. CAPS community policing Beat 2124 (northwest) 4th Tuesday, 4829 S. Cottage Grove. 6 pm.

February 23, Tuesday, 6 pm. 5th Ward Monthly meeting at Montgomery Place, 5550 S. South Shore Drive. 773 324-5555.

February 23, Tuesday, 6-8 pm. The next HPKCC Schools Committee public event is our Biennial Recognition Ceremony with information and encouragement for running for LSC and speaker Jacqueline Edelberg, school turnaround expert, who with Ruth Kurland wrote How to Walk to School-Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance. (http://www.howtowalktoschool.com). Entertainment from Kenwood Jazz Band, light repast.
February 23 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Kenwood Academy Library, 5015 S. Blackstone (use flagpole entry, inside go right then left).
MORE INFORMATION: VISIT FEBRUARY 23 2010 CEREMONY AND FORUM page.

February 25. Blacks in Green In Partnership With The Bronzeville Alliance
4th Thursday - Friends & Family [Green] Film Night
Centers For New Horizons
4301 S. Cottage Grove Boulevard, Chicago
5:30-8:00pm with Healthy Buffet & Kiddie Care
Featuring FOOD, INC.
You'll never look at dinner the same way again: you'll be hungry for change!
Admission $5
No RSVP Required

February 25, Thursday, 6 pm. CAPS community policing Beat 2133 (central south) 4th Thursday, Hyde Park Union Church parlor, 5600 S. Woodlawn. 7 pm.

February 25 , Thursday, 7 pm. Cafe Society moderated discussions Thursdays at Valois Cafeteria, 1508 E. 53rd St. Topic: http://www.prairie.org.

February 26 , Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets at United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

February 27, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPUSH weekly forum at 930 E. 50th St.

February 27, Saturday, 10 am. 4th Ward Monthly Meeting at Monumental Baptist, 929 E. Oakwood. 773 536-8103.

February 27, Saturday, 5:30, dinner 7- Hyde Park Historical Society holds its Annual Dinner and Awards Gala at the Quadrangle Club. Cornell and Despres Preservation recognition awards will be given, there will be a few songs by the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company from their upcoming Mikado and honoring their 50th anniversary, and Roland Bailey will remember Robert Ashenhurst. Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th St. $50 must be received by Feb. 22, all after $60.

March 1, Monday, 7 pm. The Planning and Development Committee of the 53rd St. TIF Advisory Council meets in open session to review the Vermilion plan for harper Court/53rd-Lake Park development. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell.

March 1, Monday, 7 pm. Was scheduled for HPKCC Schools Committee meeting- LIKELY NOW TO BE MOVED DUE TO ABOVE. United Church, 1448 E. 53rd St. Blackstone entry- knock loud.

March 1, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

March 2, Tuesday or March 3, Wednesday, 7:30 am. Reavis Local School Council meets 1st Wednesdays at 834 E. 50th St. 773 535-1060.

March 2, Tuesday, 12 pm. Hyde Park Kiwanis meets at Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive (1st and 3rd Tuesdays).

March 2, Tuesday, 7 pm at tba. Steering Commitee forms for a Hyde Park Village. Contact Sue Alitto.

March 2, Tuesday, 6 pm. Canter Middle School Local School Council meets at 4959 S. Blackstone. 773 535-1410. 1st Tuesdays.

March 2, Tuesday, 7 pm. South Side Solidarity meets in Cobb Hall (look for sign for room).

March 2 , Tuesday, 7 pm. Campaign to End the Death Penalty meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at University Church, 5655 S. University. Julian Ball at 773 955-4841. http://www.nodeathpenalty.org.

??March 2, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park La Leche League at St. Paul and Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester. Cheryl at 773 538-6128.

??March 3, Wednesday, 7:30 am. Reavis Local School Council meets 1st Wednesdays at 834 E. 50th St. 773 535-1060.

March 3, Wednesday, 5:30 pm. Shoesmith Local School Council meets 1st Wednesdays at 1330 E. 50th St. 73 535-1764.

March 3, Wednesday, 6 pm. Friends of Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

March 4, Thursday, 6:30 pm. CAPS alternative policing Beat 234 at Washington Park field house, 5531 S. King. 312 747-5109.

March 4, Thursday, 7 pm. Cafe Society meets for moderated discussions Thursdays at Valois Cafeteria, 1518 E. 53rd St. Sp. by Illinois Humanities Council.

March 4, Thursday, 7 pm. The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Board of Directors meets at Hyde Park Bank 4th floor conference room, 1525 E. 53rd St.

March 4 , Thursday, 7 pm. North Kenwood-Oakland Conservation Community Council meets 1st Thursdays at Kennicott Park fieldhouse, 4434 S. Lake Park. Invited: Michael's Fresh Markets, which has signed a lease for a grocery store at the former 47th St. Co-Op store.

??March 4, Thursday, 7 pm. Partnership for Advancement of Refugee Rights. 5710 S. Woodlawn. aruj@uchicago.edu.

March 5, Friday, 3:30 pm. OIKOS environmental group probably meets at Meadville Theological School 57th and Woodlawn.

March 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets at united Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

March 6, Saturday, 10 am. Rainbow Push weekly forum at 930 E. 50th St.

March 6, Saturday, 1 pm, program 1:30 pm. Older Women's League Hyde Park. Topic tba. First Unitarian Moore Parlor (north building), 5650 S. Woodlawn.

March 6, Saturday, 6-9 pm. Join Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project in a fun and fundraising Taste of Hyde Park. Hear first hand from the families helped to become independent through mentoring and housing and from the mentors whose lives have also been enriched. Dinner, silent auction. Cuisine from many of Hyde Park's fine restaurants, Music by WILLIE PICKENS. At St. Thomas Apostle school, $30, $20 students, $15 children 7-12, under free. 5467 S. Woodlawn. For more info and tickets. Call Allan at 773 643-8061, hpthp@yahoo.com. THP website, http://iocillinois.org/hydepark/transitionalhousing/.

March 8, Monday, 7 pm. 53rd-Lake Park TIF Advisory Council meets at Kenwood Academy Little Theater - enter 5015 S. Blackstone at the flagpole entry turn right and walk all the way south.

March 8, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

March 9, Tuesday, 6 pm. Dyett High School LSC meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm, room 139. 555 E. 51st St. 773 535-1825.

March 9 , Tuesday, 6:30 pm. CAPS community alternative policing Beat 2123 (North Kenwood) 2nd Tuesday, Kennicott Park field house, 4434 S. Lake Park Avenue, 312 747-2930. 7 pm.

March, Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Kenwood Academy Local School Council meets 2nd Tuesdays (disregard other) at 5015 S. Blackstone. 773 535-1350.

March 9, Tuesday, 7 pm. CAPS community alternative policing Beat 213 (Grand Blvd.) 2nd Tuesday, 7 pm. McKella's Hair Salon, 450 E. 53rd St. 773 747-5109. Call as some CAPS do not meet in December.

March 9 , Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism. University Church, 5655 S. University. CHECK FIRST WITH JULIAN BALL AT 773 955-4841.

??March 9, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park LaLeche League meets at St. Paul and Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester. Cheryl at 773 538-6128.

March 9 , Tuesday, time? Carnegie School Local School Council meets 2nd Tuesdays alternating between morning and evening.1414 E. 61st St. 773 535-0530.

March 10, Wednesday, 6 pm. Bret Harte School Local School Council meets at 1556 E. 56th St., gym. 773 535-0870. SIPAAA.

March 10, Wednesday, 6 pm. The UC Civic Knowledge section of Cafe Society meets 2nd Wednesdays at International House Tiffin Room, 1414 E. 59th St. for moderated discussion. Topic article links: contact Erica Dudley at edudley@uchicago.edu.

March 10, Wednesday, 7 pm. University of Chicago Charter Woodlawn High School meets 2nd Wednesdays at 6420 S. Woodlawn. 773 752-8101.

March 11, Thursday, 7 pm (changed to 6:30?). CAPS beat 2132 Community Alternative Policing meets at Treasure Island Lower Level. CALL 312 747-2930.

March 11, Thursday, 7 pm. CAPS Beats 232 and 233 2nd Thursday at Coppin AME Church, 5627 S. Michigan. 312 747-5109. Call as some CAPS do not meet in December.

March 11, Thursday, 7 pm. Cafe Society meets for moderated discussion at Valois Cafeteria, 1518 E. 53rd St.

March 11, Thursday, 7 pm. Nichols Park Advisory Council meets at the fieldhouse, 1355 E. 53rd St. Stephanie Franklin, 773 955-3622.

March 12, Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512. United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

March 13, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPUSH weekly forum, 930 E. 59th St.

March 13, Saturday, 10:30 am. South Shore Cultural Center Advisory Council meets at the Center, 7059 South Shore Drive.

March 27. Chicago Park District and Friends of the Parks - 2010 Park Advocacy Conference: Caring and Sharing in Chicago's Parks. Saturday, March 27, 9 am-12 pm. South Shore Cultual Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive. Providing an opportunity for park advisory councils (PACs) to network with PACs across the city in hopes of leveraging best practices and building relationships. Chicago Park District and Friends of teh Parks will be conducting interactive discussions on fundraising, navigating the park district, security issues and more! For more information and to RSVP (by March 11) call (312) 742-4762 or (324 827-2757 x17.) Free parking to RSVP'd. Flyer.

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More Distant Meetings/hearings/opportunities

February 8, Monday, 11 am. Commission on Chicago Landmarks considers landmarking the Hansberry House (whose advocates will receive the Despres Award from the Hyde Park Historical Society at its Annual Dinner (see below). City Hall room 201A.

Standing Meetings

The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Board of Directors meets on the first Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at the Hyde Park Bank Bldg., 4th Floor Conf. room, 7 pm. 1526 E. 53rd St.

Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Environmental Sustainability Committee is temporarily suspended. Vicky Suchovsky.

Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Schools Committee meets 4th Wednesdays at United Church, 1448 E. 53rd St. Next June 15. Nancy Baum.

TIF Advisory Council-53rd St. Tax Increment Financing District. Meets on the second Monday of September, November, January, March, May, and July. 7 p.m. at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood.

CAPS (Community Alternative Policing Strategy) meetings for beat 2124 only have moved to 6 pm! (general calendar- call 21st District community policing office for exceptions, especially for summer and holiday seasons-- 312 747-8340 or 2930). Usual meeting time is 7 p.m. Sgt. Scott Oberg is the District overseer of CAPS and HPKCC liaison for CAPS information. Learn about community policing in the City of Chicago/Police Department website. See also in hydepark.org Neighborhood--Elected Officials and city/county services. Check locations of 2131 and 2133 as they have been changing. Note: "21" means District 021, the next digit series: "2" is North Kenwood-Oakland and meets on various TUESDAYS, "3" is Hyde Park and South Kenwood and meets on various THURSDAYS. No OR CHANGED meetings in December. Check first! CAPS021district@chicagopolice.org.

Monthly open meeting at Police Headquarters 7:30 pm 3rd Thursdays.

The East Hyde Park Committee normally meets on 3rd Wednesdays, 8:00 A.M., at Montgomery Place, 5550 South Shore Drive. Reports and open discussion with officials, agencies, institutions and stakeholder organizations. No summer, Dec. or Jan. meetings. Various months skipped- check this calendar.

East Hyde Park Action Committee is now meeting 1st Wednesdays, 6:30 pm. Treasure Island lower level meeting room.

Fourth Ward Democratic meeting. 4th Saturdays, 10 am, Monumental Baptist Church, 729 E. Oakwood Blvd. Often has informational speakers esp. from government offices. 773 536-8103.

The Fourth Ward holds free legal assistance, 3 lawyers, during Ward Night, every Thursday except first of the month. 4659 S. Cottage Grove until 8:30 pm.

Fifth Ward Meeting, 4th Tuesday, 6-8 pm. Place moves around and some months are skipped; call 773 324-5555. (October 28, Hyde Park Career Academy, 6220 S. Stony Island; no mtgs. November or December).
In addition, the Alderman holds open hours 2nd Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings and 2nd Saturdays 10-2.

Fourth Ward- open hours 2nd, 3rd, 4th Thursday evenings, ward meetings last Saturdays at 10? or 10:30. Monthly meeting 4th Saturday, 10 am, Monumental Baptist Church on Oakwood.

Twentieth Ward Meeting. 2nd Saturdays 11 am-1 pm. St. Edmund's Rectory (but may move?) 6105 S. Michigan. 773 955-5610.

1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7 pm. Campaign to End the Death Penalty at University Church.

Friends of Blackstone Library. Meets 1st Wednesdays 7pm at Blackstone Branch Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

Hearty Healthy Hyde Park meets 3rd Thursdays in the Hyde Park Co-op lower meeting room. schuttcr@aol.com.

The Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce holds monthly (?) Business To Business meetings, focusing lately on business security--first Wednesday early evenings- watch the regular calendar or call for information. 773 288-0124. Website http://www.hydeparkchamberchicago.org.

Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities meets 2nd Tuesdays at 8 pm at United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism meets Tuesdays at 7, University Church, 5655 S. University, 773 955-7072

The Hyde Park Historical Society Board meets 3rd Tuesday evenings 7:30 at the Society's headquarters. 773 288-1242.

Hyde Park Kiwanis - 1st (sometimes also 3rd( Tuesdays every month, 12 pm, Ramada Inn (usually) 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive. 773 324-8645. Write to 1507 E. 53rd Street, Box #120, Chicago Illinois, 60615 or call Winston Kennedy, or Dick and Rosemary Snow at 773 324-8645.

Hyde Park (Area 5) League of Women Voters meets in Montgomery Place East Room 4th Thursdays at 1:30 pm. Usually a speaker or topic of discussion.

Hyde Parkers for Peace and Justice. 1st Wednesdays. mel@math.uchicago.edu.

North Kenwood Oakland Conservation Community Council meets on First Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Kennicott Park Community Center, 4434 S. Lake Park.

Older Women's League- Owl Illinois Hyde Park
Meets in open session Alt. (even) 1st Saturdays 2 pm (social earlier) at First Unitarian Church Chris Moore Parlor, 5650 S. Woodlawn. Board meets first Mondays.

Partnership for Advancement of Refuge Rights has several subcommittees and meets Thursdays, 7 pm at 5710 S. Woodlawn. For more information or questions please contact Aruj at aruj@uchicago.edu OR Tsion at tgurmu@uchicago.edu.
You may also direct your inquiries to Parr@listhost.uchicago.edu.

Rainbow Push Coalition meets Saturdays at 10 am at 950 E. 50th St.

South Side Parents meets 2nd Tuesdays at 6 pm at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell.

Southside Solidarity Network meets Mondays at 7, Cobb Hall, 5811 S. Ellis. hjacoby@uchicago.edu.

South Side Stitch and Bitch klatch for women meets every Thursday at 6:30 pm at Third World Cafe, 53rd and Kimbark. Open. Still meets?

Toastmasters moved to 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 pm at Cobb Hall, 5811 S. Ellis.773 643-8225. But a group does meet at Blackstone Library- ask there 312 747-0511.

Zonta International Hyde Park Chapter meets 2nd Thursdays ? time at Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive.

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Park advisory councils meeting schedule is located in the Advisory Council section of Park News web (left bar in that page). Specific and detailed notices are posted in the Park News web page and under individual parks (left bar there). News of Events/programs in the parks is found in Park News or the individual parks. The Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners and committees meet 2nd Wednesdays, board not always at 541 N. Fairbanks.

Local School Councils meetings schedule is located in the Schools-School Councils page.

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