Hyde
Park Record: Hyde Park-Kenwood Chicago Neighborhood and Hyde Park-Kenwood Community
Conference's
neighborhood and background website
Presented by Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference - "since 1949"
SOME
MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, OTHERS KNOW WHY OR HOW... DON'T BE LEFT ASKING "WHAT
HAPPENED!"
Meetings
and Events in the Neighborhood
To simplified
CALENDAR RUN in this page, below (selected events and meetings).
Next HPKCC program: Forum/workshop on block clubs as a crime preventer and community building strategy June 22
HPKCC Returns to its Roots with a Workshop on Block Clubs:
On Saturday, June 22 from 10 am to noon, join HPKCC members, the HPKCC WhistleSTOP/Safety Committee, and your neighbors at the Nichols Park Field House, 1355 E. 53rd St., for a workshop on forming block clubs, and crime-prevention techniques.
The workshop will be presented by CAPS community organizer Faleesa Square. Local police have also been invited to attend.
From the 1950's to the 1970's, HPKCC promoted the formation of some 60 block clubs in Hyde Park.
HPKCC initiated the WhistleSTOP program in 1972, and re-instituted it along with the University of Chicago Police in 1988. The Conference still sells whistles, and they will be available at this event.
Solstice Walk Sunday June 23- Burnham Nature Sanctuary, from pkg. lot north of 47th between Metra and the Drive.
4th of July
Parade
Plan to march with HPKCC in the 4th of July parade! We'll assembling at the
parking lot behind the Hyde Park Bank between 10 and 11 am, stepping off at
11 am, and ending at Nichols Park, where you can enjoy food and fun!
4th on 53rd is an independent project/committee of the Nichols Park Advisory
Council (a committee of HPKCC).
This page is
presented as a service by Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference. hpkcc@aol.com
We have a new and reorganized site for HPKCC-visit it by clicking HOME
(here and on many internal pages in this site); from the outside
type http://www.hydepark.org.
Note, it has a calendar of HPKCC or HPKCC-encouraged meetings and events. See
the new hydepark.org first. Return to Record via the Hyde Park Record button.
To continue in Hyde Park Record (this previous Conference site, Hyde
Park Record, mostly about our neighborhood and its hot topics from HPKCC perspective
plus lots of recommended outside links including Jackson Park), go
to Hyde Park Record's homepage at http://www.hydeparkrecord.org
(also address the address to type in from the outside). All links from
there go to hydepark.org/extension addresses as in the past.)
To MANY MORE AND FULL CALENDARS- Directory
of Calendars and Directories. Specific:
Arts and Culture. Community
meetings. Civic,
political and social interest.
Major community and specialized
events, celebrations.
Schools and
Education and. Local
School Councils. Park
Councils. PARKS PORTAL
CAPS
(recurring). Faith Blackstone
Library August 2012
Information on a June 16 Benefit screening of film on Oscar Brown with intro and performance by Maggie Brown for Coalition for Equitable Community Development, at Harper Theater- visit http://www.hpkcoalition.org. Also see June 16
5th Ward Participatory Budgeting: Report of results in hot topics.
We
support your participation in the many programs of Blackstone
Library and Friends of Blackstone Library (and http://www.chipublib.org)
and its Friends.
Next Despres Family lecture series program- tba. DONATE/JOIN-
hydepark.org click into
Friends of Blackstone.
Police- NEW CAPS MEETING SCHEDULE- click
here.
Ward
meetings. 4th Ward Aldermanic- 4th Aldermanic Generally 3rd Monday but varies,
6-8 pm. Next June 24 at 6th Grace, 600 E. 35th St.
5th Ward June 25 (usually 4th Tues.)- this month at La Rabida, 6501 S. Promontory
Circle Dr. Open hours 5-8 Tuesdays when no ward mtg. call ahead for these, 773
324-5555.
HPKCC
board meetings are in the Hyde Park Bank bldg. 4th floor conference room on
1st Thursdays, but we start at 7:10 to accommodate those who have to feed meters.
Next May 2.
Back in session: Farmer's Markets- 61st Blackstone (Sats), 53rd S. Hyde Park (Thurs), 44th Cottage (Sats).
Calendar run (select- see our topic calendars for full) currently major meetings are in abeyance for holidays. See the topic calendars for plenty to do.
June 19, Wednesday, 6 pm. Ray School releases and discusses next year's budget, which 1) is like for all schools now in the hands of the principals on a per pupil basis, 2 involves how to fund the new grades as a receiving school, 3 will be a first word on how deep CPS cuts and layoffs will be.
June 19, Wednesday, 7 pm. Washington Park Advisory Council meets in the fieldhouse, 5531 S. King Dr.
June
20, Thursday, 7 pm. Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public
Education South Side All Schools Meeting
Augustana Lutheran Church 5500 S Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637. Join us to
discuss school budgets, the state of our schools, switch to per pupil funding,
and solutions. RYH
is a city-wide parent-led coalition advocating for quality public
education for all students.
June 21, Friday, all day and into the night- celebrate the Solstice/St. Lucy Day with Make Music Chicago and international. 6 or so venues in Hyde Park alone (let alone lots else in the City and beyond! in parks, institutions, and studios-- that a Logan Ctr. in the afternoon will be broadcast live on WFMT 98.7, and others on WHPK. See the complete local schedule (as of June 14). Broader- http://www.makemusicchicago.org.
June
22, Saturday, 10 am-noon. Join HPKCC members, the HPKCC WhistleSTOP/Safety
Committee, and your neighbors at the Nichols Park Field House, 1355 E. 53rd
St., for a workshop on forming block clubs, and crime-prevention
techniques.
The workshop will be presented by CAPS community organizer Faleesa Square. Local
police have also been invited to attend.
From the 1950's to the 1970's, HPKCC promoted the formation of some 60 block
clubs in Hyde Park.
HPKCC initiated the WhistleSTOP program in 1972, and re-instituted it along
with the University of Chicago Police in 1988. The Conference still
sells whistles, and they will be available at this event.
HPKCC
created over 60 block clubs in the 1950s that were crucial in re-building the
community during a time of challenge. We think they can be useful today. And
come get or buy a crime-stopper whistle!
June 22, Saturday, 2 pm. Hyde Park Historical Society honors and presents winning projects and winners in the Chicago Metro History Fair, related to Hyde Park Township. Moderators TIm Black and Mary Ann Johnson. Lutheran School, 1100 E. 55th St. Winning project teams from different kinds of schools honor and show the ongoing relevance of the work of geneticist Janet Rowley, the Women's Building at the Columbian Exposition, and the movement to save and make public the South Shore Country Club.
June 24, Monday, 6 pm. 4th Ward monthly aldermanic meeting at 6th Grace Presbyterian Church, 600 E. 35th St.
June 25, Tuesday, 6 pm. 5th Ward monthly aldermanic meeting at LaRabida Children's Hospital, 6501 S. Promontory Circle Drive (at the Lake).
Park
Councils- Visit the Park
Councils meetings calendar- next see schedule.
Go to Washington Park Page
for it's events-council 3rd Wednesdays.
Elm
Park- Timika Hoffman-Zoller or
Piotr Gornicki. Mike Wieda new
pres.
Jackson. Kenwood-
April 3 7 pm at St. Paul and Redeemer.
CAPS. See mtgs. calendar
by date or standing, or Police
District Merger-
Schools- see in LSC page. Committee meets Oct. 27 tba.
Chamber
of Commerce: 1st Thursdays 5:30 pm networking events feature a particular
business street- next October 6 at Mandel Clinic 60th and Kenwood.
3rd Wednesdays Networking events 11:30 am at Chant.