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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 15, Monday, 8 am. Ariel School Local School Council meets at 8 am at 1119 E. 46th St. 773 535-1996.

March 15, Monday, 7 pm. Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project monthly meeting at Augustana Church (for now), 5550 S. Woodlawn.

March 15, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

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

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

March 16, Tuesday, 6 pm. North Kenwood-Oakland PTCO at 1119 E. 46th St room 204. 773 536-2399.

March 16, Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Kenwood PAC (Parent Advisory Council) Kenwood Academy King Room, 5015 S. Blackstone (flagpole entry). Questions? Sheila Wesonga, shewesonga@yahoo.com or 773 752-4552. Flyer.

March 16, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park La Leche League meets. At St. Paul and the Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester. 773 538-6128, cherylswims@gmail.com.

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

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

March 17, Wednesday, 8 AM. East Hyde Park Committee meets at Montgomery Place East Room, 5550 S. South Shore Drive.

??? March 17, Wednesday 11:30 am. Call Chamber first- HPChamber business networking at Chant.

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

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

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

March 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.

March 17, Wednesday, 6:30 pm. CAPS beats 2131 and 2133 now meet 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30 at the Neighborhood Club.

March 18, Thursday, 7 pm. CAPS Beat 2131 community alternative policing meets at Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood. 312 747-2930. (Herald says it's now Wednesday)

March 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.

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

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

March 22, Monday, 6:30 pm. According to Herald, CAPS Beat 223 now meets 4th Monday 6:30 at Hales Franciscan, 4930 S. Cottage Grove. 312 747-5109.

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

March 23, Tuesday, 5:30 pm. Hyde Park Kiwanis Spring Benefit. Help Kiwanis help neighborhood kids. Come socialize, drink, eat, bowl, and play pool. Raffle ticket included in your $50 donation. Tickets from Hyde Park Kiwanis members or call 773 324-8645.

March 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.

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

March 23, Tuesday, 6 pm. 5th Ward Monthly meeting at Bouchet School, 7355 S. Jeffery. 773 324-5555.

MAYBE- March 24, Wednesday, 7 pm. Kenwood Park Advisory Council meets at St. Paul and Redeemer chapel likely, enter from east parking lot. 4945 S. Dorchester.

March 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
Admission $5
No RSVP Required

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

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

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.

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

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

March 29, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

March 28, Sunday, 4:30 pm. A group is forming to hold the fast food giants accountable re childhood obesity and other possible contributions to health problems. Contact Dr. Alfred Klinger at alfredpopdoc@aol.com.

March 30, Tuesday or March 31, Wednesday, 7:30 am. Reavis Local School Council meets 1st Wednesdays at 834 E. 50th St. 773 535-1060.

March 31, Wednesday, 6:30 pm. Friends of Blackstone Library Despres Lecture Series. and others. On photographer Ray F____ on the blues et al scene in Chicago 1960s. 4904 S. Blackstone.

April 1, Thursday, 5:30-6:30. Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce "First Thursday in Hyde Park" business networking reception. This month featuring 53rd St. businesses. Hosted by Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, 1515 E. 52nd Place (behind Mellow Yellow).

April 1, Thursday, 6:30 pm. CAPS alternative policing Beat 234 at Washington Park field house, 5531 S. King. 312 747-5109.

April 1, Thursday, 7 pm. Cafe Society meets for moderated discussions Thursdays at Valois Cafeteria, 1518 E. 53rd St. Sp. by Illinois Humanities Council.

April 1, 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.

April 1, 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.

??April 1, Thursday, 7 pm. Partnership for Advancement of Refugee Rights. 5710 S. Woodlawn. aruj@uchicago.edu.

April 2, Friday, 3:30 pm. OIKOS environmental group probably meets at Meadville Theological School 57th and Woodlawn.

April 2, Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets at united Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

April 3, Saturday, 10 am. Rainbow Push weekly forum at 930 E. 50th St.

April 3, Saturday, 1 pm. Hyde Park OWL (Older Women’s League), 1 PM, First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn. Topic TBA. Refreshments. All invited. More information at 773) 643-8403 or http://www.owlillinois.org/ch_hydepark.html.

April 5, Monday, 7 pm. The HPKCC Schools Committee meets at United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St. Use Blackstone entry and knock loudly. Nancy Baum.

April 5, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library. 4904 S. Lake Park.

April 6, Tuesday, 12 pm. Hyde Park Kiwanis meets at Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive (1st and 3rd Tuesdays).

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

April 6, Tuesday, 7 pm Let's Establish a Hyde Park Village. Some background: The "village" concept, is an idea that began in Boston about 8 or 9 years ago as a way to enable seniors to "age in place." The first, Beacon Hill Village, has served as a model for villages that are now mushrooming all over the country and even internationally. Currently there are about 50 established villages in the U.S. and at least another 50 in various stages of development. In our own area, Lincoln Park has an established village and Evanston/North Shore, Lakeview and Streeterville are all in the process of building their own villages. OWL Illinois has purchased the How-to manual from Beacon Hill to help get us started.
The basic idea is a membership community in which one phone number provides members access to whatever services, support, help or advice they may need to continue to function independently and to remain in their own home. But like any community, each village develops its own unique character based on the interests and circumstances of its members. Place tba. Contact Susan Alitto, 773-752-6587, salitto@dacc.uchicago.edu. All are welcome.

???April 6 , Tuesday, 7 pm. South Side Solidarity meets in Cobb Hall (look for sign for room).

April 6 , 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.

??April 6, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park La Leche League at St. Paul and Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester. Cheryl at 773 538-6128.

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

April 7 , Wednesday, 5:30 pm. Shoesmith Local School Council meets 1st Wednesdays at 1330 E. 50th St. 73 535-1764.

April 7 , Wednesday, 6 pm. Friends of Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

April 12 , Monday, 8 am. Ray School LSC meets at 5631 S. Kimbark 773 5354-0970.

April 12, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

April 12, Monday, 7:30 pm. Jackson Park Advisory Council meets in the fieldhouse, 6401 S. Stony Island. Ross Petersen, 773 486-0505, ross.h.petersen@gmail.com.

April 12, Monday, 6 pm. Herald has Canter Middle School meeting tonight. We are checking as it has been on 1st Tuesdays. 773 535-1410. 5959 S. Blackstone.

April 13, 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.

April 13, 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.

April 13, Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Kenwood Academy Local School Council meets 2nd Tuesdays at 5015 S. Blackstone. 773 535-1350.

April 13, 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.

April 13, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism. University Church, 5655 S. University. CHECK FIRST WITH JULIAN BALL AT 773 955-4841.

??April 13, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park LaLeche League meets at St. Paul and Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester. Cheryl at 773 538-6128.

April 13, Tuesday, time? Carnegie School Local School Council meets 2nd Tuesdays alternating between morning and evening.1414 E. 61st St. 773 535-0530.

April 14, Wednesday, 6 pm. Bret Harte School Local School Council meets at 1556 E. 56th St., gym. 773 535-0870. SIPAAA.

April 14, 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.

April 14, Wednesday 6:30 pm (changed to Wednesday at 6:30). CAPS beat 2132 Community Alternative Policing meets at Treasure Island Lower Level. CALL 312 747-2930.

April 14, Wednesday, 7 pm. University of Chicago Charter Woodlawn High School meets 2nd Wednesdays at 6420 S. Woodlawn. 773 752-8101.

April 15 , 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.

April 16, Friday. 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets at United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.

April 17, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPUSH weekly forum at 930 E. 50th St.

April 17, Saturday, 2 pm. Jackson Park Advisory Council, Hyde Park Historical Society, UC Civic Knowledge Sustain Partners presents Prof. Greg Mueller, UC and Morton Arboretum mycologist, on "The Fungus Among Us: Man and Nature in the Big City." 5710 S. Woodlawn.

April 19, Monday, 7 pm. The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Condos/Co-ops Plus Committee presents a Public Seminar on issues of importance to Association boards and owners, by Attorney John H. Bickley III. Includes registration with FHA, financial management, management of foreclosures. Extensive handouts by Mr. Bickley and the law firm of Kovitz Shifron Nesbit available to attendees (Registration encouraged so we will know how many of the latter to bring. $20, $10 HPKCC members. At Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood. 773 288-8343, hpkcc@aol.com.

April 21, Wednesday, 7 pm. CAPS Beat 2131 and 2133 community alternative policing meets at Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood. 312 747-2930.

April 24, Saturday, 1 pm- Internet Security, by HPKCC, FBI, Hyde Park Systems, Computer Resource, Wooded Isle Consulting, others. Kenwood Academy Little Theater, 5015 S. Blackstone. Sign up required, contact rbuchner@hydeparksystems.com.

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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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