Around the Neighborhood Archive

Casa Central Roundup; Tour Time; Nature Camp

Artist and Bridgeport resident Susan Bruno is selling several prints of her work that show scenes of the Bridgeport community, ranging in size from 8” x 10” to 10” x 20”; framed and unframed; at prices from $30 to $50….


Lake/Ogden Construction; Nature Camp; Roundups

The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., (312) 443-3626, www.artinstituteofchicago.org, is presenting Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph 1964-1977, featuring 130 works including slide and film productions, sculpture, installations, photographic canvases, and book arts from approximately 50 artists. The exhibition runs through Sunday, March 11…


Prevent Head Injuries; Round-ups

The Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois (AHAI), AthletiCo Physical Therapy, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Midwest Center for Concussion…


Safe Bike Lane; Trivia Night; Round ups

The Active Transportation Alliance offers an update system at www.activetrans.org/lakefront allowing cyclists to post and obtain updates on conditions along the Chicago Park District’s 18-mile lakefront trail…


Bicycle Traffic Info; Marathon; Roundups

Bicyclists can check a traffic report to ensure they are prepared to hit the Chicago Park District’s lakefront trail. The Active Transportation Alliance offers a trail update system at www.activetrans.org/lakefront. The system allows cyclists to post and obtain trail updates, providing timely information on the 18-mile course’s conditions.


Run for Diabetes; Young Inventors Sought; Roundups

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Tommy John will be on hand for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Community Walk on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 a.m. at Busse Woods Forest Preserve, Level 4, Elk Grove Village, IL. For more information call (312) 890-2377.


Young Inventors Sought; Run for Diabetes; Prevent Suicide

Join the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at their Out of the Darkness Chicagoland community walk. Suicide is the 11th leading killer in the U.S. The walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 a.m. at Busse Woods Forest Preserve, Level 4, Elk Grove Village, IL. Information and registration are online at http://tinyurl.com/69pnx28, or go to www.OutOfTheDarkness.org.


Bridgeport Farmers Market; Gonzalez Street Naming; Roundups

Cheese, seasonable fresh produce, baked goods, and honey are just some of the items available at the Bridgeport Farmers Market, held every Saturday through Sept. 17 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 35th and Wallace Streets…


Round-ups; Concerts in the Park; Serve-a-thon

The Career Transitions Center of Chicago will host a benefit, Passport to Taste/Stories in Cloth: The Threads of Daily Life, on Thursday, June 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 N. Michigan Ave. The event features…


Tour De Cure; Lighthouse Dinner; Farewell to Founder

The American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure Bike the Drive will be held Sunday, May 29. Call (888) DIABETES, ext. 6568, or log on to www.diabetes.org/tourdecure. This year marks the event’s 20th anniversary.