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| July 17
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| Greater Englewood Farmer's Market
9 am–2 pm
Greater Deliverance Temple Church of Christ
6452 S. Ashland Ave. This market will operate every Thursday.
For an
article on NCP lead agency Teamwork Englewood's website, please see http://www.teamworkenglewood.org/display.aspx?pointer=6018
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| July 19
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| Bronzeville Community Market
10 am–3 pm
44th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue
NCP lead agencyQuad Communities Development Corporation,
in cooperation with the Mayor's Office of Special Events, will host a weekly
Bronzeville Community Market. The market will offer fresh produce, yummy food,
activities, and more!
For more information, contact Zuri at
qcdcinfo@gmail.com
or see
http://chicagofarmersmarkets.us
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| 61st Street Market
9 am–2 pm
61st Street and Dorchester Avenue This independent market in Woodlawn opened May 17 at 61st Street and
Dorchester Avenue and continues through October 25.
To read an article
about it, please click here.
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| July 21
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| Hoops in the Hood
Several locations The 2008 season of Hoops in the Hood kicks off June 13
in Pilsen and Little Village and will expand in various forms to seven NCP
neighborhoods by the end of the summer.
Englewood, West Haven, Logan
Square, Humboldt Park and North Lawndale have programs that will begin between
June 16 and August 15.
For a full schedule with
dates, times and locations, please click here.
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| "Flower Power" Summer Flower Show
9 am–5 pm
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave. The Garfield Park Conservatory's summer tropical
show will feature showy flowering plants in addition to those selected for
colorful foliage.
The theme “Flower Power” will be enriched by a
soundtrack of hit 60’s and 70’s songs playing in Horticulture Hall that include
flower and plant names in them.
The free show runs until 8 p.m. on
Thursdays.
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| July 22
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| Financial Empowerment Classes
6 pm–7 pm
SOS Children's Village
7600 S. Parnell
Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp. and The Banking
Consortium Team present Financial Empowerment Classes 2008.
All classes
will be held at SOS Children's Village, and all are free -- dinner included. To
register, please call (773) 483-3696.
July 22 – How to Improve Your Credit
Score – Chase Bank
August 26 – Don’t Lose Your Money – Plan Ahead
– Fifth Third Bank
September 23 - Protecting Your Housing
Investment – NHS
October 28– How to Start Your Own Business – Beloved Community/Wamu
Bank
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| July 25
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| Romeo y Julieta
7 pm
The Theatre at Little Village-Lawndale High School
4355 W. 26th St.
This free, bilingual adaptation of this iconic
Shakespeare work, directed by Henry Godinez and starring Elizabet Pena, will
seat 500 people.
To reserve seats, please call (312) 595-5460. To learn
more, please see www.chicagoshakes.com or download this flyer.
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| July 26
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| Gun Turn In Day
10 am–4 pm
Saint Sabina
1210 W. 78th Place Saint Sabina will host a "Gun Turn In" day. Participants
will receive a $100 MasterCard gift card for each firearm, shotgun, rifle,
automatic, semi-automatic, pistol or revolver; and $10 for each BB gun, air gun
or replica guns. No questions will be asked.
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| July 29
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| 26th Ward New Homes Ribbon-Cutting
10 am
1627 N. Whipple Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. and Ald. Billy Ocasio
(26th) invite you to a ribbon-cutting at the model home for this 11
single-family-home, 21-condominium development.
Interested homebuyers can
pick up an application at 1627 N. Whipple from noon - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July
29, and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. Beginning Aug. 4, the
applications will be at Bickerdike's office, 2550 W. North
Ave.
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| July 30
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| Quality-of-Life Plan mini-update rollout
6 pm–8 pm
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp.
2550 W. North Ave. The Humboldt Park NCP task force will roll out the
mini-update to its Quality-of-Life Plan.
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| August 1
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| Community Resource and Health Fair
10 am–3 pm
Westside Association for Community Action
3525 W. Ogden The Chicago Community Health Workers Local Network
invites you to our Community Health and Resource Fair.
We will provide
free exams for diabetes and high blood pressure along with a host of other
services.
For any questions, please call (312) 243-4772
x225.
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| August 5
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| Genesis YouthBuild Chicago orientation
Genesis Housing Development Corp.
3763 S. Wabash Youth ages 18 to 24 who have an interest in the
construction field and would live to "earn while you learn" should consider
participating in Youth Build - Chicago. Those lacking a high school diploma or
G.E.D. are especially encouraged to become involved.
For more
information, please contact Milcah Ferguson, program coordinator, at (773)
285-1685 or mferguson@genesishdc.org, or download this flyer.
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| August 7
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| Jazz Under the Stars
Jon Faddis and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble
5:30 pm–8:45 pm
Garfield Park Conservatory This event bengs with a VIP Reception for $50 (with
preferred seating) at 5:30 and continues with the performance ($10 for that
only) at 7 p.m.
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| August 9
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| Homebuyers' Education Classes
These classes, sponsored by NCP lead
agency Lawndale Christian Development Corp., will run on four
consecutive Saturdays in September and October for one hour apiece, as well as on Aug.
9 and Nov. 8 for four hours.
For more information, please call (773)
762-8889 or download this flyer.
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| August 21
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| CNDA applicant orientation
9 am–10 am
LISC/Chicago
1 N. LaSalle St., 17th Floor This is an orientation for applicants to the Chicago
Neighborhood Development Awards.
Click here to download a 2009 application.
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| August 30
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| HopeFest 2008 Chicago
9 am–2 pm
Humboldt Park The third annual HopeFest hopes to attract 15,000 people
to Humboldt Park for a day of activities that will provide free school supplies,
groceries, haircuts and medical screenings for the less fortunate.
Local
churches and organizations led by New Life Covenant will be sponsoring the
event.
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| September 9
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| CNDA application deadline
5 pm
LISC/Chicago
1 N. LaSalle
CNDA applications are due to the LISC/Chicago office at 1 N. LaSalle by 5
p.m. on Sept. 9.
Click here to download a 2009 application.
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| September 12
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| Introduction to Federal Grants
8 am–4:30 pm
Student Center East
University of Illinois at Chicago
750 S. Halsted This one-day workshop for nonprofit, faith-based and
community organizations is a collaboration of the Administration for Children
and Families, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Illinois
ResourceNet.
The workshop will provide basic information on how to apply
for federal grants, tips on organizational development and grant writing to make
your application more competitive, and opportunities for discussion and
individual consultation with agency representatives.
The event will
feature panels of federal grant-making agencies and of nonprofit organizations
that have won federal grants. For more information, please contact Illinois ResourceNet
in early August.
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| October 25
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| Latino Conference on Alzheimer's Disease: No Me Olvides
University of Illinois - Chicago
Student Center West
828 Wolcott Avenue The Greater Illinois Chapter of The Alzheimer's
Association presents this first annual conference for family members and friends
of those with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
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