39th and 45th Ward Aldermanic & Mayoral Meet & Greet
2019-01-17 17:15 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) | Pasta D’Arte Trattoria Italiana, 6311 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60646, United States
39th and 45th Ward Aldermanic & Mayoral Meet & Greet
39th and 45th Ward Meet & Greet
Jefferson Park Forward is cancelling our monthly general meeting today and will instead direct interested members to the 39th and 45th Ward Aldermanic & Mayoral Meet & Greet event being hosting by the Gladstone Park Neighborhood Association, Gladstone Park Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce.

Sarah Leitten Art Opening at Weston's
2019-01-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap, 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Please join us on Saturday January 26 from 1-3pm for our opening reception featuring light refreshments provided by Weston’s.

First Friday Happy Hour
2019-02-01 17:30 - 21:30 | Rex Tavern, 4933 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
February 1, 2019 – JPF First Friday Happy Hour

Join Jefferson Park Forward at our monthly First Friday Happy Hour. This month we will be at Rex Tavern. All are welcome to join us.

JPF Marketing and Social Committee Joint Meeting
2019-02-02 11:00 - 14:00 | IL, United States
JPF Marketing and Social Committee Joint Meeting
Tentative Agenda:

Holiday Party Recap
JPF Business Member Survey Feedback
JPF Beer Release
Bowling Event
Forward March Pub Crawl
Mother’s Day Shopping Event
First Friday Happy Hours
Jeff Fest
Communications (Social Media / Website / Newsletter)

Email Maggie for meeting location.

JPF Directors Meeting
2019-02-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD, 938 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX, 78232, United States
Monthly meeting of the board of directors of JPF.

Let's Knit
2019-02-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Fannie’s Cafe, Bakery, And Boutique, 5044 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641, USA
Let’s Knit
Join the bi-monthly Jefferson Park Forward knitting crew. Come knit/crochet/craft/whatever with your neighbors at Fannie’s Cafe. Please note that Fannie’s serves brunch on Sundays and does not offer their regular menu. You’re not obligated to eat brunch, but you should – it’s awesome. BYOB.
All are welcome to attend, whether you have no idea what you’re doing or you’re an expert.

JPF Community Development Committee Meeting
2019-02-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-03-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-04-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Eden United Church of Christ, 5051 W Gunnison St, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4401 W Gunnison St, United States

JPF General Meeting
2019-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap, 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Jefferson Park Forward
General Meeting
Monthly meeting of the members of Jefferson Park Forward. All members, guests, and the general public are invited to attend.

First Friday Happy Hour
2019-03-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Galvin’s Public House, 5901 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
Join us for our monthly happy hour series at Galvin’s Public House.

JPF Knittervention
2019-03-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Fannie’s Cafe, Bakery, And Boutique, 5044 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641, USA
Join the JPF knitting club “Knittervention” at our next event. Free and open to all.

JPF Arts & Culture Committee Meeting
2019-03-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Join us at the monthly meeting of the JPF Arts & Culture Committee. All are welcome.

JPF General Meeting
2019-03-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Fannie’s Cafe, 5044 W Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL, 60641, United States
Monthly meeting of the members of Jefferson Park Forward. To learn more, visit www.jeffersonparkforward.org/meetings. All are welcome.

JPF Marketing / Social Joint Committee Meeting
2019-03-23 11:00 - 14:00
Joint Marketing / Social Committee meeting. Location to be determined.

Knittervention
2019-03-24 11:00 - 13:00 | Fannie’s Cafe, 5044 W Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL, 60641, United States
Join Knittervention, our bi-monthly knitting crew, for a relaxing afternoon supporting local business and welcoming people of all skill. All are welcome.

Jessie Smith-Larson Art Opening at Weston's
2019-03-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Weston’s Coffee and Tap Co., 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jefferson Park Forward’s Arts Committee is thrilled to announce its second collaboration with Weston’s Coffee & Tap – an art show featuring the work of local artist, Jessie Smith-Larson.

Please join us on Saturday March 30 from 1-3pm for our opening reception featuring light refreshments provided by Weston’s.

Jessie’s work will be displayed on Weston’s walls from March 23 through May 31.

In her paintings, sculptures, and installations, Jessie Smith-Larson creates fossilized stories of humanity. The moments that go unnoticed or become obscured. The end result is an exquisite, complicated story told, much like earth formations, through layers, deep crevices, and blankets of time.

Born in Panama and raised in Miami, Jessie Smith-Larson resides in Chicago.

Jefferson Park Sunday Market Pop-Up
2019-03-31 15:00 - 18:00 | Fannie’s Cafe, 5044 W Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL, 60641, United States
A mini market with some of the regular vendors as weInvade Fannie’s for an afternoon to try to create a little extra awareness for this much loved local business.

JPF Directors Meeting
2019-04-04 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD, 938 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX, 78232, United States
Monthly meeting of the JPF Board of Directors. Board meetings are typically held at a private residence. However, should JPF members wish to address the Board, please contact us for more information on attending a meeting.

Jefferson Park Winter Market
2019-04-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Copernicus Center Annex, 5214 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
Join your neighbors at the Winter Market. Indoors at the Copernicus Center Annex (5214 W Lawrence Ave). The Winter Market will feature produce, crafts and more. Come for brunch and ready to eat food. {Cash Bar}

JPF Arts & Culture Committee Meeting
2019-04-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States

2019 Forward March Pub Crawl
2019-04-13 14:00 - 20:00
BUY TICKETS

The fourth annual Forward March Pub Crawl is back. This is our fourth annual pub crawl and each year we get bigger and better. Join us on the trek down Milwaukee Avenue as we celebrate Spring, support our local businesses, raise funds for a good cause and socialize with each other.

Illegal Smile
2019-04-25 18:00 - 23:00 | Hops & Barley, 4359 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60641, United States
Pilsner recipe by Tom Mathews. Heidi Osterhout designed the label. Lake Effect Brewing Co. brewed the beer.

“Illegal Smile” is the winning recipe from the 2018 Jefferson Park Homebrew Contest sponsored by Jefferson Park Forward. The winning entry was a delicious and well executed Pilsner brewed by Tom Mathews. The lovely label was designed by JPF member Heidi Osterhout. JPF Business Member Lake Effect Brewing Co. translated the recipe into a large batch and brewed it in early March. The lovely straw colored brew will have been lagering at a cool 33 degrees for 4 weeks at its unveiling. This is an elegant beer which is simplistic, naked, and broken down into the most basic elements of malt, hops, water, yeast and time. If you like to drink a super-quenchable, multi-sessionable, not your fathers lager, European Pilsner made right here in Jefferson Park, Illegal Smile is for you.

Team Up to Clean Up
2019-04-27 10:00 - 14:00 | West Ainslie Street and North Lipps Avenue, 4835 N. Lipps Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
Team Up to Clean Up is a Jefferson Park Forward event that complements city-wide efforts associated with Earth Day. In partnership with the Alderman’s office and Streets & Sanitation, we will focus our efforts this year near the railroad viaduct at Ainslie and Lipps.

JPF Directors Meeting
2019-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL 60630, Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States

First Friday Happy Hour
2019-05-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Legno Chicago, 4250 N. Central Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60634, United States
Join JPF for our monthly First Friday Happy Hour series. All are welcome.

Small Business Marketing in 2019 - What Every Owner Needs to Know
2019-05-14 11:30 - 13:30 | Copernicus Center Annex, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
As a small
business owner, it can seem downright impossible to stay on top of the constantly
changing marketing “rules”: Should I be using Facebook or Instagram? Is
print marketing a thing anymore? What’s the best way to drive traffic to my
business? Do loyalty programs work? The
answer: any of these might be right for your business, but you won’t know
without developing a strategy first.

Beginning
with a general discussion of the brand strategy process – that is, how to position your company uniquely in the
mind of your audience and the marketplace – this workshop will help you
identify that emotional connection with your customers that will bring
them to your doorstep. Using examples from other small businesses like yours,
we’ll demonstrate how finding the right message and the right customers will clarify the best tactics for you.

The format
will include a brief presentation followed by a workshop-style session to get
your marketing questions asked and answered.

Lunch catered by Jefferson Park’s own Delightful Pastries.

The Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce and Jefferson Park Forward are proud to sponsor this event.

Guest Speaker: Steve Gaither

Steve Gaither

Steve Gaither is the president of JB Chicago, a division of C.A. Fortune. JB is an integrated marketing agency focused on consumer brands whose clients range from brands like Smithfield Foods and Dish Network to brick and mortar businesses including JC Licht and Rosati’s Pizza. As a mentor at the Good Food Business Accelerator, ICNC and The Hatchery, his relationships with the entrepreneurs led him to co-found the Windy City Troublemakers, an early-stage food brands group in Chicago.

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2019-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Cosmic Bikes, 4641 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
JPF general meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM unless otherwise indicated. Our general meetings provide a way to meet your neighbors, learn about interesting topics and socialize. JPF general meetings are open to all, regardless of membership. Meeting locations vary but are always announced at least one week in advance of the general meeting.

Gladstone Park Clean Up and Planting
2019-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Gladstone Park, 5421 N. Menard Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 606, United States
The Gladstone Park Butterfly Garden is ready for planting. Come and help the Gladstone Park Advisory Council install plants, add wood chips to the trees, clean the park, and install dog waste posts.

Bring your own tools, wheelbarrows, and plants such as milkweed, butterfly bushes, baebalms, Brazilian Verbena’s Liatris, annuals and perennials.

Don’t forget gloves!

Jefferson Park Forward, The Branch Community Church and The Well Resource Center have partnered with the Gladstone Park Advisory Council for this event.
