Jefferson Park Forward

JPF Beer Release - Illegal Smile
2019-09-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Hops & Barley, 4359 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60641, United States
Join JPF for the beer release of our second beer, Illegal Smile. This delicious German Pilsner, created by Tom Mathews, was the winner of our 2nd Annual Homebrew Competition held back in November 2018. JPF Business Member Lake Effect Brewing Co. has worked hard to scale this beer up for neighborhood consumption. Hope you will join us, taste the beer, and congratulate Tom for the win.

Thanks to JPF Business Member Hops and Barley for hosting this event and special thanks to JPF Member Heidi Osterhout for the Illegal Smile beer label design, a portion of which you can see above.

If you are a home brewer interested in your beer being our next beer release, we’re calling all brewers to our next competition, to be held this November.

JPF Knittervention
2019-09-07 11:00 - 14:00 | Fannie’s Cafe, 5044 W Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL, 60641, United States
Join your neighbors to knit, crochet, draw, write, create or whatever at Fannie’s on Saturday, September, 7, from 11am-2pm. Fannie’s serves its regular menu on Saturdays and, as always, is BYOB.

Jefferson Park Sunday Market
2019-09-08 09:30 - 13:30, 2019-09-22 09:30 - 13:30 | Jefferson Memorial Park, 4822 N. Long Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States

Jefferson Park Forward 2019 Annual Meeting
2019-09-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Fearless Cooking, 4410 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
The Jefferson Park Forward 2019 Annual Meeting is the meeting in which JPF members elect representatives to serve on the JPF Board of Directors. While this meeting is open to the general public, only JPF Regular Members are eligible to vote. For more information on joining JPF as a member, click here.

The following positions and candidates will be voted on by the membership. Incumbents are noted with an (i).

Vice-President – Rolando Rodriguez (i)

Secretary – Kristina Brucker

Director (choose three) – Ozden Esme (i), Mark Hansen, Sam Wertime (i)

PARK(ing) DAY
2019-09-20 07:00 - 17:00 | Near the Jefferson Park Transit Center, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, 60630, United States
PARK(ing) DAY is an annual event where citizens can reclaim parking spaces by transforming them into temporary public spaces. As part of our mission is to support a robust downtown Jefferson Park, we participate in PARK(ing) DAY every year near the Jefferson Park Transit Center. Please join us!

JPF September Walk
2019-09-28 09:30 - 12:30 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
For this trip we’ll walk the 606. If you haven’t yet been there it’s highly recommended. Now that the vegetation has filled in it’s gorgeous. We’ll walk down Milwaukee to Pulaski. We’ll then walk on Pulaski a bit to Diversey and then cut over to Avers for a nice tour of Hermosa until we hit the west trail head. We’ll then walk the length of the 606 to Ashland. From there we’ll backtrack west down North Avenue until we hit “downtown” Wicker Park (North/Damen/Milwaukee). At that time it’s open ended how much further we want to walk as we’ll have easy access to 56 bus. There will obviously be many different drinking/dining options. Length from Weston’s to Wicker Park central will be around 9 miles.

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2019-10-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Vaughan’s Pub & Grill, 5485 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, Chicago, IL, United States
Join Jefferson Park Forward at our monthly General Meeting where we’ll present organizational updates and discuss upcoming local events (including Open House Chicago!). Following these updates, please stick around for a networking and social hour with some of our local and JPF Business Members! Meet some of our awesome local business members and learn all about their products and services! Local businesses include Fannie’s Cafe, Compass Realty, Seize the Way Counseling, Weston’s Coffee & Tap, Cosmic Bikes, and Jefferson Park Sunday Market! #LoveYourLocal

JPF 3rd Annual Home Brew Competition
2019-11-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Lake Effect Brewing Company, 4727 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60641, United States
Join Jefferson Park Forward for this members-only event as we taste different beers from local home brewers in our third annual home brew competition. We will have beer judges on hand with the winner getting their recipe scaled up for production by JPF Business Member Lake Effect Brewing Co.

Members-Only Event

This event is private and only available to members of Jefferson Park Forward. All JPF members will receive an email invitation to this event. If you would like to join us for this event, please consider becoming a member and we will send you an invitation.

Northwest Side Holiday Trolley
2019-11-30 11:00 - 18:00
Six Corners Association, Irving-Austin Business District, the Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce, and JPF are all partnering up for a Holiday Trolley around the Northwest Side for Small Business Saturday!

We are making it easier than ever to #livelifelocally this holiday season!

On Saturday Nov. 30th 2 Trolleys will travel a route through Jefferson Park, Portage Park, 6 Corners, and Irving-Austin stopping at participating local businesses. You can ride the trolley and swing into local businesses to take advantage of their deals and giveaways for Small Business Saturday.

The event will kick off with a breakfast with Santa at Gale Street Inn, 4914 N. Milwaukee Ave at 10am. The trolley will begin running at 11am and travel a scheduled route until 5pm. The event will end at Foundation Tavern, 5007 W. Irving Park Rd., with snacks and gift wrapping party.

There are approximately 10 planned stops on the Trolley route (map coming soon so stay tuned for updates). The trolley will hit each stop every 15-20 minutes. You can pick up the trolley at any of the stops at any time during the event. And the ride is FREE! We just want you to support local business in your community.

In addition to all the opportunities to shop, there will be stops with live music, giveaways, carolers, and more!

So many local businesses have amazing deals to offer for this event, trust us you DON’T want to miss out on the first ever Northwest Side Trolley Ride!

More information available at www.sixcorners.com/holidaytrolley

JPF Knittervention
2020-01-05 11:00 - 14:00 | Perkolator, 6032 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60634, USA, 5601 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL, United States
Happy Knit Year!

Join your neighbors for good conversation and delicious coffee & food while you knit, crochet, craft, create, whatever at Perkolator on Sunday, January 5 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bring your own project. 5

JPF Social Committee
2020-01-11 11:00 - 14:00

JPF Holiday Party
2020-01-17 19:00 - 22:00
Our annual JPF Holiday Party is for JPF members only. Not a member? Please subscribe to get your RSVP.

JPF Community Development Committee
2020-01-20 19:00 - 21:00

JPF January Walk
2020-01-25 09:30 - 12:30 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap, 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Yes, you can walk in January. Since it’s possible it could be chillier, this walk will be a little shorter. While your legs might not get as much of a workout your bladders will. We’ll be doing a coffee shop tour roughly mirroring the Holiday Trolley route. We’ll meet up at Weston’s for the first round. After that we’ll head west towards Austin and make our way south towards Irving Park where we’ll stop at Perkolator. After that it’s east on Irving to stop at Portage Grounds. Then it’s on towards Cicero to head up Milwaukee for a stop at Fannie’s. At that point, if it’s really nice out, we could proceed to Finom. Total distance will be 5-6 miles.

Jefferson Park Sunday Market - Winter Edition
2020-01-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Copernicus Center, 5216 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
The Jefferson Park Sunday Market – Winter Edition is held at the Copernicus Center annex at 5214 W. Lawrence Avenue.

Knittervention
2020-01-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Copernicus Center Annex, 5216 W Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
Join your neighbors for a drink and good conversation while you knit, crochet, craft, create, whatever at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market – Winter Edition for our regular session of Knittervention. We will have a table in the area towards the back and through the double doors (in the Copernicus Center lobby). Bring your own project. Coffee, food and local goods will be available in the market.

JPF Board of Directors Meeting
2020-02-06 19:00 - 21:00
The nine-member Jefferson Park Forward board of directors meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month. JPF members seeking to address the Board at its meeting can contact us using the linked form. General inquiries can be sent to info@jeffersonparkforward.org

JPF Home Brew Challenge Beer Release: BeezleBreath
2020-02-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Hops & Barley, 4359 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60641, United States
Jefferson Park Forward is proud to organize our First Friday Happy Hours to bring people together to socialize. This month, join us for the release of our JPF Homebrew Competition award winning beer:

Join your neighbors and raise a glass of the JPF Homebrew Challenge winning beer, BeelzeBreath! Jefferson Park resident Michael Nudo won the 2019 JPF Homebrew Challenge with his chipotle pepper milk stout, 5.9% ABV. The grand prize included the winning recipe being scaled up into a small batch brewed by Lake Effect Brewing Company LLC.

6pm – tapping7pm – Brewer talk with JPF Homebrew champion Michael Nudo and Lake Effect Brewing Company LLC founder Clint Bautz.

Hops and Barley will have specials on BeezleBreath. Additional beverages and food available for purchase.

Learn more about how Jefferson Park Forward promotes, engages, and enriches our community by visiting www.jeffersonparkforward.org.

Knittervention
2020-02-09 11:00 - 14:00
Join your neighbors for delicious food and good conversation while you knit, crochet, craft, create, whatever at JPF Knittervention! This week we’ll be at Fannie’s ♥️ Bring your own project.

JPF Winter Salon
2020-02-10 16:30 - 21:00 | Galvin’s Public House, 5901 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4001 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
The JPF Community Development Committee is proud to host Mr. Ed Bannon for our winter salon.

What’s a salon?

A salon is a gathering of people to increase knowledge of a particular topic through conversation. Salons are in the tradition of the French literary and philosophical movements of the 17th and 18th centuries that facilitated the exchange of ideas. The JPF Community Development Committee is continuing in the tradition in Jefferson Park by facilitating a discussion of topics related to subjects in which the Committee is interested in.

Winter Salon Topic – Main Street

The Main Street approach blends historical preservation and architectural appreciation with a forward-looking byproduct of economic development. The effect is to create positive energy in communities from place-making and the adaptive re-use of historic buildings. This approach shows how value and new development springs from preservation and community engagement. In terms of the historic built environment, beyond “Let’s Save It!” the Main Street approach suggests what should we do with it. Distinguished guest speaker Ed Bannon is an entrepreneurial mentor who has been a journalist and economic development director across the northwest side. He is formerly the managing editor at Lerner Newspapers, director of the Six Corners Association, and development coordinator in the 45th Ward. The Jefferson Park Forward Salon Program organizes seasonal, enlightening talks on community development topics with a focus on continuing education and discussion among neighbors.

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2020-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 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.

JPF February Walk - Chicago/Norridge
2020-02-29 09:30 - 15:00
A February 29th walk only comes around once every 4 years so we can’t pass up this opportunity. For this walk our destination will be the grave site of Alexander Robinson (AKA Che Che Pin Qua) and his family. The family plot is just north of Lawrence on East River Road. We’ll head straight west and will use Foster on the way out and Lawrence on the way back.

“Refreshment” opportunities are a little limited (Landmark off Foster and Mullen’s off Lawrence), if there’s other options please chime in. Round trip is roughly 10 miles. If need be the West Lawrence bus runs out to Cumberland on Saturday’s. We’ll meet at Weston’s.

Sound & Vision Opening Night Reception
2020-03-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Alchemy Gallery, 4503 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
Featuring Jefferson Park Artists: Matthew David Crowther, Kristina Grosser Brucker, and Jennifer Krause. Featured Musicians: Adele Nicholas and Frank Suerth.

Knittervention
2020-03-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 2144, 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, Chicago, IL, United States
Join your neighbors for delicious food and good conversation while you knit, crochet, craft, create, whatever at JPF Knittervention! This week we’ll be at Weston’s ♥️ Bring your own project.

JPF Forward March
2020-04-18 14:00 - 19:00
Join us for 4th Annual Jefferson Park Forward Pub Crawl on Saturday, April 18, 2020, from 2-7pm. Schedule to follow.

JPF Virtual Happy Hour - Windsor Tavern
2020-05-29 18:00 - 19:00
Join your neighbors at the virtual version of the The Windsor Tavern and Grill! We’ll have a link to a virtual tip jar as we continue to support our neighboring businesses.

THEME

Bring your favorite burger! We’ll also have a virtual background to share to fully recreate the Windsor experience.Happy Hours are scheduled from 6-7pm, but we’ll continue the party if people are having fun.

HOW TO JOIN

JOIN ZOOM MEETING

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WINDSOR TIP JAR

To support the staff at Windsor Tavern, you can donate via their gofundme page.

WINDSOR VIRTUAL BACKGROUNDS

JPF Virtual Happy Hour - Rex Tavern
2020-06-05 18:00 - 19:00
Join your neighbors at a virtual version of Rex Tavern. We’ll have a link to a virtual tip jar as we continue to support our neighboring businesses.

THEME

In honor of our favorite dog-friendly bar, we invite you to bring your pet to our virtual happy hour! We’ll also have a virtual background to share to fully recreate the Rex experience.

HOW TO JOIN

JOIN US HERE

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VIRTUAL TIP JAR

To support the staff at Rex Tavern, please feel free to donate at their GoFundMe page.

VIRTUAL BACKGROUNDS

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2020-06-18 19:00 - 21:00

JPF Virtual Trivia
2020-08-07 14:00 - 15:30
Join Jefferson Park Forward for our first virtual trivia night during this month’s First Friday Happy Hour. Teams can join by donating $10, which supports our upcoming JPF fall cleanup (details on this event coming soon).

Seinfeld

This trivia night will be about all things Seinfeld. Prizes to the winners will be announced during the virtual happy hour so please grab your tickets soon!

GET TICKETS HERE
