Gladstone Park Clean Up and Planting
2019-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Knittervention
2019-06-01 11:00 - 14:00 | Fannie’s Cafe, 5044 W Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL, 60641, United States
Join the JPF knitting/crochet crew at Fannie’s. All skill levels are welcome.

JPF Arts & Culture Committee Meeting
2019-06-04 18:30 - 20:30

First Friday Happy Hour
2019-06-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Hops & Barley, 4359 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60641, United States
Join JPF for our monthly happy hour at JPF Business Member Hops & Barley. All are welcome.

Jefferson Park Sunday Market
2019-06-09 09:30 - 13:30, 2019-08-11 09:30 - 13:30, 2019-08-25 09:30 - 13:30, 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 General Meeting
2019-06-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-08-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Windsor Tavern & Grill, 4530 N. Milwaukee Avenue, 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.

Jeff Fest Community Stage
2019-08-02 00:00 - 2019-08-04 23:59 | Jefferson Memorial Park, 4822 N. Long Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
Jefferson Park Forward is proud to present an eclectic selection of local music at this year’s Jeff Fest. The fest takes place August 2–4, 2019 in Jefferson Memorial Park, 4822 N. Long Avenue. Thank you to Gale Street Inn for its generous co-sponsorship.

Full Line-Up and Set Times:

Friday, August 2

6:30 PM Sick Day 7:45 PM Thomas Comerford 9:00 PM Ovef Ow

Saturday, August 3

4:00 PM Hugo Colin (Elvis Tribute)5:15 PM Little Egypt (State Senator Robert Martwick and friends)6:30 PM Axons7:45 PM Superknova9:00 PM Natalie Grace Alford

Sunday, August 4

3:00 PM Chicago Ballet Center4:15 PM Natalie Duke5:30 PM Donna Herula6:45 PM Jessica Risker 8:00 PM Jovan Landry

First Friday Happy Hour
2019-08-02 17:30 - 21:00 | Jefferson Memorial Park, 4822 N. Long Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
Join JPF at Jeff Fest for our First Friday Happy Hour. We will be gathered around the Jeff Fest Community Stage, which we are sponsoring this year. All are welcome.

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks presents Comedy of Errors at Wilson Park
2019-08-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Wilson Park, 4630 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, United States
Experience Shakespeare at Wilson Park – FOR FREE! Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks presents Comedy of Errors this Tuesday (8/6) and Wednesday (8/7) at 6:30 p.m.!

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks presents Comedy of Errors at Wilson Park
2019-08-07 18:30 - 20:30
Experience Shakespeare at Wilson Park – FOR FREE! Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks presents Comedy of Errors Tuesday (8/6) and Wednesday (8/7) at 6:30 p.m.!

Neighbors Night Out
2019-08-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Foundation Chicago, 5007 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois, 60641, United States
All Old Irving Park Association (OIPA), Portage Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA), and Jefferson Park Forward (JPF) neighbors are invited to attend the summer Neighbor’s Night Out. It’s a great excuse to get together with friends, meet new people from the area, and support a local business.

We are excited to have Foundation Tavern & Grille host the event! They are the area’s newest hot spot serving drinks & eats. Drink specials will be available. There will also be a full bar and regular menu available for purchase at your own expense.

We hope you can join us! Please help spread the word by inviting your friends and neighbors to this event page. The more, the merrier!

JPF Trivia Night at Weston's Coffee & Tap Co.
2019-08-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston’s Coffee and Tap Co., 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60630, United States
The last Thursday of the month equals time for our fun and FREE quiz. Teams of up to four can compete for bragging rights (and maybe some wacky prizes) while enjoying food and drinks, courtesy of JPF Business Member Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co. Come early to snag your team’s table.

JPF Beer Release - Illegal Smile
2019-09-06 18:00 - 21:00 | 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 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.
