Lake Effect Brewing Co. Proposal
2018-03-08 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Copernicus Center, 5216 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Lake Effect Brewing Co. Development Proposal
Alderman John Arena (45) is announcing a development proposal for one of the oldest remaining firehouse buildings in the city.
The proposal would mean an expansion of local craft beer brewer Lake Effect Brewing Co. and would restore historic details to the former Jefferson Park firehouse, which sits on the southeast corner of Ainslie and Lipps. Lake Effect would be the ground-floor tenant, brewing beer on-site and offering a tasting room. The developer, Ambrosia Homes, plans to invest $2.4 million in the city-owned property, which was built in 1906.
Ambrosia Homes is seeking a zoning change from B3-2 to C1-3, which would permit a brewery on the ground floor, as well as three residential floors above. The nine apartments would be two-bedroom, attracting professionals who seek easy access to the nearby Jefferson Park Transit Center. The design would retain the current building while adding two floors and re-installing some architectural elements that were previously removed.
Ambrosia Homes is not seeking any city financial assistance for this proposal.
Lake Effect Brewing Co. has become a neighborhood fixture since opening at 4727 W. Montrose Ave. in 2011, notably brewing 45th Ward Pale Ale using hops grown within the ward. They would continue to maintain that location, in addition to the Jefferson Park firehouse site where patrons could sample Lake Effect beers and enjoy an outdoor seating area.
Please join JPF and our neighbors for a community meeting at 6:30 pm on Thursday, March 8, in King’s Hall (3rd floor) at the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence, to learn more.

Enjoy Lake Effect After Lake Effect
2018-03-08 20:30 - 21:30 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Please attend the public meeting regarding the Lake Effect Brewing Company LLC taproom proposal for the old Firehouse at Ainslie and Lipps.
https://www.facebook.com/events/186838901924284/?ti=cl
Then join Jefferson Park Forward at Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co. as we enjoy our collaboration beer with JPF member and homebrewer Phil DaGrouch and brewed by JPF Business Member Lake Effect. Or, try some of Weston’s other craft beers and coffee.
Weston’s has generously offered to open late for us to enjoy their business, so please join us as we support them.

2018 Fringe Festival Lottery Party
2018-03-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap, 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States

Farnsworth PTA Giveback Night
2018-03-12 | Portillo’s Hot Dogs, 7308 W Lawrence Ave, Harwood Heights, IL 60706, USA, 7201 W Lawrence Ave, Harwood Heights, IL, United States

Farnsworth School LSC Meeting
2018-03-14 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-04-11 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-05-09 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-06-13 08:00 - 10:00 | James B Farnsworth Elementary School, 5414 N Linder Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4220 N Linder Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
School auditorium

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2018-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Vaughan’s Pub Northwest Side, 5485 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Join your friends and neighbors at the March Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting on March 15 from 7-9pm at Vaughan’s Pub Northwest Side (5485 N Northwest Hwy) for an update on lots of fun events coming up.
Our guest speakers are fellow JPF members, Guaranteed Rate – The Kueffner Group (mortgage lender) and Kristina Grosser Brucker – Real Estate Broker with Coldwell Banker. They will talk about the state of the real estate market in our neighborhood and provide information from Guaranteed Rate touching on everything from First Time Home buyer programs to Renovation Loans.
PLUS enjoy complimentary appetizers courtesy of Guaranteed Rate!

JPF at The Gift Theatre
2018-03-16 19:30 - 21:30 | The Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Please join Jefferson Park Forward members and friends at The Gift Theatre on Friday, March 16th at 7:30 PM for a performance of their latest production, Hangman! If you’re not already a Gift subscriber, you can use this code for $10 off per ticket: jpfgift. Tickets are available here: http://thegifttheatre.org/shows-events/hang-man.
We are proud to support our JPF Business Member, The Gift Theatre, and thankful for their generous coupon code offer.

Winter Sunday Market
2018-03-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Copernicus Center, 5216 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Join your neighbors at the Winter Market !
Indoors at the Copernicus Annex, 2 doors east of the main doors on Lawrence, this event includes free parking, cash bar, favorite summer vendors and new additions!
Live Latin guitar by Frank Diaz

JPF First Friday Happy Hour - April 2018
2018-04-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Babe’s On Milwaukee, 4416 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630-3710, United States
Not to distract from our upcoming Pub Crawl but our First Friday Happy Hour will be hosted by one of our Pub Crawl bars – Babes!
Please join us, hang out with some neighbors, friends, and/or meet new people.
Also, they still have some of our delicious JPF beer!

Forward March 2018 Pub Crawl
2018-04-14 14:00 - 20:00 | Jefferson inn, 4874 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
The annual Forward March Pub Crawl is back. This is our third 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. This year we will be raising money in support of The Gift Theatre Company.
Bars on the Pub Crawl include:
Jefferson inn
Rex Tavern
The Windsor Tavern
Babe’s On Milwaukee
Hops and Barley
More information here:
https://www.jeffersonparkforward.org/events/forward-march-pub-crawl/
Sponsorship information here (business logos on marketing materials and participant t-shirts):
https://www.jeffersonparkforward.org/pub-crawl-sponsorships/

Farnsworth PTA Giveback Week
2018-04-16 - 2018-04-22 | Superdawg Drive-In, 6363 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646, USA, 5601 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2018-04-19 19:00 - 21:00 | IL
Join us each month as we meet to learn about new things, socialize and get up to speed on the latest news in Jefferson Park

Spring Clean & Green
2018-04-21 10:00 - 12:00 | IL
Join Jefferson Park Forward and your neighbors on Saturday, April 21st from 10 a.m. to Noon for a community clean-up. The citywide Spring Clean & Green event is a great way to meet your neighbors and help spruce up specific areas of Jefferson Park. JPF will be focusing our clean-up efforts in the following areas (1) Avondale Ave. between Lawrence and Ainslie, and (2) the Jefferson Park Transit Center. Please bring gloves and meet by the old firehouse at Lipps and Ainslie at 10 a.m. Garbage bags, brooms, rakes, and shovels will be provided. Children supervised by parents are welcome to attend.

JPF Family Bowling
2018-04-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Habetler Bowl, 5250 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Jefferson Park Forward invites you and your friends to our family-friendly Bowling Party.
Feeling guilty that you spent the Pub Crawl all day with the adults and left your little ones to fend for themselves? Reward them for their patience with your recovery by bringing them out for some fun and food.
$18 per person for 1.5 hours of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and sodas. There is also a cash bar for adult libation purchases.
Local business Habetler Bowl is a family-owned 32-lane bowling alley featuring an arcade, a jukebox, & a bar with pub eats since 1957.
To help with an approximate headcount, please let us know if you plan to attend.

Spring Neighbors Night Out for OIPA, PPNA and JPF
2018-05-11 22:30 - 2018-05-12 01:30 | Rare Nest Gallery, 3433 N Kedvale Ave, Chicago, IL 60641, USA, 3201 N Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
The Old Irving Park Association (OIPA), in partnership with our friends at Jefferson Park Forward (JPF) and Portage Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA), are delighted to share the exciting details for the next unique event in our “Neighbor’s Night Out” Series.
Rare Nest Gallery invites us to their space for an evening of socializing, art, and community engagement. The gallery is new to the area and has graciously offered to provide light snacks and open bar for all who attend.
Enjoy a cocktail and catch up with friends (old & new), while discovering this retail art enterprise, with works from novice and seasoned collectors. Housed in a lovingly restored 19th century storefront interior, rarenestgallery.com offers original artwork and small-run, limited edition prints.
DON’T WAIT! SPACE IS LIMITED AND OFFERED ON A “FIRST TO RSVP” BASIS! PLEASE CONTACT RARE NEST GALLERY DIRECTOR/FOUNDER KEITH BRINGE TO GET ON THE LIST.
EMAIL: keith@rarenestgallery.com
PHONE: 708-616-8671
NOTE: As an added bonus, attendees will learn details about the upcoming month-long archeological excavation taking place at the historic Sheriff John Gray Mansion (located in OIP). Click on this link for more details: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/rumors-underground-railroad-irving-park-prompt-archaeological-dig
Hope you can join us! Adults only, please.

JPF Community Development Committee Meeting
2018-05-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Eden United Church of Christ, 5051 W Gunnison St, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4401 W Gunnison St, United States
Alderman John Arena will be discussing developments in the planning and construction pipeline during our May meeting.

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2018-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Cosmic Bikes Inc., 4641 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4401 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Join us at our general meeting this month at Cosmic Bikes. Our guest speaker will be our very own Maggie Daly Skoggsbakken, a JPF member who works for Pace Suburban Bus. She will discuss the upcoming new bus line in Jefferson Park – the Pulse Milwaukee Line.

Friends of the Jefferson Park Library Sale
2018-05-31 15:00 - 19:00, 2018-06-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-01 20:00 - 2018-06-02 00:00, 2018-06-02 10:00 - 16:00 | 5363 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 5363 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Jefferson Park Forward is working in partnership with Eden United Church of Christ and Redeemer of Calvary Church on a Friends of the Library Sale to benefit our own Jefferson Park branch of the Chicago Public Library.
Starting today through May 30, 2018, please donate and drop off books, CDs, and/or DVDs in good condition at the library.

Friends of the Library Sale

JPF First Friday Happy Hour
2018-06-02 22:00 - 2018-06-03 01:00 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 2144, 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, Chicago, IL, United States

JPF Livability Committee Meeting
2018-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 | 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

JPF Directors Meeting
2018-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Monthly meeting of the board of directors of JPF.

JPF Community Development Committee Meeting
2018-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Galvin’s Public House, 5901 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4001 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Join the JPF Community Development Committee for our salon style discussion of Zoning 101 with Streetsblog Chicago co-founder Steven Vance.

JPF General Meeting
2018-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD, 938 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX, 78232, United States
Monthly meeting of the members of Jefferson Park Forward
