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

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
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.

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.

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

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
